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spring the sensation. Senator Stew
art of Nevada, was selected to make
the announcement, coupled with a
plan for uniting the silver forces.
But the anti-Sewall crowd were in
the saddle. They howled down the
venerable senator, and after n hur-
ried consultation the leaders decided
not to permit the announcement to
be made at that time. 1t seems un-
doubtedly true, however, that Bry-
an will not accept the presidential
nomination unless Sewall is also
nominated.
Watson of Georgia, was nominated
for vice president on the first ballot
and it was made unanimous, Bry-
an sent word tn his supporters that
he would not accept the nomination
at the hands of the convention under
these circumstances. He will stand
Loyalty hy his running mate.
The substance OF the telegram from
Senator Jones to Bryan stated that
the convention had determined to
to name vice-president first, and
asking what he would do i'm case
Sewall was not named. The reply
stated that under no circumstances
could he accept the nomination if
Sewall was not also named.
1t is understood since the adjourn
ment that an effort will be made to
secure Bryan's consent to accept the
nomination.. The middle of the road
men say that with Bryan out of the
way, the fight will narrow down to
North of Illinois, and Debs of In
diana.
Tom Patterson of Colorado, who
had possession of kilograms announc-
ing Bryan's position, at midnight
still declined to make them public.
ST. LOUIS, July 25.-William Jen-
nings Bryan of Nebraska, who was
nominated by the Democratic nation
al CO invention at Chicago a fortnight
ago, was today made the standard
bearer of the Populist party by a
vote of l,O42 to 321. The Demo-
cratic candidate was nominated in
the face of his own protest, in the
shape of a telegram directing the with
drawal of his name, sent to Senator
Jones after Sewall, his running mate,
had been dished for vice-president last
night and Thomas +. Watson ofGeor-
gia, had been named for second place
on the ticket. 1t was also made in
the teeth of opposition so bitter that
after the convention adjourned some
of the radicals had a rump conven-
ton. The last session of the con-
vention, which lasted from $50 this
morning until almost 5 o'clock this
afternoon, was marked by scenes OF
turbulence and noisy excitement.
which at times bordered on actual
riot and which almost precipitated
personal encounters.
The Populist Bryan managers de.
cided at the outset today to disregard
the telegram of last night; to nomin.
ate him and straighten out the tangle
afterward. They started out to rush
his nomination through before any
other candidates could be put in the
field, as football team, by means ol
brilliant flying wedge, sometimes
forces the goal But the interference
| was too much for them and their line
was broken.
General Weaver, Populist candidate
in 1892, placed Bryan in nomination
and General FIELD OF Virginia, who was
his running mate, in u brief speech,
moved to make the nomination
unanimous. Chairman Allen held the
motion in order and until that motion
WAS decided a call of states for nom.
nations, which was the order of the
convention, could not proceed. This
ruling almost precipitated riot
Some cheered, some cursed, some
| fought, and there would probably
have been serious trouble had not
the Bryan leaders wisely concluded to
abandon this, so regarded, high
handed program. But in doing &c
they opened the flood gates and for
six hours the convention was deluged
with oratory.
The middle of the road contingent
insisted on knowing at every oppor.
tunity, whether, in view of his tele
gram, Bryan would stand on the plat
form and accept the nomination. But
all these pointed questions were neat
| ly parried. Judge Green of OfNebraska
and others vouched for Bryan's sym
pathy with Populistic principles, but
that was all the satisfaction the rad
icals couldget The Texas delegation
then sent a telegram to Bryan, puttins
the direct question to him. TO thil
no answer was received, but the Dem
ocratic candidate had been in con
stant telegraphic communication with
senator Jones, chairman OF the Dem
ocratic committee, and word came to