The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-26
". Debs, declining to permit the use Of
his name.
CALLED 1T OFF.
Move to Nominate by AccIamation n
Failure.

Failure.
At last as the only way of restoring
order. Gen. Field withdrew his motion
and the call of the states for nomina-
ton was continued.
T. B. Gator, of California, appeared
as the first speaker, of the series. who
appeared to second Bryan. Mr.. Gator
said he always stood against fusion,
but that the circumstances surround
ing the present situation were peculiar.
He added that the fact that BRYAN
was opposed to that den Of infamy"
Wall street, was sufficient to convince
him that Bryan was entirely accountable
to the Populists.
J. X. Hines, of Georgia, expressed
the opinion in his speech that BRYAN
would accept the nomination on the
Populist platform, and predicted a
glorious victory for the party with
Bryan and Watson as the Joint
standard bearers. Mr.. Hines was fol-
Idaho, who also seconded the BRYAN
nomination.
Time was called upon Mr. Claggett
and he retired to give place to Mr.
Taubeneck, of Illinois, chairman of the
national committee. When Mr. Taub-
eneck arose in his seat there were calls
for him to take the stand, but he de-
clined. saying that in case of Mr..
Bryan's nomination he felt that he
could pledge to him every Populist
vote in Illinois at the election next
Nevada delegation also seconded Bry-
an. When Iowa was called, it's time,
with the exception of one minute, was
yielded to Gov. Kolb, of Alabama who
appealed to the convention to sink pre-
JUDGE and passion in the cause of sill
yer and nominate that peerless
statesman, William J. Bryan The re-
served minute was occupied by
Calamity Weller, in protest against
fusion with the Democracy.
Jerry Simpson responded for Kansas.
T. J. Miller, of Tennessee, occupied
Kentucky's time with speech in Bry-
ans behalf. Louisiana yielded to Colo
RADIO and the rugged state sent to the
platform as her champion Mrs Minerva
Roberts. The tall, slender young lady
with face agloW and great, dark eyes
flashing, came forward to the stage. AS
she walked down the aisle with bound
ing step and assembled the platform her
dark golden hair shOne in the sunlight
She wore a white shirt-waist and an
attractive hat, and as she faced the
audience her radiant face brought the
convention to it's feet. Her first SEN
tence, delivered in clear, musical and
sympathetic voice, aroused them to
cheers. Her brief speech was one Of
the most eloquent delivered in the con-
Vention.
For the first time in the history of a
political convention woman has had the
opportunity of raising her voice to second the
nomination of a man who stands for the peo-
pie, and who made America what she is
today, where the parasites Of oppression shall
not live. Oh thank you. By our city flows
the Platte river, from where the Boy Orator
of Nebraska halls. and we Of Colorado second
his nomination. l know the gentleman whom
you represent will make a gallant fight and
will do what he can to obtain the victory
On one side is arrayed Mckinley and on the
other Bryan. There is no middle of the road
tremendous cheers.) Every factory Is idle
our lands are unworked and our people in
poverty, and you can do nothing at this con-
vention but accept this ticket. In the inter
est of the people of this great nation, in the
interest of the wives and mothers and chill
dren, we must preserve America as an
independent nation. l will take no more of
your time. You have already surfeit of
oratory-too much of it, indeed-so I will
simply add l have the extreme honor of sec
ondng the nomination of William Jennings
Bryan, OF Nebraska. Tremendous eheers.)
When she finished the convention
again arose and cheered and she was
besieged on all sides of the platform
with congratulations.