San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-25
CONVENTION SCENES,
BRYAN NOMINATED BY GENERAL
WEAVER, OF OHIO.
Dramatic Presentation of a Bryan Gross
and Grown Precipitates a Free for all
Fight When Texas is Passed,
WESTERN UNION BULLETINS.

WESTERN UNION BULLETINS.
Convention Hall, st. Louis, July "a,
1917 a. m.-The weather is cloudy
and pleasant. About half of the dele
CATION are in their seats.
1898 a. m.-The convention is called
to order.
1910 a. m.-Roll call of the states
for the selection of the national COM
mittee is now in order.
1920 a. m.-The nomination for
president is now in order.
1925 a. m.-Judge VIM. L. Green, of
Nebraska, takes the platform, but is
interrupted by point of order and
says he hopes the scenes of yes
terday will not be repeated today
1927 a. m.-The rules are suspend
ed on motion of Arkansas. Judge
Green resumes his speech.
1870 a. m.-Judge Green declines to
continue his speech.
1924 a. m.-Gaither yields part of
the time of Alabama to General
Weaver, who is presenting the name
of VIM. j. Bryan.
u.
earnest and eloquent appeal for the
| nomination, and not the endorsement
of Bryan. He is still speaking.
10:52a. m.-Gen. Weaver concludes.
| Great cheering with the delegates all
ON their feet Banners bearing the
words "A Crown of Thorns," are be-
| ing carried around and banners of the
| different states are being waved.
1858 a. m.-Arizona, Florida, West
Virginia, Idaho, Wyoming, Michigan,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Montana,
Maryland, Georgia, Louisiana, Yer
| mont, Virginia, Mississippi, Kansas,
Missouri and Minnesota are all flock
| ing over to the Nebraska delegation.
The cheering still continues.
1855 a. m.-Rhode Island, Maine,
Oregon and Texas do not join the
procession. The banner of the Ne
braska delegation with the portrait
of Bryan thereon is being carried
around the hall amid great demonstra
| ton
Ills a. m.-Gen. Fields, of Virginia,
in seconding the nomination of Bry-
an, moves that the rules be suspended
| and make the nomination unanimous.
lily a. m.-The roll of states con-
| times
11:24 a. m.-"Stump" Ashby says
Texas is ready to endorse Bryan If
Bryan will endorse the Populist plat
form
11:31 a m-The ROLL call of the
states is demanded and ordered on
motion TO make the nomination of
Bryan unanimous.
114O a m.-Tyhe roll call of states
| is interrupted. Confusion. The chair
man is rapping for order. A telegram
from E. V. Delss requests that his
name be not presented.
11:45 a. Mon demand of the roll
call of states Fields motion was with
drawn and the roll call of states was
| resumed for nominations.
1850 q. m--Cater, of California,
seconds Bryan's nomination.
11:52 a. m.-EX-Goy. Hines, of GeOr-
gia, seconds Bryan's nomination.
1905 %. m.-Idabo seconds Bryan's
nomination.
12OS %. m.-Taubeneck, on behalf
of the majority of the Illinois delega-
| ton, seconds Bryan's nomination.
Indiana also seconds Bryan.
1912 p. m.-Iowa yields to Koib,
who seconds Bryan.
1915 p. m.-Jerry Simpson, of Kan
sas, seconds Bryan's nomination.
1926 p. m.-Kentucky surrenders to
a Tennessee delegate, who seconds
Bryan.
1927 p. m.-Louisiana yields her
time to Mississippi. Minerva Rob
| erts, of Colorado, is greeted with
cheers.
1928 p. m.-Mrs. Roberts, for Lou
isiana, seconds Bryan.
1880 p. m.-The Maine delegation
is divided. One side dominates s. f..
Norton, of Illinois. The other seconds
Bryan. Maryland seconds Bryan.
1858 D. Massachusetts seconds
the nomination of Bryan.
LOS p. m.-Michigan seconds Bry-
an.
los p. m.-.Donnelly, of Minnesota,
seconds Bryan.
lib p. m.-Mrs. Lease is introduced
to address the convention.
1s22 p. m.-Mrs. Lease seconds the
nomination of Bryan.
1870 p. m.-LivingstOne, of Missou-
ri, dominates Ignatius Donnelly, of
Minnesota.
1872 p. m.-Donnelly refuses to al
low his name to be used. Livingstone
then dominates Gen. Coxey.
1:39 D. m.-Montana seconds Bryan.
1:44 D. MI. Weller Long, speaking
for Missouri, says the nomination of
Coxey does not voice his delegation.
Missouri will support Bryan if he will
accept the platform of the Populists.
ST. LOUIS, July 25.-There was
inextricable confusion on the floor
of the auditorium before the con-
vention met today. Delegates stood