The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-07-29

sslsgate irsFly rstorted: sTfl whole con.
'entoa Is st eAs with repeatses.
Tue utmost confusion was prevailing all tbi.
Nne' ana II Eas simply impossible 10 obtalz
"a accurate idea Of the condition Of businss.
pEBs AGAIN SAYS SO.
Ins roll-eaH vas interrupted to allow IN,
reading Of telegram TO one Of the delesatsA
1t was.
Please do not permit TIE use Of my nam,
Tor nomination. Eravxrv Y nm =
Inc motion TO suspend the rules wa, under- |
STOOD 70 be Withdrawn aud the ellI OF states
Tor presidential nominations was begun.
CALIFORNIA HEARD FROM
when the state Of California was called Mr.
I. V. Gator Of that state, came 10 the stan4
and spoke OF the necessity OF acting calmly
ccoly and justly in the great crisis which has
come Unexpectedly on the peoples party.
long and tlowery Grafton vas wound up by
the nomination Of VIM. ]. Bryan-to which
nomination another California delegate oh.
iected
The call OF states was then continued. Mr.
Coo0, OF Alabama. In the chair.
GEORGIA, TOO.
When the state OF Georgia was called, Mr.
Hunt, OF that state, came 10 the platform He
Desah his speech by thanking the convention
lor us action Friday night ia nominating Tom
watson for the e.presidency. He seconded
the nomination Of Mr.. Bryan. and predicted an
onward march TO victory and triumph"
A VOICE FROM IDAHO.
Col Clagett responded to the call OF Idaho,
and seconded the nomination OF Bryan. IL
seemed 10 him that II would be a crime against
liberty MS crime against humanity, II the
convention failed TO secure the nomination OF
the great masses Of the common people.
TAUBENECK AND SIMPSON.
When Illinois was called the nomination Of
| Bryan wns seconded By Mr. Taubeneck. In
diana also seconded IL, Iowa yielded It's time
to Mr., kolb, OF Alabama, who tvacating thu
chalrl addressed the convention In a speech
secoudlng the nomination OF Bryan, waom hs
eulosiIed as a peerless statesman; as one who
would, II elected president, see that the free
and unlimited eoinags OF silver should be re-
established and the golden god Of Wall street
dethroned,
When Kansas was called Mr. Jerry Simpson
made short speech secondlng the nomination
Of Mr. Bryan and eulogizing him.
BRYAN, A "PLuMED KNIGHT"
The delegates OF Kentucky put forward as
their spokesman Mr.. Miller, Of Tennessee who
grayely asserted that the peoples party was
the young lion In American politics"
He also described Bryan AS "the plumed sill
yer knight OF the northwest" who appeared to
initiate somewhat In the role OF "a boy ora
tor"
SHE GOT LITTLE MIXED,
The delegates from Louisiana put forward
as their orator handsome brown-haired
young vomau Mrs. Roberts, OF Colorado, who
informed the convention that she came from
q state where the men had the courage AMI
chivalry to grant TO women the right which
they demanded for themselves
I'VE OF Colorado" She exclaimed, II mean
we Of Louisiana Qaughterl, second the nom
ination OF Mr. Bryan"
A BOT ORATOR
Mr.. Henry w. Call, Of New York, wa'
deputed to speak for Maine, and proved to be
another specimen OF boy orator He SPOKE
Of the proposed marry -age between populisn
and democra " declared that he knew OF |
Just and lawful impedlment to it, and ex'
claimed that, In the name OF the common
wealth, he forbade the bans. daughter,
lie wgs proceeding to oppose the nomination
OF Mr. Bryan, when the chairman (Mr. Allen
called the attention OF the Maine delegation Il
the fact that II was understood MIR
.
be right, and Mr.. Field declared angrily tina
"ths gentleman was abusing the confidence o
: the convention, and was not p0pulist at all.
