Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-05-17
TWO CONVENTIONS.
Factions of the POpulist Party Meet
at Sioux Falls and Cincinnati.
At the Fusion Meeting There Were 500
Delegates and at the Middle the
Road Session There Were 40
DonnelIy Scored Bryan.


Sioux Falls, S. D., May 10-The
national convention of the peoples
party began business at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday in the big tent wigwam on
the top of the hill on the western
side of the city of Sioux Falls
There were probably 500 delegates
IN their seats, and surrounding them
was a fringe of alternates and visit
ors numbering 600 to 500. Seats had
been provided for a much larger num-
Der but the attendance did not APP
pear meager and, it may be tritely re-
marked, that what was lost in attend
ance was compensated for in enthusi-
asm- From the arrival of the Mime
sofa delegation, bearing Bryan and
Towne banners, there were outbursts
of applause at every convenient OPEN
ing and upon the least provocation.
United States Senators Butler,
Allen and Heitfeld received liberal
greeting, while Senator Pettigrew was
overwhelmed by the cordially of the
welcome accorded to him. There was
also generous applause when the name
of Mr.. Bryan was mentioned by the
speakers of the day. Many sentiments
were cheered to the echo and this
was notably the case with Gov. Lees
reference to the Beers and the Fill
pinos.
On the committee on resolutions is
Jeremiah Simpson, of Kansas, and w
Il. Littell, of Missouri.
Thomas NJ. Patterson, of Colorado,
was selected for permanent chairman
of the convention by the committee
on permanent organization and order
of business after session lasting over
two hours. j. 81. Curran, of Kansas
Leo Vincent, of Colorado, and Will
liam II. Deischer, of Pennsylvania,
who served as temporary secretaries
at the afternoon session, were
named as permanent secretaries. The
selection of Mr.. Patterson was made
by reclamation.
MidrOaders at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati. May 1O.-NationaI Chair
man D. Glenn Beaver called the con-
vention of the middle-of-the-roader
to order at 1850 P. m. When he raped
for order there were on the floor of
the opera house 40 men and women
occupying delegates seats.
Organization was then completed
by the selection of temporary Secre-
tary J. C. Allen, of Oklahoma, and of
Assistant Secretary Earl Richardson,
of Illinois. These were made by ac-
clamation. The selection of regular
committees was then called for
Soon there were calls for Ignatius
Donnelly, of Minnesota. Mr.. Donnel-
ly edged his way down toward the
stage. When he reached the foot
lights he was seized and lifted to the
stage where he was greeted with con-
tinued cheers. Mr.. Donnelly felici-
tated the national committee on its
success in bringing together body
of delegates and said that there was
not a fusionist in the whole gang.
He then reviewed the history of the
peoples party movement. The CEN
sus of 1890, he declared, was the cause
for the formation of the party. That
census, he declared, revealed the fact
that three one-hundredths of one per
cent. of the people owned one-ffth of
the wealth of the countryside out
come of the first one hundred years
of this republic. That census, he said.
resulted in the first convention of the
peoples party at Cincinnati in 1891
Mr.. Donnelly then denounced William
J. Bryan and lauded Thomas c.
Watson, but declared that the demo-
Gratis of 1896 refused to recognize the
populists whom they only wanted for
their 100000 votes. ''They threw
away golden opportunity" he said,
land I want to tell you Mr.. Bryan
was nearer the presidency in 1896 than
he ever will be again. The spirit of
1892 is here and all we have to do
is renew the agitation and build up
the, peoples party; to save the re-
public and save mankind. Let us say
to one another: Let, us save man
kind We are a combination of the
best blood-we are Jeffersonian dem
ocrats and Abe Lincoln republicans"
The committee on permanent or
ganization reported in favor of Col.
w. L. Peek, of Georgia, for permanent
chairman, and former Gov. w. H.
Waite, of Colorado, for vice chairman
with long list of secretaries and
ergeants-at-arms. It was adopted.