The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-11

CINCINNATI May 1o-For president
Wharton Barker, of Pennsylvania. For vice
president--lgnatius Donnelly, of Minneso-
ia.
The above is the ticket placed In the
field today by what Is commonly known as
the middle-of-the-road Populist party
which, according to leaders of the move
ment is the one and only Peoples party.
Barker's Narrow Escape.
For a time during today's session of the
convention II appeared as II nothing could
prevent a complete disruption of the plans
so carefully wrought out by the handful of
men who separated themselves on Febru-
airy 10 last at Lincoln, Neb., from the fu-
sionist element of the Peoples party. Since
Tuesday, when Wharton Barker who h nd
been selected in 1898 by the initiative and
referendum plan TO head the party ticket
a steady current against the cut and dried
choice OF Barker and Donnely hal almost
destroyed the foundation upon which thai
ticket stood Former Congressman How
ard of Alabama. had suddenly become the
Idol of an apparently winning number of
delegates. ard he clinched his claims on
the presidential nomination through his
eloquent address In ASSUMING the temper
airy craftsmanship of the convention or
Wednesday.
Howard Works for Harmony.
Today. as the time drew near for nomina-
tions, word was quietly passed, confirmed
by Howard himself that the Barker fol-
lowing would bolt the convention should
their leader be turned down. owing 10 the
fact that the Alabama delegation could
not support Mr. Howard. matters were fur
t9ier complicated. Howard took ther only
course for the restoration of harmony. He
announced that he had no ambition to
head the ticket and came to Cincinnati
without the slightest expectation of being
named. Then he withdrew his name. New
ertheless, when the roll call was complet-
ed on the first ballot. Howard was at the
top OF the column. only a few short of the
nomination.
Howard and DonneUy Withdraw.
on the second ballot Howard's plainly
stated desire for harmony took effect, and
the seventy votes which went TO Donnelly
on the first roll call were gradually work.
ed over to the Barker column, II being un-
derstood that Donneys name had been
withdrawn, although the Minnesota dele
CATION protested against the withdrawal.
Minnesota was passed at Its own request.
and when the other states had voted 1t
was apparent that the forty-eght votes or
Minnesota could settle everything in a har-
monious manner by going to Barker. They
were cast for Berker and gave him the
requisite majority over all. The generous
Howard moved to make the selection OF
Barker unanimoms, which was done.
without a dissenting voice, Ignatlus
Donnelly was declared vice presidential
nominee.
Fight over Commi ittcemcn.
The next order Of business was the mat
ter OF national committeeman and the So
lection OF a chairman for that body. This
precipitated the fight against the Barker
ties anew motion was made that the
convention proceed to elect chairman
of the national committee instead OF pur-
suing the ordinary course OF allowing the
committee TO select its own leader. 1t
was plainly a night between the Barker
and opposition factions for the control of
the party machinery although many
speakers were in favor ~ the convention
selecting a national chairman. because OF
what they termed the mistakes OF the
past. After a long parliamentary wrangle,
the motion was withdrawn and the seiec-
ton OF national committeeman by the
state delegations was completed.
oratory Alternatcs with Free Lunch
A fresh motion was then made by Mr.
Howard that the convention proceed To
oratory flowed freely from side TO side.
the election Of a national chairman. Fiery
while the hungry delegates journeycd
from time 70 time 20 free lunch counter
in the vicinity The motion WAS finally
carried, and Milton Park, ~ Texas, the
retiring national chairman, was placed in
nomination. \ WnAib1 NuE just AAtfAt Alf
prevail TO make Parks selection unani-
nous. when Howard. In an eloquent ad-
dress presented the name. of J. A Parker,
OF kentucky. His words and praise of
Parker were about the strongest thing
heard on the floor ana won for that young
man the unanimous selection for the ma
Ucual chairmanship.
After having been in session continu-
ous,y. with the exception OF twenty min
utes' recess from $50 m. TO t-te .. IN,
the convention was then declared ad-
jourpcd sine die.
Dehs Was Never In II.
The followers of the Social Democracy
and Eugene V. Deos for the presidency
Of the United States found small comfort
in the convention which they had hoped
a few days ago would lndorse their Idol.
Three OF them. W. <. Farmer, Of Texas
W Kicker and l.. VI Morris. OF Iowa.
left the convention after the nominations
had been completed and IL was reported
would support the Dehs ticket. but their
action attracted no attention whatever.
MiddIe-of-the-R Organization.
The miadle-0f-t -the-roah plan cf organl2a-
ton which was presented TO the conven-
ton early In the day by the committee on
organization and unanimously adopted
follows;