Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-10
PEOPLES PARTY
Begins Business in a Wigwam
in a Very Decorous
Manner.
ENTHUSE OVER PETTIGREW
Cordial to Senators Butler. Allen and
Heitfeld Bryan's Name Received
With a Hurricane of Applause
Several Lady Delegates Pres
ent and Given Front Seats.

Sioux Walls. May o-Thc national con-
Ncnticn Of III" peoples party began husl-
ness Al 2:l0 o'clock in the big tent wig
wam on the top cf tho hill on the wc-t-
crn side Of the city Of Sioux Falls. There
have been larger crowds in attendance
upon ma tional conventions and possibly
there have been occasions on which more
enthusiasm has hecn manifested hut there
have been few similar events which have
been marked ny moro evident sincerity OF
purpose or more pronounced decorum OF
behavior. 1t was evident that delegates
were there for a well understood pur-
pose and that whatever that purpose it
was to he carried into effect
The big tent was arrayed in fun dress
attire for The reception and entertain
ment Of its guests and the structure prov
ed in every way equal to the service re-
quired Of it,
There were probably 5no delegates in
their seats and surrounding them there
was fringe OF alternates and visitors
numbering 500 to SOb. Seats had been pro-
Vided for a much larger number but the
attendance did not appear meaGre and
it may bc tritely remarked that what was
lost in attendance was compensated for
in enthusiasm.
by no means the least noticeable char
acterstic of the gathering was the pre-
Sence of n number of ladies'. Colorado led
he list in the number Of female delegates,
three being present for that State. They
were given front seats. Kansas Idaho.
and the District of Columbia also sent
lady delegates. who took their places as if
accustomed 10 participating in public af-
fairs.
shortly after > o'clock Chairman Butler
Of the national committee, attended by
Secretary Edgerton Of Colorado and Geo
nf Ma Inn
upon the platform At the east end of the
nail ana took his seat at the speaker
desk. 1t was II minutes after > o'clock
when his RaNel came down with a re-
sounding stroke upon his desk and the
populist convention came TO order. In the
meantim, the delegates had been lllnE
steadily into the hal. The arrangements
were perfect and the seating was done
without confusion. All the delegates ,n-
tered quietly with the exception of those
from Minnesota and Nebraska both Of
Which evoked applause as tney came
marching down the aisles. The Minnesota
mon carried banners and large shield
upon which was inscribed Bryan aud
Towne.' large number OF the delegates
carried tin horns and made their presence
manifest by car splitting tools.
The Nebraska men by all odds the lar
Eest delegation in the con\ cntiou having
all the aiternates present came in close
Oh the heels of the Minnesota men. They
also carried flags and waved them Vigor-
OuSlN a. they entered. Their arrival was
greeted with cheers
Chairman Butler called on Secretary Ed
SertDu to read the call for the convent ion
which he did and th.r tho hand uiovoL
= ,nedl., Of u,iriotic airs Wb,n tba
baud str,.rk nm Tho S,,r Sn.rel.d p.v-
rar'' .,o,,, dsl.patc alternate ana s,.,
taiJr in tn" big tent came to his feet vi II
a cheer that was almost deafering. Amid
Lee of Sou,b Dakota who an bcb,Ir or
his Sto'c ,yeIromed ,ha con,nr,in, ~
.;nrtb Dakota C;o,. ra. wn. gi,ar c1oso
,tto,tjor AMI u,,e fro,uou+l,. irtor,ur,oa
h,. s,,,,.,,.o his ,ofara,,. 50 .h ,.c,t,,
ala heroisp, or Tho south African rsruh-
Iics', brin,irr a hur.t Of cbeors nc al
I,sio,, IA W. R,,.au bovo,.o, ,l,o s,.s,
,i,,o i,i, ,,,,,, T., i ,,oo,, l,,,, Il =
,ha d.to,ot,u -, thai, fan, in -, l,,r,d.'..na
- ,hoare ara u,a,inc 90 e,es sor,o a.
thusi,s,ic dnlega,ac ci;nhi, an ,bat-
h.,trg 80 ,.ota, ,ha,,. .,,,'.a,aT
Sa,ator p,,tlor roeno,,ia1 Co.. ,ho ,,
,,,,i,. W ''"''' '''FV''''' '0' Wv ''''-
.rar,,nr,rr f-b,irr,,, pir,da,a ,ad.os.-
,d ,hn oo,',,ar,iom nna ,'a ~,
, oo,,'o,',io, "'u "a ~, ''r-, w
tS ,Sou,. w 49," W"
r r., LILY - ~, ,'I"'"" '"e,' ~,
-, . -, ~ -, ., '''
V,''n u'.'s' .',o w. ''' II .
.oI,c.cd for norp,,nert ob.irn,,u or ,ho
.,>,,,.o,,tio,, 49,, l,,,,,i,. n,.'''
w. eo.N ,',''"i. "f 'ne ,oini''l'ee oh p'r"'dh-
en-, oIs"'IHh' ''",. @ anu oIuer OF puS'NesS'
da , 1,o,,', ."n. H"n''W "a I I
- "'..I P'"S''.'S I"r
~ No. ''u' ''1'' Wy u'cl"'
,''e ~ ''iI.' nv Nv" ~ "'l'S
,'s Nv @ ,o'!N '..''o-L ~ - h'i 'iIo nous con-
N'"0lor ''u' N"''"N Wv nomination loF
"l'Eo,i'. nIo ~ Ietu p', IneE are VIKING
~ ""!o"in "l'U"' n"hIns any nonlha-
,.u',; ,.,V. '''H ~ pur''Ion 70 Il