Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-25

 imputation that the convention was not competent to make it's own choice of chairman, and he also insisted that that portion of the rules which sent all reso- lutions 10 the committee on resolutions was against law, and ought to be voted down in a popullst convention. He fur ther asked the convention to hold out the olive branch to the south by adopting the minority report and nominate a middle of the road'' man for vice president. This done," he said, and we will be in position to treat with you"
 Tried to Sit Down on the Chair
 A delegate rose to a question Of privf- lege, and protested with great vehe- mence against the unwarranted inter- ference of officials of the convention with the delegates who rose to address it. He intimated that those subordinates were acting in the Bryan interest. The chair man ruled that there was no question of privilege presented, and when another delegates arose directed the officers to make the delegate take his seat. MT. E. G. Brown of Massachusetts came to the stand and made a short con ciliatory speech, recommending the adop- tion of the minority report to proceed to the nomination of vice president before the nomination of president The minority, representing twenty-two states, he said, asked of the majority that little concession, and he hoped it would be made.
 lie dSkeQ TOT poll OL SldleS. The chair ruled that MT Browns mo- tion was out of order until the previous motion to take up the reports by sec tions was disposed of.
 George Abbott of Nebraska disclosed the purpose of the movement to proceed to the selection of a vice president by brief speech, which was received With tumultuous applause. He said: The men who want you to vote for vice presi- dent first do so because they think we will not give them the vice presidency after they have nominated Bryan. Now, 1 come from Nebraska, and l say to you I will fight any proposition to make Se- wall vice president. Loud cheers.) Let us go ahead and nominate Bryan in good faith and 1 will guarantee you we will have a vice president from the south."
 Cyclone" Davis of Texas made an earnest appeal for the minority report. Sentiment Against Sewall. Delegate Patterson of Colorado spoke earnestly in favor of recognizing Bryan for president and Sewall for vice presi- dent. The name of Bryan was greeted with applause and the name of Sewall with shouts of disapproval Patterson said there were those who saw in the suspicious opening of the convention great hope for the future, lifting of heavy burdens from the shoulders of the people, and that hope would be realized by the election of the ticket nominated at Chicago with Bryan at the head loud cheers) and with Sewall at the foot. Shouts of dissent, which interrupted the speech for some time.) But Pattersonwas not easily suppressed and soon got fur ther hearing, in which he said: q be- lieve that If the ticket is divided, if Bryan is named for president and somebody other than Sewall for vice president, it will inevitably lead to confusion and re- elimination" Shouts of mo, no; sit down. sit doWn.')
 MT. Patterson got out another sentence or two. Tt would be declared" he ex- claimed, "a case of traffic and barter. How would the people look upon any at- race?''
 Here was another outbreak of dissent at MT. Pattersons speech and points of order were made against it, which were promptly overruled by the chair, who also directed the captain of police to sta ton officers in the gallery from which some of the interruption came, and to arrest the offenders.
 How will the people of this country" MT. Patterson said as soon as got the chance, regard MT. Bryan if he accepts at the hands of this body nomination which
 Discards His Companion
 on the ticket? I give it as my deliberate opinion that as an honorable man, as one pledged to stand by his companion he cannot with honor and decency give countenance to any action which sepa- rates him from the candidate for the vice presidency.
 Better nominate straight middle of the road ticket than divide the two can didate, one from the other. If there should be a straight middle of the road ticket nomina ted then all is plain. There can be then no misconception either as to the action of the convention or as to the action of the national committee But if you divide the ticket, then from the day the convention adjourns all is in doubt, all is uncertainty, all is acrimony, and the gold press of this country will believe that it has by this method achieved the substantial victory for which it has been contending.
 Now, gentlemen, let us proceed in the regular way I believe that as this situ- ation is considered, as results are can vassed, the conviction will come home to you that the position which take is the sound and patriotic one and ought to be followed by this convention
 Loud cries of question" were raised when MT. Patterson at last resumed his seat.
 MT. Jerry Simpson, taking the stand, said he would once more hold out the right hand of friendship to the south.
 "If you will go ahead,' he said, 'in regular way and nominate man for president I will pledge you the 92 votes of Kansas for your candidate for vice president"
 A delegate from Kansas rising In the body of the hall, declared that MT. Simp- son was not authorized to speak for him.
 "Very well,' rejoined Mir. Simpson, "91 votes. from Kansas, one goes astray." Daughter and applause.)
 A delegate from Maine wished to an- swer MT. Patterson, but the previous question was dema nded and the chair pronounced 1t to be carried and declared all further debate to be cut off. Never theless MT. Garry Brown of Massachu- setts and Ex-Governor Gibbs of Texas were permitted to address the conven- ton, both in favor of nominating the vice president and selecting a
 Southern Populist for the Office.
 Jerry Simpson, from the body of the hall, inquired whether Governor Gibbs would pledge the 103 votes of Texas for this purpose in the same way as he had pledged the votes of Kansas.
 Governor Gibbs replied: There are some men who can pledge the vote of delegation without consulting them, but we are not that kind of men" Gaugh- ter.)
 He went to say that notwithstanding all the reports of the death of the popu-