The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-26

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/ would accept the nomination on the
Populist platform and predicted a glo-
r1ous victory for the party with Bryan
and Watson as joint standard bearers.
w. H. CIaggett, of Idaho, also Sec
onded Bryan's nomination.
1t was not, he said, a question of
standing in the middle of the road, but
of collecting together all the friends of
humanity in a common cause.
Claggett asserted that the election of
Mckinley would mean a continuance
of the rule of shylocks. He also pre-
dicted in the event of McKinley's sue
cess, that an effort to enact the force
bill would be revived TT means the
increase of the standing army and
IN THE END A BLOODY REVOLT
TON
he said
Time was called and Claggett retired
to give place to Taubeneck, of Illinois,
chairman of the national committee.
Taubeneck said in case of Bryan'S nom
ination he felt he could pledge him
every Populist vote of Illinois at the
election next November.
The chairman OF the Indiana delega-
ton also seconded Bryan's nomination.
When Iowa was called her time was
yielded to Governor Kolb, of Alabama,
prejudice and passion in the cause of
silver and nominate that peerless
statesman, William ]. Bryan.
Jerry Simpson responded for Kansas.
He paid high tribute to Tom watson,
also to Bryan.
While Simpson was talking the Texas
delegation withdrew in body and alb
soIute quiet prevailed for the first time
today.
SI;11o, &c rro,,,oecoo oocunied Ken
tucky's time with a speech in Bryan's
behalf.
Louisiana yielded to Colorado. Mrs.
Minerva Roberts, a slender lady, with
her face aglow and her great dark eyes
flashing, came forward to the stage.
Her first sentence, delivered in a clear,
musical, sympathetic voice.
AROUSED THE CONVENTION TO
CHEERS.
Mrs. Roberts spoke as follows:
''HaiNng from state lying beneath
the shadow of the Rocky Mountains.
where men have had the courage and
| cllivalry to grant women the rights
they demand for themselves,
have been accorded the distinguished
honor by the southern state Of
Louisiana, to take their time. Gentle
men, I thank you in the name of the
women of the United States. Cap
plause) For the first time in the his
tory of political conventions, woman
has had an opportunity of raising her
voice to second the nomination of a
man who stands for the people, who
made America what she is today,
where parasites of oppression shall not
live. oh, 1 thank you. By our city
flows the Platte river, from where the
boy orator of Nebraska halls, and we
Of Colorado second his nomination. On
one side is arrayed Mckinley, and on
the other Bryan; there is no middle Of
the road. Tremendous applause.) Our
factories are idle, our lands Unworked
and our people in poverty, and you can
do nothing at this convention but ac-
cept this ticket in the interest of the
people of this great nation, in the inter-
est of wives and mothers and children,
that we may preserve America as an
Independent nation
Il will take no more of your time.
You have already a surfeit of oratory-
too much of it, indeed, SO L will
simply add 1 have the extreme honor
of seconding the nomination of Will
liam Jennings Bryan of Nebraska"
When airs. Roberts hadl finished,
the convention rose and cheered.
Governor KolRb of Alabama stepped
forward as she came down the steps
and escorted her to her seat.
I Call of New York spoke against
Bryan. He asked whether the gem
Grad desire to endorse Bryan was due
to a. desire to promote the interests of
silver, or to get into the Democratic
band wagon
THE CONVENTION GREW IMPA-
TENT
of Call and his sentiments. There were,
however, encouraging handclaps when
he asserted that it should be definitely
ascertained, before action was taken,
where Bryan stood Call closed by plac-
ing Colonel Norton OF Illinois in nomi-
nation.
E. Gerry Brown of Massachusetts, de-
clared the issue of the coming cam
paign was a, vote for Bryan and sill
yer, or Mckinley and hell and damna-
ton"
Edward S. Greece of Detroit also sec
onded Bryan.
When Minnesota was called Ignatius
Donnelly took the rostrum amid much
applause. He said:
He said:
Gentlemen of the Conventions: On
behalf of the state of Minnesota, by
unanimous request, / rise here to sec
ond the nomination of William j.
Bryan. (Applause)
1T is we'll known, my friends, that
have been acting with those who
thought that we could best serve the
interest and the perpetuity of the
Peoples party by making our own
independent nomination.
1.-THE voice of the people is in the
last analysis the voice of God, and the
voice Of the people demands the nom
ination of William j. Bryan by this
convention. (Applause) I yield to
that demand There is some talk here
distinct declination or acceptance of
that it will place him in a very en-
barrassing position to be forced to
choose between Mr.. Sewall and Mr.
Watson. 1 think, If we are going to
nominate Mr.. Bryan and seek to elect
him, that we ought to be generous to
him. applause and cries of That's
right.'O We ought not to force him
into such an embarrassing dilemma.
Cheers and app1ause) Neither do 1
think that we ought to call upon him
to endorse our platform. Great APP
plause.) Our principles do not exist
. by the sufferances of William j. Bryan
, or any other man on earth. (Applause.)
This is not merging of the Peoples
party of the United States into the
Democratic party, and therefore there
is no necessity for absolute identity Of
opinion. applause and cries of mot
at alb
I'VE stand upon the Peoples party
platform. We stand upon our own
principles, but we are ready for the
cause of suffering humanity to trans
fer our millions of votes to the stand
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