The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-25

] delegation expressed thier dissent and sec
] onded The nomination OF the often elected
/ and often defrauded" Thomas Watson Of
| Kentucky yielded TO Capt. Barnum Of
/ Ienne ssee. VINO nominated A. L. Mimms
/ OF Tennessee. one Of the grandest men in
\ the state, a profound scholar and states
man, whose heart was ever beating for hui
1 manity"
Illinois. which by request had been pass
/ Cd earlier IN The evening. through G. NJ.
/ Miller. seconded the nomination OF Mr..
/ Aimms: but delegate from the Sixth Il
l linois district. challenged the right of Mr..
/ Miller 10 speak for his district
Louisiana seconded Tom Watson.
A. 4 Gunby, who spoke for Louisiana,
/ said neither Of the old parties had dared.
/ since the war, 10 put a southern man on
| the ticket, but IL was reserved 10 this
| great party to take this forward step
| He could not understand. he said. the
| policy which had put forward a bank
/ president TO down national banks. a cor
| poral Zionist TO put down corporations, and
| d fallr0ad magnate to put down railroad
/ corporations and monopolies. daughter
ana cheers) The man he named could
| stand on the platform with both feet, and
ne simply wanted to say of him that II
| me democratic party swallowed Tom
| watson, IL would have more brains and
! more honesty in its stOmache than II
| ndd ever had before. Cloud and long-con-
| unued cheers)
During the delivery of the speech Mr.
bland OF Missouri. the defeated aspirant
| lot the democratic presidential nOmina-
! uoh came on the platform and was intro
| duced to the chair by Mr.. Stewart. and
| soon afterwards he was followed by SEN
! Stor Jones of Nevada, who took a seat
| beside him.
Delegate L. c. Bateman of Maine re
| spoloed when his state was called and
| protested solemnly against the nomination
| oi .NF SeWall for Vice President.
| Mt Bateman closed with the nominal
| tlon OF Mann Page of Virginia president
I Ia
thaJ II was nomination which would
thrill the pride of every southern heart.
X b. Taylor of Michigan spoke in IA
yor OF the nomination Of MI Watson OF
| Georgia.
Delegate Walton of Georgia (colored)
was introduced to the convention and was
alloWed nve minutes to second the nomina-
ton OF Mr.. Watson. He felt it great.
honor, he said, to be on
delegate-at-large from the state of Geor-
gia, and to be a member of the national
committee. He felt that TO be a great
black. (Cheers). He thanked God for
the privilege of lending his voice in the in
tereSt OF the common people in Georgia
and in the southern states The populist
party In Georgia had made it possible for
the negroes in that state to speak the
Uctates of his conscience He felt proud
10 second the nomination of Tom Watson,
man who left the old democratic party
a party which reminded him of a craw-
nsh. He had come here as a middle of
the road man. He closed with the state
ment that the populists party of Georgia
was to-day to the negroes of Georgia and
of the south what the republican party
was to them twenty years ago.
Frank NJ. FOgg Of Michigan, formerly of
Maine, who was next introduced, had
grievance. He complained that he had
been badly treated. Five of the Michigan
delegation were for Bryan and the re-
malnder God only knew who they were
Ior but he thought they were for Nc
kinley. Then he went on 10 intimate that
he had unpaid board bills against some
or them, and this statement was received
with storm of misses. He attempted
70 detend Mr.. Sewal, stating that he (Mr.
Fogg) had run for congress on the green
back ticket and Mr.. Sewall had given him
500 for his expenses, but as he progressed
the dissatisfaction with his remarks grew
to such turbulent hight that he was
fairly hooted into silence.
Ignatius Donnelly of Minnesota was the
next speaker. On behalf of his state he
seconded the nomination of Mr.. Watson
of Georgia. The peoples party could not
sustain the candidacy of Arthur Sewan
of Maine. 1t was simply impossible.
c. z. Gore. the blind orator of Mssis-
sippi seconded the nomination of Frank
Burkitt Of Mississippi
| Missouri announced that it had no name
TO present, but was 'forninst the man
from Maine"
James Donovan of Montana supported
/ Inc nomination OF SeWdli-'tne man OF
his native soil" As he resumed his seat
the Montana delegation repudiated his
sentiments and the chairman of the dele
cation, Mr.. Reeves took the stand and
seconded the nomination of Frank Burkitt
of Mississippi.
George Abbott of Nebraska said he did
not represent the whole of the Nebraska
delegation, but he came before them be-
cause he had promised to support a south
ern pOpulist. He seconded the nomination
Of Tom Watson.
Nevada was represented by Mr.. Rod
gers of California, who seconded the NOM
nation of Mr.. Skinner of North Carolina
At this point the impatience of the con-
vention became so marked that motions
were made to allow no more than two sec
onding speeches to any one candidate, and
another delegate suggested as an amend
ment that the speakers be laid on the ia
BILE. This suggestion was received with
marks of approval, but 1t was not adopted
and the speeches proceeded.
When the state of New York was called
the statement was made that time of New
York had been given to Colorado. Some of
the New York delegates objected to this
arrangement. but their objection was over
ruled by the temporary chairman.
Mr. Washburn of Massachusetts, and
Mr.. Patterson of Colorado seconded the
nomination of Arthur Sewall Mr.. Patter-
son offered to yield the balance of his time
TO the venerable senator from Nevada
Mr.. Stewart. Stewart began one of his US
ual set speeches against the gold coin con-
spfrators, but he was called down with
cries of time. ="
North Dakota, Ohio. oregon and Rhode
Island seconded the nomination of Mr..
Watson.
Pennsylvania, when called, it being now
after II o'clock declined to take UP the
time of the convention.
South Dakota seconded Mann Page of
Virginia.
Kentucky, which had been passed. pre
sented a young orator, Mr. Taylor who
seconded the nomination of Mr. Mimms
| of Tennessee.
Texas seconded the nomination of Frank
Burkitt Of Mississippi.
When Virginia was called, Gen. Field
/ took the stand. He thanked Maine and
South Dakota for the honor they had.
done the Old Dominion in naming her
favorite son, Mann Page, whose nomina-
ton he seconded.
Mr. Winter of Washington seconded the
nomination of Mr.. Watson
The states of West Virginia. Wisconsin
and Wyoming were called without bring
ing out any speeches. except the general
statement that they were in favor of
Tom Watson
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