The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-07-31

the latter's words to the convention,
created some amusement by announc-
ing that one of the delegates had lost
his return ticket, and unless 1t was
all middle ground and opened the road
to formidable organic alliance. They
not only made union possible, thank
heaven, but they rendered it inevi-
ia ble
Bryan Placed In Nominat tion.
The chairman then called for NOM
nations for candidates for president,
and Judge Green of Nebraska took
the stage to place Mr.. Bryan in nomi-
nation. He said the convention was
here to name the next president of
the republic The convention had
already selected for vice president
that noble son of the South, Thomas
E. Watson. (Cheers).
Judge Green had not named his can
didate, however, before Texas dele
gate interrupted with the point of
order that the states must be called
in alpha be tical order for nominations.
He was driven off the stage by the
Texans point of order, but the con-
vention resented it, and on the motion
of an Arkansas delegate the rules
were suspended and Judge Green was
recalled to the stage. He did not
place Mr.. Bryan in nomination, how
ever.
When Alabam was called Governor
Kolb yielded to General Weaver of
Iowa, but Colonel Gather of Ala
bama got to the platform first and In
jected a speech about joining the cot
ton fields of the South with the wheat
fields of the West.
| Weaver Speaks for Bryan.
AT the conclusion Of his remarks
| General Weaver came forw ard and
was greeted with applause and be-
gan to speak as follows: ''Mr. Chair
man, arise before you this morning
in my judgement facing the most crit
| ical period that has ever occurred in
the Populist party. 1 know that 1
have in my heart not one aspiration or
lingering intention to do anything to
this convention. or to say one word
in this pr essence that would initiate
against the growth and strength and
security and purposes of the Populist
party l may say that have but two
aspira tions in connection with that
party. The first is incorporated with
my life work. 1t is to preserve un-
tarnished and un broken to the Amer
lean people the great principles that
we have contended for for the last
twenty years (Applause.) Gentle
men. do not want any cheering My
second purpose is to preserve the or
ganization for present add future use
fulness in every part of this Union.
You have all read the papers this
| morning. you have all read the manly
dispatch from the Democratic nomi-
nee for the Presidency, the Hon. Will
lam ]. Bryan (applause( No man
could have done less and be man.
His manly attitude concerning the ac-
tion of this convention we must all
| respect, and every member of it, and
| every person who reads the proceed
ings of this convention must do the
same.
but, my fellow citizens, this ques-
tion has reached point where nei-
ther Mr.. Bryan nor his personal
friends have any right whatever to
say in regard to what the action of
this convention shall be CHEERS }
This is greater question than the
personality of its candidates and / as
an individual tell you that this is a
fact. After your action last night,
after 1 had read the kilograms from
Mr.. Bryan / utterly refused, and
,, here and now utterly refuse to confer
either with Mr.. Bryan or Mr.. Jones as
to who shall be the nominee of this
conven ton Cloud applause.) That is a
matter that we have right to deter
mine for ourselves. It is the relief of
20. 600, 600 of people that is at stake.
''Now, then, / am here to do but
one thing, and to ask the eonsidera-
tion an the attention of this conven-
tion to that one thing. | know, if /
know anything, that am proceeding
upon right lines. You know how
long 1 have fought in that behalf;
listen, now to what / have to say
have borne your standard (and know
l was undeservingl, first. sixteen
years ago, in 1850, and twelve years
afterwards, unsolicited, you made me
your standard bearer in ls92. I did
my best. did all I could do with
the means at my command, to sup
port your principles among the peo-
pie. Now, stand here in the crucial
juncture of our party's history, and 1
shall proceed to deliver my convic-
tions deliberately upon the condition
of affairs, aud ask that you will par
don me, although an extemporaneou
speaker for more than forty years,
and permit me to read from manu-
script what have to say"
Pleads Earnestly for Principle
General weaver then delivered his
set speech as follows: I'm that mid
night discussion between Brutus and
Cassius concerning the contemplated
battle at Philipri, Brutus urged that
their cause was rife, their 1egicns
brimful, at the height, and ready to
decline Said he:
"'There is tide in the affairs of
men, which, taken at the flood. leads
on to fortune; omitted, all the voyage
of their life is bound in shadows and
in miserics.
''And then in dramatic climax he
exclaimed:
- On such full sea are we now
afioat. and we must take the current
when it serves or lose our ventures
For twenty years we have been
pleading with the people to espouse
the sacred cause which is at stake in
this campaign. We have constantly
urged through good and through evil
repor: that our principles were more
a,.t1