The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-07-31

broken into bits, but stalwart young
Bryan man carried piece OF it to the
platform while the struggling disput-
ants were separated by the police.
The Texas and Arkansas standards
alone we're kept close to the middle
of-tne-road banner, around which the
radicals formed in a hollow square
! like desperate men in battle to re-
pulse the charges of the enemy.
| Miss Minerva Roberts of Colorado
+, led the cheering in the Colorado dele
CATION.
! While the demonstration was at Its
height thousands of copies OF Bryan
Silver March" were flung high in the
air and fell on the frantic delegates
Each of the verses concluded with
/ these words:
Chink, chink, chink,
No crow OF thorns ,r abor's brow,
Chink chink, chink,
No cross of gold for mankind now.
Chink, chink, chink,
Well not to a single standard bow,
Chiak. chnk chink,
We vote for freedom now.
! When quiet was restored after sew
enteen minutes of bedlam, General
Field of Virginia, who was General
Weavers running mate in 1892, hob
| bled forward on his crutch and after
a brief speech moved TO suspend the
rules and make Bryan's nomination
nanimous. The convention rose
almost en- masse and cheered, but
above the chorus of cheers came the
sharp cries of the Texas men. No,
No." they yelled.
Chairman Allen declared the motion
carried. but yielding to the protests.
decided to allow a call of States on the
motion. The Texas men wildly pro-
tested and Chairman Allen at last rec
ognized Stump Ashby of the Lone
Star State for personal explana-
ton" Ashby, who has been most
disturbing factor in the convention,
spoke from the stage. He opened with
a few facecious remarks about the do
cility of the Texan nature, and its
world wide conservatism and then n
! nounced that Texas was ready to in
dorse Bryan if Bryan would indorse
the platform adopted. He then read
the following resolutions:
Resolved, BY the Peoples p,rty in national
| convention ass NIB ed that we sta ready to
nominate tae Hon w. J. Bryan for president
of thu United Stats, provided ne VIII accept
the nomination the platform we have
Adopted.
Re olvei, further. Tta; if Mr Bryan is the
patriot that We think he is, that he will rise
| above party and be tle hero of t tle hlur step
into the breach and redeem this nation from
the rule of piutocra y.
George Schilling of Wisconsin at
| tempted to secure recess until
Bryan could be heard from, but he
was howled down and Chairman AL
len ordered the roll call to proceed.
Alabama and Arkansas were not
ready, but Colorado voted forty five
for the motion to suspend the rules
and nominate Bryan. Men stood on
chairs and howled for recognition.
Scenes of Wild Confusion.
Congressman Howard of Alabama
demar y ed to know whether any other
names could be placed in nomination.
The confusion grew SO great that it
was impossible to proceed.
The Texas deleg.. zion charged the
shouted: 1--WE will never be quiet if
you try TO continue that roll CALI
Sit down; sit down." cried the SER
geant at arms. while his assistants
! plonghed through the dense crowd
about the platform and pleaded with
the delegates to take their seats.
When d semblance of quiet was re-
stored Congressman Howard from the
stage protested against an aft iction
| of gag law
| Chairman Allen stated that the
question was on the motion to sus-
pend the rules and nominate BRYAN
| by accla nation.
''By God we won't stand itr' yelled
B. H. Noles.
doesn't it require two-thirds
vote to carry that motion?" shouted
| an irate Arkansas delegate.
The chair replied that it did IT.
A California delegate screamed that
such a proceeding was unprecedented
He thought the delegations should
have ''hnnce to place in nomination
whom they chose. The quintessence
of Populism, he said, was fair play.
The chair held that when the roll
was called delegations could vote for
Bryan or any one else. This ruling
provoked another storm of protests
and only confounded the confusion.
Some one got on the plat form and
read above the diu tie following:
"TERRE HAUTE, int, july 25.-Hop.
henry IL. LIcyo, DeltSdte feopie
Party Convention, st. Louis: Please
do not permit use of my name for
nomina tion.-E. V. Debs.'
At last, as the only way of restor-
ing order, General Field withdrew his
motion and the call of the States for
nominations was continued.
Bryan Seconds by the Score.
When order was once more restored
T. 3. Gator of California appca ed to
second Bryan's nornina tion. He added
that the fact that Bryan was opposed
to THAT den of infamy," Wall street,
was sufficient to convince him that
Bryan was entirely acceptable to the
Populists. J. X. Hines of Georgia ex-