The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-25

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and other missiles, so that he at last
gave UP the attempt to speak and took
his seat.
| All evening the out-and-out Bryan
managers had been comforting earnest
ly over the situation. They had coun-
selled with Chairman Jones. who was
/ in direct Geographic communication
! with candidate Bryan. Rumors flew
about among the knowing ones, but
the convention was in profound ignor-
ance of what was going on. The dele
gates were listening to the nominating
speeches on the theory that they were
nominating running mate for Bryan.
When New York was reached Mr..
Pence. on behalf of that state, yielded
his time to Colorado. AS Tom Pat
terson, who has been ore of the most
earnest and active Bryan managers,
arose in his chair, the convention held
its breath. a sensation of some sort
was anticipated, but it did not occur.
The action of the delegates made it
unWise to spring the sensational fact
that Bryan would not accept the nom
nation on the terms the convention
proposed.
Mr., Patterson. on behalf of Colorado.
simply seconded the nomination of Sc
wall.
The convention Kissed this state
ment
Mr.. Patterson then yielded the bal
ance of his time, five minutes to SEN
ator Stewart of Nevada The middle
of the road men were in an ugly mood
and they Kissed the suggestion. 1t
was only after an appeal by the chair
man for fair play that order could be
restored. Then the venerable patri-
archial senator came forward to the
front of the platform and in pathetic
tones made his appeal for the cause
of silver, in which the best years of
his life had been enlisted. When the
middle of the readers saw the drift of
his remarks they began to shout
Time" Even an appeal to the "chiv-
airy of the south" failed to quiet them.
and the venerable senator retired to
the rear of the platform.
Chairman Allen expressed his regret
that hearing could not be accorded
to this distinguished guest.
When the name of North Carolina
was reached, Senator Butler deprecat-
ed the action of the convention in re-
fusing to hear Senator Stewart
w. a. Guthrie of North Carolina sec
onded the nomination of Skinner.
John zitz of Ohio fell into the popu-
lar current, seconding the nomination
of Mr.. Watson.
Watson's nomination seemed to be
especially popular with the states to-
dorsed by Washington, Wisconsin,
West Virginia and several other states
and territories.
Alexander Kent, of tine Dictrict of
Columbia, made a vigorous speech for
the endorsement of Mr.. Sewall. He
thought it would have been wise to
have endorsed the Democratic platform.
This expression of opinion developed a
small tunult, amid which DIR. Kent
retired.
1t was five minutes of II when the
chair stated that there would be no
more nominating speeches. He an
rounced that the roll call of states
would be called for ballot.
Delegate Wood of Texas, who, in
the middle of the road caucus last
night, offered a resolution to bolt the
convention, denounced the platform,
made a brief speech seconding Bur
keht' S nomination, who four years ago
was the
POPULIST CANDIDATE FOR VICE
PRESIDENT.
General Field was received as a nes-
tor of tine party. He urged the nomi-
nation of Mr. Page.
AT exactly II o'clock, midnight, just
as the roll call was about to begin,
the front of the platform. He called att
tentfon to the lateness of the hour and
advised a nights meditation. He pro-
posed that the convention take one bal
lot and then adjourn.
The middle of the road men howled
him down.
Chairman Allen severely rebuked the
convention. He severely reprimanded
the delegates, who, he said, had howled
down some of the most distinguished
men in the party, and ordered the roll
call to proceed.
Arkansas started off with % votes for
Watson Tom Patterson of Colorado
cast the As votes of his state for Sewall
amid a round of
APPLAUSE FROM THE BRYAN
MEN.
Some one jumped up and challenged
the vote claiming that ne wanted to
record his vote for Watson. Patterson
denounced him as an interloper, and he
proved to be on investigation, MEMBER
of the contested delegation that had
been excluded. Indiana gave her 80
votes to Watson. Kansas gave SewaH
50 of her 80 votes. Louisiana gave the
bulk of her vote to Watson. 1t looked
as if Watson nligh6 be nominated ON
the first ballot until North Carolina
cast her % votes for Skinner, Tennes-
see her II for Mimms and Texas her
10 for Burkett.
This split UP the large delegation.
After the roll call was completed,
however, Texas, changed her vote to
Watson, and there were other changes
in favor of the Georgian. Colonel Bur-
kett of Mississippi went to the stage |
and
WITHDREW HIS NAME.
Then Mimms withdrew in Watson's
favor. The Georgian already had
votes enough to nominate, but the vote
of Tennessee was finally transferred to
his column. Some one made motion
to make the nomination unanimous
and it carried with whoop. Then
some one called attention to the fact
that the nomination of Watson was
at exactly sixteen minutes
to /. This tickled the middle of the
road men and they shouted "Hurrah,"
"hurrah,'' and yelled '16 to L" They
grasped their banners and started a
demonstration, but suddenly, without
warning, the lights were extinguished
and the convention was left in total
darkness.
PANDEMONIUM REIGNED.
Men shouted out of the inky black
ness; others sang and a few cursed.
The band struck up a lively air. A
few candles were brought in to the |
press tables and the delegates crowd !
ed about them, pushing and swaying in |
the f1ickering lights. Several suggest
ed that it was an ill-omen, but cho- |
rus of voices shouted that it was a
put-up job.
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