The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-05
THE POPULISTS HAVE SPLIT
CONVENTION DECIDED IN FAVOR
OF CINCINNATI.
Tracy. bradley and Others Favorinp
the Sioux Falls Convention
Left the Hall.

Fort Worth, Texas, May 4-The State
conference of populists held today was
full of dissenson from start to finish, and
finally wound up by SIX or eight Sioux
Falls adherents leaving the hall, led by
Harry Tracy and state Chairman Bradley
The recommendations of the executive
COMMITTEES as TO temporary organization
was the start Of the trouble. The commit
tee suggested for temporary chairman H..
f. Jones of Comanche, but the convsn-
Of the-roaders by ratio of more than 2
to u moved that the temporary chairman
be named by the convention, which pre-
vailed, and J. w. Malett of Johnson county
was selected secretary and afterward tho
temporary organization was made per-
manent. All the districts We're repre-
scented. except the Second and Twelfth,
fifty-niue counties in all. Temporary
Chairman Malett, in thanking the conyen-
ton for the honor conferred, said, among
other things, that there were not more
than 100 populists In Texas who are Bly,
an supporters.
The committee on credentials consisted
of one delegate from each congressional
district, as follows; J. II. league Grimes
county; W A. Neal, Van Zandt; J. j.
Miller Delta; l.. b. Lefteller Fsnnin; T.
B. Saunders, JohnsDl; w. w, Summers,
McLennan; 4. L. Sadler Sommeryille; r.
w Roe. Glascock J. w Baird, Brazorla'
j. L. Warren, San Saba; w. a. Benyor,
Jack.
on the committees retiring, stump ASH
by addrsssed the convention. and in part
said that he opposed the administrators
policy in the Philippines sand Puerto RICO
and the British policy in South Africa
the meanest policies any nation ever prac-
ticed He takes n very blue view OF exist
ing political conditions and especi lly
among tho populists. and closed with a
strong denunciatlon OF the heartless money
aristocrats.
Milton Park of Dallas county expressed
himself freely on the fusion idea, whlen
he opposed He had letter from Nstiohal
Secretary Parker which states that IL
would make no differences what kind OF d
delegation Texas sent TO SIOUX falis or
how IL instructed it. that convention would
declare for Bryan and fuslou. That TO
This time not a Southern Stats.> except
| North Carolina, but has repudiated the
Sioux Fails gathering and that II Iexas
goes to Sioux Falls It will be the only
State there opposed to Bryan
w n Farmer, social democrat OF Fan
min county, made speech advocating So
clal conditions ard the common owner Isr
ductlye facilities and said Dsbs was the
only salvation of the laboring people ht
wants socisl democracy as against soeia
despotism.
Alabama populists was read. which said
| that state favored a straight populls'
l ticket for president and vice president
.Rsrker and Donnelly-and that delegates
would 20 to Cincinnati uninstructed
resolution was introduced that no 5, count 1hi'
convention be allowed to participate
\ Travis ana Burleson counties were strick'
en- from the list as returned by me cred,
| entails committee, and the motion =
/ shsas IN. decision OF the majority. wheth
or Il be decided TO send delegates 70 Cin
lcinnati or Sioux Falls. caused much up