The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-05-17
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CHARM, N Beaver Calls fac s'aFsy's
National GOuv-oiio" IL order ia
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Cincinnati, =, May 9.-Natio,al
Chairman D. Glenn beaver called the
convention Of the of-the-Road
Populis:s to order at so y. m. He in
troduced :toyor Tafel, who welcomed
the delegates 10 Cincinnati in brief
speech in which he gave expression to
what the delegates were pleased to in
terpret and applaud as Populist senu-
nents. On the part of the delegates
Professor J. A. BOyse, Of Nebraska
City, Neb., thanked the Mayor. When
Chairman Beaver raped for order
there were on the fooi of the Opera
House 40 Zen and women occupying
delegates seats and ceEGr five people
in the galleries Chairman IsaVer de-
livercG his inrrla! address to the dele
gates His remarks were loudly ap-
plaUded throughout.
National Secretary 10 A. Parker was
then introdL. u . read the call for the
convention. Parker w@s received with
tumultuous applause. lie rretaced the
reading with . few remarks on the
work Of the National Committee fol-
lowing the sIr lion in the Populist
forces at i:,,lIs. rcb., on February
18th last Chairman Deaver announced
that the National Committee had
recommended tie selection of former
CONGRESSMAN n. ". howard, Of Ala
bama. for tenn Crary Chairman Ihe
convention una. i.ila4:aiy ratified that
RECOMMENDATION. Efr. Howard was re-
ceivtd with much APPLAUSE.
TUmui:uCus checIinG followed his
speech. ). {. alien, If oklahoma, ard
Earl EicEaiGson. &c Illinois, were elect
ed by a"ClGnIat! ~. IN; orary secretary
and assistant secretary. respectively.
At the completion q the committees
there Were IoGG calls for Ignatius Don
nelly, OF Min. sofa. Wien he reached
the fOotligals Ie vas sized and lifted
to the stage. where he Was greeted with
continued c!.cCis. t!r. DoLneliy felici-
tated the rational committee on its
success in DEi:- :, Ing Il gether such
body Of delegates.
NJ. DCnnelS reviewed the repeal Of
the SherIl.n act and declared that at
the next election ItilVWing that repeal
the pCrulsts &di',-A Immense strength
in many States. Then he declared, was
the game of the Democrats sprung
to steal the pU.ulis 5 platform and
save itself from obstruction. He de-
nounced Brssn aud lauded Thomas c.
Watson, bUt d. c!ared that the Demo-
Gratis in 1876 refused to recognize the
Populists. Mhclh tLey only wanted fer
their tvo lniiliou Votes. Recess was
then -aiien unit! O'Clock.
At t, nights session speeches were
made by =. \. burkhard, candidate
for GoveIi:or Q: i-->-..i4i, and Wharton
Barker.
The con'rnitte,s on credentials report
ed the Cftic.t, Is; selected b. refer
endunl' a5!d ~ contests. Many dele
cations we've lct full. The committee
refused 10 l.CCsrize proxies. The re-
port allowed Kansas only two votes
instead Of eighty-SlX, us there were
only two delegates present. When the
| proxy test Was made on Kansas, r. M.
Chenauit Of Kansas, made a speech,
| in which he said Chairman Howard
| could carr taat state for President,
and a wild GellOnStra ton followed but
| it stirred up the Barker, Donnelly and
| other men against allowing CGenault
| to cast tcrt.. -three votes or half that
| Of Kansas. Charges were Il. de in in
| famma tory speeches that the delegates
| from Kansas and Nebraska V ere not
| sincere middle of-the-roaGers, but here
| in the interest Of the Sioux Falls far
| ton.
On the ballOting the result was dis
ted amid great disorder and verified
| lid renewed disorder on amendments
| is we'll as on the main question. The
| report was amended by a vote of 1853
| to PSI, so that the delegates present
| could cast the full quota for their re-
| spective States and then adopted. This
| was REGARDED as an anti-Barker vote.
| The report on rules and order of bust
| lesS as adopted provides for assembling
| at S a. m. tomorrow and remaining in
! continuous session till it's work is COM
| pleted.
The committee on permanent organ
| iZation reported in favor of William E.
| Peek, OF Georgia, for permanent chair
| man and former Governor w. H Waite,
of Colorado, fer vice chairman, with a
| long list of secretaries and sergeant at
| arms.
| minority report precipitated a pro-
longed dispute. but the majority report
| was finally adopted. The Texas dele
| cation, which is solid for Howard, di-
| vided en- this vote because it favors
| Milton Park, of Texas. for chairman of
| the National Committee. Colonel w
| L. Peek then addressed the convention
| as its permanent chairman
| At 11:l5 O'Clock the convention ad-
| journed TIL d. n. Tomorrow