The Republican journal., 1896-07-30
The Populist Program.
sewaii slaughtered and Bryan Doomed, Watson
OF 6eorgla given the Second Place On the Ticket.
Same Old Platform

NJ ~ the Popullst convention at St. Louis
rrluay the roll OF States was called on the
questlon OF substituting the minority report
giving precedence to the Vice Presidential
nomination, for the majority report to pro.
ceed to ballot for President first and Vice
President next ~
Mr.; .. Skinner of North Carolina, who had
cast 90 OF that States vote for the majority
report, announced that he would change
that vote unless good faith was to be OBJ.
served and southern Vice President nomi-
mated.
A scene of great confusion ensued which
Delayed the proceedings some time
An informal count showed the vote to be
ior the minority report 730 and for the ma
Jority report 766.
Before the result was announced Mr.. Skin
ner changed the vote of North Carolina,
casting the whole 95 votes for the minority
report, which was thus adopted
The official total was: For the minority.
100; Tor the majority report, 615. Adopted
zen. weaver OF Iowa read the platform
and resolutions which had been agreed to.
he said, with great unanimity not with en-
TIRE unanlmlty, as minority reports would
be presented.
The platform demands national money.
safe and sound, issued by the general gov
ernment only, to be full legal tender, for ali
debts, public and private; free and unre-
strlcted coinage of silver and gold at the
present legal ratio of 16 to l without waiting
lot foreign nations; an increase in volume
OF the circulating medium; that no more
bonds be issued except by specific act of
Congress; that the government in payment
OF obligations shall use its options as 10 the
KIND OF lawful money in which they are to
be paid a graduated income tax, etc.
The platform reported by the majority
was agreed to.
The convention took a recess until P. M.
and when again called to order nominations
Tor Vice President We're made. Mr.. Bau-
mann OF Ala, nominated Representative
Stanner, the Populst Congressman from
North Carolina. Representative Howard of
Alabama nominated Hon. Thos. E. Watson
late Popullst Congressman from Georgia
Mr. Waller of Iowa nominated Frank Bur
kett OF Mississippi Captain Burnham nomi-
mated A. L. Minis of Tennessee. Mr. Bate
man OF Maine nominated Marion Page of
Virginia. In doing 50 he protested in be-
half OF the entire Maine delegation against
Sewalfs nomination. He had nothing against
Mr. Sewalfs nomination. He had nothing
against Mr.. Sewall personally, ne said, but
ne obJected to the nomination of a man who
had not one particle of sympathy with the
principles of the Peoples party save the one
minor question of silver. The story has been
circulated that Sewall was greenbacker
but he never was. He was, however, in
strumental in arranging a fusion of the
Democrat and Greenback forces in Maine
and, by doing so, he accomplished the de-
struction OF the Greenback party.
Many attacked Sewall as a millionaire,
banker and railroad president
Voting for Vice President began at 70 05
A. NJ. Changing of votes began and delegates
almost tumbled over one another to change
their votes to Watson who soon had enough
votes to insure his nomination.
A motion was made to suspend the rules
and make Watson the unanimous choice Of
the convention.
AS soon as this was done the lights went
out. The hall was in darkness except for a
few candles.
rhe sergeant-at-arms implored the great
audience not to stampede. A horrible din
arose but the light gave feeble glimmer
again.
The chair announced Watson as the unani-
nous nominee.
AT 1880 the convention adjourned.
Bryan said he would not accept the nomi-
nation by the Populists if they downed Sew
all He so telegraphed Senator Jones.
Saturday Bryan was nominated for Presi-
dent on the first ballot, receiving 1,042 votes
to 32l for Col. Norton and a few scattering.