‘ lllPUl. sis MEET. iTho‘National Convention Begins It's Labor's In St. Louis. - $1:er GHOSEN‘GHAIRMAN Fl‘he North Carolina. Senator the Tem porary Presiding Officer. It Was at first the Purpose of the “Anti indorsement” or Middle of the Boat Mon to Oppose His Election, but The: Decided Upon a Change of Plans—Th. Claims of Both Sides—Scenes Preceding the Calling to Order of the Conven tion—An Address of W'elcome Fron Governor Stone and 3 Speech by Igna tins Donnelly—Gold Democrats to Meei For the Purpose of Considering tin Advisability of Calling a National Con- vention of Sympathizers \Vith Their Views—Ten States to Be Represented. ST. LOUIS, July 23.-—The day for th. opening'of the two national convention: broke clear and pright,‘ in striking con trast with the dark, gloomy and dripping skies which have hung like a shadow 0V8] the preliminary days of the conventions The heavens were azure blue, stuffed hen and there with wads of cotton clouds. Till Populist crowds were abroad early, regal ing themselves in the bright sunshine The only drawback to an otherwise perfecl day was the rising temperature whicl promised torrid heat before old Sol crossef the meridian. The crowds in the corridor: of the hotels where the delegates’ head quarters of the various factions are 10 TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN BUTLER. cated were dense and noisy. but there was »a striking absence of the brass bands which at the conventions of the old parties woke the air With their clash and clamor. Before 10 o'clock the crowds and dele- gates began moving in steady str ms to- ward the convention hall. The B yen and lmiddle, of the road factions were both girded for the fray, and both claimed the victory. The first test of strength was eagerly looked forward to, as it would prove which was in the majority. So far as the silver convention was con- cerned there was little or no public inter- est in it. The attention of the public was all for the Populist gathering. The middle of the road men were very much incensed last night at the state ment of Senator Butler of North Carolina, who was selected for temporary chairman by the national committee, that he was in favor of Bryan’s nomination condition- ally. The Opposition to Bryan. The assertions of the middle of the road Populists that they have developed suff- cient strength to defeat Bryan are ridi~ culed by the latter’s friends. Fred Bailey of Kansas, the secretary of the Bryan steering committee, says that reports re- ceived from their subcommittees indicate that Bryan will have at legit 800 of the 1,853 votes in the convent'rhh.‘ He is not so certain as to the vice presidency. The ~ opposition to Sewall among certain dele- gates who ara friendly to Bryan he says is very strong and he does not believe Sewall will receive their support. The middle of the road men said that .they would control the convention and de- Efeat the Bryan men's programme. J. W. Casty, who is the lending spirit of the mid- dle of the read men, says that fully 700 of lthe delegates present favor the middle road ideas, which are in opposition to fu- sion or to the nomination of any person who is not directly identified with the Populist party. Coxeyof Ohio shares the belief that Bryan cannot be nominated. . Corey was chosen by the Ohio delegation to repre- sent the state on the committee on resolu- tinns. In Coxey’s opinion the platform will be a practical reaffirmation of the Omaha platform of 189:2. ‘ , Texas delegates, who are making a strong fight against indorsing Bryan, called a meeting of representatives from all states in accord with the plan of nom- inating a straight Populist ticket. The following states were represented: Ala- bama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illi- nois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississip- pi, Missouri aud North Carolina were rep— resented solid against Bryan. Illinois and Indiana were reported half in favor of Bryan and halt~ against. Jones :_-*’:st Butler. On the repor» “at were received that the middle 01‘ the mad men had 100 ma— jority in the convention Senator Butler of North Carolina told a delegation from this: meeting that he was in favor of the adop- tiop pf a platform and of tendering’the presidential nomination on that platform to Mr. Bryan. This report was received with loud expressions of disapproval, and the proposition was made that some good middle of the road man be run for tempo- rary chairman against Senator Butler, and that Butler be turned down, as Senator Hill was at Chicago. This proposition was indorsed, and Jer- ome C. Kirby, the Pnpniist nominee for governor, has suggest-ed. Just as the vote was about 1 to taken, however, a Texas delegate su,... sted that Texas did not de- sire to assmnc the position of leading the fight against the choice not the national committee with their man, and after some further discussion Judge 0. D. Jones of Missouri was agreed .upon as the most Advertise in the Gazrrrr. available man for the place,’and a com- mittee was sent to confer with him. A steering committee representing It states was appointed, with instructions to work» with members of other state delega- tions with a view to preventing the nomi nation of any candidate not avowedly in sympathy with the principles of the Peo- ple's Party. The Convention Hall. ,, .The hall in which the Pops met was the same in which the late Republican con- vention was held last month. There were the same arrangements as to seats. The state delegations were located in the pit, each marked by a guidon. The galleries reared themselves above the pit on all sides. The platform in front was flanked by the press benches. The decorations were not elaborate. They were practically the'same as those of the Republican convention. The hunt- ing that swathcd the front of the gal- leries had been taken down and some of the flags which flew from the roof were faded and weather beaten. There was not a picture in the hall. = Among the first toarrive was the Kan- sas delegation with long yellow ribbons on their heads and many of them with sunflowers in their lapels. Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota, short and round, with his small blue eyes twinkling and his good humored face beaming, came in early and talked a while with Sergeant-at-arms McDoWell, who stood on the platform with a silver baton in his hand, surveying the final arrange- ments. Congressman Howard of Alabama, who wrote "If Christ Came to Congress," was a striking figure in his delega- tion. He is tall, powerfully built, with a swarthy complexion and long, straight, black hair that gives him'almost the ap- pearance of an lndian. “Buffalo” Jones of Oklahoma sat with his delegation stolu idly reading a newspaper. Here and there was a dark face. There was one col- ored delegate each from Colorado and Georgia. General Coxey of the common- weal army and his son-in-law, Colonel Brown, came in together with their re- spective wives. Mrs. Coxey bore in her arms her young son, whom General Coxey christened Legal Tender as a perpetual re minder of his march across the mountains in 1894. As the air in the hall grow op- pressive the delegates did not hesitate to shed their coats. Some of them came to the hall with their coats on their arms. Others removed coat and vest and hung them on the back of their chairs. Many of the delegates wore negligee shirts and quite a number were neither collar nor‘ cravat. Although some of the delegates had been very noisy during the preliminary skir- mishiug before the convention, they were very quiet while assembling. The band stationed above the speaker’s stand kept up a continuous fusillade of popular airs. But not one of them wrung a round of ap- plause from the delegates. The first thing to awaken them from their lethargy was the action of an assistant sergeant-at-arms, when he hung a per-trait of Lincoln over one of the front galleries. The delegates applauded, and some one shouted for-three cheers, which were given. The delegates then became more demonstrative and cheered the band’s rendition of “Colum- bia.” \Vomen Delegates Present. There were several women delegates on the floor, among them Mrs. J. O. A. Bush of Prescott, A. T.; Mrs. Jennie B. Ather- hold and Mrs. lies of Colorado. Senator Allen received the first personal ovation. The Texas delegation grew demonstrative. A woman posed with a middle of the road streamer pinned to her gown, and they cheered wildly. She waved her handker- chief frantically in response, and the en- thusiastic Texans crowded about to shake her hand. She proved to be a Mrs. Jones of Chicago. Then a Lone Star delegate mounted a chair and read a number of tel- egrams from Texas Populists admonishing them to keep in the middle of the road and bolt if necessary. Stewart Asphypy, one of the delegates, also made a speech, and it looked as if Texas intended to hold a little convention all by herself. General Weaver, the last Populist candidate for president, and Sen- ator Pefler came in together. Paul Van Dervoort of Nebraska, the most prominent candidate of the middle of the road men for president, took one of the seats on the platform reserved for distinguished guests. On his coat he wore the badge of his fac- tion. Shortly before 12 o‘clock the chair— man’s table. a pitcher of ice water and‘an oak gavel were carried to the platform. The Mississippi delegation marched down the aisle with banners bearing the slogan, “No compromise.” ' There was an answering yell of joy from the Texas delegation as they recognized their allies. About this time some one nailed a portrait of Peter Cooper above the speaker’s stand. Below it were the words, “National prosperity cannot be restored by the enforced idleness of a large portion of our people.” The portrait did not seem to be recog- nized; at least it was not applauded. General Weaver moved over to the Texas delegation and made a short speech in favor of holding the sessions behind closed H. E. TAUBENECK. doors, but the Texans did not take kindly to the suggestion. They said it was im- practicable. The middle of theroad lead- ers, after conferring together, decided not to make unorganized fight against Butler for temporary chairman : ' 'Called to Order. At 12:37 p. m. Chairman Taubeneck stepped to the front of the platform to call the convention to order. At sight of him the Illinois delegation, which sat immedi- ately below the platform, cheered. Mr. Taubcneck is a large, handsome man, with, a heavy brown mustache and rather a pallid complexion. Quiet came with the first rap of the gavel. The Rev. W. L. Smith of the Third Baptist church of this city delivered the invocation. The 1,300 delegates stood reverently.‘ ~ Mr. Taubeneck’s gavel again descended upon the conclusion of the prayer. There THE EVENING Gaznrrn Bus-uni slowll . was some surprise when the chairman in- troduced Governor Stone of Missouri, but whatever apprehension might have been raised was speedily removed by the an- nouncement that the governor was merely expected to make a welcoming address. Mr. Stone did not speak at great length. His welcome was most cordial and was couched in choice words. While Governor Stone was speaking the Texas delegation, occupying a seat on his extreme left, raised an immense national flag in their midst. Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota responded to Governor Stone's speech. His appearance roused the middle of the road element to a burst of enthusi- asm. Mr. Donnelly spoke gracefu’lfi, paying a high compliment to St. Louis and elo- quently describing the majestic Mississippi and the vast country tributary to it, but avoiding adroitly any allusion W the sub- ject upon which the delegates below him wore divided. The movement which this convention represented, he said, was a growth of the farm. It had been conceived in the distress that prevailed among the producers of the country. The people had felt the cheats of misgovernment. If there was any movement on the face of the earth called up by the veritable hand of God it was the People’s Party. As he declared that the spirits of Washington,Jef- ferscn, Jackson and the “august Lincoln” were floating above this convention the delegates cheered lustlly. The party reach- ed dowu to the soul and heart of humanity. "God save the people,” said he. “Upon that we stand. We are devoted to their causes. Let us never forget in our work that we are a band of brothers waging war against the enemies of mankind. We must stand together, whatever we do,” he went on, while the middle of the roaders shout- ed: “The People’s Party won’t die. It needs to live.” ' “I stood at the cradle of the Greenback party, I stood at the cradle of the People’s Party, and God forbid that I should be here now to attend its funeral. This is the great work of the century. Let us do our duty.” Chairman Butler’s Speech. Senator Marion Butler of North Caro- lina, who had been reported by the nation- al committee for temporary chairman of the convention, then took the platform. He was greeted with cheers, which came from every part of the large ball. He he- gan his speech by saying that the transpor- tation question must be settled, as well as the financialquestion, and that there could be no destruction of trusts as long as trans- portation corporations exist. This sentiment found a ready echo among the delegates, who applauded loud- ly. Continuing, Mr. Butler said that if the People’s Party should go out of existence the Democrats would repudiate their plat- form. At this there was gicat cheering. Mr. Butler then said that he hoped the convention would not turn itself into a Democratic annex. Fe also said that he had too much faith in the convention to believe it will turn itself into a Republican annex either. Loud applause greeted both of these remarks. Mr. Butler said the Democrats had to steal most of the Boo ple’s Party platform and that they were afraid to take silver at Chicago. . During Butler’s speech there was a shout “Hurrah for Bryan,” which was greeted with hisees and cries of “Put him out.”‘ 1133 VIOB PBE'SIDENGY. All the New England DelégatesAre For E. Gerry Brown. 1 , I . ST. LOUIS, July 23._—E. Gerry Brown, member of the Populist national commit- tee from Massachusetts, will be presented as the candidate of practically the whole of the New England delegation for vice president. While silent as to whom they will support for the first place they will not lend their aid to Mr. Sewall. The New Englanders will fight Mr. Sewal'l, as they considerhim an unworthy represent ative of the Populists on the ground of being a president of a national bank, a railroad man and a monopolist. They say further that while Mr. Sewall has been a large employer of labor, he has never been known as a friend of the laboring man. Mr. Brown is brought forward as a man who has been active in many lines of en— deavor locning toward the betterment of the laboring classes. He is the editor of the Brockton Diamond, the organ of the Pcpulists of Massachusetts, and an officer in the Brockton Central Labor union. He is called by some the father of the Popu- list party, having madethe motion in the committee on rules at the Cincinnati con— ference which resulted in the foundation of the party. PLATFORM 0F SILVERITES. Makes the Currency Question the Issue of Paramount, Importance. ' ST. LOUIS, July 23. —The platform of the silver convention will adopt today is as follows: “Be it resolved, That over and above all other questions of policy we are in favor of restoring to the people of the United States the time honored money of the con- stitution—gold and silver; not one, but both—the money of Washington and Ham- ilton and Jefferson and Monroe and Jack- son aud Lincoln, to the end that the American people may receive honest pay for an honest product, the A merican debt-5 or pay his just obligations in an honest standard and not in a standard that is ap- preciated 10!) yer cont above all the great staples of our country, and to the end, further, that other countries may be de- prived of the unjust advantage they now enjoy in the difference in exchange be tween gold and silver—an advantage which tarifl legislation alone cannot overcome. “We therefore confidently appeal to the ~ people of the United States _to leave in abeyance for the mement all lither ques- tions, however important and momentous they appear. to spnder, if ,need be. all [CONTINUED ON THIRD PAGE] .- Advertise in lthe GAZETI‘E. mmw AND! - BLEEDING My little boy was afflicted with Eczema in acute form for a year, during which we tried without success every known remedy. 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