The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-11
Bolt the Fusion Crowd-DeIe-
gates and Committeeman.
DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CON
YENTEON
NATE0NAL CoMmIrTEEMEN

Enid, o. T., Apri 10-As was anticipat-
ed. the PopuIst convention today result
cd in a split, small minority comprising
the Cleveland, Pottawatomie and Greer
county delegates, twenty-three votes in
all, walking out Of the regular cOnven-
ton during the midst of the procaed-
ings, and organizing a convention OF
their own. Otherwise, the convention
was a decidedly tame affair, the cut
and-dried precision of its movements in
dicating the complete surrender Of the
once-powerful Populist party to the DEM
ocrats. The only reminder of the stirring
scenes of former days occurred just be-
fore the bolt occurred, when the dele
gates accused each other OF ''bOodling,"
selling out" and other terms Of oppro-
brium usually heard only in a Populist
convention. The slim attendance Of dele
gates, four counties not being represent
ed at ali, indicated that the partys dis
solution was generally recognized, and
the funereal aspect of the proceeding
accentuated this feeling. Most aDropos.
therefore, was the speech of Cupid
Bob Neff, during an interim, in which
the orator spoke a glowing epitaph com
memorating the past glories of the great
departed.
The convention was temporarily organ
lied by the selection of c. D. Shrader of
Perry as temporary chairman. and Ike
Ferguson of Woods county and Thomas
Pierce Of Grant county as temporary
secretaries. On motion, the chair ap-
pointed the following committees:
On credentials-F. S. Pulliam, Logan
county; a W. Tucker, Noble county !;
Earl Beebe, Canadian county; Charles
Bratton. Grant county; Lew Watharn,
Kay county.
On resolutions-Dr. Delos Walker Ok
lahoma county; Z. J. Garner, Logan
county; o. D. Hubhel, Garfield county;
Cpencer Saunders. Kingfsher county; G.
/. Dent, Payne county.
On permanent organization-W. H.
French, Lincoln county; A. T. Whitworth
Woods county; J. S Allen. Cleveland
county; p. p. Gould, Pawnee county; c.
.. Eeeleston. Oklahoma county.
In the makeup of the foregoing COM
mittees the only recognition of accorded
dle-cf-the-roaders' was the naming
&c one Of their number, John S. Allen,
ae q. member of the committee on per-
ranent organization.
When the convention came to order
again after the noon recess, the commit
tee on credentials made a report seating
the oontesting delegation from Blaine
county over the protest Of Allen of
Cleveland county, who submitted. how
ever, for the time being to the gag rul-
ings" Of the chair. The fusionists cele-
DRAFTED their victory by calling upon
Singing Jones'" who was chaplain of
the lower house in the Fourth legisla-
ture. for a song. which he responded to
with his usual alacrity in a characteristic
calamity howl.
The report Of the committee on! perman-
ent organization, recommending that the
temporary organization be made perman-
ent, was adopted. but the recommended
ton for the order of business 10 be fol
lowed, on motion Of Populst brother
from Kinghsher county, was amended to
permit Of the election of national COM
mitteegnen. inasmuch as the course in
dicated would be more Populistic.
The expected row and subsequent bolt
came when the report of the committee
on resolutions was read. Ex-Reprezenta-
tive Walls of Cleveland county took the
floor in his usual pugnacious style ana
demanded that Sioux Falls" be stricken
from the report and "Cincinnatf' substi-
tuted. The chair quickly squelched the
obstructionist by declaring him out Of
order. whereupon Walls sat down, pro-
testing against gag rule and threatening
"a walk out of the convention.
John 5. Allen. in opposition 10 the
adoption Of the report Of the committee.
said he could understand when the chair