The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-25


report to the committee on resolutions
which motion prevailed amid consider
able display of enthusiasm.
Mr.. Vadlette grew angry at the sum
mary manner in which his report was
disposed of. With flushed face and pas
sionate posture, he declared that the
platform represented his views and he
wouid maintain them as long as he had
breath in his body.
Senator Allen tried to calm him, but
the Rhode Island delegate grew mora
inrensed. He waved his arms aloft
violently, and for a moment it looked
as if he intended to personally assault
the chairman. Suddenly some one cried
put him out" and several policemen
came forward from the wings and
HUSTLED HIM DOWN THE STEPS
He was afterwards elected from tins
hall.
T. r. Henry of North Carolina with
drew his name from the minority re-
port, saying it had been placed there
under misrepresentation.
On motion of Mr. Kelly of Kansas
the previous question was ordered.
All the amendments were laid om the
table and the platform as reported by
a majority of the committe was adopt
ed with only a few cries of dissent
Some Nebraska delegate moved a re-
cess until o'clock.
A Texan moved to amend it to c
o'clock.
1--WE want to get through tonight,
he yelled. When we meet here again
we will never adjourn no more till we
are dome You fellows better go nome
and eat a whole lot"
Both motions were defeated.
Henry D. Lloyd of Illinois moved to
proceed to the selection of a candidate
for e-president.
The chair said the motion was unnec-
essary, as that was the business In
order.
The states were called for nomi1la-
tions When Alabama was called, Col
onel P G.. Bowman mounted the plat
form and placed in nomination Barnett
/ Gibbs of Texas Before he entered upon
/ his speech, however, the convention de
cided TO take recess of AN hour and a
| half until o'clock.
At 6:32 the convention reaSsembled
and Chairman Allen introduced Judge
| jefferson Pollard of Missouri, who read
the platform of the silver convention
and a message about the nomination
| of Bryan and Seweu by it. The read
ing was repeatedly interrupted by dele
! gates in various parts of the hall, who
! raised the point of order that the Tegu-
/ lar order was nominations for vice-pres-
/ ident.
/ Senator Allen overruledl these points
of order. Many of tine planks of the
Silver paTIty's platform were enthusiast
tically received, but when the action OF
! the Silver convention in nominating
( Bryan and Sewall was read, 1T was
jeered by the
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD CONTIN-
GENT,
and on the motion of a Texas delegate
the proceedings of the Silver conWen-
ton were referred to the committee on
resolutions.
Nominations were then called for, but
the convention experienced a good deal
of difficulty in getting under way, ow-
ing to a ruling made by the chair.
When the parliamentary situation
had been. Strengthened out, Colonel Bow
man, who was taken off the floor by the
adjournment of the convention this
afternoon, took the stage and placed in
nomination Congressman Harry Skim
ner of NoTrah Carolina
Colonel Bowman looked like a New
York stocllbroker. He was StylfShly
dressed and wore a close trimmed van
dyke beard. He reviewed at length the
situation. The purpose of the Democ-
racy, he said, had been to secure
AN ENDORSEMENT OF BRYAN
AND SEWALL
at the hands of the convention. There
was a. majority here for Bryan, but
the convention, TO prevent a probable
nomination of Mr.. Sewall, had decided
to nominate the vice president first If
a southern Populist was placed on the
ticket Arthur SewaN would have it in
his power to make fusion possible and
the defeat of Mckinley certain.
SINNERS name was not very enthus
iaStically received.
Congressman Howard of Alabama
placed Hon. Thomas E. Watson in NOM
ination in a speech in which he did
ample justice to the ship of state of the
Peoples party. and paid a high tribute
to Mr.. Wats0n's character as a man,
journalist and a statesman. He said
that in all respects Mr.. Watson was the
peer of Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Watson''s name
was received with loud applause.
Mr. Howard was followed by ]. r.
Sovereign of Arkansas in a practical,
straightforward speech seconding the
nomination of Mr.. Watson, whom he
designated as a very suitable man. He
said Mr.. Watson had never faltered in
championing the
CAUSE OF THE PEOPLES PARTY.
j. Asbury Johnson OF California, a
typical westerner in physique, spoke
for that state, also seconding Watson's
nomination. Mr.. johnson said the
hearts of the people of California were
with the south in this contest. If
Mr.. Watson were present and could
speak to tine convention he would dup
licate the experience of Bryan at Chi
cago.
Colorado yielded to New York and
Hon. Late Pence assembled the plat
form. He lost no time in coming to the
point. Immediately he mentioned Mr..
Sewalfs name it was greeted. with loud
applause, mingled with liberal supply
of Kisses. His speech took the shape Of
an argument, but his tone was defiant.
He said he had met fifteen Populisfts
today who were opposed to SewaH
whose average term of service in tine
party was two or three years He as
serted he had no personal interests VI
Mr.. Sewalq's success. THE vice-presi-
dency," he said, docs not amount to
much unless the president is a con-
sumptive, and Billy Bryan is not a con-
sumptive," Personally he would pre-
fer Skinner or Watson, but ne wanted
to succeed in defeating Mckinley.
AS Mr. Pence proceeded the conven-
ton quoted down and Mr.. Pence, after
the first burst of dfsapproval, was in
terrupted only by applause.
Mr.. Azman Murphy assembled the
platform and amid storm of hand
clapping, seconded Watson's nomina-
ton, which he did in a vigorous ad-
dress, defending the Populist party of
the south and attacking the