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HOW IT WAS DONE.
SOME INSIDE HISTORY OF
THE ST. LOUIS CON
VENTION.
The Effort to Deliver the Pee
pie’s Party Over Into the
Democratic Camp, and
How it Has Ended.
In the October issue we promised
> to give some of the inside history of,
and expose the treason which turned
the St. Louis People’s Party conven
tion into what appears at this date to
have been a Democratic ratification
meeting. It will be remembered
that more than a year before the
date for holding the convention, ef
forts were made looking toward an
emasculation of the Populist plat
form with the avowed intention of
forming an “honorable union” of all
reform forces.
The fit st intimation the members
of the party had of this was from
H. E. Taubeneok, then the Chair
man of the National Committee. Mr.
Taubeneck made several visits to
Washington and fell under the hyp
notic influence of Senator Stewart,
Huntington’s railroad attorney, aud
Major Warner, President of the
Bimetallic I,eague. It was from this
source he first breathed inspiration
and conceived of the beauties of
“practical politics.” The League,
in the meantime, was ‘pajing the
freight,” and while Tauby was bath
ing th feet in the cooling and re
freshing waters of political philoso
phy, he dreamed not that the aggre
gation of wisdom was not centered
in his brain. Here the foundation
for stupendous blunder wjs made.
He conceived the ides that if we
wanted to whip the enemy it would
be best to let him, or them, choose
their own battle ground, and Gan
eral Tauby gave out the word for
the reform forces to “lie still” until
the enemy had fully fortified him
self behind trenches, on grounds of
his
■ryytrs jSSmlWmbl* tv convention w
both old
gold” tet the convention wild, and
men who had never heard of Bryan
before were lifted off their feet.
Then was conceived the plot by
the democratic managers and the pie
hunting Populists to deliver the
People’s party over to the “new
democracy.”
Never was plot more deliberately
planned or more unscrupulously car
ried out.
The memorable 22nd of J uly
came.
The plotters were on the ground
days beforehand.
Senator Jones, Chairman of the
Democratic national committee was
there.
Governor Stone, of Missouri, was
there.
Other prominent Democrats wore
on hand to aid in the conspiracy.
Weaver, Allen, Butler, Holcomb,
Pence, and other prominent Popu
lists were in constant communication
with those leading Democrats.
At first the middle-of-the-road
men were largely in the ascendency.
This was because they came fresh
from the people and represented the
sentiment of the rank and file.
Two days before the convention
the battle began.
The conspirators worked mostly
on the leaders in the different dele
gations.
A LIST OF ITB-HUNTKJS.
Nearly every prominent Bryan
man was either a candidate at the
time or expected to become one.
Democratic help was promised, lo
cally, for assistance in securing the
indorsement of the Democratic na
tional ticket.
By this means Allen saw his way
clear to re-election to the United
States Senate.
Peffer saw a promise of the same
hue.
Holcomb saw looming up his re
election as Governor of Nebraska.
Cator, oi California, saw a road
leading to the United States Sen
ate.
Simpson saw his way back to Con
gress, with democratic help.
and Dwelling both want
be Governor of Kansas and
graifflLbt Democratic votes would bo
PEOPLE’S PARTY PAPHt, ATLANTA, GA., NOVEMBER 13. 1896.
of his rulings the following will euf
fice to characterize the man’s actions:
“When the delegates voted down
a motion to adjourn two to one he
declared the convention carried and
adjourned the convention. Previous
to this a motion to adjourn had been ]
voted down unanimously, and after
that the lights had been turned out. .
As it was to the interest of Allen
and his crowd tc secure adjournment, ,
the question was put again and de
clared carried in the face of a two
thirds vote against it. ,
“When a motion was made to ad
journ, in order to telegraph Bryan ,
and ask if he would stand on the
platform, the chair declared the .
motion out of order. Parliamentary
rules will have to be revised—they
say a motion to adjourn is always in
order.
“Another one of his phenomenal
rulings was that it requires only a
majority vote to suspend the rules.
