The evening times., 1896-07-25
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reading OF a telegram to one Of the dele.
gates. 1t was:
.-Piease do not permit use OF my name
for domination. EUGENE v DEBS."
Wisen the state OF Iaiilurnia Was called
Mr.. I. v. Gator, OF that State, came to the
stand and spoke Of the necessity of acting
calmly, cody and Justly in the great crisis
which had coine unexpectedly ON the Peo-
pies party. A long and flowery oration
was wound up by the nomination of VIII
liam j. Bryan, 10 which another Califo mia
delegate obje cted.
ALL SECONDED BRYAN.
The call off States was then continued
Mr.. Cobb, OF A la bana, in the chair.
When the State or Georgia was called
lir. Hunt of that State came to the plat
form. He began his speech by thanking
the convention for its action last night in
nominating Tom Watson for the Vice
President. He sceonded the nomination OF
AIR. Bryan, andpredicted an onward march
to victory and Triumph
Col. Caggetty responded to the call OF
Idaho and seconded the nomination OF
Bryan. 1t seemed to him that it would
humanity, II the Convention failed to Sc
cure the union OF the great mass OF the
common people.
When Tie State OF Illinois was called the
nomination OF Bryan was seconded by Mr..
Taubeneck. Indiana also seconded 1t.
Iowa yielded its time to Mr.. Koib. of
Alabama, WHO, vacating the chair, ad-
dressed the convention in a speech second
ing the nomination of Bryan, whom he
eulosized as peerless statesman; as One
who would, II elected President, see that
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
should be re-estabished and the golden god
of Wall street dethroned.
When the State of Kansas was called Mr..
Jerry Simpson made q short speech, sec
onding the nomination of Mr.. Bryan and
culosizing him.
The delegates of Kentucky put forward as
their spokesman Mr.. Miller, of Tennessee,
who graveiy asserted that the Peoples
party was 1.-THE young lion in American
politics."
He also described Bryan S the ''plumed
silver knight OF the Northwest, =" whom he
appeared to initiate somewhat in the role
OF IA boy orator"
LOUIsIANA,s HANDSOME SPEAKER
The delegates or louisiana put forward
as their orator IA handsome, brown haired
young woman, Mrs. Roberts, OF Colorado.
who Informed the convention that she
came from State where men had the
courage and the chivairy to grant To
woman the right which they demanded
for themselves.
Na nP
mean We OF louisiana" uaugiterl sec
ond the nomination Of Mr.. Bryan"
Mrs. Roberts Withdrew amid applause
Mr.. Henry W. Call of New York was
deputed to speak for Maine. and proved TO
be another specimen or the boy orator"
He spoke OF the proposed ''narriag ge" be-
tween Populists and democracy, declar-
ing that he knew OF Just and lawful i'm
pediment to it,
He was proceeding to oppose the nomi-
nation OF Mr.. Bryan, when the chairman
tSenator Allenl called the attention of
the Maine delegation to the fact that it
was understood To second Mr.. Bryan's
nomination. The chairman proved to be
right, and Mr. Field. OF Virginia, de-
clared angiily that this gentleman was
abusing the confidence OF the convention
and was not Populist at ALL
The Chairman asked of the New York
delegation whether Mr.. Call was dele
gate, and the answer was that he had been
a member OF the Populist party only two
weeks aud had attended only one meeting.
Mr.. Call asserted that the Kansas deIega-
ton knew his Topulstic sentiments.
Jerry Simpson replied that nobody in
the Kansas delegation knew anything OF
him. Qaughter)
Well" said the chairman, contemptu-
ously, 'he knows more than the old Popu-
lists. Let him speak" tShoutsor laughter)
The"boy ora tor from New York went on
with his speech, denounced the gag law
and protested against the Nomination of a
man who had openly ,repudiated the action
of the convention yesterday. (Appausc.)
He had the honor of nominating a broad
hearted tniIantfropist and man OF tie peo-
pie. Il pioneer in the cause OF reform S. F.
Norton, OF Chicago.
Mr.. E Gerry Brown, of Massachusetts,
came to the platform to speak for his
State. He said he was no longer here &c.
his party; he was here for his country.
There was no party. On both sides there
were two forces fighting, and there was no
middle road Whoever was in the mid
ile Of the road was dead-gone down be-
fore the fighting tCheers) 1t was either
a fight for Mr.. Bryan or fight for hell
and damnation in this country Cheers
and laughter.)
Fall in, them he cried, ION one side or
the other: and damned will be he who first
cries. hold, enough Choose ye, this day.
whom ye shall serve. In behalf OF the
twenty votes of Massachusetts, sec ond
the nomination of William j. Bryan"
fCheers.)
Mr.. Edward s. Greece, of Detroit. from
the Michigan delegation, seconded the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Bryan.