The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-25

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SOME CAMPAIGN DOGGEREL.
Mrs. Minerva Roberts, a beautful
lady, led the cheering in the Colorado
delegation. While the denlonstratlon
was at its height thousands of copies OF
"Bryan'S Silver March were dung nlSn
in the air and fell on the frantic dele
gates Each of the verses concluded
with these words:
"Chink. chink, chink-
No crown of thOrns for IabOr'S brow
Chink. chink, chink-
No cross of gold for mankind now
Chink, chink. chink, chink-
Wen not to single standard bow
Chink, chink, chink, chink-
| We vote for freedom now"
When quiet was restored after II
minutes of bedlam, General Field OF
Virginia, who was General weaver
running mate in 1892, hobbled forward
on his crutch and after a brief speech
moved to suspend the rules and MAKE
Bryans nomination unanimous Ine
convention rose almost en- masse anu
cheered, but above the chorus OF cheets
| came the sharp cry of the Texas men,
No. no. they yelled.
Chairman Allen declared the motion
carried, but yielding to the protests,
decided to allow a call of the states on
the motion. The Texas men wildly
protested. and Chairman Allen at last
recognized stump Ashby OF the Lone
Star state for a personal explanation
Ashby, who has been a most as
turbing factor in the convention, spoke
from the stage He opened with rev
facetious remarks about the doclIlIy
of the Texan nature and its world wide
conservatism and then announced tn1I
Texas was ready to indorse Bryan II
Bryan would indOrSe the PLATFORM
"Stump's'' speech was not well re
ceived.
George Schilling of Wisconsin at
tempted to secure a recess until Bry-
an could be heard from, but he was
howled down and Chairman Allen SAID
that in voting for the motion to sus-
pend the delegations may vote Tor any
candidate they please.
Alabama and Arkansas were not
ready. The greatest confusion prevail
ed. Colorado voted 40 Tor the hotloh
to suspend the rules ana nominate
Bryan. Men stood on chairs and howl
ed for recognition.
TEXANS CHARGE THE PLATFORM.
Congressman Howard of Alabama
demanded to know whether any other
names could be placed in nomination.
The confusion grew so great that II
was impossible to proceed. the IeXas
delegation charged the platform IN
mass one of them shouted; we VIII
never be quiet if you try to continue
that roll call"
sit down." "Sit down!" cried the
scrgeant-at-arms, While his assistants
ploughed through the dense crowd
about the platform and pleaded with
the delegates to take their seats
When a semblance of quiet was reStor-
ed. Congressman Howard from the
stage protested against 'an afHiction
of gag law
Chairman Allen stated the question
to be on the motion to suspend the
rules and nominate Bryan by acclama-
by -. we won't stand it." yelled
b H NOlers Don't it require two
thirds vote to carry thaI motloh:
shouted an irate Arkansas delegate
The chair replied that it did not
California delegate screamed that such
a 7,ronpadi71pr HnDTRCeQenIeQ. he
thought the delegations should have a
chance to place in nomination whom
they choose.
The quintessence of Popuhsm' ne sald
was fair play.
DEBS NOT A CANDIDATE.
The chair held that when the roll call
was called, delegations could vote for
Bryan or anyone else. This ruling pro-
vOked another storm of protests and
only confOunded the confusion. Some
one got on the platform and read above
the din a telegram to Henry D. Lloyd
of Chicago from Eugene V. DebS de-
clining to permit the use of his name.
At last as the only way of restoring
order, General Field withdrew his mo-
ton and the call of states for nOmina-
tiOnS was continued.
Mr.. II V. Gator of California, appear
ed as the first speaker of the series,
who appeared to second Bryan.
Mr.. Gator said he had always stood
against fusion. but that the circum-
stances surrounding the present stu
alton were DeCuIlaE. Inc IODuuSL
party was he said, a young party and
it could not afford to hold its place in
the middle of the road with an express
train bearing down upon it. He added
that the fact that Bryan was opposed
to that den of infamy," Wall street,
was sufficient to convince him that
Bryan was entirely acceptable to the
POpuliStS- Mr. Tracey OF Texas sought
an opportunity to ask question of
Mr. Gator, but the latter declined to
respond and there were cries of gag
law"
DELEGATE Waybright of California
rose to protest against Mr.. Gators in
depreciation of the sentiment of Cali
fOrnia which state he said was "Op-
posed to the crucifixiOn of POpulism
on the cross of Democracy"
Mr.. J. x. Hines of Georgia followed.
He expressed the opinion in his speech
that Mr.. Bryan would accept the NOM
inatfon on the POpulist platform and
predicted a glorious victory for the
party with Bryan and Watson as the
Joint standard bearers.
Mr.. Hines was followed by H. W.
Claggett of Idaho, who also seconded
the Bryan nomination 1t was not he
said, of standing in the middle of the
road. but of collecting together all the
friends of humanity in a common
cause. Mr.. Claggett asserted that the
election of Mckinley would mean the
continuance of the rule of the ShylOcks. /
He also predicted that in case of Nc
Kinley'S success, the effort to enact the
force bill would be revived.
PREDICTS BLOODY REVOLUTION.
1T means the increase of the stand
ing army and in the end a bloody rev
olution." Time was called upon Mr.
CIaggett and he retired to give place
to Mr.. Taubeneck of Illinois, chairman
of the national cOmmitteee. Mr.
Taubeneck said that in case of Mr..
Bryan's nomination he felt that he
could pledge to him every Populist vote
in Illinois at the election next NOven-
ber-
The chairman of the Indiana deIega-
tion also seconded Mr.. Bryan's nomina-