The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-31

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states senator, and only last week for
the Presidency. | name that match.
less champion Of the people, that in.
;rcuid Zoe of the corporate greed, that
splendid young statesman, William j.
BRYAN of Nebraska"
When quiet was restored after sew.
cntccn minutes of hedlam, General
ilSId OF \trgjuiu. who was General
weaver running mate in 1892, hob.
hird forward on his crutch aud after
u BRIEF speech moved To- suspend the
rules aud make organs nomination
unanimous The convention rose
almost "u maS>c and chccrcd, but
move the chorus of cheers came the
sharp cries Of the Texas mon. "No
No. they yelled.
Chairman Alien declared the motion
carried, but Welding To the protests,
ucc,dcd To- allow u CallOf states ON the
motion. The Texas men wildly PRO.
tested aud Chairman Allen at last roe.
ognilei Stump Ashbv of the Lone
Star state for a personal explapa.
ton Ashhy, who has been a most
disturbing factor in the convention.
spoke from the stage. lie opened with
Il lew iacccious remarks about the do
cllitv OF the Texan nature md its
wide conservatism and then an.
nounccd that Texas was ready TO in.
dorse. BRYAN n BRYAN would indorsc
the platform adopted. lie then read
the following resolution:
Resolved, H, the rrppl,'s purity in untio,,l
contention az, mb ed that We sta ID read, 10
nuuiiu le tao llun W. j Iitv1n for p-csidont
oi 'h' Iuit"i states provided he VIII accent,
In' nomination ON tho platform W. have
Re olvei, further. Thai, II Mr. BRYAN 4, tho
patriot that "" think he Is. that he will rise
above party and be- the hero Of toe hour, s,sp
i.lt" tho breach and redeem this nation from
tn rule Of plutocracy
George SchillinC of Wisconsin nj.
tempted to secure q recess until
bryan could be heard from, but he
was howled down aud Chairman Al.
len ordered the roll call TO proceed.
Alabama and Arkansas were not
ready, but Colorado voted forty.f FIVE
Tor the motion to suspend tho rules
and nominate Bryan. Men stood on
chairs and howlcd for recognition.
missouri neard from.
Delegate Livingstone, chairman OF
the Missouri delegation, nominated
lgnatius Donnelly, but when Don
nelly declined the use of his name he
placed in nomination j.. :. Coxey OF
Ohio and the industrial army.
Delegate Weller Long OF Missouri
protested that Missouri did net want
Coxey.
Judge Green OF Nebraska said that
the choice was between Mckinley and
Bryan and the Peoples party should
not hesitate.
How long have you been Matched
OUT cried an Alabama delegate.
"For over thirty years. replied
Judge Green.
A Texas delegate mounted n chair
insisted upon putting n question.
1--WE came here under Instructions"
he cried, land | want you to tell mo
whether Bryan will stand on the
platform we have adoptcd?'
81 know Mr.. Bryan replied Judge
Green. II know him personally. He
is my friend and ] say to you he il AS
true n Populist as YOU or j. (Cheers.)
will he accept the n~ominaticn?'
further persisted the Texan.
"Sit down, sit down. cried many
voices, but Judge Green motioncd for
order and shouted fierccly: "Mr.
Bryan would be n fool to come here
and say he would accept "a nomination
before il was offered. He has not ac-
copied the Democratic nomination.
But saw to you again, | know his
heart beats in sympathy with every
principle Of our party"
Charles H. Matthews OF New York,
predicted that Mr.. Bryan would
sweep New York from Niagara to
l~lellgarc.
The chair held that when the roll
was called delegations could vote for
Bryan or any n else. This ruling
provoked another storm of protests
and only COMPOUNDED the confusion.
Some n got on the platform and
read above the din the following:
"TERRE HAuTE, Ind, july 25. Hon.
Henry D. Lloyd, Delegate Peoples
Party Convention, st. Louis: Please
do not permit use of my name for
E. V. Dcbs."
At last, as the only way of rcstor-
ing order, General Field withdrew his
motion and the call of the States for
vas continued.
At i:iO the call Of the states was CON.
for votes on the presidential
nomination, the two candidates being
Bryan of Nebraska and Norton of Iii
lois, The call of the roll of states
in an immense ma lority for
the vote being Bryan l.Oi2. Nor
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