The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-07-30

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Senator William Vincent Allen Of
Nebraska. 8f
ferred to the committee on resolutions.
Nominations were then called for,
but the convention experienced a good
deal of difficulty in getting under way,
owing to the ruling made by the chair.
When the parliamentary situation had
been Strengthened out, Col. Bowman,
who was taken off the floor by the adj
afternoon again took the stage and
placed in nomination Congressman
Harry Skinner Of North Carolina.
Congressman Howard Of Alabama
placed Hon. Thomas e. Watson in
nomination.
j. r. Sovereign Of Arkansas seconded
Watson's nomination, as did also Don
nelly Of Minnesota, Johnson Of Cali
fornia and several others.
Lafe Penn of New York nominated
Sewall
Gore of Mississippi nominated Bur-
kit.
A. T.. Mimms Of Tennessee was NOM
mated by Capt. Burnham.
Marion Page Of Virginia was NOM
mated by Baliman of Maine.
Watson Nominated
At midnight, just as the roll was
about to begin, Gen. Weaver Of Iowa
appeared at the front of the platform.
He called attention to the lateness Of
the hour and advised a nights media
ton. He proposed that the convention
take one ballot and then adjourn. The
middle-of-the-road men hoWled him
down. Chairman Allen severely re-
buked the convention. He severely
reprimanded the delegates, who, he
said, had hoWled down some of the
most distinguished men in the party,
and ordered the roll call to proceed.
Arkansas started off with twenty-five
votes for Watson. Indiana gave her
thirty votes to Watson. Kansas gave
Sewall sixty-tWo of her ninety five
votes. Louisiana gave the bulk Of her:
vote to Watson. Maryland divided her
vote between sSewall and Watson. It
looked as if Watson might be NOM
mated on the first ballot until North
Carolina cast her ninety-fve votes for
Skinner, Tennessee for Mim1ns and
Texas for Burldtt. This split up the
large delegations. Later when the roll
call was completed, however, Texas
changed her vote to Watson and there
We're other changes in favor Of the
Georgian. Then Col. Burkitt of Mis-
slssippi went to the stand and with
drew his name
Then Mimms Withdrew in Watson's
favor. The Georgian already had
votes enough to nominate, but the vote
OF Tennessee was finally transferred to
his column. Some one made a motion
to make the nomination unanimous.
and it WasNcarried with whoop. The
convention then adjourned until 8
o'clock in the morning.
Senator Allen called the convention
to order at 9:35 Saturday morning.
lgnatius Donnelly got on chair and
announced that his private land plank
did not appear in the printed platform.
he wanted the convention TO under
stand that it had been adopted.
The chairman called for nominations
for president, and Gen. Weaver Of
Iowa presented Mr.. Bryan's name in a
laudatory speech
Mr.. Call of New York placed Col. S.
M. Morton of Illinois in nomination.
lgnatius Donnelly seconded Bryan in
behalf Of Minnesota.
Delegate Livingston, chairman Of the
Missouri delegation, nominated Igna-
thus Donnelly, but when Donnelly de-
cllned the use Of his name, he placed in
nomination Gen. Jacob S. Coxey of
Ohio and the Industrial army.
Judge Plowman Of South Dakota also
seconded Bryan. Cyclone Davis Of
Texas made a strong plea for a middle
Of the-road course, and closed by sec
ond1ng the nomination of Mr.. Norton.
Inc nominations We're then declared
closed. George H. Abbott OF. Nebraska
moved that the national committee be
given plenary powers in all things con
nected with the party after the adj
journment of the convention. The
nominating speeches had occunied az,
actly six hours
Chairman Allen then announced tho
official vote as: Bryan, ], 4O2;; Norton.
3321; Donnelly. j. Al
1t was then 4:22 Bedlam was. of
course, loOsened, and pandemoni,1m
=reigned for fifteen or twenty minutes.
The Texas, Arkansas and Maine mid
dle-o -the-road men, with their guidons
together, took no part in the demon
stration. The middle Of the-road mon
finally massed about their standard On
the left Of the hall, about 300 in num-
Der, and made counter demonstra-
ton. They cheered and yelled and
fought for ten minutes. The sergeants-
alarms were poWerless to restore or
der, and. after rapping for five minutes.
Chairman Allen declared Mr. BRYAN.
the nominee Of the convention. Some
one made a motion to sadj ourn. The
chairman put the motion and declared
the convention adjourned sine die.
FIXTURE Assured.
but, Herbert, { she said, think Of
the future. You are poor, and YOU ca,
not surround me with the luxuries ia