Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-25

would accept the u0miratlon on tho
PupuIlat platform a. predicted n ~ T..
i1us victory Tor the party with Bryan
aud WhiBJH ~ joint standard bearer.
II. IhEgeit uI Idaho also seconded
Bryut's nomination.
IL wa not, he ssij, question n
standing 10 the middle Of the road, hut
ot collecting together oil tho if.e. d.
Of humanity in n common Cause.
ClagAe,t asserted that tue election ~
Mex ley would mean acontinunnce "
me rule 0' HhylgCkF. Hn also predicted
In the event Of Mckinley's sucgUtp,
Nat IN effort to enact the force bill
would be revived. cit meaua tho In.
crease Of the standing army and tn
the end bloody tevolution,D he said.
Time was called ana Claggeit retired
10 give place TO Taubunook Of Illinois,
cheirman OF the national committee.
IRubentok said ia case Of Bfyanjs
n0miHatiOn he felt he could pledge
him every Populist vote Of Illinois at
Ihr election next November.
Toe chairman Of tue Indiana dele
gatian also seconded BryAu's nOmina-
ton.
When Iowa was called her limo was
yielded TO Governor Kolb OF Alabama,
who appealed to the convention %
tirk prejudice aud passion In the
cause OF silver ami nominate that
"pocrluss statesman, William J. Bfy.
am
Jerry Simpson responIo Z for Kansas.
He paid a high tributet1 Tom Waits -,
also 10 Bryan.
While Simpson was talking tho
frEai delegation Withdrew IN n body
anu absolute quiet prevailed for the
hrst time To-Day.
J. Miller, Ot Tennessee, occupied
kentuoky's time with speech In
Bfyan's behalf.
Louisiana yielded 10 Colorado. Mn.
Minerva Roberts, a slender lady, with
htr face aglOw aud her great dErk eyes
flashing, came forward 10 this Stage.
lie fret sentence, delivered In n clear,
musical, sympathetic voice. arouse I
tho convention ~ cheers. Mis.
R3borts spoke ne follows:
4 LADY SPEAKS.
"iailing from state lying beneath
no shadow ~ tho Rocky Mountains,
where men have had tho courage ana
chiyalry 10 grant women tho Rights
they demand Tor Themselves.
have been accorded tho dlttimulsnoi
honor by the southern state Of
Louisiana 10 take their time. Gentle.
men, | thank you In tho name OF the
women OF the United Siatra. (Ap,
plause.) For tbs fret ume in the MS.
tory OF political conventions, woman
has mad an opportunity OF rnisibg her
voice 20 second the nomination OF a
mhu VINO stands for the people, who
made America what she N today,
who're parasites Of oppression shall not
i've. Oh, thank you. By cur city
u Iws tho Platte river, from where the
'uoy orator Of NebTaskai hall, 4 and We
OF Colorado Heconu his nomination. On
one eide Ia arrayeu Mckinley, nnd on
the other Bryan; there ~ no middle Of
the roat. Tremendous spplause.) Our
factories nte IDLE, our lands unworked
aud cur people Ia Poverty, ana you can
do nothing NJ this convention but ne
cept this ticket In the interest OF the
people Of this great natiuB, IN the iniof.
est Of wives ana mothers and children,
that We may preserve America ~ an
independent nation.
al VIII take no more OF your time.
You have already a suTfeit OF oraioTy-
too much OF II, Indeed, 90 1 will
simply AID have the extreme honor
Of seeOnding the nomination OF vii.
liam Jennings Bryan Of Nebraska.0
When Mr.. Roberts had finished,
tho convention rote and Cheeted.
Gov. K0lO " Alabama, atopped for.
ward as she came down the steps anu
escorted her 10 her seat.
Call OF New York spoke against
Bryan. Ho asked whether tho gem
eral desire TO endorse Bryan was due
10 a desire TO promote tho interests Of
silver, or 10 get into the tRnd wagon.
The convention grew impatient OF
Call and his sentiments, There were,
however, encouraging handclnps when
no asserted that II ahOuld 10 Gennitely
nsuctlalneJ, before action was
taken, whore Bryan stood. Call
closed by placing Colonel Norton "
Illinois In nomiuatiOu.