The San Francisco call., 1896-07-26

act could be asserted. IeXaS had never
oined Gin those loud, shouting mobs." !"
Derisive cheers.l Texas was ready to in
Iorse Mr.. Bryan if Mr.. Bryan would in
lorse the Popuiist platform. To indorse
him without that would be the act Of
children. [Cheers.l
Mr.. Howard of Alabama asked by what
authority the chairman had recognized a
gentleman from West Virginia before his
State had been called, to move suspen-
ZION of the rules ana call OF States on
The nomination of Bryan, thus shutting
off all other nominations. Such gag rule
had heretofore been unknown in Populist
conventions.
The chair said the gentleman from West
Virginia had been accorded the floor in
The time of the delegation for Arkansas.
delegate in the rear asked the repeater"
10 tell him what was going on, and another
delegate angrily retorted: This whole
convention is stacked with repeaters."
The utmost confusion was prevailing all
lhis time and it was simply impossible to
pbtain an accurate idea of the condition
bf business.
The roilcall was interrupted to allow the
seading of telegram to one of the dele
gates. 1t was:
Please do not permit use of my name for
domination. EUGENE Y. DEBs-
The motion to suspend the rules was
understood to be withdrawn, and the call
pf States for the Presidential nomination
was resumed. When California was
reached Thomas V. Gator of that State
came to the stand and spoke of the neces-
sity OF acting calmly, coolly and justly in
this great crisis which had come unex-
pectedly to the Peoples party. A long
and fowery Grafton was wound up by the
nomination of William J. Bryan, TO
which nomination another California del
egate objected.
The call of States was then continued,
Mr.. Kolb of Alabama in the chair.
When the State of Georgia was called
Mr.. Hunt of that State seconded the nom-
ination of Mr.. Bryan and predicted an on
ward march to victory and triumph
Colonel CIaggett responded to the call
of Idaho and seconded the nomination of
Bryan. 1t seemed TO him that it would
be crime against liberty, crime against
humanity, if the convention failed to Sc
cure the union of the great masses of the
common people.
When the State of Illinois was called
Luo OF DEyan was SeCOnQeQ Dy
Mr.. Taubeneck. Indian Territory also
seconded it. Iowa yielded its time to Mr..
Kolb OF Alabama, who (vacating the
chair) addressed the convention in a
speech seconding the nomination Of
Bryan. whom he eulogized as a peerless
statesman; as one who would, if elected
President see that the free and unlimited
coinage of silver should be re-established
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throned.
When the State of Kansas was called
Jerry Simpson made short speech Sec
ondlng the nomination of Mr.. Bryan and
eulogizing him.
The delegates from Louisiana put for
ward as their orator a handsome brown
haired young woman, Mrs. Roberts OF
Colorado, who informed the convention
that she came from a State where men
had the courage and the chivalry to grant
to women the right which they demanded
for themselves
I'VE of Colorado" she exclaimed, II
mean we of Louisiana [laughterl second
the nomination of Mr.. Bryan" Mrs.
Roberts withdrew amid applause.
s Henry w. Call of New York was deputed
to speak for Maine. He spoke of the pro-
posed marriage" between Populism and
Democracy, declared that he knew of a
just and lawful impediment, and ex-
claimed that in the name of the common
wealth, he forbade the banns. [Laughter.l
He was proceeding to oppose the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Bryan when the chairman
(Senator Allenl called the attention of the
Maine delegation to the fact that it was
understood to second Mr.. Bryan's nomi-
nation. The chairman proved to be right,
and Mr.. Field of Virginia declared angrily
that Call was abusing the confidence of the
convention and was not Populist at all.
The chairman asked of the New York
delegation whether Mr.. Call was dele
gate, and the answer was that he had been
member of the Peoples party only two
weeks and had attended only one meet
ing. Mr.. Call, who was finally allowed to
proceed, concluded by nominating Hon.
G. F. Norton of Chicago.
R. Gerry Brown of Massachusetts spoke
for his State. He said he was no longer
for his party; he was here for his country.
There was no party. On both sides there
were two forces fighting, ard there was no
middle of the road. Whoever was in the
middle of the road was dead-gone down
before the fighting. [Cheers.l 1t was
either fight for Mr.. Bryan or fight for
hell and damnation in this country.
lCheersl In behalf Of the twenty votes OF
Massachusetts he seconded the nomina-
tion of William ]. Bryan. [Cheers.l
Mr.. Donnelly OF Minnesota, amid ap-
plause, spoke for the nomination of Mr..
Bryan under existing circumstances, even
though he had heretofore opposed it.
Edward S. Greece of Detroit. from the
Michigan delegation, seconded the nomi-
nation OF Bryan.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lease was next in
troduced by the chairnian and was warmly
cheered. Advancing to the front of the
platform, she delivered in ringing tones,
which reached every part of the hall, an
eloquent appeal for unity.
you have been equal to the great re-
Bponsibility placed upon you,'' she said.
''You have demonstrated your emancipa-
ton from the dictation of party pressure
and party rule. came to this conven-