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for a moment 1t looked as II he intended
to personally assault the chairman. Sud.
denly some one cried put him out" and
wings and hustled him down the steps. He
was afterward elected from the hall
Piatform Adopted.
ALI the amendments were laid on the
table, and the platform as reported by a
majority of the committee was adopted,
not without few cries of dissent.
II. d. Lloyd of Illinois moved to proceed
to the selection Of candidate for Vice
President. The chair said the motion was
unnecessary, as that was the next business
in order The states were called for noui-
nations. When Alabama was called. Col.
II. G. Bowman placed in nomination Bar
upon his speech. however. the convention
decided to take recess of an hour and
half. until 6 o'clock
AT $50 the convention assembled and
Chairman Allen introduced Judge Jefferson
Pollard of Missouri. who read the platform
OF the silver convention and a message
about the nomination Of Bryan and Sewall
by It,
by delegates in various parts of the hall,
who raised the point Of order that the reg
eiar order was the nominations for Vice
President.
order. Many planks of the silver party's
platform Were enthusiastically received,
but wnen the action of the silver conven-
tlon IN nominating Bryan and Sewall was
read 1t was jeered by the middle Of the
road contingent, and on the motion of q
Texas delegate the proceedings of the sill
yer convention were referred to the COM
mlttee on resolutions.
Nominated for Vice President.
Nominations were then called for, but the
convention experienced good deal Of diff
Guilty in getting under way, owing to a
ruling made by the chair.
When the parliamentary situation had
been Strengthened out Col. Bowman, who
was taken OF the floor by the adjournment
of the convention. took the stage and plac
ed in nomination Congressman Harry Skin
not very enthusiastically received.
Congressman Howard of Alabama placed
Thomas E. Watson in nomination in a
speech In which he paid a high tribute to
nalist and a state sman. He said that In all
respects Mr.. Watson was the peer Of MIR.
Bryan. Mr.. Watson's name was received
with loud applause.
Mr.. Howard was followed by J. R. Sow
ereign Of Arkansas in a practical. straight
forward speech secondlng the nomination
Of Mr.. Watson, whom he designated as
victim of the ballot-box suffers.
Sewall Placed In Nomination.
Colorado yielded to New York, and Lafe
Pence ascended the platform. He lost no
time In coming to the point. Immediately
he mentioned Mr.. Sewalrs name it was
greeted with loud applause, mingled with
hisses- His speech took the shape Of an
argument. but his tone was defiant from
the beginning. As Mr.. Pence proceeded
the convention quieted down and Mr.. Pence,
after the first burst Of disapproval, was In
terrupted only by applause.
Azman Murphy ascended the platform
amid a storm Of handclapping to second
Watson's nomination AT the close Of Mr..
Murphy's speech Harry Tracy OF Texas
arose and asked whether, II Watson
should be nominated. he would remain on
the ticket until the election. Yes, sir"
came the response, quick and sharp; yes
sir: until hell freezes over. This was plain
speech and 1t brought the convention to Its
feet in burst of applause.
A number Of other populists were placed
in nomination, among whom were Frank
Burkitt of Mississippi, A L Mimms OF
Tennessee, Marion Page Of Virginia
The name of Frank Burkitt Of Mississippi
was suggested by Mr.. l. Weller. known in
his state Of Iowa as Calamity Weller, who
declared that Mr.. Burkitt combined all the
good qualities Of all the other candidates.
Mr.. W H. Calhoun. chairman of the Iowa
delegation, followed Mr.. Weller, declaring
that Weller did not represent the sentiment
Of the Iowa delegation. He suggested no
name. Col Harris Of Kansas, one of the
few speakers with a voice capable of filling
the hall. seconded Sewalfs nomination. Col
Harris was literally applauded, and there
were frequent demonstrations In Sewall's g
behalf during the progress of his talk.
Judge DoSter. also from Kansas seconded
Watson's nomination on behalf of part of
the Kansas delegation He also was roundly
appauded by the southern delegates. Mr..
Doster expressed the belief that, If Mr. Wat
tod all Il
withdraw. This sentiment was received
with cries of ''Good!' Captain Burnham
of Tennessee nominated A. L. Mimms of
Tennessee. He spoke very earnestly.
They offer US Mr.. SewaIl," he said Mr.
Pence tells us that 1t is no objection to Mr.
SewAl that he II q millionaire. I do not
know whether he is a millionaire or a bank
rupt, but Billy Bryan knows"
The expression did not elicit any approv-
ing demonstration He declared 1t to be a
foresone conclusion that Bryan should be
nominated. with populist as yoke-fellow.
This pleased the convention. and was ap-
plauded, as was the statement that the
Democratic party had become a bank
rupt, with the devil as a receiver" He
euloslzed Mr.. MiInms as profound states
man and as man whose heart was ever
beating for humanity. He was almost a
counterpart Of William J. Bryan.
G. M Miller Of Illinois seconded the nomi-
nation OF MIR. Mirnms. and Judge A. Gunby
that OF Mr.. Watson. The latter referred to
Mr.. Watson as the "plumed knight" of the
peoples party.
Mr.. Gunby was loudly applauded when he
referred to Mr.. Sewall He said he could
not see the consistency of selecting the
president Of national bank to put down
national banks.
IT." said Mr.. Gunby, in conclusion. ..the
democratic party swallows Tom Watson
they will have more brains in their stomach
than they have in their heads"
This sentiment took the convention by
stcrm- Hundreds Of delegates rose to their
feet and cheered Justify, and almost before
he knew what was taking place or before
the convention realized the situation. MIR.
Gunby was caught up by four or fiye sial-
Wart delegates and, large man though he
ls. he was trotted around the hall on the
shoulders of his friends. The scene appeaL
ed to the conventions sense of hurnor. and
the applause was from that time forth lib
orally sprinkled with shouts of laughter
Prof. L. Z. Bateman Of Maine. the Doru
list candidate for governor. nominated
Marion Page of Virginia, president Of the
Farmers Alliance of that state In doing
so he protested in behalf Of the entire
Maine delegation against SewalIs nomina-
ton He had nothing against Mr.. sewall
personally he said, but he objected to the
nomination of a man who had not one par
ticle Of sympathy with the principles of
the peoples party. save the one minor
question of silver. The story has been in
dustriously circulated that SewalI was a
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