The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-16

for the first time in many years saw
representative convention nominate
man who was not slated by the leaders.
We were in the presence of scene that
rivalled the gatherings in the Coliseum
in the days of the Romans triumph and
the only incident in the history of the
world which equals it is that when Ma
poleon returned from Elbe and without
striking blow or firing Il musket took
| an empire by the magic of his name And
| the people of this country, in contrast to
| the daguerreotype imitation of Ma
| poleon named by a Hanna-led conven-
| ton, have nominated a man from the
| loins of the people. Now you have given
| the south and west the platform. Carry
| the war into Africa and give the candi-
| date to the east. We nominate man
from Massachusetts who has the courage
| of his convictions; who came out for sill
| yer in country where fifty out of fifty
| one bankers can not tell you what IL to |
means. and everybody west of the Missis-
| sippi and south of Mason and Dixon
line can tell you that. Gentlemen. the
war is over If you want to answer thar
| sullen delegation from New York, which
sits there and if you want to prove to the
| naton that you turned down the IL
lustrious leader of that state because he
represented gold and not the east, you
| will come to the east for your candidate.
| Gentlemen, | will nominate a man who
was once a gold man, but who saw the
| error of his way. and | propose to you,
my friends. to have ocean join hands
with ocean, to give the man from the
wheat fields of Nebraska, where live the
producers, join hands with the plain peo-
pie of my state where they go in the gray
dawn of morning by the thousands to
earn their bread by the sweat of their
brow, as God Almighty told them-the
consumers, who buy your wheat and who
will vote for silver to give you fair
price for that wheat in order that you
may buy clothes and cloth from them.
have the honor and pleasure to name
for vice president of the United States
and this republic a man whose voice has
| ever been raised against corporations
George Fred Williams of Massachusetts.
Cheers. | will tell you why the delega-
ton from Massachusetts is divided on
this issue. Two years ago in that grand
old commonwealth. under the gilded
dome of the state house. across the court
of which lies the shadow of Bunker Hill,
in which thronged the fathers of Con-
cord and Lexington. George Fred Will
liams opposed the greedy schemes of the
West End. The president of the West
End, Henry Whitney, one of the mag
mates of the Standard Oil company, and
|
not VOTE went into our organization and
used his influence against George Fred
Williams. We do not want man with
a barrel We are going to inaugurate
revolution, a peaceful revolution. and
when we want funds we will take the
dimes and the half dollars Of the people
and we will appeal for popular sub
scription, which will come from our
friends who propose to prosper in their
| oil bn
Texas to the great lakes of the north
and from ocean to ocean,
NrLEAN NOMINATED.
Mr.. II. w. Marston of Louisiana
claimed the attention Of the chair. As
soon as he arose cries of "water, water,
were heard in different parts of the hall
and there was some laughter and cheer
ing as he marched to the platform
When he arrived there, Mr.. White, the
presiding officer, handed him glass OF
water
Mr.. Marston-Gentlemen of the con.
vention. | assure you that | have not
tasted drop of water this morning
Cheering and laughter) | rise as del
egate from Louisiana, representing. as
do in part. the people of that state, tC
: say to you what have to say. But, sir
: before high heaven. | declare here in the
that do not represent the state of Louis
lana. CHEERS and cries of 'all right. v
come here by the unanimous consent
of my district and | come here, sirs, as
patriot | am not politician: | an
simpy Louisiana planter, but my rights
upon this floor | dare to maintain; and
sirs. looking over the whole situation
and seeing the magnificent platform we
have adopted and the candidate we have
| nIIt1 hn 1llo N ~ lnnIpI
November in the White House, | say
that it is necessary to put man by his
side. an old stager who is well broker
into the harness to keep this young colt
if necessary, i'll the traces. | know he
is thoroughbred and therefore w,
should take better care of him. Who il
the grandest wheelhorse in the Demo
cratic party? Which is the pivotal state
of this Union? John Il. Mclean of Ohio
(Cheers.) Nominate him and we viii
sweep this country like a prairie fir,
and we will land our man in the presi
dental chair next November and give
the interests of this country into the
keeping of the Democratic party for the
next four years.
The Chair-The clerk will call the rol
of states.
MIR. LEWIS NOMINATED.
The clerk took up one of the tally
sheets for the purpose of beginning tC
call when Il gentleman stepped forward
and said:
Il do not want to get up on the plat
form, but / want to put in nomination
James Hamilton Lewis of Washington
Acting Chairman Richards, to whom
Senator White had delivered the gavel
looked at the gentleman from Washing
ton and inquired: "Who are you, any
way, and what do you want?'
To this the gentleman replied: 81 am
Delegate Thomas Maloney of the great
state of Washington"
well come ON the platform and say
what you want to- said Col Richardson
mo. | won't go up on the platform,
said Mr. Maloney. Il will speak from
the floor"
Mr.. Thomas Maloney-Fn behalf of the
state of Washington, / place in nomina-
ton her hOnored son, James Hamilton
Lewis. That will do. That's all | want
to say.
CLARKE NOMINATED.
Mr.. ]. II. Curre of North Carolina
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Conventional come here TO place in nom
nation one whom | think, when / men,
ton the name, is known not only in his
own state but from one end of this state
to the other. | know this convention will