The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-25
SEW ALL SOAKED F.!
PopuIists Tackle a Ticket
Tail First,
SEWALL LIES BLEEDING AT
THE FEET OF THE POPS.
His National Bank and Money Bags
Killed Him.
TOM WATSON OF GEORGIA is THE
CHOICE.

Bateman of Maine Roasts His Fellow
Citizen-No estate Pride" in This Maine
Delegation-Lafe Pence Likened Sewall
to Peter Cooper But the simIlee Slump
ed-The Natural PopuIistSc Aversion to
Bath May Have Had Some Inf uence-
Bryan Says; "Love NE Love Sewall!"
Declares He Won't Accept Without
His Mate.
After long and tumultuous session
lasting past midnight the Populist con-
vention at st. Louis, going at the nomi-
nations backwards, turned down Arthur
SewaIl of Maine and nominated the ex-
Populist Congressman from Georgia,
Tom Watson.
One of the most bitter speeches de-
nouncing Sewall was made by L. G.
Bateman. Populist candidate for
Governor of Maine.
The dispatches say Bryan has tele-
graphed he will not accept nomination
unless Sewall is also named.
St. Louis, July s4.-The Populist con-
vention was called to order by Senator
Allen, permanent chairman, at five
minutes after ten.
A gavel constructed in the State of
Ohio out of forty-eight binds of timber
represen ting every state was presented to
the chairman by Delegate Denoe of Ohio,
as middle of the road gavel, and it was
accept ed by the chairman.
During this presentation ceremony a
couple of Enthusiastically attired individuals
assembled the platform. They were
dressed to represent the characters of
Uncle Sam and Colum bia. Uncle Sam
was represented by pretty we'll known
character from Staten island named
Lloyd, and Columbia was the '"Sweet
81 nger Of Arkansas" Mrs. Pennington,
who entertained the convention with q
song. This pair of eocentrioities were in
troduoed to the convention as couple
of important characters. -
When tn is performance was at end the
states were called for the appointment OF
delegate to act on the conference COM
miGtee with the silver convention.
When the State OF Texas was reached
the spokesman Of that delegation declared
Indignantly that Texas had no name to
present for such committee.
Ihe report OF the committee on rules
and order of business which was made
last night was taken up for action. The
majority report had been read last night.
The minority report was then read.
The middle of the road men who from
the frat have demonstrated much more
| enthusiasm than capacity for organized
effort, appeared today to be entirely de-
| noralized by their crushing defeat yester-
day. They admitted that the nomination
of Bryan is foregone conclusion, but
were trying 60 save something out of the
wrsck by substituting q candidate OF
thsir own choice for Vice President in
place of Sewall.
Ths agreed upon programme is to sub
nit minority report from the commit
tee on ruies. giving the selection of a
Vice President precedence In the order of
the business over the nomination of a
presidential candidate. This is to be
done as one of the more conservative OF
the anti Bryan men explained this NOM
ing, because, a good many of our people
have been promised that if they will vote
for Bryan they can have their own way
about the Vice Presidency and We want
to make sure they can deliver the goods.
"Cyclone' Davis of Texas, made an
earnest appeal for the minority report of
the oommiUtee on rules.
Delegate Patterson of Colorado said
there We're those who saw in the
n n ruc rNf E@ ant an
great hope for the future, the lifting Of
heavy burdens from the shoulders of the
people and that hope would be realized
by the election Of the ticket nominated
at Chicago with Bryan at the head cloud
applause) and Sewall at the foot (shouts
OF dissent which interrupted the speech
some time.)
Patterson was not easily suppressed,
and soon got further hearing in which be
said: 81 believe il the ticket ID divided !;
If Bryan is named for President and
somebody other than Sewnll for Vice
PRESIDENT, it will inevitably lead to con-
fusion and reolimination." (Shouts Of
no, no, sit down, sit downO.
Mr. Patterson e1olaimd: 1t would De
declared oGse of traffic and barter. How
wonld the people look upon any attempt
to force Mr.. Sewall out of the racer"
There was another outbreak of dissent
to Mr.. Patterson's speech and points of
order were made..sgainst it, which were
promptly overruled by the chairman who
directed the captain Of the police to
station officers in the gallery from which
some of the interruptions came and arrest
the offenders.
How will the people of this country, !"
Mr.. Patterson resumed as soon as he got
the chance, regard Mr.. Bryan Ii he ao-
oepts at the hands of this body nominR-
tion which discredits his companion on
the TICKET. I give 1t as my deliberate
opinion that as an honorable man, as one
pledged to stand by his companion, he
cannot with honor and d6ceney give
countenance to any action which separ-
ates him from the candidate for the Vice