The Portland daily press., 1900-05-11
Pennsylvania Man Wins After
Struggle.
Narrow Escape for the
Slate.
Joe Parker Chosen Chairman
National Committee.

Cincinnati, Ohio, May To-
For Prstident-Wharton Barker OF
Pennsylvania.
For President-Isna.ius Donneliy
OF MinHesots.
Atove is the ticket placed in the field
today BY the Middls OF the Road Popuiist
party. For q time during today's ses.
sion, 1t appeared % II nothing could pre-
vent o complete disruption of the plans
90 carefully wrought out BY the handfal
Of men who separated themselves on Feb
Fuslouist element CT ihs Peoples party.
Eiuce Tussday steady current against
the cut and dried choiee Of Ba; ker snc
Dsnnslly by tho Initiative and refsrsn-
DUN plan had almost destroyed the foun-
dation upon which that ticket stood.
FORMER Congressman Howard Of Ala
bama had suddenly become the idol OF
an apparently winning number OF dele
gates and he olinched his ols ims on the
Presidential nomination IN his address
CT the con nsention ON Wednesday,. Todsy
as the time diew mar for nominations,
word was quietly passed, confirmed by
MIR. Howard himself, that she BARKER
following would tolt the oanven ton
should their leader be turned down.
Owing TO the fact THAT the Alsbsma del.
egation could not support Mr.. Howard
matters were further complicated. How
ard toox the only course for the rtssora-
tion OF harmony,
He withdrew his name. Nevertheless
wtsl the roll call Was con- pist ID In the
first ballot Howard was at the top OF tie
coiumn-only few short Of the nomina-
tion.
On the second ballot Howard's stated
desire for harmony took effect aud ths
20 yotss whish went to DonnelIy on the
first roll call were gradually worked over
to the Barker column, although the
Minnesota delegation protested against
the withdrawal. Minnesota was passed
at its own request and when the other
states bad voted aud 1t was apparent that
the As votes Of Minnesota could settle
everything harmoniously. thsy were cart
for Barker and gave him the requisite
majority over all. Howard tHOved to
msts the SELECTION of Barker unanimous,
which was done. Without q dissenting
,ots Ignatius Donnelly was declared
Vice. Presidential nominee,
The next order Of business was the
matter OF national com mitteemsn and
the selection of q chairman for that body.
This precipitatsd the light against the
Barkerites, and q motion was made that
the convention procsed to eleot chair
men of the national committee instead Of
allowing the committee TO ssleot its own
leader. II was plainly fight between
the Barker ana opposition factions for
the cor troll Of the party machinery
After a long parliamentary wrapgle
tha motion was Withdrawn and the ss-
lection OF national commit Q by the state
delegations was completed. A fresh mo-
tlon was thsn made by MIR. Howafa that
tn convention elect national chairman.
Fiery orssory flowed freely. The mo-
tlon was finally carried and Milton Park
of Texas, the retiriag national chairman
was placed In nomination. motion
was just about to prevail TO make Parks's
selection unanimous when Howard, in an
elnuusns Rddress presented the name CT
j A Parker OF Kentucky. His eulcgy
of Parker was about the strongest thing
heard cn the floor and won for that young
man the unanimous election far the ma
tionaI chairTanship.
Aftsr having been In session almost
continuously from 3 80 q. m. to 40 p.
m, the convention was then ndjourned
sine die.
A Three delegates who favor Eugene v.
Dets, the Prefi6entiai candidate OF tbs
Social Democrat party, w. E. Farmer OF
Teas, A. w. Kicker and l. M. Norris of
Iowa. left the convention, alter the nou l.
natl ms had heen complsted and IL was
reported would support the Dshs ticket.