The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1900-03-01

ing of the bolters, 81 TIT all these mat
ters would have to = 1eted upon by the
committee on Credentials He appointed
Senator Allen. Of NebeesA1 Cen. Weaver. Of
committee, and decl1fedrfthe meeting ad-
| journed until p. m.
| The nti-fusionists stressed an uproar Inn
| mediately, alleging tint ne chairman could
not adjourn the meeefngl without molten
| acted upon by the c11nmfttee and that he
should not have app1lntid committee on
credentials Of his own ssslection without 2
motion before the meGtinI Chairman But
4 Ter and his committee on Credentials left the
| hall. eN
4e7~ DEAvER IN THE CHAIR.
/ Mr.. Parker, Of Kentucky. placed D. Glenn
Beaver, OF Omaha, q Nebraska committee
man, in nomination for chairman Of the
| committee. Mr.. Beaver was placed In the
chair vacated by Mr.. Butler. ALI Read, Of
Iowa. was made secretary. and the boilers
committee appeared to be organised tor
| business. John o. Yeiser of<Omaha. whose
Standing In the committee up to the time
! was unknown arose and moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Beaver failed, to put the motion. Mr..
t Yeiser shouted out IN appeal, put the motion
| himself, and DECEASED the BOXERS meeting
adjourned. This failed to clear the hall. .
4. Chairman Beaver announced that the COM
mittee would meet at the Grand hotel at z 80
to take whatever action was deemed expedi-
| ent.
! AOOO Nuns dGAhD.
BY common consent most of the commit
| teemen remained and held an informal meet
ing, George w. Washburn, Of Massachu-
| sets, being made chairman. Mr.. Washburn
attempted to act as peacemaker and treat
| ed both sides with fairness Rousing
speeches were made by the anti-fusionists.
Some Of the most fiery were loudly ap-
plauded. While this meeting was in prog
ress Chairman Butler and the committee on
| credentials was in private room in the cap
ital looking over the credentials. Occa-
| sionally a fusionist member Of the national
committee would come into the mass meet
Ing and endeavOr to cast oil on the troubled
waters. While such efforts were received
| respectfully they appeared not to pacify the
| antis
Weller of Iowa, was first to raise his
! voice In the long and loud protest against
the usurpation of power by Chairman But
| Ter and his faction. He said this was the
same faction that unseated him at the
Omaha meeting without giving him a chance
! to be heard on the floor Of the meeting.
C. NJ. Walter, of Indiana, spoke at length
and said Chairman Butler ought to retract
Portland, Neb spoke in favor Of harmony.
LIFE OR DEATH OF PARTY.
Jerome Shamp, of this city, who was .
! candidate for congress at the same time
Bryan was running for congress, made a
fiery speech against the action of the fusion
!
Chairman Butler. He thought Mr. Butler
would retrace his steps if given an oppor-
tunity to think over his rulings. He be-
lieved the committee should be given a
chance to say who should hold membership.
II believe the Populist party will live or
die in the next "a hours exclaimed Mr..
Stamp in his most dramatic manner, "but if
the party is to be ruled by Democrats, the
sooner it dies the better" Applause greet
ed this statement
Mr.. Shamp said he loved Senator Allen,
but the senator had no business here as a
dictator. He was willing to see the party
disband rather than to have it delivered
over to any clique.
IF that arbitrary ruling of Mr.. Buffers
stands" said Mr.. Shamp, Nebraska is
out of the Populist column forever. All we
ask is the right to hold q convention regard
less of the wishes of the Democrats. We
owe no allegiance to Southern Democracy
| or to rotten Republican rings of the East."
INDIANA OBJECTS.
| A. G.. Burkhart, Of Indiana, wanted to
know il any present were ready to indorse
the arbitrary ruling of Mr.. Butler. Cries OF
"No'' came from all parts Of the audience.
He wanted to know by what right Mr.. But
| Ter appointed COMMITTEES from one side,
and adjourned the meetinE.runtil such, time
as he thought the committeeman should
come back and be ready to call him chair
man. Mr.. Burkhart referred to the desire in
the Omaha conference to unseat Mr.. Butler.
| He had opposed such humiliation. He
spoke of Gen. Weaver's statement that free
speech was dead in Kentucky The people
| in that state had shamefully egged Gen.
Weaver. Now Mr.. Burkhart asked if free
speech in a Populist convention was not
dead under Mr.. Buffers ruling. He said
Indiana would be heard from.
| BOTH SIDES HASTY.
| George F. Washburn, of Massachusetts,
! desired to act as peacemaker. He said he
| was for fair play. He believed Senator But
| Ter made mistake in appointing the COM
! mittee he did, and in adjourning the meeting
! as he did. He believed Mr.. Parker also
made mistake in nominating Mr.. Beaver as
| chairman Of the committee, and that those
| present made a mistake in proceeding to
| act. Each side had committed a wrong, and
| 1.-TWO wrongs never made lone right He
advised the committeeman not to disrupt the
committee. He urged the parties to go be-
| fore the committee on credentials, and wait
until they knew what that committee ex-
! pected to do.
! Mr. Walter, of Indiana, suggested that il
all the DIRECTORS were removed from the
| list they would be unable to have voice in
the meeting to defend themselves.
| ALI Read, of Iowa, said the only way to
| effect settlement was for the other side to
! retrace the steps they had first taken. He
! said it was impossible for the contestants to
| get before the committee on credentials.
| Mr.. Washburn advised the boilers to go to
!
sion at night.
EDITOR PATTERSON TRIES ARGUMENT.
| T. NJ. Patterson, of Colorado, of the Butler
| side tried to pacify the boilers. He advised
! them to stay by the organization until the
last moment. He said none Of their sub
stantial rights had yet been taken from
| them. He thought the committee on Gre
dentials would do right, and before that
| committee the boilers should 60 with their
| grievances.
| Mr.. WellO, OF Iowa, wanted Mr.. Patterson
to pledge himself to prevent action in the
! committee until all committeeman present
| had had an opportunity to vote on creden-
| tials Mr.. Patterson would give no pledge
| further than that he would vote in the COM
mittee as his judgment dictated. He did not
want to go further for fear of laying himself
! open to Inconsistency. He urged the boilers
| to feel that they had done all in their power
to maintain the integrity of the Populist
party.
| SENATOR ALIENS TACTICS.
While the discussion was going on Mr..
! Burkhart, of Indiana, told of demand
made upon him by theFcommittee. He said
| the committee sent for him and Senator
Allen asked him IL he would abide by the
ruling Of the committee. 3Mr. Burkhart said
| he had always abided by the rulings of all
the conventions and meetings he had at
tended, but he could not give a promise. He
thought the committe was usurping author
ity in asking him to an4ke such a pledge
before it acted upon his ic6ntest case.
! At the close Of the speech Mr.. Burkhart
| was called out. The messenger announced
aloud that the comnnitt1e on credentials
wanted him. This announcement was greet