The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-26
NOMINATED BY THE POP CONVEN-
TION IN SPITE OF HIS PRO-
TEST.
SITUATION MUCH MIXED.
LEADERS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHAT
WILL BE THE FINAL OUT
COME.
FULL POWER GIVEN COMMITTEE.
This the Key That Is Expected to
Unlock the KnOtty Demo-PoD
Problem.

ST. LOUIS, July 25.-William Jen-
nings Bryan, of Nebraska, who was
nominated by the Democratic national
convention at Chicago, fortnight ago,
was today made the standard bearer
of the Populist party by vote of 1,042
to 321. The Democratic candidate was
nominated in face of his own protest,
in the shape of telegram, directing
the withdrawal of his name, sent to
Senator Jones, after Sewall, his run
ming mate, had been dished for the
vice presidential nomination last night,
and Thomas E. Watson, Of Georgia,
had been named for second place on
the ticket. It was also made in the
teeth of an opposition so bitter, that
after the convention adjourned some of
the radicals held a rump convention.
The last session of the convention,
which lasted from $50 this morning un-
til almost o'clock this afternoon, was
marked by scenes of turbulence and
noisy excitement, which at times bor
dered on actual riot, and which almost
precipitated personal encounters. One
fist fight did take place, Rhode Island
delegate was elected, and a West Vir-
ginia delegate, inf1amed by the action
Of the hail.
The storm center, as on the three
previous days, was in the Texas dele
cation. But the really dramatic feat
ures Of this wild session were enacted
behind the scenes. Rumors Of what
was going on In the wings reached the
delegates, but they knew nothing def
nitely, and to the very end a message
from Mr.. Bryan, which might have
changed the result was kept from their
ears.
To add to the other features Of the
day, the convention was without n1u-
sic, and the hall was Uttered and be-
strewn with the CRIME and dirt of
yesterdays twelve-hour session. 1t was
not expected the convention would
last more than three days, and the
contract made with the local commit
tee expired last night.
The Populist Bryan managers de-
cided at the outset today to disregard
Mr. Bryans telegram of last night;
to nominate him and straighten out
the tangle afterwards. They started
out to rush his nomination through
before any other candidates could be
put in the field as a football team, by
means OF Drlllldnl Hy1nS Wedge,
some times forces a goal But the in
reference was too much for them and
their line was broken.
Gen. Weaver, of Iowa, the Populist
candidate in 1892, placed Bryan in nom
| ination, and Gen. Field, of Virginia,
who was his running mate, after a
| brief speech, moved to make the nomi-
nation unanimous. Chairman Allen
| held the motion in order, and that
until that motion was decided, the call
of states for nominations, which was
the order Of the convention could not
proceed. This ruling almost precipi-
tated a riot. Some cheered, some
cursed some fought, and there would
| probably have been serious trouble
had not the Bryan leaders wisely con-
cluded to abandon this, so regarded,
| high handed program. In doing SO,
they opened the f1oodgates and for six
| hours, the convention was deluged
with oratory. Almost every state and
territory had it's inning on the plat