Phoenix weekly herald., 1896-07-30
: THE POPULISTS.
A Platform of Principles is
Adopted.
MUCH WRANGLING RESULTS.
Will Nominate a Vice. President
Before the Head Of the
Ticket.

of stood about Discussing the situation
!, The middle of the road fellows could
;, heard above the music OF the banc
- The Texas delegation contains some c
- the most uncompromising men in tn
- convention and they we're mad at til
=, prospect of being baked 10 their policy
- The middle of the road meeting sohed
# uled at the convention hall az $50 thi
"a morning did not msterializs.
\ At 1905 Senator. Butler, semporar.
chairman, appeared on the platform; sim
il. ulbsneously the band struck mp Dixie
and the delegates uncoFked some o
their pent up enthusiasm. Tbs attend
ancs in the galleries, IS yesterday, ws.
! very thin. At 1910 Chairman Butlel
3 called the convention to order and Rev.
r Smith offered an invocation for bless.
, ing upon the common country.
After the announcement of the Com-
mittee on Permanent Organization the
mem bers. retired.
A squad of the Middle Readers
headed by Delegate Branch, of Georgia,
suddenly plunged into the hall. At
the same time the Middle OF the Road
delegates stationed IN the gallery over
the platform hurled through the air
about peck OF small green tickets
which broke and fell like cloud on the
stage and over the pts. The green
tickets contained the following:
middle Of the Road; our financial
plank: We demand National Treasury
Notes issued by the general Govern
ment, received for all public dues, and
public and private, and loaned direct to
the people through postal and other
Government banks st cost for the bspe-
fit of the people. And the purchase ana
| coinage of such amount of gold and
silver bullion, at the ratio of 16 TO /, as
may be necessary to pay the debts of
the Government which are payable in
| coin. We demand the volume of money
shall speedily increase TO the amount
| necessary so transact the business of
| the country on cash basis Respect
fully submitted for consideration TO the
Populist convention"
The credentials committee appointed
we're completed at 11:45 a. IN. Delegate
Dixon, of Oklahoma, then mounted the
stage aud introduced Oiareeoe E. Holly
of Oklahoma, who RECALLED the conven-
ton with campaign songs which were
loudly applauded. Delegate Crawford
Of Kansas, moved shat delegates to the
silver convention be admitted on exhi- |
bition of their badges. There were |
many yells of mo. no. from She middle |
OF the readers. SeFgsant-at- arms |
Mcdowell said it was impossible to car
ry out such instructions.
Chairman Butler amid bowls of de- |
light from the straieht-ouss ruled the !
motion out of order
WGshburn, Of Msssacn uset5s, from
the stage announced that he had an
important resolution 80 offer as follows:
Whereas, We are ell Populists and |
deprecste the talk which has Appealed !
in some newspapers that there is O. dis
position on the part OF this convention
TO refuse 80 abide by the action of bhis
convention, therefore be it
Resolved, shat we repudiste all such
utteranoes as rejecting upon she fidel-
ity OF the members of this convention
and the Populiss party.
storm of protests came from the
Middle of the Readers. A Connecticut
delegate. Henry G. Baldwin, shouted:
IF the papers eey we are sssee, shall we
pass a resolution that we are not"
The resolu bion was referred TO the
committee on resolutions.
After more music at 1912 a motion
TO take a recess until } o'clock was
made snd carried.
On resolution and platform of the
oommittee are j A johnson, California;:
81 Noon, Arizona; W V Allen Of
Nebraska, was selected by msjority of
the committee on organization of the
Popullsb convention. 1t was announced
5hst the minority would make two re-
porse, one for Champion, OF Maine, the
1ther for Butler, OF Nof6h Carolins, ii
le allowed his name to be used.
ST. Louis, July 23.-The Populist j
Committee on Platform met st the '
hotel today Immediately sitter q
Adjournment. Gen. J. B. Weaver, of g
-owR, was elected Chairman over Hon. 1
Jerome Kirby, of Texas. The Chair s
nan was authorized to appoint Il We sub a
Committees. The committee then took g
recess until , O'clock. The selection o
Il Weaver as Chairman is considered 0
bryan victory by the advocates OF the
Endorsement of the Democratic nom q
nee. r'
ST. LOUIS, July 23.-The Middle of
he Road men held meeting just be- re
ore the hour for the afternoo DON session re
{ the convention. The net result was .
be adoption OF motion declaring it Re
'as she sense of the Middle of the Road
len that no compromise should be en-.
or adopted by them until the 81
latfotm of Populist principles and a o.
ticket was nominated. VIC
The delegates were promptly on hand Fl
IF the afternoon session. Just before or
O'clock delegate climbed u pom the tn
Iatfocm and brought his umbrella go
andle down with crash on the Ohsir- tn
ans table. IF this is Populist CON WI
'ntion," he shouted, in q husky voice. pr
'or Gods sake don'5 get into the Dsm- To-
'retic band-wagon." The crowds Ii