The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-25
WATSON A WINNER.
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~ 0li .-s--d. {" he exclaimed a case
sod Ind barter. How woulo ne tnS
Il -iak upon any atlsinPe 10
Tz1it.5n out Of the race . .,s--,,,+
II sew. mother outbreak OF QisseHt
Tlzre "..--.-son's speech, and points u
q A- made against IT, MhlcL 49,.
5-ir- .5- 1verruled BY the Sieli, " 1890
r-1r- = -ha captain OF pollce ~ e So,
-tc-rN -ba gallery. from Whlch sOlue
sf-srs --.e--Iptions came. and 10 arrest
Cfs1lg.zo. +iI the people Of TINS country ~ y,
HeN ION resumed, as soon a. ne sol
III fit-- ..rerard Mr.. Bryan II ne ac-
.l- cni-- H. Bands of the this BODY, a
tertS. ~ rrbich discards his companion
ro-- -t.zet2 I give II as my us -, {, -
CO IHg -L-r rs an honorable man. az OIe
o7i1ol a. stand BY his companion, ne
Feiss. ,yirb honor and deeency' give
can -e71nce 10 any action Nhl0n - u
c9--EI-0 from the candidate lol me
r-lrs --i5snrv Better nominate
vice ..-nfidie of the road ticket man
sr-is". 1. fvro candidates, one from the
ds.- n rhere should be straight nllu
~ If he road" ticket noIiliil.l -, 49,
as lin There can be no mlscohceP-
al Is P a. 10 the action OF the con-
ul- M as 10 the action OF the Id
'r.1', ,,rnr,ittee But if you DIVIDE me
49, rhqn from the hour Wheh inns So 1
'..rtton adj0urns, all IS douDt, an S ~
15.s1tv an is recrimnauoh, anu me
cel of this country VIII beheNe
co. y rs bv this method achieved the
tll5s.-sntial victory for which II mas Doeh
consndng. - ,,rooeed in the
- M, believe that as far as TINS
Iesu'+' - concerned. as results are can
,r.a5 the conviction VIII come hoinS ~
,, mat the position which take - etlo
sound and patriotic one anu ou tsste,, y, -
f,uov-4d bv this convention. NShOuts "
tiiissssnsion and opposition). Loud cries OF
VUl.@estio1,,, we're raised when Mr.. Patter-
son III last resumed his seat.
Jerry simpson, taking the stahu' saiu NC
,,l5 once more hold out the right mana
~ friendshfp 10 the south. II you VIII
~, head - he said, ''in a regular way and
nominate a man for President, VIII pleuse
,-ou the ninety-twO votes or Kansas LOT
your candidate for the vice presidency
delegate from Kansas rising in the
bodv of the hall declared that Mr. Slmp-
son was not authorized to speak tor hlin'
VERY we'll" rejoined Mr.. Simpson,
ninety-one votes from Kansas, one goes
astrav." daughter and applause)
delegate from Maine wished TO answer
Mr. Patterson. but the previous question
was demanded and the chair pronounced
il carried and declared all further debate
cut off Nevertheless Jerry Brown oil
Massachusetts, and ex-Gov Gibbs of Texas
were permitted to address the convention
both I'm favor of nominating the vice
President and selecting a southern popu-
list for the office.
Jerry simpson inquired whether ex-Gov.
Gibbs would pledge the 1O3 of Texas for
this purpose in the same way he had
pledged the votes of Kansas.
Gov. Gibbs replied: There are some
who can pledge the vote of a delegation
without consulting them, but We are not
that kind of men, (LaughterD lie Went
on 10 say that Notwithstanding all the re-
ports of the death of the populst party
he believed it had more lives than a cat
and that not one nomination of dozen
nomination can kill il. He, for one, was
ready 10 take his medicine when the time
came, but he wanted il according to
regular formula.
More protests came from the body of the
delegates, against so Tnuch talk, and then
the chairman proceeded TO state the pend
ing motions and ruled that the first ques-
ton was whether the majority report
should be adopted so far as il was not
inconsistent with the minority report.
The question was put on the adoption
of the majority report so far as it did
not conflict with the minority report and
It was adopted Much time was spent
over the details of the rules, many amend
ments having been offered to them
with more or less discussion and the
usual degree Of confusion.
Mr. Washburne of Massachusetts, called
TO the chair to relieve Senator Allen
The convention, by an almost unani-
nous vote, decided TO leave
OF the national committee to the COM
mittee itself, instead of confding the Sc
lection of the chairman 10 the presiden-
tial nominee.
When that portion of the rules was
reached which proposed a reversal of the
order Of nominating the President and
wee PRESIDENT, Cyclone" Davis took the
stand, and said he believed he could now
polnt me way to a haven of peace. He
nad received pledges from the states of
Nevada and Illinois, in addition TO the
eldIeS OF Kansas and Nebraska that If
.he convention proceeded in regular order
my would sustain the middle of the
iOdd candidate for Vice President He
Ior MS part, was willing to trust their
tons. NS'' ~
The delegation from Minnesota. added
10 these pledges the almost unanirnons
support of Minnesota's ffty-three dele.
gates "0iS
But the convention was not in the hui
NE me- 70 accept the olive branch of peace
Fhty men addressed the chair AZ 49,
ana when the chairman declared Thar tIe
pp.eNl0us question had been ordered Mr.
CiaHuaI OF New Jersey advanced to the
R pa and shaking his fist, said he
beSr5 Gglesdle and he proposed to be
Standing Uo"H' hot"lth-
ne ron OF states was called on the oues-
giyino % substituting the minority report.
9 Ialis precedence to the presidential
proceed to III dUI me minority report TO
~, resident next. Mr. Skinner ~
Sotlh carolina, who had cast * Of 49,
sb vote for the majority. annonnced
t 1I@t ne changed that vote until assnred
soutb eUUu I Idllh was to be observed and a
So csotieIf wee President nominated
deia, e 81 great confusion ensued. which
eu me proceedings some time
he. 'iIoImal count showed the vote n
FL me minority report zon
Ut the majority report $500 10y
Sl-Ijr.oIe the result was announced nv ~
Ina ioa changed the vote of North Care,
rnin,, Et.dsung the whole 95 votes for az
The az ~ report which was thus adontea
For tIe minority report 5os
~ tie majority .......- 90 -
edonto5 eport' as thus amended va, v,o
lee on ct announced that the eonro,,
bur III resolutions had prepared a rartla.
sign 'ie minority members who vvisbaS :, =
uls purpose. quested time for
co men, Weaver of Iowa. obairr,an 20 49,.
took ne on resolutions and niotfo,., nc
pla+fe stand at 1905 O'clock 10 80 ~ IN. M
aeresi III ana resolutions. which boS tne
but nt 70, ne said, with great entb1'sil oeeIi
ports ehllre unanimity, as mi1oritr1 ~
Of "Ould be presented nv NJ = ~ r.
the ri Has ana Mr.. Coxey of Ohio u la ny
There VI IN and resolutions eau
The dec, was very little applause Give,
pendenca r, d lIoh recognizing Cuban ir6a