The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
Singular Manifestations of Bro.
therly Love at Nashville
Delegate Mcdowell Cracks Del.
egate Lindsey Over the Head.
PLEASANT EPITHETS.
Mcdowell Calls Lindsey a cred
headed Sapsucker."
Lindsey Replies With "Mullet-
headed Buzzard"-Whack!

Nashville, Tenn, July 6.-The after
noon session of the PopuIist conference
was called to order at 1:45 o'clock yes
terday and ex-Gov John P. Buchanan
delivered an address of welcome. Mr..
buchanan declared that this was the
most critical period which this advance
movement in politics had ever reached
as foes beset behind and before and
danger turks within and without
f. D. Wimberly OF Georgia responded.
His speech was along the religio-polit-
1cal line and advocated the non-fusion
idea.
The report of the committee on Gre
dent1als showed that 355 delegates with
proper credentials were present, as fol-
lows:
Alabama, 50; Arkansas, Is; Florida,
IA; Georgia, 80; Illinois, "a; Indiana, 12
Iowa, Z; Kansas, 2; Kentucky, 9; Lou
isiana, 10; Michigan, IL; MINI esota, 10;
Mississippi, z; Missouri, IT; Nebraska,
2; Montana, 3;New Hampshire, / North
Carolina, 2; Ohio. 21; Rhode Island l.;
West Virginia, 2; Wisconsin, 1. Total,
355.
The temporary organization was then
made permanent.
A committee on resolutions consisting
of one member from each state was APP
pointed as follows:
Alabama, NJ. w. Howard; Arkansas,
W s. Morgan; Florida, F. H. Lyele;
L IL
Ferris; Indiana, N. H. Monsinger; To-
wa. J. o. Beebe; Kentucky, A. H Car
din; Louisiana, A. A. Gunby; Michigan
James e. Mcbride; Minnesota. Ignatius
Donnnelly; Mississippi, M P. Ratcliff;
Missouri, j. P. Dimes; Montana, VIM
Holden; New Hampshire. ]. ]. Streeter;
North Carolina, E. E. Boggs; Ohio, J.
s. COxey; Rhode Island, J. N. Arnold !;
Tennessee A L. Meigs; Texas, Harry
Tracy: Washington. F: N. D. Mayes;
West Virginia, J. w. Shull; Wisconsin,
Robert Shilling.
During the afternoon a number of
brief speeches were made by delegates
and several resolutions were SUBMIT
ed.
One of these was to the effect that
hereafter any Populfst who advocated
fusion should be forever elected from
the ranks.
If Butler ever attempts to call con-
ventton after the other parties have
held their conventions. he shall be de-
capitated, was the sum and substance
of the third resolution.
The grand stand performance of the
afternoon was given by Mac Lindsey
Of Nashville and John II. Mcdowell of
Union City, Tenn.
In a talk on Tennessee Populisn, Nc
DOwell referred to Lindsey, whose
whiskers are very red, as red-headed
sap-sucker.
Lindsey in turn said his little speech
and bestowed upon Mcdowell the cpl
tibet of mullet headed buzzard who
I<4d SOld the EOpuIlSl OI
see to the Republicans every chance he
got.
Mcdowell could not stand that and
he mounted the speakers desk and
raped Lindsey over the head with a
cane. Lindsey struck him and the two
men clinohed. They were separated.
however, before any serious damage
was done. 1t seems that the two have
been on bad terms for many years. The
majority OF the delegates are opposed to
fusion, but some lively times are ex-
pected when the committee on rules re-
ports.
Ignatius DonneIly and Gen. Coxey ad-
dressed an audience of 400 people at the
capitol last night.