“He also ruled that a minority re
port cannot be considered and that
the report of the majority must be
acted on first, and had the conven
tion vote that way. He even choked
off the reading of the minority report
of Mr. Vallette of Rhode Island en
tirely, and by bulldozing crowded out
the reports favoring equal rights to
all the men and women of the coun
try, and government loans to the
people.
“When the roll call of States was
in order, the chairman, instead of
calling Alabama, requested Judge
Green of Nebraska to make a speech
Green afterwards admitted that the I
object was to nominate Bryan byao- I
clamation, but the delegated insisted
on the regular order and Green was
called down, When Alabama was
called, Weaver of lowa was called
on and read a carefully prepared
speech whooping up the nomination
of Bryan.
j “And then bedlam broke loose-
All kinds of banners and devices that
i had been smuggled into the hall were
I produced and carried around in pro
cession. A large cross surmounted
by a crown was in front and every - .
thing done to stampede the conven- I
tion. And it succeeded. The men
who were undecided were caught by
the ■
firs ;if not Sawall what Bljall I do? I
favor your decimation in that case.
Answer quick. J. K. Jones ”
Bryan answertd at once with the
following telegram;
“1 entirely agree with you. With
draw my name if Sewall is not nomi
nated. W. J. Bevan,”
Bat Mr. Bryan’s telegram was not
read to the convention, nor did Mr.
Jonei withdraw Bryan’s name as the
teleg-am instructed him to do.
Tien came the contest for vice
presifent. It was evident from the
start that it was the intention of the
Democracy to capture the convention
if possible.
We Pence, ex-Populist congress
man from Colorado, but then and
nova railroad attorney in New York,
put Sewall in nomination.
Congressman Howard of Alabama,
nominated Watson.
Scores of speeches were then made
seconding the nominations!
<ll, Harris, of Kinsis, favored
Segall’s nomination in a speech be
forethe convention. Tom Patterson
of Colorado, Frank ,V. Fogg of M eh
igai, and others also favored his
nonin ation.
I on. Ignatius Dotnelly eloquently
seotnded the nominltion of Watson,
and vigorously denounced the idea of
nominating Sewall, “The Populists
of tie country,” saic he, ‘ rather than
vote for such a man, would see him
500 miles below ths lowest pit of
hell,” Everybody kiows the result
Mr. Watson was nominated aud
Sewall rejected by -ue-h an over
whelming majority tlat it ought for
| ever to have settled he question a*
1 to Populists supportiig Sewalleither
dircasi'.y or indirectly.
Immediately after Vat ion’s nomi
nation, and while the nthusiasm was
carrying everything before it, the
electric lights went mt, and it has
since been learned tbathis was done
c n purpose by Bryai managers to
save the defeat of trier candidate.
When the order fir nominations j
for presidentwas reached the attempt ,
was made to railroad‘Bryan’s nomi- I
nation throughrouglishod.
; Gan. Weaver, the man who has
helped to sell out tw- or three reform
move rente, inn typewritten address
, placed Mr. in-nomination.
that the rules
Un’s n imi.iato ,n
: BF' ll '
jag m-
l|||iied.
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1 <>f ]. >wer the
BEU 1 wi« a'.moit
KSgSbole delegations
BSI yioii -1 t heir di--
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at: - neininm
ho raW® voice against
nomi bating Brian, Alien
. M|iim off, although his lime was
expired.
m M--b Judge Green, of Xebraika,
platform in the interest of
was this '! ‘nation:
vou whether or not Mr.
indorses our platform?”
answer wa«:
■wi!| answer you, sir, by saying
/'MS* 11 r Bryan. 1 know him per
gh-BR- Ho is my personal fried,
.. ■know he is as true a Populist
y RB l are, or as I am.”
notwithstanding tail and shir
■Kertions were ma-le time an 1
ii the convention, S-m-ator
|gßß|sa.-.■< in his letter of notifie ition
n munition by the Peo
- ’ was not, therefore, raa-le
thought that you were a
h i :"®| l, -.or that you aocspte 1 all the
declared by the St. Louii
shows the double dealing of
managers at St. Lmis.
ajaßßc - Ai-si'oxi-: oi; I'Enribi i-y.
the roll call for a vote of
■ 'was proceeding Gov. Stone of
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