The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25

a eta1v1aT-+ Young Bryan man carried
piece of it in triumph to the platform,
While the struggling disputants were
separated by the police
SOME CAMPAIGN DOGGEREL.
Mrs Minerva Roberts, a beautltul
lady, led the cheering in the COLORADO
delegation While the demonstr!a az 1nf
was at its height thousands of copies OF
organs Silver March were hung nlSn
in the air and fell on the frantic dele
gates. Each of the verses concluded
with these words:
"Chink. chink. chink-
No crown of thorns for labor's brow
Chink, chink. chink-
No cross of gold for mankind now
Chink. chink, chink, chink-
Wen not to single standard bow
Chink, chink, chink, chink-
We vote for freedom now"
When quiet was restored after II
minutes Of bedlam, General Field OF
Virginia. who was General weaver
running mate in 1892. hObbled forward
on his crUtch and after a brief speech
moved to suspend the rules ana make
Bryan's nomination unanimous The
convention rose almost en- maSSe anu
cheered, but above the chorus OF cheers
came the sharp cry of the TeXaS men,
mo, no." they yelled.
Chairman Allen declared the motion
carried, but yielding to the protests,
decided to allow q call of the states on
the motion The Texas men Wildly
protested. and Chairman Allen at last
recognized Stump" Ashby of the Lone
Star state for a personal explanation tI ION
Ashby, who has been a most dis
turbing factor in the convention, spoke
from the stage. He opened with rev
facetious remarks about the dOcility
of the Texan nature and its world VIDE
conservatism and then announced thaL
Texas was ready to indorse Bryan II
Bryan would indorse the platform
''Stump's" speech was not well re
ceived.
George SchiIling of Wisconsin at
tempted to secure a recess until Bfy-
an could be heard from, but he was
hOwled down and Chairman Allen said
that in voting for the motion to suS-
pend the delegations may vote for any
candidate they please.
Alabama and Arkansas were not
ready The greatest confusion prevail
ed Colorado voted As for the motion
to suspend the rules and nominate
Bryan. Men stood on chairs and howl
ed for recognition
TEXANS CHARGE THE PLATFORM.
Congressman Howard of Alabama
demanded to know whether any other
names could be placed in nomination
The confusion grew so great that 1t
was impossible to proceed. The Texas
delegation charged the platform IN
mass. One of them shouted I'VE VIII
never be quiet if you try to continue
that roll call
sergeant alarms, while his assistants
ploughed through the dense crowd
about the platform and pleaded with
the delegates to take their seats
When a semblance of quiet was restOr-
ed. Congressman Howard from the
stage protested against an att1ictlon
of gag law"
Chairman Allen stated the question
to be on the motion to suspend the
rules and nominate Bryan by acclama-
ton.
n ira a n
thirds vote to carry that mOtiOn?'
shouted an irate Arkansas delegate
The chair replied that it did not A
California delegate screamed that such
a proceeding was unprecedented He
thought the delegations should have a
chance to place in nomination Whom
they choose
The Quintessence OF POpullSn, ne Salu
was fair play.
DEBS NOT A CANDIDATE.
The chair held that when the roll call
was called, delegations could vote for
Bryan or anyone else. This ruling pro-
voked another storm of protests and
only COMPOUNDED the confusion. Some
one got on the platform and read above
the din q telegram to Henry D. Lloyd
of Chicago from Eugene V. Debs de-
clining to permit the use of his name
At last as the only way of restoring
order, General Field withdrew his mo-
ton and the call of states for nOm1na-
tiOns was continued
Mr.. T. V. Gator of California, appear
ed as the first speaker of the series,
who appeared to second Bryan.
Mr. Gator said he had always stood
against fusion, but that the circum-
stances surrounding the present stu
alton We're peculiar The POpuhSt
party was he said, a young party and
it could not afford to hold its place in
the middle of the road with an express
train bearing down upon it. He added
that the fact that Bryan was opposed
to that den of infamy,'' Wall street,
icfn
Bryan was entirely acceptable to the
Populists. Mr.. Tracey of Texas sought
an opportunity to ask a question of
Mr.. Gator, but the latter declined to
respond and there were cries of gag
law
Delegate Waybright of California
rose to protest against Mr.. Gator IN
depreciation of the sentiment of Cali
fornia which state he said was OPP
posed to the crucif1xion of POpulism
on the cross of Democracy"
Mr. J. K. Hines of Georgia followed.
He expressed the opinion in his speech
that Mr.. Bryan would accept the nom
nation on the POpulist platform and
predicted a glorious victory for the
party with Bryan and Watson as the
| joint standard bearers
Mr.. Hines was followed by H. w.
| Claggett of Idaho, who also seconded
the Bryan nomination. 1t was not he
said, of standing in the middle of the
road but of collecting together all the
friends of humanity in a common
cause. Mr.. Claggett asserted that the
| election of Mckinley would mean the
| continuance of the rule of the Shylocks.
He also predicted that in case of Nc
| Kinley's success, the effort to enact the
| force bill would be revived
PREDICTS BLOODY REVOLUTION.
TT means the increase of the stand
| ing army and in the end a bloody rev
olution'' Time was called upon Mr..
CIaggett and he retired to give place
to Mr.. Taubeneck of Illinois, chairman
of the national committee. Mr..
Taubeneck said that in case of Mr..
| Brvan's nomination he felt that he
could pledge to him every Populist vote
in Illinois at the election next NOvem-
| her.