Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-07-29


slender young woman wish face aglow
and dark eyes As she walked down
the aisle and ascended the platform
her dark golden hair shone in the
sunlight. She wore a white shirt
waist and an attractive hat, and as
she faced the audience her face
brought the convention to its feet
Her first sentence, delivered in a clear
voice, aroused them to cheers Her
brief speech was one of the most elo-
quent delivered In the convention.
Mrs. Roberts spoke as follows:
"Halling from state lying beneath
the shadow of the Rocky mountains,
where men have had the courage and
the chivalry to grant women the
rights they demand for themselves, I
have been accorded the distinguished
honor by the Southern state of Louisi-
ana to take their time. Gentlemen, l
thank you in the name of the women
OF the United States For the first
time in the history of political con-
vention, a woman has had the oppor-
tunity of raising her voice to second
the nomination of a man who stands
for the people and who made America
what she is to-day, where the para
sites of oppression shall not live Oh,
thank you By our city flows
boy orator of Nebraska halls and
we of Colorado second his NOM
ination. 1 know the gentleman
WHOM you represent will make a
gallant fight and do what you can to
obtain the victory. On the one side Is
arrrLyed Mckinley and on the other
Bryan. There is no middle Of the
road, tremendous cheers) Our fac
tories are idle, our lands are un-
worked and our people in poverty,
and we can do nothing at this conven-
tion but accept this ticket In the
interest of the people of this great ma
tion, in the interest of the wives and
the mothers and the children that we
must preserve America as an inde-
pendent nation, will take no more of
your time. You have already a sur
felt OF oratory-too much of it, indeed.
So will simply add / have the ex-
treme honor of seconding the nomina-
ton OF William Jennings Bryan of
Nebraska
When Mrs. Roberts had finished the
convention again arose and cheered
and she was besieged on all sides of
the platform with congratulations
Mr.. Kolb of Ala bama stepped forward
as she came down the steps and es-
corted her to her seat In the Colorado
delegation, where she was again be-
sieged by delegates who offered their
congratulations.
Mr.. Call O: New Y ork spoke in the
time of Maine. Mr. Call closed by
placing Colonel S. M. Norton of Hi
nois in nomination. He eulogized
Mr.. Norton as a ''philanthropist,
man of the people and pioneer in
the cause of reform"
Ignatius Donnelly seconded Bryan
in behalf of Minnesota.
MI. Mary Ellen Lease of Kansas
made strong speech in the same
cause. She was dressed in a suit of
silver gray. She talked flueptly. Her
body swayed violently and her arms
were thrown passionately as she ap-
pealed for a union of the silver forces
THE spirit of '76 is abroad in the
land" she concluded. I'VE will unite,
we will elect William j. Bryan Presi-
dent Of the United States"
Missouri Heard From.
Delegate Livingstone, chairman of
the Missouri delegation, nominated
Ignatius Donnelly, but when Don
nelly declined the use of his name he
placed in nomination j. S. Coxey of
Ohio and the industrial army.
Delegate Weller Long of Missouri
protested that Missouri did net want
Coxey.
Judge Green of Nebraska said that
the choice was between Mckinley and
Bryan and the Peoples party should
not hesitate.
How long have you been Matched
out?' cried an Alabama delegate
"For over thirty years." replied
Judge Green.
A Texas delegate mounted a chair
and insisted upon putting a question.
1--WE came here under instructions, I"
he cried, ''and l want you to tell me
whether Bryan will stand on the
platform we have adopted?"
Il know Mr.. Bryan" replied Judge
Green. II know him personally. He
is my friend and say to you he is as
true Populist as you or /. (Cheers.) }
will he accept the nom1natic 1? 2"
further persisted the Texan.
''Sit down, sit down." cried many
voices, but Judge Green motioned for
order and shouted fiercely: "Mr.
Bryan would be fool to come here
and say he would accept nomination
before it was offered. He has not ac-
cepted the Democratic nomination.
But say to you again, know his
heart beats in sympathy with every
principle of our party
Charles B. Matthews of New York,
predicted that MIR. Bryan would
sweep New York from Niagara to
Hellgare.