Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-26


 | The rest of MT. Weaver's speech was 1 read from a typewritten copy, and put | Bryan in nomination. MT Bryans name 1 was received with applause, the whole l convention standing on chairs and way 1 ing hats. A gigantic wooden cross, sur mounted by a golden crown, thus re- l versing MT. Bryan's famous epigram, l was brought in and carried around the 1 hall. A portrait of Bryan was displayed and numerous devices were carried around the hall. Some of the inscrip- | tions were as follows:
 Bryan and more congressman" 'The people speak,"
 l South Dakota, middle road, for | Bryan"
 For Bryan to serve our homes and l our country"
 1 A very large share of the whistling and cat calling which accompanied this l demonstration was contributed by the Western Union messenger boys. All the states joined in the demonstra- i tion except Missouri, Texas. Rhode | Island and Wisconsin.
 After order had been restored General Field of Virginia came to the front, and in a short, impassioned speech declared MT. Bryan the choice of the Virginia dele gation, and said that although no music had been provided the convention was marching to the music of the spheres" l that victory stands tip-toe on the noun | tain tops" and all that which the con- vention had to do was to accept 1t. Now gentlemen of the jury" he went l on, q mean gentlemen of the convention | Qaughter), move that the rules be sus- pended and the nomination of MT. Bryan. Be Declared Unanimous" The chairman put the question and two thirds of the delegates rose with shouts of aye, aye" This cry, however
 mo, no,' and "call the roll of states" Several of the most excited opponents got on the platform, and angrily pre- vented the chairman from declaring the result of the vote. During the uproar Mir Ashby of Texas managed to obtain hearing. He said that Texas was ready to indorse MT. Bryan if MT. Bryan would indorse the populist platform. To in dorse him without that would be the act of children. (Cheers.) He did not be- could ignore the democratic platform and stand upon the populist platform. A delegate shouted that Bryan would stand on the populist platform. Let him say so for himself" Mr. Ash by shouted back, and not through an agent. I leave this question with you. want Texas to be set right, and want 1t understood that Ohio. with the excep- | tion of two delegates, will stand by the action of Texas Let us nominate our own ticket I was anxious that we should this morning nominate Eugene V. Debs"
 Mr. Howard of Alabama asked by what authority the chairman had recog nized gentleman from Virginia before his state had been called to move sus-
 pension of the rules and call of states to nominate Bryan, thus shutting off all
 other nominations. This gag rule had
 heretofore been
 Unknown in Populist Conventions. The chair said the gentleman from Virginia had been accorded the floor on the time of the delegation from Arkan- sas.
 The roll call was interrupted to allow the reading of a telegram to one of the delegates. It was: Please do not per | init the use of my name for nomination. | Eugene V. Debs."
 When the state of California was call ed MT. Gator of that state came to the stand and spoke of the necessity of act ing calmly, coolly and justly in the great crisis which had come unexpectedly on the peoples party.
 A long and howery oration was wound up by the nomination of Bryan, to which nomination another California delegate objected.
 The call of states was then continued MT. Kolb of Alabama in the chair. When Georgia was called MT. Hunt of that state came to the platform. He be- gan his speech by thanking the conven- ton for it's action last night in nominat- ing Tom Watson for the vice presidency. He seconded the nomination Of MT. Bryan and predicted an onward march to victory and triumph. Colonel Claggett responded for Idaho
 and seconded the nomination of Bryan. It seemed to him that it would be
 crime against liberty, crime against
 humanity if the convention failed to se-
 cure the union of the great masses of the common people.
 When the state of Illinois was called the nomination of Bryan was seconded by MT. Taubeneck. Indiana also second- ed it. Iowa yielded it's time to MT. Kolb of Alabama, who, In vacating the chair, addressed the convention in a speech secondng the nomination of Bryan, whom he eulogized as peerless states man, as one who would if elected presi- dent see that the free and unlimited coinage of silver should be re-established and the
 Golden God of Wall Street Dethroned. When the state of Kansas was called | MT. Jerry Simpson made a short speech seconding the nomination of MT. Bryan | and eulogizing him.
 The delegates of Kentucky put for | ward as their spokesman MT. Miller of | Tennessee, who gravely asserted that the peoples party was the young lion in | American politics"
 l He also described Bryan as the plumed | knight of the northwest, whom he ap- 1 peared to initiate somewhat in the role l of "a boy orator"
 The delegates from Louisiana put for ward as their orator Q 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 chivalry to grant to women the right which they demanded for themselves. We of Colo rado," she exclaimed "I mean we of Louisiana, second the nomination of MT. Bryan"
 Mrs. Roberts withdrew amid applause. MT. Henry w. Call of New York was deputed to speak for Maine, and proved to be another specimen Of "the boy ora
 tor" He spoke of the proposed marriage
 between populism and democracy, and
 declared that he knew just and lawful
 impeachment to it, and exclaimed that in
 the name of the commonwealth he for
 bade the banns. Gaughter)
 He was proceeding to oppose the name
 of Bryan when Senator Allen called the
 attention of the Maine delegation that 1t
 was understood to second MT. Bryan's
 nomination. The chairman proved to be
 right, and MT. Field of Virginia declared
 angrily that this gentleman was abus-
 ing the confidence of the convention and
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