The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-26
some OF tr.e DetaiIs.

Senator Allen called the convention
TO order at $50 a. m.
After the invocation a Connecticut
delegate arose to protest against the
further display of lung power that
characterized the first three days of
the convention. He thought it was
about time the convention exercised
little "horse sense His statement
was given a round of applause.
Chairman Allen announced that the
first thing in order was the selection
of members of the national committee,
and committees to notify the candi
dates for president and vice-president.
Sergeant-at-Arms Mcdowell, in ex-
PLANTATION of the absence of the band,
said the contract with the Business
Mems league expired last night and
the musicians had been instructed by
the league not to play today.
Good, good feebly shouted the
weary delegates; we are glad of it. ="
Ignatius Donnelly announced that
HIS PRIVATE LAND PLANK
did not appear in the printed platform.
He wanted the convention to under
stand that it had been adopted.
The chairman then called for nomi-
nations of president.
/ Judge Green of Nebraska took the
stand to place Bryan in nomination.
/ He said the convention was here to
name the president of the republic
The convention had already, he said,
1 selected for vice-president that noble
son of the south, Thomas E. Watson.
/ (Cheers)
! Green had not named the candidate
before Texas delegate interrupted
! with the point of order that the states
must be called in alpha betical order for
! the nominations.
On motion of an ATEanSa dalperat a
the rules were suspended and Judge
/ Green recalled. He did not place
Bryan in nomination, however.
Alabama was called. Governor Kolb
yielded to General Weaver of Iowa, but
Colonel Gather Of Alabama got to the
platform first and injected a speech
about joining the cotton fields of the
south with the wheat fields of the
west At the conclusion of his remarks
General Weaver formally placed Bryan
! in nomination.
BRYAN NOMINATED.
General Weaver was greeted with ap-
plause and said: Mr. Chairman, l
arise before you this morning, in my
judgment feeling that this is the most
critical period that has ever occurred
in the Populist party. I know | have
IN my heart but one aspiration, or lin
gering intention-to do nothing in this
convention or say one word in this
presence that would initiate against
the growth and strength and security
and purposes of the Popuhst party
Il may say that / have but two as
pirations in connection with that party
The first is incorporated with my life
work. 1t is to preserve, untarnished
and unbroken. the principles we have
contended for the last twenty years
(Applause) Gentlemen, / do not want
anyone 10 charge that my second pur-
pose is not to preserve the organization
for the present and future usefulness il
every part of this Union. You have
all read the papers this morning. You
have read mainly the dispatch from
the Democratic nominee for president
Hon. W. ]. Bryan. (Applause.) Nc
man could have done less and be a
man. His manly attitude concerning
the action of this convention we must
all respect, and every member of il
does, and every person who reads the
proceedings of this convention must dc
the same. But, my fellow citizens
this question has reached a point
where neither Mr.. Bryan nor his per-
sonai friends have any right whatever
to say what the action of this conven
ton shall be. This is greater ques
ton than the personality of its candi
dates, and 1, as an individual, tell yol
1t is the fact.
Last night after l read the teLe
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