The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-07-08
POPUuSTS At NASHVILLE
CONFERENCE CALLED TO ORDER
AND BRADLEY OF TEXAS -
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
TWO DELEGATES CONE 70 BLOWS
Three Hundred ana Fifty-Fiye Dele
gates Present Eighty of whom
We're From Tcxns-COn-
mittec ON Resolutions.

Nashville, July 5.-Thc national confer
npcr Of the peoples party met at 10
o'clock today in the hall Of the house Of
representatives at the state capital, sew
rral hundred delegates being present. The
conference was called to order by Milton
Parks Of Texas. who said this was con-
ference Of men who believe in the princi-
pies enunciated nj Omaha and st. Louis,
in populism straight, and not for fusion.
J. s Bradley Of Texas was elected
Temporary chairman by reclamation. He
said he wanted TO see plain, unmistakable
declarations that no one could misunder-
stand, and he wanted TO see some means
Of making them effective. He trusted
1hat :he deliberations would be cool and
calm.
j. a. Parker of Kentucky was chosen
temporary secretary by reclamation.
The convention then took a recess OF
thirty minutes, and meetings of the state
delegations were held all over the hall
10 select members of the committee on
credentials.
When the conference was again called
30 order ihcrc were about 800 delegates
present, and n motion was made to call
the roll for the committees on resolutions
and permanent organization, but Objec-
Mon was made that this could not be
done until the committee on permanent
organization reported.
A motion to adjourn until ] o'clock pre-
railcd.
The afternoon session of the popuist
conference was called to order at 40
O'Clock. and Ex-Governor j. L. Buchan-
nan delivered an address of welcome. In
his address Mr.. Buchanan said that this
was the most critical period which this
advanced movement in politics had over
reached The foes bcsct it behind and be-
fore. and danger lurkcd within and with
ont.
i. u. Wimberly of Georgia responded.
His speech was along the religio-poltlcal
line and advocated the non-fusion idea.
The report of the committee on crcden-
tials showed that 355 delegates with prop
GER credentials were present, as follows:
Alabama, 49, Arkansas, 30; Florida, Al;
Georgia, 80; Illinois, pa Indiana, u;
Iowa, Z, Kansas, 9; Kentucky, 8; Louis
lana, 13; Michigan, -; Minnesota, ID;
Mississippi, Z; Missouri, II; Nebraska, 2;
Montana. 3; New Hampshire, J.; North
Carolina. .; Ohio. 81; Rhode Island, ]
Tennessee, 10; Texas, 80; Washington, J.
.. Mss' Virginia . Wisconsin l. i0'a''
The temporary organization was made
permanent. go.
A committee on resolutions, consisting
of one member from each state was APP
pointed as follows:
Alabama, ii. III. Howard; Arkansas, w.
S. Morgan; Florida, Il. ii. lycle; Georgia,
w. L. Poem; Illinois, Jas. II. Ferris; lndi-
ana. II. Monsignor; Iowa, J. o. Becbee;
Kentucky. A. II. Cardin; Louisiana. a.
Gunby; Michigan, JAS. II. Mcbride; Min
nesota, Ignatius Donnely: Mississippi. w.
u. Ratcliffe; Missouri, j. u. Dincss; Mon
1ann. VIM. Holden; New Hampshire, j.
j. Strecter; North Carolina, Il. G. Boggs;
Ohio. j. ). CoXcy; Rhode Island, }. n.
Arnold Tennessee, A. l.. Minis; Texas,
Harry Tracey; Washington, i, n; ID.
Mays; West Virginia, =. w. Shull; WIS
consin, Robert Shilling.
During the afternoon II number of brief
.speeches were made by the delegates.
among them being w. f. Farmer of
Texas.
Several resolutions were submitted. One
of the resolutions offered was to the ei-
feet that hereafter any populist who advo,,
Gated fusion should be forever rejected
from the ranks Another declares that
if man sells his vote he should Dc ue,
urjved OF the right of suffrage now and
eorevtr. If Chairman Butler ever al
tcmpts to call convention after the other
PARTIES have held their conventions ne
shall be decapitated, was the sum and sun
stance of third resolution.
The grand stand performance OF the
a fternoon was given by Mr. Lindsey OF
Nashville. and John ii. McDoWril vi uh-
ion City. Tenn In talk on tennessee
populism Mcdowell referred to Lindsey,
whose whiskers are very red, as Il red
headed sapsuckcr. ,
Lindsey in turn said his little speech,
and bestowed upon Mcdowell the epi--
tibet Of mullct-headcd buzzard, who had
sold the populist party of Tennessee 10
The republicans every chance he got.
Mcdowell could not stand that, and he
mounted the speakers desk and raped
Lindsey over the head with cane; LindSS-
lev struck him, and the two men clinched.
They were separated, however, before
any serious damage was done.
ii seems that the two have been on bad
terms for many years.
The majority of the delegates. are OPP
nosed to fusion, but some lively times are
expected when the committee on resolu-
tions reports tomorrow.
Ignatius Donnelly and Gen. Coxey ad-
dressed an audience of 1000 ut the CAPT
1ol tonight.
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