Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-25
BRYAN AND WATSON
Nebraska Man Objected to His
Runnino Mate. But Was n
Nominated Anyhow
SEWALL SHOWED UNDER
The Middle of : the Road Men
Fought Hard, But the Odds
Were Against Them.
BoLTER GOES ON RECORD

BOLTER GOES ON RECOR[
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 25.-The prac
tical withdrawal of Bryan's name, b.
the nomination, last night, of Thoma
Watson, of Georgia, for vlce-president
leaves the populists all at sea, thi
morning. Senator PETER was early OF
the floor of the convention, urging tha
Bryan's name be put at the head OF th
ticket, with or without his consent
The radical element is jubilant owe
the announcement that Bryan will no
run with Watson. The conservative
crowd is depressed over the outlook.
BRYAN's DEcLINATIoN.
Senator Allen has vainly endeavoret
10 induce Bryan to withdraw his tele
gram of declination and he appears Il
have program to suggest to the con
vention. Each delegate seems to hav'
separate plan, each, when disclosed
proving more impossible of execution
than the other.
CONVENTION CONvENEs.
The popu'ist convention was called
to order by Permanent Chairman Sena
tor Allen, at 9:40, this morning. Aftel
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Kent, of Washing
ton, the chairman repealed his ruling
on last nights amendment, which wa
adopted by the convention, giving the
nomination for vice-president the pref
erence, and made the selection of the
national committeeman the next order
4 of business. J. X. Burnett, of Califor-
mia, protested, saying tbs was not SO,
and contending that the convention
had simply transposed the nomination
of the vice-president ard president.
/. The chairman replied that the gen.
tleman's statement of facts was entire
I ly erroneous, and went on with the
naming Of the national committeeman.
NOMINATIONS IN ORDER.
The chair then announced that the
::::sssst :: CT 0rddeT of business would De nomi-
nations for president. Delegate Green,
of Nebraska, got on the platform to
make motion. and a speech. The.
latter was to the effect that this was
one of the most important conventions
ever assembled on American, soil. 1t
was to name man, notsonly to head
the ticket, but who was to be elected
At this point, the speech was inter
rupted by points of order, which irri-
tated Mr.. Green to the extent of max
ing him leave the stage. However, he
was induced to come back. The rules
were suspended to enable him to go on
in order. He declared, however, that
his self-respect would prevent him from
saying anything, and he retired for
good.
Alabama being called, George Cath
er, of that state, addressing his "broth-
ers and sisters of the convention, !"
yielded to James B. Weaver, who, he
satds would name the man who would
be tho running mate to Mr.. Watson to
run the gold bugs out of existence.
WEAVER NAMES BRYAN.
Hon. J. B. Weaver came forward
and was presented by the chairman.
Mr.. Weaver opened his speech with
the remark that the condition of the
peoples party, this morning, was
t.most critical" He had tut two as
pirations-one,t to preserve, untarnished
and On broken, the great principles of
the party; the other, to preserve the
party organization in every portion of
the country. He assumed that all the
delegates had read in the papers. thi,
morning. the telegram from Bryan,
deeEining to accept the nomination of
the peoples party, disassociated from
Gswaii. HNo man." said Weaver,
sseould have done less and be a man.
Mr.. Bryan'S attitude challenges the
respect of every delegate present and
Of every man who reads the. proceed
irgs OF this convention "But,' he
eeh.inued, "this is a greater question
tks4 the personality of our candidates
After / read Mr.. Bryan's telegram, l
Mttegly TNfu,ed, and now utterly re-
fuse. to eo&aar with the desire OF either
MIR. Bryan OF senator Jones as to whom
shall be the nopiAee of this conven-
siSH. .
Mr. Weaver's mention of Bryan's
nams received great applause, The
whols convention was standing on
chairs and waving hats. A gigantic
wooden cross snrmounted by golden
crown, thus reversing Mr.. Bryan's
famous epigrams gas brought in and
carried around the hall, The guidons
OF the states we're raised. and vocifer-
ous b ttempt made to raise enthusiasm,
but will marked absence OF Spon-
tanlety. The portrait Of Bryan was
displayed. aad numerous devices car
ried around tho hall.
All the STATES joiGad 10 the demon
atration except Missouri. Texas, Rhode
Island and Wisconsin, After this hip
podrome performance, which lastsd
for nearly thirty minutes. the conven-
tion was called to order. General Field,
of Virginia, came to the front and in
short. impassioned speech. he declared
that Bryan was the choice OF the Vir-
ginia delegation, and declared that al
though no music had been provided,
yet The convention was marching TO
lsthe Wnsic of the speech" that nvic-
tory Stands tiptoe on the mountain top
khat all which the convention had to do.
was to ACCEPT it,, "Now, gentlemen
nj the jury he weut on-.I mean,
gentlemen of the econyeptiop." [Laugh-
fer1 II move the rules be suspended
aad that the noRinatiop OF VIM.
Bryan be declared unanimously.
Tke chairman put the question and
two-thirds OF the delegates rose With
FociieroNs shouts, ''aye," "sye."'