PoPuLIsr FOR TWO WEEKS
The chairman asked Of the New York dele
CATION whether Mccall was delegate, and tn
answer was that he had been member OF th
peoples party only two weeks, and had at
tended only one meeting 1t was asserted tha
al. lion lisf
sentiments
, Jerry Simpson replied that nobody In th
Kansas delegation knew anything about hin
(Laughter) well said the chairman COT
temptuously, "he knows more than the ol
populsts-let hun speak" (shouIs OF laugh
, teri
NOMINATED NORTON.
| The 10y orator went on with his speech, ds
4 nouncing the gag law, and opposing the nom
( nation OF man who had repudated the a'
tlon Of the convention Friday. He nal IN
honor Of nominating broad-hearted phliai
thropist and man Of the people, pioneer
0 the ause OF reforms f. Norton' OF Ohioag'
SOME POINTED WORDS.
Mr.. Il, Gerry Brown, OF Massachusetts, can
, to the platform - speak for his state. D
y said that he was no longer here for his part
= he was here for his country. There was !
) marty. ON both sides there were two forc'
= lighting, and there was no middle road
y whoever was in the middle OF the road wi
dead-.poue down beiore the fighting (Cheers
= n was either fight for Mr.. Bryan or a hgl
t Ior hell and damnation In this country
! (Cheers and laughter)
on ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER.
: "Fall In, then, he cried, on one slde Or u
= other--'and damned be he who hrst cries moi
IS Enouoh.' The God OF our fathers is In th
7 aoht The God Of our fathers gave us Brya
!, III is our leader to-day against Hanna, Ham
n uauphterl. Choose ye, to-day, whom We Sh'
serve, In behalf Of the 20 votes oil Massach
so,ts I second the nomination OF W. j. Bryan
= (Cheersl
MINNESOTA FOR BRYAN.
n MFR. Donnclly, OF Minnesota, amid applaus
!. snote in favor Of the nomination OF Bryan
"a think II we are going to nominate nun ne sa
!, ,.a vbonld he generous 10 him. We should I
I. ,orce him into such an embarrassing poslue
:, ,Cheers1 Neither do think we ought TO G.
;. unon him to indorse our platform Our pri
"a .inlss do not exist by the suferance oil Wm'
ia Bryan or any man on earth ..
uRs. LEASE DECLARES FOR BRYAN
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Lease was next intI
auced by the chairman and was loudly eneer'
ni,,osting herself of the handsome Dlac
ur nlnmed hat she had been wearing ana
rancinr to the front OF the platform sne
At t,yored in ringing tones, which reac ned eN'
IN nart Of the hall an eloquent appeal LOT UNI
q. ,sStch had not one tinge OF the oltterh'
,suaily asserted in her speeches on tne o'
,rarv she said that she had never oeen
:, nro,,d Of peing an American as she haa o'
~ p,,sSn, p This convention. "Youhave been ca
Gu Nv .S ,hn great responsibility placed upon yo'
u, sba said "You have demonstrated your ehl'
n au cination from the domination oil party pressu
ne : lane 10 this convention to-day wearinl
-, prvan badge for the first time determ'neu =
l1 - ,,a,tar what might be the action oil tne @
" nontion no that from now till next Novemoe .,
would support VIM. J. Bryan and we WI. :.
!, Kim the next president OF the United s's'e
is. (Cheers.l ,.ropu.rtoS
oe ,,,..onri beine called the chairman OF
,.'.sa,;on said they wanted to know II
pv,es unns y would accept before they voted. ~
10 DIE by o. rot willing to go outside their parry
'us NJ ,bev knew the man they Voteo ioi W.
.as stand !, pon the platform. lCneers 49,
D. Ths chair asked II the gentleman was !"
an0 dominating or a seconding speech.
Oh ,ns ls.,u,ston dhe gentleman in question:
ir- l,,.d hat he was making nominating spe.
te. us closed by nominating lsnatlus Douue'''