The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-05
DULL DAY TN
SPRINGFIELD
Little Interest in Pop
Convention.
200 DELEGATES PRESENT
500 or 500 Were Expected
to Attend.
TIE Names Of Allies, watssn ana VIII
Hams are Segregated !. Cennec-
tion VITA Neni.atiea for
Presidezt.
200 DELEGATES PRESENT

Springfield, Ill. July l.-The 500 Or
500 delegates that were expected to at
tend the Popuiist National Convention
In this city today did not put in an ap.
pearance and when the convention was
called to order this afternoon there
were fewer than 200 delegates In the
hall.
The citizens of springA(id took NO
interest In the convention and there
were not more than seventy-five per-
sons present besides the delegates
Mayor Devereaux, who was scheduled
to extend a word of welcome 70 the
Populists at the opening Of the con-
vention did not show up; neither did hs
send representative OF an explanations
OF his absence.
There were hundreds OF empty seats
In the large State arsenal where the"
convention was held. Only twenty
| three States were represented In ths
convention. The convention was called
to order at 1:4s p. m. by Vice Chairman
j. H. Edmiston OF Nebraska and the
call of the convention was read by. 10
A. Parker of Kentucky. National Chair
man. Ex-Congressman l.. p. Weller
Of Iowa was made temporary chairman
and Charles Defrance of Nebraska
temporary Secretary.
Allen and Nelson speak.
After the temporary organization had
been perfected, the convention listened
TO addresses by ex-senator William ".
Allen of Nebraska and Rev. A.. T. Nell
SON of St. Louis. It was o'clock be-
fore the speech making was over and
after more delay in the appointment OF
the various committees the convention
took a. recess until S o'clock.
The following is the Committee on
Platform and Resolutions:
{, ]. H. Edmiston OF Nebraska, and Jc
A. Parker OF Kentucky, are membera
i of the Committee at large. with Mr.
Edn.ston Chairman Of the cousmlttoex
| Alabama, =. Giihert Johnsons Ar
kansas. w. 8. Morgan; Colorado.
Frank w. Owens; Georgia. J.. j. Hal
liday; Illinois. James Ferris; Indiana.
Samuel w. Williams: Indian Territory.
DR.. s.. D. Burdick; Iowa, J p Nor
man; Kansas. e. r. Ridgeleys KEN
lucky, A. e. Carlin; Michigan. Mrs.
Marian Todd; Mississippi. r. Brewer;
Missouri, A. E Nelson; Montana. Will
| liam Clancy; Nebraska, T. H. Tibb1es;
| New Jersey. J. A Edgerton; New York.
r. e. Bray; Ohio. r. H. Roomling;
| Oklahoma. John e. Allen; Pennsylva-
MIA. James A. Fulton: South Dakota.
Allie Reed: Tennessee, s. 8. Bond; Wis
consin. Robert Shilling.
| Long Session Of Committee.
/ The committee did not meet until late
tonight, and II Is the plan Of the lead
ers to remain In session tonight until
all the committees have reported and a
platform adopted SO there will be moth
ing to do tomorrow morning except
nominate a ticket.
Three names only are mentioned in
connection with the nomination OF
President: William ". Allen of Me-
l - -
| ana and Thomas e. Watson of Geor-
gia Ex-senator Allen refuses to enter
Into q scramble for the nomination and
practically said tonight that he would
not accept the nomination II there was
\ going to be any contest over 1t. He
wants the nomination to come to him
unsolicited.
Williams OF Indiana, is leaving moth
ing undone to capture the nomination
and his friends say tonight that II he
cannot get first place on the ticket he
Is willing to take second. 1t Is gem
orally understood that a large num-
Der of delegates favor the Indiana man
for Vice. President
Allen writing Platform.
While the platform Is not yet COM
pleted. some of the prominent men
have made an outline of It. 1t Is un-
derstood that ex-senator Allen will
have more to say about the platform
than any other individual. The senti-
ment favors the adoption of the Omaha
platform of 1899, with planks for pos
tai savings and initiative and referen-
dunn.
Il The feature of the platform to be
adopted will be the money question. A
demand is to be made that the issuance
OF notes be taken from the banks and
that the Government assume the entire
and absolute charge of coining and
printing money. and that all. whether
gold, silver or paper. shall be legal
tender for all debts. public and privat'A
A plank will declare that the abols-
ton OF the alien ownership of land and
another that the 200.000,000 acres Of
land held by the railroads and not used
by them shall revert to the Govern
ment.