The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-30
NOMINATED Mr.. BRYAN
THE POPULISTS Needed NOT
HIS DECLINATION OF THE
NIGHT PREVIOUS.
A DAY OF EXCITING SCENES
SEVERAL TIMES BORDERING ON
RIOT-ONE FIST FIGHT
OCCURRED.
ALIENS SHREWD POLITICAL MOVE
A MOTION CARRIED GIVING THE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE PIE
NARY POWER.
The UNSOPH|ST|CATED BIT READILY
GIVES THE COMMITTEE POWER
TO MAKE ANY KIND OF TERMS
WITH BRYAN.
ACTIONS INDICATE THAT A BOLT IS AEDITATED
MANY TEXAS AND OTHER DIS
GRUNTLED DELEGATES HELD
A 'RUMP" CONVENTION.
RRYANS COURSE DEPENDS ON CONDITIONS
.
He Says the Platform on Many Cues
| tons is Identical With the Chicago
Platform-Will Do Nothing to
Endanger Silver Nor Any
thinr Unfair to AIr
MANY TEXAS AND OTHER DIS
GRUNTLED DELEGATES HELD
A "RUMP" CONVENTION.
RRYANS COURSE DEPENDS ON CONDITIONS
He Says the Platform on Many Dues
tons is Identical With the Chicago
Platform-Will Do Nothing to
Endanger Silver Nor Any
thing Unfair to Mr..
Sewall.

st. Louis, July 25-William Jennings
Bryan of Nebraska, who was nominated
by the democratic convention at Chicago
fortnight ago, was today made the
standard bearer of the populist party by
vote of 1912 to 321. The democratic
candidate was nominated in the face of
his own protest in the shape of telegram
directing the withdrawal of his name, sent
to Senator Jones after Sewall, his running
mate, had been ditched for the vice presi-
dental nomination last night and Thomas
Watson of Georgia had been named for
second place on the ticket. 1t was also
made i'll the teeth of an opposition so bit
ter that after the convention adjourned
some of the radicals held a trump con-
vcntion.
The last session of the convention. which
| lasted from $3.50 this morning until almost
> O'Clock this afternoon, was marked by
scenes of turbulence and noisy excitement
which several times bordered on actual
riot and almost precipitated personal col
| lisons. One fist fight did occur. A
Rhode Island delegate was elected and a
West Virginia delegate, infamed by the
| action of the convention, walked suddenly
out of the hail.
1t SlOTln center, us OH lHp tllrec prpNl-
GUS days, was in the Texas delegation,
but the really dramatic features of this
wild session We're enacted behind the
scenes. Rumors of what was going on
i'll the wings reached the delegates, but
they knew nothing definitely, and at the
very end a message from Mr.. Bryan,
which might have changed the result, was
| kept from their ears. TO add to the 9TH
er features of the day the convention was
without music and the hall was Uttered
and bestrewn with the CRIME and dust Of
yesterdays twelve-hour sitting. 1t was
not expected that the convention would
last more than three days and the con-
tract made with the local committee eX,
pred last night. The populist Bryan
managers decided at the outset today to
disregard Mr.. Bryan's telegram of last
night and determined to nominate him and
straighten out the tangle afterwards.
| Gen. Weaver of Iowa, the populist can
didate in 1892, placed Bryan in nomina-
ton, and Gen. Field of Virginia, who was
his running mate, after a brief Speech
moved to make the nomination unani-
nous. Chairman Allen held the motion
was in order, and that until the motion
was decided the call of states for nomi-
nations, which was the order of the con-
ventiOn, could not proceed. The ruling
| almost precpitated riot. Some cheer
| ed, some cursed, some fought, and there
would probably have been serious trouble
had not the Bryan leaders wisely con-
cluded to abandon this program, But in
doing so they opened the food-gates, and
for six hours the convention was deluged
with oratory. Almost every state AM
territory had its inning on the platform
Most of the speakers seconded Bryan!
nomination. Fifty seconding speecha
| were made, and some of them were boil
eloquent and brilliant.
The middle-of-the-road contingent in
sisted upon knowing at every opportunity,
| in view of his telegram, whether Bryan
would stand on the platform and accept
the nomination, but all these pointed ques-
tons were neatly parted.
Judge Green of Nebraska and others
vouched for Bryans sympathy with
populism, but that was all the satisfac-
| ton the radicals could get. The Texas
delegation then sent a message to Bryan
at Lincoln. putting the direct question
| to him. To this no answer was received,
but the democratic candidate had been
in constant telegraphic communication
with Senator Jones, chairman of the
national democratic committee, ana
word came to the hall that Jones had
message which he wanted the convention
to hear. 1t was then, upon the sugges-
ton of Senator Allen, that motion was
carried in the convention, just before the
ballot was taken, that may prove the key
by which the complications attending
the desired union of all the silver forces
may be unlocked. 1t was motion CON
fcrring upon the national committee
plenary powers-all the powers. the mo-
| ton stated. of the convention itself.
Some of the radicals pricked up their
ears when the motion was put and there
was vague protest, but it is certain
| that the rank and file of the convention
| Id not realize its full importance.
| As the roll call was proceeding, Cover
! tor Stone of Missouri appeared on the