The San Francisco call., 1896-07-25

OF applause, drowning the further an
nouncement of the nomination Of Sewall
for the Vice-P Presidency.
The call OF States for nominations for
Vice-President was resumed, Mr.. Bauman
OF Alabama appearing as the spokesman |
OF that delegation to nominate for Vice
President Representative Skinner, the |
Populist candidate from North Carolina. |
There was one citizen of the United states |
to-day, he said, who could confer the |
greatest blessing on the American people |
and that man was Arthur Sewal of
Maine. If he loved liberty and loved the
people more than he loved Office he would
eliminate himself from the Democratic
ticket and indorse the Populists' choice
for the Vice Presidency. When he did
that the wage-earning classes of the people
would stand up and there would be
National bank president whom they would
call thrice blessed" If this convention
wanted to nominate William ]. Bryan as
candidate for the Presidency it would have
to eliminate Arthur Sewall from the ticket
as Vice President
''Let Mr. Bryan" he continued, "write
letter indorsing the candidate who will
be named for the Vice-Presidency by this
convention. l believe he Will do it. If he
does there will come a mighty host from
beyond the Mississippi and still mightier
host from the South, and Mckinley will
not know what struck him." Laughter
Representative Howard OF Alabama
placed in nomination Hon. Thomas E
Watson, the late Popullst Congressman
from Georgia, who became famous by
bringing into publicity the alleged inquiry
of Judge Cobb of Alabama: ''Mr. Speaker,
where am l at2" He spoke of Mr.. Wat
son as a man who had suffered for the
cause, who had sacrificed his money and
his time, who had borne the cross and was
entitled to wear the crown-a man who as
an orator was the equal of William Jen-
nings Bryan, who as a statesman was the
peer of Benjamin Hill OF Georgia, who as
an editor stood at the head of his calling.
Mr.. Watson's name was received With
demonstrations which fully attested his
popularity.
Mr.. Sovereign, master workman of the
Knights of Labor, seconded the nomina-
tion OF Watson, on behalf of the State of
Arkansas, and said the contest was "be-
tween the common people of this country
and the ombined foe of two continents"
Mr.. Watson's nomination was also Sec
onded by Delegate johnson of California. |
Colorado being called. yielded to Lafe
Pence, now of New York formerly Con- |
gresham of Colorado. who began by say
ing: "Mr. President: In order to draw
the poison quickly and have it out, let me
say my purpose is to give some reason, or
to try to give some reason, why we should
nominate Arthur SewaIl of Maine for
President"
This announcement was received with
considerable applause, followed by Kisses.
Mr.. Pence, continuing, said that he had
seen fifteen delegates to the convention
whose membership in the party averaged
twenty-three days, and who now said the
convention should not indorse Mr.. Sewall.
And when General Weaver, Major Page,
Jerry Simpson and himself declined to be
carried away tonight by an attack of
hysteria as the Democrats were carried
away at Chicago they must be necessarily
TRAITORS" to the cause. Last month Mark
Hanna had a convention in this same hall,
and his will and wish were carried into
action. Neither Mark Hanna's will nor
wish would be telegraphed from st. Louis
to Canton, Ohio, congratulating Mr.. Nc
Kinley on his election being made abso-
lutely certain, because the Populists had
pursued a course which would divide the
forces against him. CApplause.]
'If we express" Mr.. Pence continued,
''our coolest iud gment Mckinley is beaten
sure. We are in crisis which calls for
cool Judgment, and not for acclamation.
[Applause or noise Do you remember
that Lincoln's colleague ON the ticket was
a man from Maine-HannlbaI HamIin?
Do you remember or do you know that
long before any of US was in this fight for
reform and against the gold ring Mr..
Sewall was actively in the fight? 1t makes
no difference as to the merits of the man.
The Vioe-President does not amount to
much unless the President is consump-
tive, and Billy Bryan is no consum ptive.
[Cheers and laughter.l
81 would rather see the chance of beat
ing Mckinley and the gold standard than
see either Mr.. Skinner or Mr.. Watson, or
my good friend Page of Virginia, Vice
President of the United States. You
speak of Mr.. Sewall as a millionaire.
Whose picture is this? Turning round
and pointing to the portrait OF Peter
Cooper.] A millionaireI Thank God,
millionaire who was willing to expend his
money in righteous fight. You say that
Mr.. Sewall is a banker Confdentially.
none of US are bankers; but. confidentiaIly,
we would all like to be-" Applause and
laughter.]
Mr.. Pence closed his speech with the
defamation of the verse:
There ninety and nine who live and die
In want and hunger and cold,
That one may live in luxury and lie
Wrapped in its silken fold.
Mr.. Murphy of Georgia seconded the
nomination of Tom Watson. Asked by
delegate if Tom Watson would stand on
the platform adopted by the convention,
Mr.. Murphy replied, amid laughter and
cheers, "Yes, sir, till hell freezes over"
L. h. Stockwell of Indiana seconded
Watson, stating that he had been twice
fairly elected to the lower house of Con-
gress and as often counted out, and now
they proposed to call him up higher.
Mr.. Weller of Iowa, once Familiarity
known as calamity" Weller. nominated
Frank Burkitt of Mississippi.
Mr.. Calhoun of the same State, on be-
half of a majority of the delegation from