The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-10
THE BOLTING POPS
ddIe.of.the. Readers Are Holding a
Powwow in Cincinnati.
ATTENDANCE NOT VERY LARGE,
But, Like the lrishman'S Frog, There
Is Much Noise Made.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DENOUNCED.
Being Older Than The Republican Party, Il
Is Much Worse,
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DENOUNCED.
HOW THEY PROPOSE TO SAVE THE COUNTRY
Government Ownership of Every
thing Controlled by Trusts.

thing Controlled by Trusts.
Cincinnati. Ohio, May e.--Today at libO
p. M the middle Of the-road populist Ma
iional convention was called so order at
Robnson's opera house. There were d1o
persons In the delegates chairs and SOW
onty five people in the galleries when Ma
tional Chairman Deyor raped for order
Committees were appointed and retired
to their halls lgnatlus Donnelly delivered
an impassioned address, in which no de-
clared thar the mlddle-of the readers must
stand together and save mankind,
At the evening session the credentials
committee reported and preclpitated the
first struggle OF the convention. Ii arose
over the votes 20 be allowed the delcga-
ton which were not fully represented,
1t was finally voted TO amend tho report
in accordance with the call for the co.,
yention and allow the delegates TO cast
the full vote OF their respective states
For instance. the two delegates present
from Kansas will have forty-three votes
apiece.
Permanent organization was effected by
the selection OF Colonel w. h. Peek or
Georgia for chairman and former Governor
Waite OF Colorado for vice chairman.
Wharton Barker OF Pennsylvania, whose
presidential boom appears to have been
elfGrtually punctured, addressed the con-
vertion He spoke on the motion OF Mr..
Donnelly.
1t is the intention TO wind up the bust
ness tomorrow without taking recess
Tonight 1t appeared almost certain that
former Congressman Howard OF Alabama
will head the ticket Ills probable run
ming mate is problematc.
From the resolution committees prog
ress--and II Is sdll In session al MID
night--it appeared that the declaration OF
principles TO be placed before the country
will be Of such a nature rs 20 praoucaiiS
establish anew the greenback question
That plank r~obabiy win call for an I'M
limited issue of government paper cur
rency,"
National Chairman n, Glen Dever called
the convention TO order at 1850 p, m He
introduced Mayor Tafel, who welcomed tho
delegates to Cincinnati in brief speech
in which he gave expression 10 what the
delegates we're pleased TO interpret and
applaud as populist sentiments on tho
part OF the delegates, Prof J Boyse
Of Nebraska CRY, Neb.. thanked the mayor
for his warm words Of welcome. When
Chairman Dever raped for order there
we're on the floor Of the opera house 400
men and women occupying delegates seats
In the galleries a count OF noses revealed
the presence Of seYentyive persons
When Prof Boyse concluded Chairman
Deyer delivered his formal address to the
delegates His remarks were loudly APP
plaudcd throughout. Chairman DeVer
spoke as follows:
ut is pleasure 10 mo, and assure
you | consider !; great honor 10 call TO
order this convention, composed OF SO
many grand and noble reformers' we meet
today again free and untrammeled party,
free to do as we ourselves desire without
the aid or consent OF any other party on
earth
III Is true That VIC have passed through
n stormy sea. but did any OF M expect
an asy road 10 reform whom We enlisted
In this work? No no, While VIZ may not
have been able 70 foresee Just what dim
cuItieg we were to encounter, piutocfacN
IN high places was n work thaa would try
the souls Of men
"The plain truth Is the only way 90
bring about reform, is 10 giyo ne powei
to the people 10 initiate reform measures
TO be referred 10 the people for heir APP
proyal or disapproyal. In my Judgment
time spent IN trying TO secure genuine
reform by any other route except by direct
legislation VIII be time largely wasted.
II Is true of course that the advocacy o
various measures is great economical
educational feature, but when the big
are expected 10 pass they either fail, or
are set aside By court decisions, and the
people fail 10 get relief Aside from this
We and hat various proposed reforms have
their especial advocates who consider each
particular proposed remedy as the most
important question before the people the
result 49, has been. ard IN my Judgment
will be that none Of tho proposed rene
dies that possess any mort wha1ever have
The slightest chance OF being PM INTO prao-
teal operation. II Is certainly agreed by
ali that Natioral legislation is required
I 90 meet the demands ., reformars, md
to secure gthe passage Of any Law we have
| to have IN both lionses OF congress-, the
presiden. and the judiciary.
Gentlemen Of the conyentian. the obsta-
\ clcs look appalling to those who Know
4 what task Il is to get a bill through
( congress. II Is much easier 70 prevent
I bills from passing than u Is TO pass bills
| and have them become laws The result
| has been thai there never nus utel
| CROUCH strength demonstrated 20 really
put In practice any OF the reforms We de-
! mand We have now had about thirty
years Of this kind OF business, and docs 4
| not seem about time that VIZ
learn something by experience
and here TODAY adopt prac
tical methods for achieving practical re-
1 forms? There Is no perFon who has
hobby but that would az all times bl
1 pleased TO submit his proposition OF re-
form TO a vote nj the people. There cal
be no good and loyal citizens who viii reg
is,er serious ohiectlo1s 10 the people rul
ing n Is evident the people do not rul
a, this time nor have they ever done 80
! why not all reformers ioin together 4
our great phalanx demand.ng direct log