The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-24

attendance al the afternoon session, but
the delegates were SOW in ass mDlnS.
AT p. m Chairman ST. john called
for order. He announced as the Peo-
pies party had not effected a perma-
nent organization no conference com
mittee had been appointed. 1t would
Decessitate delay, but he hoped the del
egates would be patient
A resolution was adopted extending
the thanks of the convention to DR.:
]. J. Mott, chairman of the national
committee, for The work he had per-
formed in behalf OF the free silver cause
and several speeches were made eulo-
CYSTIC of him. DR.. Mott was called for
He was greeted with cheers and said
he felt sure free silver would sweep the
country in November II. L. Chatfee OF
Minnesota was asked 20 make a speech
as the platform committee was not
ready to report.
c. B. Lane of California, gold mine
owner, was next called upon. He said
though he produced gold he was for
free silver because if this country fail
ed to get it he would be compelied TO
give all his gold to the starving mil
lions.
CALLS FOR "CoIN"
There We're loud and uprOarious calls
for Coin" Harvey of Illinois. He re
fused to go upon the platform, as he
said he was not well or strong enough.
Vice Chairman TOwne presided at the
afternoon session w. P St. john moved
that when the convention adjourn 1T
adjourn until 10 O'clock tomorrow. He
did this because this because the con-
ference committee was not ready to re-
port. The motion was amended so as
TO make the adjournment until 7:90 this
evening.
MIR. Turner of Kansas wanted the
convention to get down to business. If
its sessions We're protracted many of
the delegates would be compelled to go
home.
An Illinois delegate said that every
delegate from there was for Bryan and
Sewall, and if the convention went
ahsad and nominated ticket it would
weaken it's influence with the Peoples
parity.
Mr.. Baker of CalfforniS was opposed
to am evening session.
The Kansas delegation continued to
object to ad6ourning over until to-
morrow Mr.. Baker went on TO say
shat the convention would be ready
to adjourn as soon as its platform was
adopted, because in it Bryan and Sew
all were recommended as the
NOMINEES OF THE SILVER PARTY
This remark brought out loud ap-
plause.
General Warner of Ohio agreed with
Mr.. Baker and advised an adjournment
until tomorrow.
Chairman Little, of the Kansas dele
CATION, thought it would be a mistake
to adjourn until tomorrow.
w. p. st. john insisted that it would
be an insult to the Peoples party to
adopt the platform before the confer
ence committee of the two conventions
had met. Such action would be an
attempt 80 jam a ticket down the
threats of the Peoples party.
A half dozen more speeches were
made and twice that number of men
shouted for recognition In the midst
of the furore the previous question was
ordered. The vote was on the amend
ment to Mr.. st. Johns motion that
when the convention adjourn 1T be un-
til 10 a. m. tomorrow. The amendment
was TO change the time to p. m. to-
night.
The amendment was lost by a vote
of 146 yeas 10 ISL nays by a rising vote.
The original motion was then adopted.
A good deal of confusion followed,
and some of the delegates went to their
hotels.
A GENERAL WRANGLE
followed over the demand. made by
some OF the delegates that poll of the
convention be made to find out the
previous political beliefs Of the dele
gales. 1t was finally decided to pro
coed with the roll call of states. The
result showed than there was 526 Re-
publicans. 1876 Democrats, A Populfsts,
Prohibieionists, Nationalist, l Green
hacker, u Independents. Twenty states
failed to report
The following resolution was read and
referred to the committee on resolu
tons:
Resolved, that the national commit
tees of the Silver, Democratic and Pop
uiFst parties be requested to refer to
and designate the Bryan-Sewal ticket
whenever practicable as the American
Union Ticket
A resolution was adopted requesting
all the veterans of the late war to stand
I'D and be counted. Objections were
made that at least half of the delegates
had gone to their hotels. 1t was de-
cided to postpone counting the vecer
ans until tomorrow. It was announced
that the reason for the poll was to re-
flute the argument of the gold standard
men chat adj the old soldiers were for
Mckinley
The convention then adjourned until
10 O'clock tomorrow morning.