The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-07-25
out division and the minority report

out division and the minority report
laid ON the table.
The Democratic managers consulted
after it became evident that Sewall
could not be nominated, and Mr.. Bryan
was communicated with by telegraph.
They decided that Mr.. Bryan could
not be disloyal to his running mate, and
word was sent to the leading Bryan
managers in the convention that the
silver knight of the west would not ac-
cept the nomination unless Sewall was
also nominated. The convention, for
five hours last night, listened to NOM
mating speeches i'll profound ignorance
of this fact Tom Watson of Georgia,
Congressman Skinner of Colorado,
Mimms of Tennessee, Burkitt of Missis-
sippi and Mann Page of Virginia were
nominated. About II o'clock the
Bryan men decided to spring the sensa-
ton. Senator Stewart of Nevada was
selected to make the announcement,
coupled with plea for uniting the sill
yer forces. But the anti-Sewall crowd
were in the saddle. They howled down
the venerable old senator.
Strong Debs Talk.
At / o'clock this morning the cor
ridors of the Lindell hotel were filled
with excited delegates and interested
spectators. The convention had just
adjourned amid scenes of darkness and
confusion, the former ON account of the
failure of the electric lights and the lat
ter owing to the almost universal opin-
ion that Bryan would not accept the
nomination for president after the de-
feat of his running mate before the
completion of the rollcall on the first
ballot. He is the man to lead us now
was the cry of the Texas shouters who
were anxious to head the ticket with
the tail they had just selected and then
cast around for another tail. Georgia
and portion of the Texas, Wisconsin
and Illinois were shouting for Eugene
V. Debs for president, while others de-
clared that the convention should
declare for Bryan regardless of his Of
fetal acceptance or refusal to accept the
nomination of the new United Popu-
list party" as they are styling them
selves.
The sentiment is not crystalized suffi-
GENTLY to predict any considerable
strength in the direction of the man
from Indiana and prominent delegates
refused to permit the use of their names,
wishing first to learn the sentiment of
their respective delegations that are can
wasting, either officially or unoflicially,
in secret. 1t seems certain that the
Hoosier leader will show his hand in
the councils and that today his name
will be ON the roll calls of the conven-
ton and the bulletin boards of the coun-
try to the surprise of many who up to
the adjournment would net consider
the name of Debs even as possibility.
Sketch of Mr. Watson.
Thomas E. Watson of Thomson, Ga,
was born in Columbia county, Ga, Sept
5, 1856. He received a common school ed.
ucation and was then sent to Mercer uni
versity, Macon. At the end of the sophie
more year he left college for lack of funds
and taught school two years. He read
| law for few weeks under Judge w. r
McLaws of Augusta, Ga, and was ad.
| mitted to the bar, commencing the prac-
| tice of the profession at Thomson, Ga,
his old home, November, 1875. He was O
member of the Georgia legislature lSS9-S3;
was Democratic elector for the state al
large in 1888, and besides the practice OF
law has been, and still is, largely inter
| ested in farming. He was elected to the
Fifty-second congress as a Democrat, re
| ceiving 5, 456 votes, against 597 votes foI
Anthony e. Williams, Republican.
Mr.. Watson served but one term in con-
gress, being succeeded in the Fifty third
| by James G. c. Black, who was elected as
Democrat, receiving 17772 against l2,'
1873 votes received by Mr. Watson who
ran as candidate of the Peoples party
Mr.. Watson also ran as a Populist candi
date for the Fifty-fourth congress from
the same district, but was again defeated
| by Mr.. Black.
Watson's unique personality made him
| a conspicuous figure in the house of repre-
sentatives. He was a fiery debater and
took part in numerous hot parliamentary
| fights
In personal appearance Watson is thin
and angular with clean shaver face OF
| intellectual cast, and thick mop Of au'