The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-26
BRYAN AND no BOLT.

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A very large share Of the whistl.nr and
cat-callilE which accompanied t---- -.-
monstrar lon was contributed uy tnr N esq
ern Union messenger boys. 40 tn- 7I
joined IN the lemell-tra rion, eAtei- Ail7-
sour, Texas. Rhode Island and Nl--l-.-
sin.
After order had been rest1rel. Gen
Field Of Virginia. came 10 tt- L-.-i. anu
IN a short. impass.one4 spec. t' u..i'-. -
Mr. Bryan the choice Of lur Virginia -ti-
egatlOn, and said that although no li.'i0
had been provided. rhe couFe--l-uA was
marching 10 .the n ass of tlr rp'-"ir7.
that victory stands tp-,o- On the oli-,..-h
tops, and that a- Nn.eA tie e--'' -''--
had 10 90 was TO accept.
Nov, gentlemen OF me jury ~ Atii-
en- mean gentle or the COIN ..-.-,'.''
G-auEhter.)-L move thar the ru.. : ir 1-'
pended and the nominate OF 81 mann D.
Bryan be declared unanimous.
The chairman put the question ana tFo-
thirds OF thc delegates rose WEN Fo-llet-
Gus shouts ~ 'aya. aye.
This crv. howeve-. was accompanied by
the counter cry OF no, no. "call the foi-
OF states"
Several OF the most excited opponents
got on the platform and auffliy prev eilt',-
the chairman from declaring the Ic-il-l
OF the vote. DuriuE the u1ruar stump
Ashby OF Texas managed 10 Obtain "a he.if
ms. he said that Texas Was read5 @ M
dorse MIR. Bryan III Mr.. Bryan WOlld lA-
dOrss the p0Pglist platform To lndoise
him VII hout that would be the act OF chil-
dreu lie did no. believe that M. Bryan
being AL honest man. could ignore tne
democratic platform ana stano upon the
4 deleEate shouted that Bryan would
stand on the pOpUlist platform,
Let him say 20 for himself Mr. Ashby
shouted back, and not through an agent.
] leave ibis question with you. want
Texas 20 be set right, and J want II un-
dersiand that Ohio, with ~ e exception %
two delegates. Viii stand by the action OF
Texas. Let us nominate our own uckei.
] was anxious that We should this morn
ing nominate Eugene V. Debs-
Mr.. Howard Of Alabama ask ed by what
authority the chairman had re oognlzed a
gentleman from Virginia before his state
had been called under a suspend ION OF the
rules and a call OF the states TO nominate
Mr. Bryan thus shutting off all % ner nOm-
nations. This gag rule had heretofore
been unknown in p0pulist conve ntions.
The chair said the gentleman ~ ON Nir-
ginia had been accorded the floor on the
time OF the dclegafiOn from Arkansas
The roll call was interrupted 70 allow
the reading Of the following telegr am 10
one OF the delegates: Please do not per-
init the use OF my name for nomin. ltion.
Eugene V. Debs."
When the state OF California was call
ed, 7. V. Gator Of that state came to the
stand and spoke Of the necessity OF act ing
calmly and justly i'm the great crisis which
had come Unexpectedly upon the peoples
party.
A long and lowery GRAFTON was woum1
up by the nomination Of W. J. Bryan, tt'
which nomination another California del
egate objected
The can of states was then continued,
with Mr.. Kolb Of Alabama I'm the chair.
When Georgia was called, Mr.. Hunt of
that state came to the platform. He be-
gan his speech by thanking the conven-
ton for It's action last night i'm nominat-
ing Tom Watson for the Vice Presidency.
He seconded the nomination of Mr.. Bryan
and predicted an onward march 10 VIC
tory and triumph.
Col. Claggett responded 10 the call OF
Idaho and seconded the nomination Of
Mr.. Bryan. 1t seemed TO him that IL
would be crime against liberty, a crime
against humanity, If the convention failed
10 secure the union OF the great masses
Of the common people
When the state Of Illinois was called
the nomination of Mr.. Bryan was second
ed by Mr.. Taubeneck. Indiana also sec
onded il.
Iowa yielded its time to Mr. Kolb OF
Alabama, who. in vacating the chair, ad-
dressed the convention in speech sec
onding the nomination OF Mr. Bryan,
whom he eulogized as a peerless states
man, as one who would, II elected Pres
ident, see that the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver should be re-estabiished
and the golden god OF Wall street de-
When the state Of Kansas was called.
Jerry Simpson made a short speech sec
onding the nomination of Mr.. Bryan, and
eulogizing him.
The delegates of Kentucky put forward
as their spokesman Mr.. Miller OF Ten
nessee, who gravely asserted that the
peoples party was "the young lion in
American politics" He also described
Mr. Bryan as "the plumed silver knight
of the northwest,N whom he appeared TO
initiate somewhat in the role OF "a boy
orator"
The delegates from Louisiana put forward
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 them
selves. We Of Colorado" she exclaimed,
Il mean we Of Louisiana" daughter sec
onded the nomination of Mr.. Bryan" Mrs.
Roberts withdrew amid applause.
Henry W Call of New York was deputed
10 speak for Maine and proved to be an
other specimen OF the boy orator" He
spoke of the proposed marriage between
populism and democracy, and declared that
he knew just and lawful impediment tC
1t and exclaimed that IN the name of the
commonwealth. he forbade the bans
fLaughterl He was proceeding to oppose
the nomination of Mr. Bryan, when Sena.
NuI <A4ltu Ndlltl NIlt ttllenllOn OIL the Maine
delegation, that it was understood to sec
ond Mr.. Bryans nomination. The chair
man proved to be right, and Mr.. Field OF
Virginia, declared angrily that this gentle
man was abusing the confidence of thu
convention and was not a popuhst al all.
The chairman asked of the New Yorl
delegation whether Mr.. Call was
delegate and the answer was that he haC
been a member of the peoples party only
two weeks and had attended only onI
meeting.
MIR. Call asserted that the Kansas dele
cation knew his populistic sentiments.
Jerry Simpson replied that nobody il
the Kansas delegation knew anything
about him. (Laughter)
Well" said the chairman contemptu
ously, he knows more than the old popu
lists-let him speak" Shouts Of laugh
teri
The boy orator from New York wen
on with his speech, denounced the gaj
law and protested against the nomina
ton of a man who had openly repudiatet
the action of the convention yesterday
1Applause) He had the honor of nominal
ing broad-hearted philanthropist ant
man OF the people, pioneer in the caus
OF reforms. L. Norton Of Chicago.
Z. Gerry Brown Of Massachusetts cam
to the platform to speak for his state H
said he was not only here for his party
he was here for his country. There wa.
no party. On both sides there were wv,
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