Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-09

el0u4 E6lls E0rm1lly Vp0nou
This Afternoon.
Seems Favorable to Plan
ofHaking No Party Nom.
inationA
Middle. the. Road Element Holding |
. Lively Convention at Cincin.
nati-Pfocsed edings
Sioux Falls, May 9.-The dawn OF this
the first day of the national convention
Of the peoples party was entirely aus
Dicious so far as the weather can make
1t, and the promise for liberal attend
ance of delegates and outside visitors
was visibly improved by the fresh arr
rivals OF last night and this morning
Among those who came In were num-
Der OF delegates from Minnesota.
Missouri and Idaho. Sem
ator Heitfeld. OF Idaho and Temporary
Chairman r. NJ. Tyngdale, OF Minneso-
ia, were among the newcomers Some
of the Minnesotans cast damper upon
Towne's prospects for the vice presi-s
Dental nomination by declaring they
were more concerned over bringing the
convention to harmonious conclusion
than they were to secure. the nomina-
tion of any one. Senator Pettigrew is
still pressing Towne,s claims. He does
not absolutely predict the Minnesotan's
nomination, but he does declare his
conviction that the convention will not
adjourn without nominating some one.
The Nebraska delegation today decid-
ed to cast its vote against the nomina-
ton by the convention Of any one for
the vice presidency and to support the
proposition for a committee on confer
ence with instructions to accept the
best man offered for the place by the
Kansas City democratic convention. The
delegations OF Colorado, Iowa, Indiana,
Wisconsin, Idaho. New York and West
Virginia took the same position. The
Texas delegation will cast Its influence
for nomination. The Minnesota dele
cation voted to stand by Towne. Petit
grew urged this.
AT 2:30 Senator Butler chairman OF
the national committee. called the pop
;ulist convention to order. The big tent
with seating capacity Of 5000 was COM
fortably filled.
Bishop o. German offered prayer, after
which Chairman Butler introduced Gov
ernor Lee. OF South Dakota, who well
coined the delegates to the city and
state
National Secretary Edgerton read the
call for the convention and then Chair
man Butler advanced to the front of the
rostrum to open the convention. His
remarks were greeted with great ap-
plause and frequent cheers thruout.
After some pleasant remarks about
Sioux Falls. the preparations MADE for
the convention and the kindly welcome
given the representatives OF the party
he said:
II feel that it is my duty to state a
few facts concerning the party's history
since the last national convention. Il
is we'll known that more or less dissatis.
faction resulted from the unpleasant
but seemingly unavoidable episode ol
two vice presidential candidates in thu
last campaign. A few men took advan,
ltase of this dissatisfaction to appeal Il
an honest sentiment, or shall 1 say pre-.
4 judice. to createa scism in the party
They charged that there was a conspir
acy on foot headed by myself, as you
national chairman, to deliver the part.
4 bag and baggage to the democratic or
4 |ganization. In the spring of 1898 the.
] loudly demanded, a meeting OF the ma
|,ional committee to save the party
They said that !, as your chairman
4 should call them together and let TIL
committeeman from each state outlin
4 a policy for the party until the mex
national convention. You all remernbe
that I called meeting of the nationa
4 lcommittee in the summer of 1898 a
\ Omaha. did it to give those self-con
lstituted leaders q chance to be heard
s and to give the full committee of tn
party chance to act after hearing thei
a grievance. You all know the resul
"A These self-constituted patriots de
mnnded, at the committee meeting. tina
a resolution should be passed declarin
that the next national convention of tn
peoples party should be held at leas
A lone INOIllIl uTeau u lIldl OI tIle OlU pdI
lty conventions.
In the interest OF harmony. and
order to meet these dissatisfied self-cor
stituted patriots more than half wa,
y the committee accepted their resolutio
: and passed It unanimously. This res
olution has since been known as tf
: Omaha agreement. You all know til
; result These self-constituted patriot
! only a few in number. but very nois,
: Imittee meeting within less than an no,
r after it had adjourned. and issued ca
t for rump convention that met in Cir
j. cinnati in September. Despite tn
i. .treachery and bad faith the nation,
: committee, at it's meating held in Lii
e coin. Nebt. a few months ago. stood /
n that Omaha agreement to the letter ar
o called this convention to meet mo-
4 than thirty days ahead of both the q
. party conventions. But what was IL
e elresult? The same Sself-constituted pa
8 mittee at Lincoln. after getting ever.
thing that they had demanded in Il
Omaha resolution. They went to ON,
ha determined to bolt and try to spl
p the party, and failing to find an excus
: they bolted anyway. They went aga
g to the meeting OF the committee at Lii
: coin determined before hand to bolt al
: try to find an excuse to bolt. and failil
to find an excuse, they bolted agai
any way. But one member OF the N
i. tional convention committee voted al