The herald., 1896-07-26
CALLED TO ORDER
Tho Band Doesn't Play But Business ID

| ST. LOUIS, July Ex-senator Aller
called the convention to order at $3.50
After the invocation Connecticut dele.
gate rose to protest against furthe,
display Of the lung power that hae
characterized the first three days of tn,
convention. His statement was given ;
round of applause.
Chairman Allan announced that tn
the members OF the national conm,,..
and committees to notify candidat.- .e
president and vice president.
Sergeant-at-Arms Mcdowell In expla
nation Of the absence of the band, sait
that the contract with the Bushes
Mems league expired last night and tn.
musicians had been instructed by tn,
league not to play today.
"Goo% good" feebly shouted the
weary delegates. I'VE are glad of It,"
Ignatius Donnelly announced that his
private land plank did not appear in the
printed platform. He wanted the con-
vention to understand that it had been
adopted.
The chairman then called for the nom
nations for president.
MISSED FIRE.
Judge Green Of Nebraska took the
stage to place Bryan in nomination. He
said the convention was here to name the
next president of this republic. The
convention had already, he said, selected
for vice president the noble man of the
south, Thomas E. Watson. (Cheers)
Green had not named his candidate
before Texas delegate interrupted with
point of order that the states must be
called in alphabetical order for nomina-
tions.
On motion of an Arkansas delegate, the
rules were suspended and Judge Green
recalled. He did not place Bryan in
nomination, however.
GATHERS GALL.
When Alabama was called Governor
Kelly yielded to Gen. Weaver of Iowa,
out Col. Gather of Alabama got to the
platform first and injected a speech
about Joining the cotton fields of the
south and the wheat fields of the west
He remarked that he wanted his name
to go down in history as having pre-
ceded Weaver in nominating Bryan. He
then went about shaking the hands of
everybody.
BRYAN NOMINATED.
Gen. Weaver rose amid laundering
applausesand spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman: I arise before Won
tnis morning, In my Judgment, feeling
this to be the most critical period that
mas come into the Populist party.
know have in my heart but one aspi
ration or lingering intention, to do moth
ing In this convention or say one word
IN this presence that would initiate
against the growth and strength and Sc
curity ana purpose of the Populist party.
Il may say have two aspirations in
with that party. The first
Is Incorporated with my life work IT
is 10 preserve the untarnished and un-
broken principles we have contended
FOR the last twenty years. Applause
Gentlemen, do not want anyone 70
charge that my second purpose is not to
preserve the organization for the present !
ana future usefulness in every part of |
this union. You have all read the papers |
this morning. You have read the manly |
from the Democratic nom,nea |
or the presidency, Hon. William J.
Bryan. (Applause.) No man could |
nave done less and be man. His manly
attitude concerning the action of this
convention we must all respect. and
'very member. of it does, and every per-
ION who reads the proceedings of this
convention must do the same.
But, my fellow citizens. this ouestiop
las reached point where neither Mr.
Bryan nor his personal friends have anv
light whatever to say in regard to what
he action of this convention shall be.