Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-25

motion was unnecessary, NJ that was
the business IN order. The states woro
callet irt nominations. When Ala
lama WAS called, CJl. T.. q. Bowman
mounted the platform and placed in
nomination Btfutlt Gibbs Of Texae.
Before he entered UPON his speech,
however, tbs convention decided ~
tale a fecois Of IA hour and hall I'M
tli 8 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
AZ 0:32 tho convention Tonssemblcd
nud Chs,fmnn a Ion iutroduCedJudgc
Jtiicrsun Pollard OF Missouri, who
iCad the platform OF the silver cJnvun.
ton anu "a message about the nOminR-
Ton Oi Bryan anu t3ewRll ny H. Tho
reading was repeatedly interrupted 10y
delegates Ia various pafls OF the hall,
who raised the pOilt Of order That the
regular order was nominations for Vice
President. Senator Allen Ovefruled
these points VI orutt. Many OF the
plnpks OF the Silver patty's platform
wefu enthusiastically received, but
when tho action q the Silver convun.
ton In nominating Bryan and sewall
was read II was Jrotod by the middle
Of tins road contingent.
Nominations were thOn calld for,
hut the convention experienced q guoI
zeal Of difficulty In getting under wBy,
owing 10 ruling made by tho chair.
When the parliamentary situation had
been straigbteded out, Col. Bowman,
who had Teen taken OF the floor by
tue adjournment oil the convention this
afternoon, took the age and placed In
nomination CongrusHman Harry Skin.
uur Vt North CntOnnn. Col Bowman
looked IiEu Now York Il ok broker.
Hu was slylisulv dressed aud wore
ulooe.trlmmed NhnIyko beard. lie
reviewed NJ length thu situation.
Congressman Howard Of Alabama
placed Hon. Thomas T.. Watson In
nomination In a tpoech In which he
did ample jusIioe To tho ehip Of state
Of the Peoples party, and paid a high
tribute to sir. WNs0n's character Ne
man, journalist and statesman.
Mr.. Howard WIS followed by J. Il.
Sovereign OF Arkausns Ia pfacucal,
straightforward speech urCOnding the
nomination Of Mr.. Walton, whom lac
designated rs very suitable man.
Colorado yielded 10 Now York, and
Pence ascunJed tue platform. lilo liet
no time In coming to tue point. Im-
mediately he mentioned Mr.. Sewhll'A
name II was greeted with loud mp.
plause mingled with liberal supply Of
nietus. His speech togk tue shape OF
an Argument, but mis- tono was defiant.
lie said no had met fifteen pop.
ulists today VINO were opposed TO
5ewall, whose average term OF service
In the parry was two or three yeare.
He aAioued ho hat 10 personal IN
tetea,s In Nit. Spwall's sucouss. "rhe
vice presidency" lao SAID, "dueu not
nmuuut TO much unless tho President
Ia eonsumptive, ana Billy Bryan II
not a Consumptive" Pefa0nnlly he
would prefer Skinner or Watson, but
he wanted 10 succeed ia defeating sic.
Kinley.
Amman Murphy assembled the plat.
form, nud amid a storm Of hnndClAp-
ping seconded Watson's nomination.
Captain BuTnham Of Tennessee
nominated tue Hon. A. l.. Mimms Of
Tennessee. He declared IL % be n
iotegOBe conclusion that Bryan should
be nominated with n Populist as n
yoke.iellOw. This pleased the c0nyen.
ton and was applaudod.
q. W. Miller OF Illinois seconded
the nomination Of Mr.. iimms, aud
Judge A. A. Gunpy that OF Mr.. Wat
son.
Prof. l., &. Bateman OF Maine, the
Populist candidate for governor, nomi-
mated Mann Page Of Virginia, pfesl.
dent OF the farmers Alliance Of that
state,
THE BALLOT.
Arkansas started oil with 95 votes
for Watson. Tom Patterson of Colo.
RADIO cast tho IS voles Of his state for
Sewall amid n round OF applause from
tho Bryan men. Indiana gave her 80
votes TO Watson. Kansas gave sewall
81 Of her o. votes. LOUISIANA gave the
bulk n her vote % Watson. II looked
~ ~ Waits n might BE- nominated on