The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-10
TIE BOLTlNG POPS.
ocontinucd from First Pace.


Continued from First PnGc)
government and municipal ownership until
we first arrange system under which the
question will be referred to the people for
a direct vote
References by the temporary chairman
to the unlimited issue OF government pa
per currency, TO government ownership OF
railroads and telegraphs. public control of
publd utilities and TO the principle of di-
rect legislation met with tumutuous cheer
ing.
Organization was then completed gy the
selection for temporary secretary of j. G.
Allen Of Oklahoma and of assistant secre-
tary. Earl Richardson of Illinois, These
were made by reclamation.
The selection of regular committees was
then called Tor. When the committee on
credentials had been completed a motion
was put and carried to call the roll once
more and that each State name all it's
committeeman at once, the four commit
tees to be named being permanent organ
ization, order OF business, resolutions and
plan of party organization.
At the completion of the committees a
motion was made for recess until S
o'clock. There were unan imous and loud
objections to this and the motion was
withdrawn. The chairman suggested that
the convention might well occupy the time
until the dinner hour in listening to
speeches This suggestion found great
favor and there were loud calls for Igna-
titus Donnelly of Minnesota. Mr.. Donnel-
ly edged his way down toward the stage.
When he reached the footlights ne was
seized and lifted to the stage. where he
was greeted with continued cheers
Mr.. Donnelly felicitated the National
committee on its success In bringing to-
, gether such body of delegates saying:
There Is not fusionist in the whole
gang. The Lord has separated the sheep
from the goats and the exuvlae are all
gathered at Sioux Falls. The future sue
cess of mankind hinges on this movement
OF ours
He then reviewed the history of the peo-
pies party movement The census Of
! 1890, he declared. was tho cause for the
formation of the party. That census, be
declared, revealed the fact that thres
one hundredths OF l per cent of the peo-
pie owned one-fifth of the wealth of the
Countrywide outcome of the first 100 years
| Of this Republic. That census, he said,
reaulted in the first convention of the
peoples party at Cincinnati in 1891,
G But" be declared. "the Omaha conven-
tion Of 1892 nominated a man and gave
him prominence which only enabled him
0 to sell out his friends and" he exclaimed,
the traitors are now assembled at Sioux
Falls, in obsequious servility to the demo-
cratic party. They are parting their coat
= tails and inviting the democrats 10 kick
e them; and, every time they are kicked.
they thank God and take uourage'
q Mr. Donnelly then reviewed the repeal
! Of the Sherman act and declared at the
q last election following that repeal the
D.. democratic party was on the way to the
bone yard" The populsts gained i'm
;" mense strength in many States. Then.
. he declared, was the game of the demo-
afssr- ~.
e and save itself from destruction. He de-
1 nouncsd Bryan and lauded Hon. Thomas
n c. Watson. but declared that the demo-
. Gratis in 1896 refused to recognize the
popullsts, whom they only wanted for
. their 1000, 600 votes.
They threw away a golden opportu-
- nifty" he continued land / want TO tell
, you MIR. Bryan was nearer the presidency
in 1896 than he ever will be again The
4 spirit of 1899 is here and all we have to
n do is renew the agitation arsf build up the
N peoples party; TO save the Republic and
W save mankind. Let us say to one another:
Let us save mankind We are a COM
:, bination Of the best b,ood---we are leffer-
a soniau democrats and Abe Lincoln repuh-
leans" (Great applause.1
Mr.. Donnelly concluded ~ feel that
4. this is the rebirth OF the peoples party
with the vermin scraped OFF,
After the applause had subsidized there
y were voclferous cheers for Wharton Bar
n ker of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Barker arose
and expressed the opinion that the conven-
tion should proceed to business and added
y he would speak later.
\ motion was then, at 4:05 p. M. car
o ried for recess until p. IN.
The two most important committee.
u Immediately went to work.
r. On calling the convention to order nj
u s p. m. Chairman Howard referred TO tae
he trouble at Sioux Falls over the division
u OF the spells.
n delegate from Missouri pointed 10 the
* big '16 70 T. placard and moved that the
! corpse" be removed from their hail. tbs
" led to a discussion on that issue. which
'e was shut on by calling on A. g. Burk-
= hard, candidate for governor OF Indiana
u for a speech, He was followed by Whar-
= ton Barker OF Pennsylvania. who Is re-
garded as the leading candidate Tor the
presidential nomination. Mr., Barker dis
It eussed the trusts and favored govern
: mont ownership and the control OF every
n thing that got beyond the range OF com
. petition. He opposed expansion and es-
peclally the retention OF the Philippines
: The committee on credentials reported
the official list selected by referendum
o and 70 contests, Many delegations were
s not full, The committee refused to reeog-
a nize proxies.
e The report allowed Kansas only two
|, votes, instead Of eighty-six, as there were
Il only two delegates present
q When the proxy test was made on Kan
f sas, r. NJ Chenault Of Kansas made a
speech, IN which he said Chairman How
y ard could carry that State for president
i and a wild demonstration followed. but
i, stirred up the Barker. Donnoliy aud
other elements against allowing Chenault
Q 10 cast forty-three or half that OF Kan
, sas
Charges were made in lnhammatary
roeeohes that delegates from Kansas and
u Nebraska wcrs tot sincere mlddle-of- the
y readers but were ht-e ia the interest Of
The Sioux Falls convention
u When II came TO balloting the results