Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-25

Let us go ahead and nominate
Bryan in good faith, and / will guar
antee you will have a Vice President
from the South tCheers.)
The Chair stated the parliamentary
status To be the question of taking UP
the report of the committee on rules,
which was not contested. The report
was considered section by section.
The rule requiring resolutions to go
to the committee on resolutions with
)ut debate was adopted after some op-
position. 1t was decided by almost
unanimous vote that the chairman of
the national committee be selected by
the committee and not by the candi-
lates named by the convention.
IN the Populist convention Cyclone"
Davis of Texas. made an earnest ap-
peal fcr the minority report of the
committee on rules. Delegate Patter
son of Colorado. said there We're those
who saw, in an auspicious opening of
tho convention. great hope for the fu
tune. the lifting of heavy burdens from
the shoulders of the people and that
hope would be realized by the election
IF the ticket nominated at Chicago
VIII bryan IL tllt Hedu AiLtuu tHtfl -
and SeWall at the foot (Shouts of dis
sent which interrupted the speech
iometimes) Patterson was not easily
suppressed and soon got a further hear
ine in which he said: Il believe If the
ticket is divided, if Bryan is named for
President and somebody, other than
icwali for Vice President it will in
lvitably lead to confusion and recrimi
nation" (Shouts of NO, Mo-" sit
down, sit DOWN..
MI Patterson exclaimed: II would
be declared a case of traffic and bar
ter How would people look upon any
attempt to force Mr.. Sewall out of the
raoe?" There was another outbreak
If dissent to Mr.. Patterson Sspeech and
points of order were made against it
which were promptly overrulcd by the
chairman who directed the captain of
the police to station officers in the gal
lcry from which some Interruptions
anne and arrest the offenders.
How will the people of this coun-
try Mr.. Patterson resumed as soon
Is he got the chance, regard Mr.
ElNan if he accepts at the hands of
this body nomination which discards
his companion on the ticket. l give it
As my deliberate opinion that, as an
honorable man, as one pledged to stand
By his companion. he cannot with
honor and decency give countenance to
any action which separates him from
the candidate for the Vice Presidency"
Loud cries of question" We're raised
when Mr.. Patterson resumed his seat
Jerry Simpson said he would once
more hold out the right hand of friend
shi., to the South. IF you will go
ahead" he said, lin the regular way
and nominate a man for President. i
VIII pledge you the 80 votes of Kansas
for your candidate for Vice President"
(Cheers).
A delegate from Kansas declared Mr.
Simpson was not authorized to speak
for him. Very well' rejoined Mr..
Simpson, "ninety-one votes from Kan
sas: one goes astray." Laughter and
applause).
A delegate from Maine wished to
answer Mr.. Patterson's previous ques-
tion which was demanded. The Chair
pronounced it carried and declared all
further debate cut off. Nevertheless
Gerry Brown of Massachusetts and ex-
Gov. Gibbs of Texas. were permitted
to address the convention, both in
favor Cf nominating a Vice President
and selecting Southern Populist for |
the Office.
More protests came from the body of |!
delegates against so much talk. Then
the chairman proceeded to state the |
pending motions and ruled that the i
first question was whether the ma /
jority report should be adopted as far
as it was not inconsistent with the |
report This was carried
Much time was spent over the de- !
tails of the rules-many. Amendments
having been offered to them with more
or less discussion and the usual de-
gree of confusion.
Mr.. Washburn of Massachusetts, !,
was called to the Chair to relieve SEN
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