The record-union., 1896-08-27
LIKE MONKEY And PARROT.
The POpuliStS Had a Stormy Convention
Yesterday,
But the Programme Went Through
The Wedding With the
Democrats.

There was a good attendance at the
Fopulist County Convention yesterday.
Despite the discouraging news from the
supreme Court, the decision OF which
mpped the aspirations of candidates Tor
various county offices, there was plenty
or apparent enthusiasm. In fact, the
pruning of the ticket to few crumbs
to be doled out by the voters next No
vernber appeared to sharpen the COM
petition for political favors.
The convention was called to order
at 1910 a. m. by c. w Daley, Chair
man of the County Committee, who an
nounced that the convention was ready
for business.
Clarence Foote placed in nomination
as temporary Chairman J. e. Camp.
w. T. Hamilton, in seconding the NOM
ination of Mr.. Camp, referred to him as
one OF the fathers of the Populist party.
He had been stanch in his convictions
and was worthy of the most implicit
confidence
On motion of William Boyne, Mr..
Camp was elected Chairman by accla-
nation.
Camp, on taking UP the gavel, said
ne was not a speech maker, and as
to the convention would at once get
about it.
On motion of w. T. Hamilton, An
thOny Dittmar was made temporary
Secretary.
George B. Dean nominated P. H. Lentz
for Sergeant t-at-Arms and he was
elected.
Eugene Bradford and Chris Heilrath
We're chosen Assistant Secretaries.
w. T. Hamilton moved that a COM
mittee of five on credentials be ap-
pointed by the Chair.
So far the convention had made good
time with smooth sailing, but at this
time an electric storm made its appear
ance in the form of a resolution offered
by G.. B. Dean.
Hamilton jumped to his feet and
called for a point of order He could
rot understand how a convention could
act on resolutions before they were or
ganized.
Dean insisted that a resolution could
be offered at any time, and it was the
duty of the Chairman to order it read.
The resolution might pertain to per-
manent organization.
This precipitated a heated discussion,
it being evident that the resolution was
regarded by an element of the conven-
ton as a Democratic leviathan, which,
if allowed it's liberty, would soon dis
pose of the Populistic Jonah.
Mr.. Daily thought Mr.. Hamilton was
unusually sensitive, and appeared to
know just what the resolution was.
Hamilton retorted that he did not
know, neither did he care. what was in
the resolution, but he did know it was
out of order.
Dean declared that the rule permit
ting such resolutions to be read was
older than Mr.. Hamilton.
J. d. Moynahan insisted that the res
Olutions be read.
The debate waxed warm, and Hamil-
ton answered everybody and fought
for his motion until there We're cries
all over the house of sit down. Sit
down."
William Boyne was the first man to
raise a flag of truce He thought there
was a great hubbub over nothing. The
''nigger in the woodpile'' was the Com
mittee on Conference and if those res
olutions were not calling for that com
mittee-and he understood they were
not-he thought the whole matter
could be abridged by referring the res
CiullOiS 10 lfie pefIldHenl OTSd1llZa-
ton.
This was finally agreed upon.
The Chairman was authorized to ap-
point certain committees, and after a
recess of ten minutes Chairman Camp
announced the following:
Committee on Credentials-L NJ.
LandsboroI.gh, y. H. Larance, Finley
Mcmillan, Edward Varney and H. n.
Bauman.
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
tion and Order of Business-D. Mckay,
c. Foote, Charles Jenkins, Chris. Wei
sci and w. T. Hamilton.
Committee on Platform and Resolu-
tions-J. H. McKune, William Boyne,
J. A. Simons, James Caples and J. H.
Parr
At 11:30 a m. recess was taken until
] p. M. in order to give the commit
tees time to prepare their reports.
When the convention reconvened L.
NJ Landsborough, Chairman of the
Committee on Credentials, reported the
list of delegates, as published in the
Record Union" on Wednesday. The
committee reported that a number of
names of delegates were unknown to