The Indianapolis journal., 1896-07-26
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there were calls for him to take the stand.
but he declined. saying that in case of Mr..
Bryan's nomination he felt that he could
the election next November.
The chairman of the Indiana delegation
also seconded Bryan's nomination.
When Iowa was called. the time with the
exception of one minute was yielded to
Captain Kolb, of Alabama. who appealed
to the convention to sink prejudice and
passion in the cause of silver and nominate
that peerless statesman. William j. Bry-
an"
The reserved minute was occupied by
Calamity Weller in a protest against
fusion with the Democracy.
Jerry Simpson is very popular with the
as he faced The convention. He paid q
high tribute to Tom Watson, with whom
he served in Congress, and also TO Mr..
Bryan. who. he said. had stood shoulder to
shoulder with him in battle for the rights
of the people.
While simpson was talking the Texas
delegation withdrew in a body and absolute
quiet, prevailed for the first time during
the day.
Mr. Miller. of Tennessee. occupied Ken
tuckys time with a speech in Bryan's be-
half
A GOLDEN HAIRED ORATREss.
Louisiana yielded to Colorado and the
rugged State sent to the platform as her
champion Mrs. Minerva Roberts. The tall.
slender young lady with face aglow and
great dark eyes flashing came forward to
the stage. AS she walked down the aisle
with bounding step and ascended the plat
form her dark golden hair shone in the
sunlight. She wore white shirt waist and
an attractive hat and as she faced the au-
dience her radiant face brought the con-
vention to it's feet. Her first sentence, de-
livered in clear. musical and sympathetic
voice. aroused them to cheers. Her brief
4. So
cred in the convention She said: Hail
ing from State lying beneath the shadow
OF the Rocky mountains. where men have
had the courage and the chivalry to grant
women the rights they demand for them
selves (applause) have been accorded the
distinguished honor by the Southern State
of Louisiana to take its time Gentlemen
| thank you in the name of the women of
the the, United % d states tba Appiause f For the
vention woman has had the opportunity
of raising her voice to second the nominal
ton of a man who stands for the people,
and who made America what she is to-day
where the parasites of oppression shall not
live. oh, thank you. By our city flows
the Platte river. from where the boy orator
of Nebraska halls, and we of Colorado
second his nomination. / know the gentle
men whom you represent will make gal
liant fight and that you will do what you
| can to obtain the victory. On the one side
is Mckinley and on the other side Bryan.
| There is no middle of the road. CTre-
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tories are idle. our lands are unworked and
cur people in poverty. and you can do Moth
ing at this convention but accept this tick
| ct. In the interest of the people OF this
| great Nation; in the interest of the wives
| and mothers and children, we must pre-
| serve America as an independent nation
I will take no more of your time You
| have already had a surfeit of oratory-too
much of it. indeed. So / will simply add
| have the extreme honor of seconding the
! nomination of William Jennings Bryan. of
| Nebraska" When she finished the conven-
| ton again rose and cheered and she was
| congratulated from all sides of the plat
| form.
| lantly forward as she came down the steps
| and with the deferential chivalry of the
| South escorted her TO a seat in the Colo
rado delegation, where she was again be-
siged by delegates who offered their con-
MT Call of New York. spoke in the time
of Maine. He opposed what he called mar
riage of Populism and Democracy and
asked whether the general desire to in
| dorse Bryan was due to desire to promote
| the interest of silver or not. YOU" he
sa ht than the hDlu the bany ,T your
| asked TO support party one of whose
| standard-bearers is bank president
| This expression called out loud dissent and
| jeers, of which there increa Sc
| when he declared that free silver was the
| only Populist plank in the Democratic
| platform.
A TWO-wEEKS-OLD POPULIST.
/ T..
Call was a Populist or a delegate. Both
were answered in the affirmative. although
it was stated by some one that he had
been member of the party for only two
| weeks. 1t had become evident. however
that the convention was growing impatient
of Mr. Call and of his sentiments. The
feeling was apparently strong for Bryan
| and intolerant of expressions against him.
There were, however. encouraging hand
| claps when Mr.. Call asserted that it was
rot even known whether Mr.. Bryan would
| stand upon the Popu,ist platform. He
| asked that IL should be definitely ascer-
| tanned before action was taken where Mr.
| Bryan stood. Mr.. McGrath broke in with
| the exclamation that Mr.. Bryan a
| platform in himself. Mr.. Call. closed by
placing Col. 5. Nj. Norton OF Illinois. In
| nomination. He eulogized Mr.. Norton as
| a philanthropist, man of the people and
| a pioneer in the cause OF reform Mary
land also seconded Bryan. In doing SO the
| vote of that State was pledged for the
.'only man nominated by the people of tils
United States in half a century"
Gerry Brown, of Massachusetts, declared
that the issue was plain. In the coming
campaign IL was either vote for VIM. j
Bryan and silver or Mckinley and hell ant
damnation.
Edward S. Grace. of Detroit. also sec
of this question which has not yet beer
| presented. For many years there has beer
In this country two Democratic parties
The one has been the ally OF the Republic
| an party in all its vfilainv and outrageous
| betrayals of the people: the other is tn
| great common masses of citizens. The frs
is now in control of the government; tn
| other In the fields. the mines. the work
shops OF the Nation. Michigan also sec
| onds the nomination of VIM. j. Bryan
| Ignatius Donnelly seconded Bryan in be
half Of Minnesota. In closing he said: 'Th