The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-08-01


~ the convention and Can1aign songs
hA persons who We're gifted with good
y"ices. The delay was due to the fact
that the credentials committee was IN
a1i" !" report. An adjournment was
| taken until , O'Clock in the afternoon.
At the afternoon session the commit
! tee on credentials submitted its rcport
and tn" convention seemed to he in 4
ialr way to get down to solid work
( colorado and Illinois furnished the most
/ important contests. The convention di-
Vlded honors i'll the Illinois case but the
mIddic-ot-thcroad faction claimed the de-
cl>lun rs \ substantial victory. The Col
orado case was settled without difficulty
later and then the convention unSoated
kublrc \. Colo, a Wisconsin delegate
whose claims had been favorably acted
upon hy the national committee and
gave the seat 10 Isaacs, the contestant
hen came the first real contest of the
convention the selection Of permanent
chairman The Bryan element was cen,
tered on Senator Allen of Nebraska and
me committee on permanent organiza-
'loh had SO recommended, but the mid
dle-o ot-the-roau people presented the name
OF James j.. Campion of Maine The
vote resulted: 15S for Allen and 564
Tor Campion, and Mr.. Allen thereupon
took the chair. He deliverd an address
covering the issues OF the campaign and
III WI n bFiOlc me convention ana then
adjournment was taken until the fol-
lowing day.
The Third Day.
The convention got down to business
on the third day, Friday, July a. The
regular proceedings were delayed long
enough after the convention had been
called to order for tribute to be paid the
memory Of Mrs. L. NJ. Emory of Michi-
gan life worker in the reform cause
who had died a few days before. There
was decided disposition to indulge in
a round OF speeches such as had char
actcrIZed the previous sessions. hut
Jerry Simpson mounted a chair aud
protested, with good effect, against the
delegates trtterng away their time. 4
committee to confer with a similar COM
mtfee from the Silver party, in cOnvcn-
uon IN neighboring hall, was appoint
Ell, and then the report of the committee
on rnlcs WAS taken up. The first propo-
sltIon TO arouse opposition was the rec
onmendatlOn to nominate yice-prcsi-
dent before the presidential candidate
was selected. The adherents of Mr.
SeWal, Mr.. RryanS COmrade on the
Democratic ticket, considered this IN at
tack on their man, and indeed they were
not long left in ignorance as to its pur-
pose, for the opposition To the Maine
man was not concealed III the speeches
which were then heard on the report.
Finally a vote was taken and 1t result
ed in 4 victory for the anti -Sewall forces
80 delegates voting to nominate n vice
president first and 61J voting to preserve
the customary order in such cases. Then
the resolutions were reported. There
was minority report, too, and Cen"
CoNcg, who WAS not even satisfied with
the dissenting report of the minority,
was permitted 10 read a couple of plaukS
Of his own drafting, but the majority re
port tay0riug s., e silver. government
gnUtrEl n railroads md tplpurnphS
liberal homestead laws. an income tax
and several other reforms that were
deemed desirable. was adopted L was
nj first thought best to go ahead with
the nominations for yicepresidcnt. hut
II was getting late and an adjournment
until evening was deemed best.
-\t 6:.i2 the convention feasSemhled and
Chairman Allen introduced Judge IeffCr-
SON l. bard Of Missouri. who read the
platform Of the silver convention an1 Il
message about the nomination of BRYAN
and Sewall The reading was repeatedly
interrupted by delegates IN various parts
of the hall. who raised the point Of order
that the regular order was nominations
for vicc-preSidcnt.
The following mon were then placed in
nomination for vice president: Congress
plau Skinner of North Carolina. Thomas
+. Watson Of Georgia. Arthur Scwall of
Maine, Frank Rurkctt Of Mississippi
and \. l.. MimmS Of Tennessee. Prof.
l.. {. Batcman Of Maine, the PopuIist
candidate for governor. nominated Mari
IN Page Of Virginia, president Of
the Farmers alliance Of that state
In doing So, he protested in behalf Of
the entire Maine delegation against Sew
ais nomination. He had nothing against
Mr. ScwaI personally. he said, but he
Objected To tho nomination Of a man who
had not one particle of sympathy with
Ihc principloS OF the Peoples party save
the one small question OF silver The
speaker declared that the Maine Central
railroad. Of which SewaI was prcsi-
dent had reduced wages. In the
name of the PopulistS.' he shouted, Il
ask You not to press this bitter chalice to
our lips.
Ii was five minutes Of II when the
chair stated that there would be 10 more
nominating speeches. He announced
that the roll of statcs would he called for
:: ballot At exactly l. o'clock the roll
call began Before the ballot was com
plctcd il was evident there was a major
itv for Watson. Then the lights went
out. and the delegates We're left in total
darkness 1t was alleged that the lights
were turned ont because the Bryan mon
wanted the convention adjourned before
the convention named Bryan. l'andc-
rnonium rcigned. Men shouted out of
The inkv MackucSs. Others sang and a
WatSon'S favor The Georgian already
had votes enough IL nominate hut the
vote If Tennessee was finally added 10
his column Some ono made motion 10
make the nomination unanimous and II
vas carried with whoop Congress
man Howard of Alabama moved an ad-
faurnmeut until . o'clock tomorrow
morning and the motion was carried.
Fourth and last Day.
There was incNtricahc confusion on
the floor of the auditorium before tn"
convention met on Saturday. July -.
the fourth aud last day. The delegates
stood about III animated groups discuss,
ing the situation. and what it was best
10 DO. The BRYAN feeling was very
strong. but the telegram from the Ne
hra>kan declaring that he would not
accept the nomination, made the sltua-
ZION chaotic Several resolutions we're
presented and referred without reading
nr debate. Nominations were then de
,Iarrd in order and Gen. Weaver Of
Iowa presented the name Of William y
Rryau. \ number Of seconds were made.
anong the number 10y IEnatiuS ponnelIy;
Mrs Minerva Roberts of Colorado and
Mrs. Mary Lease Of Kansas :.
: NJ Norton uf Illinois and Gen.
Coxcy Of Ohio were the only other