The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-11
P0PULIST NATIONAL CONVENTIONS

legislatures 10 take such action as will |
secure full, free and fair ballot and an /
honest count.
The nnancipl plank closes as follows
I'VE rfafhlm the demand for the re-
opening of thb minis OF tht u<lted states
to the free aid unlimited coinage Of sil- |
yer and gold at the present ratio OF 10 to /
], the immediate increase in -ie volume
OF silver coins aud certificates thus Great |
ed 10 be substituted dollar for dollar. fol-
the bank notes issued by private corpora I
lions under special privilege granted by /
the isw-ot March IA, 1900, and prior Ma. |
tlonal banking laws. the remaining por4+
tion OF the bank notes 10 be replaced with |
full legal tender government paper money |
and It's volume SO controlled as to main
tain at all times a stable money market
and stable price level"
Sioux Falls. S. D., May to.--remporary
Chairman Ringdale raped the convention
to order at s;4S a. M three-quarters oil
an hour after the time set at last nights
adjournment.
The committee on credentials prescr ted
Its report declaring that there were no
contrasting delegations and recommending
that the vote of the Missouri delegation
be increased by two vot,s, ;hat OF Ohio by
two votes and that OF souta Dakota bv
three votes.
The report, which was read b, Governor
Poynter OF Nebraska, was adopted Without
a dissenting voice.
The minority report threatened last
night by Committeeman Madden OF Colo
RADIO. did not materiallee.
The committee on permanent oIgani1s-
ton presented the name OF Thomas NJ
Patterson of Colorado for permanent
chairman; 7. H. curran OF Kansas. Leo
Vincent oil Color do and &c. NJ. Desher
OF Pennsylvania as permanent Secre'a-
ries,
Mr.. Patterson was greeted with APP
plause.
In accepting tbs position OF permanent
chairman, MIR. Patterson commenced by
stating that lie would, so Ear as was IN
his power. rule the convention with justice
to all lie then briefly sketched the his
/ tory of the populiSt party and the cause
which led up to its organization.
The speaker gave n short history OF the
financial legislation Of congress during
! the administration o! President Cleveland
and that of President Mckinley
During this controversy" he said. the
seed OF tho peoples party. which had boen
| gown In 1892, began to bear fruit. That
| party believed then and believes today In
the right OF The people to control the ssue
/ c' their own currency without the dlcta-
| ton OF Wall street,
lie then gave history OF the early
successes OF the peoples party and went
on, ''ro check the progress OF the peo-
ple's party throughout The South the dem
ocrats OF that section Incorporated into
their own creed the populist truisms and
embodied in their platform OF 1896 all the
cardinal principles 81 the populistic plat
form OF nearly four years ago. The DEM
+ oaratlc party IN 1896 nominated Mr..
Bryan and later the peoples party nom
mated Mr. Bryan II has heen said that
/ we showed wonderful Indignantly 10
! choosing the avowed candidate of another
party say no. The peoples party would
have been false to all its oyowed prinei-
plos had It nominated any other man Man
/ Mr.. Bryan. We never surrendered onr
rights as a party. We never could haze
nominated any other man"
{ Rounds OF applause greeted the speak
er's denunciaton Of imperialism and the
heavy incrcnse Of the standing army. fol
lowing the wars OF conquest" and his
comparison Of the republican, democratic
and popullst platforms brought many OF
the delegates TO their feet
/ slow about the outlook" asked the
! speaker FOR the coming presidential
\ election / can not donbt the outcome.
We will go before the country as we went
before It with what the people professed
ana undor the leadership OF William J.
/ Bryan" tChcers)
| Mr. Patterson then entered upon an OK
/ iensive eulogy Of Mr. Bryan as a man, as
Statesman and soldier during the
/ Spanish American war.
4 He urged the ratification OF the treaty
[ OF peace. not that he contemplated the
holding OF the Philippines or the anneXa-
ton OF peoples who did not desire to be
annexed. lIo WAS anxious only for pea.c
so that the promise OF peaceful liberty
made to 1000 900 people might be full
filled.
what has occurred since 1882" con-
4 tinued Mr.. Patterson MIR Bryan IL
recognized as statesman whore he was
never recognized before; In the East aa
elsewhere. wherever the stropgholds OF
the gold party are located he Is acknowl 2
edged a safe man and he VIII be the unan-
lmous nominee Of the democratic conven-
lion AZ Kansas Ctyp" tCheersl
The speaker then predicted a sweeplng
triumph, for Mr. Bryan Ia November and
that his election Would mean that tho
rights Of the people are advanced 10 a
higher Level man ever hhIpTe
a long continued round Of applause
greeted the chairman as he sat down.
''The next order OF business Is the re-
port on rules and order OF busness an
nouncel Chairman Patterson.
Chairman r Gerry Smith Of the CONF
mittee on organization then read the or
der Of business as decided on by the COM
mlttee last night The report as read
was adopted without debate by prao-
ticaily unanimous vote.
After Governor Pointer had presented
Speaker Patterson with q gavel made Of
seventeen kinds Of Nebraska wood. Gen
eral Weaver was introduced 70 announce q
meeting Of ehairmen OF the State delega'
lions Immediately after the adiolrnmen'
Of the morning session In order NJ
said. in answer 10 question by 70, Gerr,
Smith Ito avoid any flGsrenees whlef
may arise over the question which has
been before MS for several days"
The report OF the committee on plat
Continued on second Psge)