The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-07-31
TEXAS WALKS OUT.
WEAVER'S STIRRING AP
PEAL FOR UNION.
Scene of Tumultuous Enthusiasm
Follows His Close-Mrs. Roberts of
Colorado and Mrs. Lease of Kan
sas Also Make Strong Sec
ondipg Speeches-End of
the Convention.

ST. LOUIS, July 81. - At 4 o'clock
this afternoon the Populist notlonal
convention completed the ticket
which it began last night with Tom
Watson of Ge I for second place
by nominating ". j. Bryan of Ne
braska for President. This it did,
though 1t had been plainly told that
Mr.. Bryan would not accept the nomi-
nation without Arthur Sewall What
the Populists and the nominee will do
remains to be seen, but 1t is reasona-
BILE to suppose that Mr.. Bryan will de-
cline the offered position.
Texas Delegates Walk Out.
The Texans did not await the as
sured result of the convention to de-
eide upon their course. A majority
of them bolted in advance. They
were headed by Delegates-at-Large
Jeremie c. Kearby and M. NJ Williams.
The first named Is easily the leader of
the Populists in Texas and it is con-
ceded by all that he will be the party's
nominee for governor. He left the
convention declaring that he would
not return and said that Texas would
never accept Bryan. Delegate at
Large Williams said that he would
rather vote for Mckinley than the
NebraSkan.
About fifty-five members Of the Tex
as delegation cast their lots at once
with the boilers, Stump Ashby among
them. The others remained, in pur-
suance of an agreement made in eau
Gus to support the nomination Of Nor
ton of Illinois, as the expression of the
anti Bryan strength. The Texans
were very frank IN the announcement
of their purposes: 1--WE will make re-
port of our action to the state Populist
convention to be held August at Gal
weston, said Delegate-at- Large Jermie
Kearby, ''and that convention will un-
doubtedly sustain us.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 21.-The Popu-
list national convention was tardy in
assemb bling this morning and the
weary, wornout patriots who had
struggled and wrangled since last
Wednesday had very tired look, but
that there was plenty of fight left in
them was developed beyond a perad-
venture when two or mo1e Peoples
party delegates got together. for there
was sure to be an argument, and
sometimes a wrangle, and often noisy
contentious All these were noticea-
able on every side as the delegates
came together to finish the work of
the convention.
Some of w. J. Bryan's enthusiastic
admirers declared before the conven-
would nominate him regardless of his
wishes. Tom Patterson of Colorado
and Ex-Governor Lewelling of Kansas,
however, said that this would not do.
They counseled an Endorsement of
BRYAN instead of q nomination, point
ing out that an Endorsement which
did not require an acceptance was the
way out of the tang!e.
Senator Jones, chairman of the
Democratic national committee. was
much sought by Bryan leaders who
were anxious to know if he had re-
eeived any information from Mr..
Bryan indicating that he would recon-
slider the decision made yesterday that
he could not accept the nomination
for President unless Sewall was also
named. Mr.. Jones did not expect any
reconsideration and SO informed all
Bryan men who called upon him.
"Cyclone" Davis and other radicals
insisted that Bryan could not refuse
and, if he did. the responsibility OF
disaster at the polls would rest on the
Democracy, not the Populists.
Called to Order.
When Senator Allen called the con-
veption to order at 9:35 o'clock the
hall had not been put In order, and
one delegate, who had proba bly, re-
mained in the hall all night. was
slumbering peacefully, stretched out
on the floor in remote portion of the
hall.
After the invocation a Connecticut
delegate arose to protest against
further display of lung power that
had characterized the first three days
of the convention. He thought it
about time the convention exercised a
little 'horse sense" His statement
was given round of applause.
Chairman Allen announced that the
first thing in order was the selection
of members of the national committee
and the committee TO notify the cam
didaIes for President and Vice Presi-
dent.
Ignatius Donnelly got on a chair
and announced that his private land
plank did not appear in the printed
platform. He wanted the convention
to understand that 1t had been
adopted
Several resolutions were presented
and referred without reading or de-
bate, and then the man with the fog.