The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-25

ifS uIdI OIUtT OF business. L am
here to fight Sewall," he yelled, "on
every proposition. | am here from the
cornfields ot he West to shake hands
with the cotton fields Of the South"
When he said he was willing to do
staigh,-outs yelled and cheered like
madmen.
Afer he left the stand there were
loud cries for "Gyclone" Davis and
Jerry Simpson. The former quickly
responded. He made a characteristic
speech. With arms waving like fans
Of wind mill, he wanted to know If
the men from the "crested heights
would give the South the second place
There were loud cries of, YES we
will"
He announced that they were willing
TO accept the Joshua Of Nebraska il
they could he assured of candidate
OF their own for Vice President, and
the preservation of the Peoples party
Tom Patterson, of Colorado, depress-
ed the croalSing of the birds OF evil
omen, and declared that what this
great convention" would do would
add to the power and the glory of the
party it represented.
''If this ticket is divided he cried.
lifting his arms aloft, ''if Bryan is en-
dorsed and a Southern man named for
Nice-President, such Il confusion will
result that " but he got no further
The anti-Sewall men jeered and hooted
NO. no. they said, ''let Sewall get
out of the way"
The anti-Sewall men continued 10
jeer, and there were several cries from
the galleries of Put him out" The
man who was creating the disturbance
in the gallery was elected.
NJ Patterson then gave it as his
opinion that Mr.. Bryan, as an honor
able man, could not accept a nomina-
tion on such terms.
Il believe ii would be BETTER" he
said. 'for this convention to nominate
staight middle-of-the-road ticket
than to divide the ticket"
Some shouted, stop him NO"
cried the Texans Let him 90, Give
him rope, and he will hang himself" ;"
When he finished an Arkansas dele
gate shouted, Can a representative of
the Mckinley ticket also have a hear
ing?'
Delegate Bateman, of Maine, at
tempted to reply TO MIR. Patterson, but
Jerry Simpson got the floor and created
unbounded enthusiasm among the anti
Sewall men by declaring that Kansas
would cast her 90 votes for Southern
man for Aice-President. You don't
speak for me-" cried Delegate Kelley,
of the Sun Flower State.
well, then" retorted Simpson, zone
of the ninety-two has gone astray, but
say to the South, if you will give us
the President we will give you the
Vice. President"
Judge Plowman, of South Dakota,
who said he represented the only State
that had two Populist United States
Senators, would be for the mitN.e-of-
the-road man for Nice-President if the
delegation could be convinced "that it
was for the best interests of the
party"
This qualification raised a storm of
ieers.
At this point the previous question
was ordered, but Gen. Brown and
Barney Gibbs, of Texas, managed 70
get in two speeches under the guise of
parliamentary inquiries. The latter
advocated the nomination of a South
ern man for Nice-President' and fusion
of electors.
''WiH YOU pledge your delegation for
Bryan?" asked Jerry Simpson, ''as
Kansas pledged her votes for South
ern candidate for Vice-President?"
Gen. Gibbs neatly parried the in
terrogatory by saying that he could
not speak for the delegation.
The committees report recommends
ing that nominating speeches of Presi-
dent and Nice-Presdent be limited 10
twenty minutes and seconding to five
minutes was adopted
The National committee was increas-
ed from one to three members from
each State and Territory.
Senator Butler moved that the Na-
tonal committee select its own chair
man and officers. which was agreed to.
NORTH CAROLINAS VOTE.
On the question relating to the or
der in which presidential and vice
presidential candidates be nominated,
the anti-Bryan delegates lined up in
favor of the adoption of the minority
report.
The roll-call was followed with in
tense interest. When North Carolina
was reached Congressman Skinner
mounted a chair and insisted on MAX
ing a statement. North Carolina" he
said, "stands with Nebraska. The
cause Oh IOpullSIH IN tue DOulH SuOulu
be recognized by the nomination of
Southern candidate for ce-President.
North Carolina therefore casts SIS votes
for the minority report"
BY this time it was rumored about
that the minority report had small
majority in it's favor.
Bedlam broke loose. The band play
ed, men wrestled with each other and
great excitement prevailed. When or
der was restored, Congressman Skin
ner, again demanded absolute pledges.
"We don't want this convention rum
he shouted, "as Grover Cleveland was
elected-by false pretenses."
The announcement of the vote 7S5
to 615 in favor of the minority report
was of course the signal for another
enthusiastic anti-Bryan demonstra-
ton.
General J. +. Weaver, chairman of
the committee on resolutions. was
then at 3.05 p. m. recognized to read
the platform as agreed to by the com
mittee. He was received with applause.