Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-01
The POPS NOMINATE BRYAN
Make Him Their Candidate in
Spite Of Defamation.
Tom Watson Of Georgia the Man
for Vice President.
The Democratic Nominee Has n
WaIkaway for First Place on
the Peoples Party Ticket
WAS Named ON n
First Ballo..

~ 1RhiHf Nhpsp 'osS
u. m.-Bryan Is nominated.
ST. Louis, July 25.-Popullst copven-
ton vas called 10 order by the perma-
nent chairman, Senator Allen, at 94O.
After prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Kent OF
Washington, the chairman repeated his
ruling of last night that the amend
adopted by the convention giving
the nomination Of a vice president the
preference e the nomination OF presi-
dent. made the selection OF national
committeeman the next order OF busl-
j. X. Burnett of California pro-
that this was rot so and con-
hat the convention simply
t~ransposed the nomination of vice presl-
and president. The chairman re-
Piled hat the gentleman's statement OF
was entirely mistaken. and went on
with the naming OF national committee
When this was completed he
called next for the committee on notif-
The chair announced hat the next or
der OF business was nominations for
president.
Mr.. Green OF Nebraska got on the
platform to make "a motion and a
speech. The latter was to the effect that
this was one Of the most important con-
ventlons that ever assembled on Ameri-
can soil, as 1t was to name "A man who
was not only TO head the ticket, but who
was to be elected. At this point the
speech was interrupted by points OF or
der, which irritated Mr.. Green TO the
extent OF making him leave the stand.
He was, however, induced TO come
back, and the rules were suspended to
enable him to go on. He declared, how
ever, that his self respect would pre-
vent him saying anything, and he re-
tired for good.
Alabama being called, George Gather
OF tina state, addressing his brothers
and sisters OF the convention" yielded
to James b. Weaver, who said he would
name the man who would be the run
ming mate OF Tom Watson and run the
gold bugs out Of existence.
Weaver Nominates Bryan.
Mr. Weaver came forward and was
presented by the chairman.
Mr.. Weaver opened his speech with
the remark that the condition of the
peoples party this morning was most
Critical" He had but two aspira-
tlons-one was to preserve untarnished
and unbroken the great principles OF
the party, and the other was to preserve
the party organization "for present and
future uses In every portion OF the coun-
try"
He assumed that all delegates had
read In the papers this morning the tele-
gram from Mr.. Bryan declining to ac-
cept the nomination OF the peoples par
ty d~isassociated from Mr.. Sewall. mo
man." said Mr.. Weaver, could have
lone less and be a a Mr. Bryan's at
tltude challenges the respect of every
delegate present and OF every man VINO
reads the proceedings OF this conven-
ton"
But" he continued. this Is a greater
question than the personality OF our
candidate. After l read Mr.. Bryan's
] utterly ref .ed-and | now
utterly refuse-to concur with the de-
sire either of Mr.. Bryan or Senator
Jones az 10 VINO snen pe the NOMINEES OF
this convention"
The rest OF. Mr.. Viewers speech was
read from a typewriter copy and is as
follows:
General Weaver said: In that mid
night discussion between Brutus and
Cassius concerning the contemplated
battle at Phllllppl, Brutus urged that
their cause was ripe. their leglonS Dram
full, at the height and ready to decline.
Said he:
There is a tide In the affairs Of men,
Which. taken at the flood, leads on to for
all the voyage OF their life
Ia bound i'm shadows and In miseries."
And then, I'm dramatic climax, he ex-
ION such a full sea are we now afoat,
And we must take the current when II
serves
lose our ventures
For twenty years we ave been plead
Ing with the people to esIouse TIE sacred
cause which Is at stake in this cam
We have constantly urged
through good and through evil report
hat our principles were more important
han party associations, were above all
considerations OF private fortune or the
and feverish ambitions OF men.
We nave thus far suited our action to
our words. Through five presidential
stretching from 1876 TO 1892,
,ou correctly estimated the purposes of
I'D party and events have
rustained every specification in your in
lictment against them. Millions Of hon
st men within old party ranks were de-
lured into ambush and betrayed.
But not a single one of your pickets has
,ver been caught mapping or been taken
~ surprise. To FOUR devoted efforts is
due the revival of economic
earning in this country which has en-
lbled the democratic party to assume Its
present admirable attitude. Your work
now promises much to mankind and Is
about to break forth in complete victory
for the industrial masses. Though oft
repulsed by the multitude whom we
would have liberated. though crucified
In return for our kindness, yet through
Il all we have steadily conided in the
righteousness Of our cause and h final
good sense OF the people. We still be-
lleve that this nation has a mission to
perform which bad men will not be per-
to destroy, and recent events In
dicate that the nineteenth century Is not
all to close with the friends Of free
dom respondent in the western hemi-
This country has recently witnessed a
new pentncost and received another
baptism OF fire. The recent convention
at Chicago sounded a buEle call for
Union which can neither be miSunder-
nor go UNDECIDED. In its patriotic
utterances and action II swept away all
ground and opened the road to a
& midable organic alliance. They n
ol.y made union possible; thank heaven,
they have rendered 1t inevitable.
From the very beginning u organi-
zatlon has made party fealty subordi-
nate to principle. We will not here re-
verse ourselves and refuse to accept vic
tory. now so easily within our reach.
We will not refuse the proffered assist
OF at least 5000. 900 free silver dem
ocrats and not less than 1000. 900 free
silver republicans simply because they
have shown the good sense to come with
an organized army fully equipped and
manned for battle. Let them have their
divisions and army corps. Let
them manifest their own esprit de corps.
The field of glory is open to all Compel
itors who are fighting for the same prin-
The populists have already shown
their prowess In many engagements
twenty years OF struggle. If our
allies can strike sturdler blows at plu-
tocracy than IAN we: II they can scale
the battlements Of the gold tower more
CALAMITY than our old veterans. and are
able TO plant their colors one foot nearer
the citadel OF the enemy than VIZ a
ourselves. let every populist cheer and
support them I'm their heroic work. We
will all march under the same flag, keep
step to the same music. face the same
foe. share In and shout over the same
trlumphs.
We cannot be mistaken concerning the
zeal issue involved I'm the struggle OF the
year. 1t is between the gold stand
lrd. gold bonds and bank currency on the
,ne hand, and the bimetallic standard. no