The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12
SEWALL GETS
SECOND PLACE.
Continued from First Page.

TO NTH oil their capacity.
The chairman OF the Pennsylvania dele
cation, Mr.. Harrity, was present, but most
of his co-delegates had left the city. Some
of the New York delegates were in the
hall, but it was agreed that they were to
take no part in the voting for Vice.
President.
The New Jersey delegates were absent in
body. General Bragg and most of the
delegates from Wisconsin were on the
floor, but only the five Wisconsin silver
men were to cast their individual votes for
the Vice Presidential candidate.
At IL A. NJ. Chairman White called the
convention to order, aud prayer having
been dispensed with, Mr.. Harrity of Penn
sylvania announced that the present Ma
tionRl Committee would meet at the Pal
mer House at 8 O'Clock this afternoon and
would be glad to welcome the new Ma
tional Committee.
Senator Jones of Arkansas moved that
the convention proceed TO the nomination
of the candidates for the Vice-Presidency,
and the motion was agreed to with cheers.
George Fred Williams of Massachusetts
was put in nomination by Mr.. O'Sullivan,
delegate from that State. Mr.. O'Sullivan
said in part:
MS convention mas nominated q man
who has sprung from the loins of the peo-
pie. Now that you have given platform
to the South and West. carry the war into
Africa and give to the East candidate for
the Presidency. / nominate a man
from Massachusetts who has the courage
of his convictions and who came out for
silver against an almost unanimous pub
lie sentiment.
= n
want to answer that sulIen delegation
from New York (pointing to where the
New York delegates sat- come to the East
for your candidate for President.
Nominate a man who was once a gold
man, but who saw the error of his ways
and whose voice has often been raised
against orporations-George Frederick
Williams of Massachusetts," TCheers.l
Mr.. Marsden of Louisiana took the plat
form and said:
II want to name to you wheel-horse 20
keep this young colt in the traces. He is
thoroughbred, and therefore we should
take all the better care of him. The man
I shall name comes from a pivotal State.
Who is the wheel horse and which is the
pivotal State? John r. Mclean of Ohio
is that man and Ohio is that pivotal State.
sweep the country
Mr.. Maloney of Washington State, stand
ing in the aisle, said "In the name of
the State of Washington I place in NOM
ination our honest son, James Hamilton
Lewis
Hon. ]. H. Currie of North Carolina was
next introduced. He said he desired TO
name man whose fame was not confined
10 fofa br1f I'D oil
broad land; man reveIed and honored
in his own State and all over the country
where he was known. In the last election
he was nominated on the Democratic
ticket for the high position OF Supreme
Judge of North Carolina, and received the
votes of the men OF all parties. Repub-
licans and Populists included He closed
by naming Judge Walter Clark.
The chairman in presenting the next
speaker said of him: az had the honor of
serving in two Congresses with him.
saw him there when the Wilson tariff bin
was under consideration, and although he
stood on the floor and admitted he knew
of the steel trust as it is called, to control
the manufacture of steel rails, and al
though he was engaged in an occupation
which derived an immense profit from
and vote that steel rails be put upon the
free list. [CheersJ present to you big
hearted, brave, honest Tom Johnson of
Ohio" [Cheers.l
Hon. Tom johnson took the stage
and put in nomination George w. Fithian
of Illinois, saying of him: HE has been
six years in Congress and his action and
his every vote there places him in accord
r0lo IL Ao. A,-sA
which, / think, is absolutely necessary
for the Vice-Presidency. He is not a
wealthy man. This fight will have to be
won by the people, by the men who are in
terested in humanity. II it is to be a race
between money and men money will be
on the other side, for the moneyed men of
the Democratic party have mostly gone to
Mckinley. / am not free-silver man; 1
do not believe in free silver; but do be-
lieve that the Democratic party has
started great revolution for the good of
the people. But for free silver. which I
think is wrong, you have inaugurated a
movement for the good of humanity and
therefore am with you heartily. Jap
plause.l Make not the mistake of think
ing you can bind ANYBODY with money; it
will kill the ticket before the people. Mr..
Fithian is from Illinois. He comes from
a State that is pivotal and hope to God
that you will nominate him." Applause. !
Hon. William Miller of Oregon said he
rose to place in nomination a man who
had been twice the Governor of the great
State of Oregon as the Democratic nomi-
nee, Notwithstanding the fact that the
State was 10000 Republicans man re-
Gently nominated Mayor of the great
metropolis of the Northwest-ex-Govern
Sylvester Pennoyer. Faint appiause.1
When he was Governor of Oregon, con-
tinued Mr.. Miller, the railroad companies
had trouble with their men and he went
upon the scene of action and he said to
the corporations: "Pay your men and
you will have no more trouble" They
paid their men and he did not call out the
militia. lCheers.I He is in hearty sym-
pathy with labor and all the great labor
movements of this country will indorse
him. appeal to you to recognize the Pa