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afterward he was followed by Senator
Jones of Nevada, who took a seat beside
him.
Delegate L. G.. Bateman of Maine re-
sponded when his State was called, and
protested solemnly against the nomina-
ton of MIR. Sewall for Vice President. The
statement that Mr.. Sewall was formerly a
Greenbacker he denounced as absolutely
false. Mr.. Sewall had not one particle of
sympathy with the Peoples party except
as to the one item of sllver-which was
the least among the PoDulist demands.
Mr.. Sewall had been president of the
Maine Central Railroad, and in the last
year of his presidency the wages of he
railroad men in that company were cut
down 10 per cent. A comparison of Sewall
with Peter Cooper was an insult to the
immortal dead. He closed with the nom-
ination of Mann Page of Virginia, presi-
dent of the National Farmers Alliance.
R. B. Taylor of Michigan spoke in favor
of the nomination of Mr.. Watson of Geor-
gia.
Delegate Walton of Georgia (colored)
felt it great honor he said, to be on the
platform as delegate-at-Iarge from the
State OF Georgia and to be member of
the National Committee. He seconded
the nomination of Watson.
Frank M. Fogg of Michigan, formerly of
Maine, who was next introduced, COM
plained that he had been badly treated.
He intimated that he mad unpaid board
bills against some of his delegation and
this statement was received with storm
of Kisses. He stated that he had run for
Congress on the Greenback ticket and Mr..
Sewal had given him 500 for his ex-
penses. He was hooted into silence.
Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota, on be-
half of his State, seconded the nomin alton
of Mr.. Watson. He had supposed it was
agreed to unanimously that second place
should be given to Southern man. The
Peoples party could not sustain the can
didacy of Arthur Sewall of Maine.
If he were to go home and tell
the Populists of Minnesota that
this convention had nominated to the
Vice-Presidency a man worth Sc, ,0O0, 600,
the president of National bank and con-
nected with ten other National banks, an
officer in one of the railroads of New Eng
land and interested in half the railroads
of New England, the Populists of Mime
sofa would say that rather than vote for
such man they would see all the Demo
Gratis in the country 500 miles below the
lowest pit of hell. [Shouts of laughter
c. P. Gore, the ''blind orator of MissIss-
ippi," seconded the nomination of Frank
Burkitt of Mississippi. Missouri an
nounced that it had no name to present,
but was "forninst the man from Maine" F"
James Donovan of Montana supported
the nomination of Sewall, "the man of his
native SOIL" As he resumed his seat the
Montana delegation repudiated his senti-
ments, and the chairman OF the delega-
tion, Mr.. Roses, said the Peoples party of
Montana could not indorse for the second
highest Office in the United States the
president of National bank. [Cheers.
He closed by seccnding the nomination OF
Frank Burkitt.
George Abbott of Nebraska said he did
not represent the whole of the Nebraska
delegation, but he came before them be-
cause he had promised to support a
Southern Populist, and his mother had
taught him never to lie. He seconded the
nomination of Tom Wa tson.
Nevada was represented by Mr.. Rodgers
of California, who seconded the nomlna-
ton of Mr.. Skinner.
William Henry of North Carolina ad-
dressed the convention as the spokesman
of New Hampshire. He implored the
convention not to give their support to
Sewall, but seconded nobody.
When New Jersey was called delegate
from that State named Crandall tried to
make speech, but another delegate from
the same State asserted that New Jersey
did not desire to be heard. Mr.. Crandall.
however, began to talk about the planet
Mars and was 'guyed" by the whole con-
vention. The only thing he was able to
say intelligently was that his delegation
was Coxey delegation. As he made his
way back to his seat he was made the SUBJ
iect of mock congratulations which created
great merriment.
When the State of New York was called
the statement was made that the time of
New York had been given to Colorado.
Some Of the New York delegates objected
to this arrangement, but their objection
was overruied, and Mr.. Patterson of
Colorado seconded the nomination of
Arthur Sewall. Mr.. Patterson offered to
yield to the venerable Senator from
Nevada, Mr.. Stewart, and after some dis
sent he was heard.
Senator Stewart said he had devoted the
best years of his life to the cause because