Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-25
standing army. and In the end a bloody
revolution.


When Mr.. Taubeneck arose in his seat
there were calls for him to take the stand.
but he declined saying that in case Of Mr..
Bryan's nomination he felt that he could
pledge to him every populist vote In Illinois
at the election next November.
The chairman OF the Indiana delegation
also seconded Bryans nomination
When Iowa sTas called, time. with the ex-
ception Of one minute, was yielded to GOV
ernor Kolb OF Alabama who appealed 10
the convention to sink prejudice and pas
sion In the cause of silver, and nominate
that peerless statesman. w. }. Bryan:
The reserved minute was occupied by
Calamity" Weller in a protest against
fusion with the democracy
Jerry Simpson responded for Kansas. Inc
| statesman Of Medicine Lodge Is very popu-
lar with the delegates. and got nearly
round or cheers as he raced 'nT coI W..
son. with whom he served In Congress, anu
also to Mr.. Bryan, who. he SAID nao stoou
shoulder to shoulder with him in the battle
for the rights of the people.
Texas Delegation Withdrew.
While Simpson was talking the Texas
delegation withdrew in body. and anso-
lutte quiet prevailed for the first time our
ing the day.
J. T. Miller of Tennessee occupied Ken
tucky's time with a speech in Bryans be-
half.
An Attractive Speaker.
Louisiana yielded to Colorado. and the
rugged state sent to the platform as her
champion Mrs Minerva Roberts. Inc
tall. slender young lady, with face aglow
and great dark eyes flashing came FORWARD
to the stage. AS she walked DOWN the
aisle with bounding step and ascenued tne
pla tform her dark golden hair shone IN the
sunlight. She wore a White shlrt WAIST
and am attractive hat. and as she faced me
| audience her radiant face brought the
| llnv re
delivered in d claar musical ana SYM
pathetic voice, aroused them to cheers
Her brief speech was one OF me most
eloquent delivered in the convention.
Mrs. Roberts said "Hailing from state
lying beneath the shadow of the Rocky
| mountains. where men have had the courage
and the chivary to grant women the rights
they demand for themselves tapplause). l
have been accorded the distinguished honor
by the southern state of Louisiana to take
their time. Gentlemen l thank you, in the
name Of the women Of the United States.
(Applause.)
For the first time in the history of a
political convention woman has mad
the opportunity Of raising her voice to
second the nomination OF man VINO
stands for the people, who made America
| what she is today, where the parasites OF
oppression shall not live.
"Oh. 1 thank you. BY our city flows the
Platte river, from where the boy orator
of Nebraska halls. and We of Louisiana
second his nomination. l know the gentle
men whom you represent will make a gal
liant fight. and will do what you can to
obtain the victory. On the one side is ar
rayed Mckinley and on the other Bryan
There g middle of the road. CTremend-
GUS cheering)
Our factories are idle, our lands are I'M
worked and our people in poverty, and you
can do nothing at this convention but ac-
cept this ticket In the interests of the peo-
PIE of this greatlpation, in the interests OF
The wives and mothers and children. We
mrs ms a ininnendanf
nation l will take no more of your time.
You have already surfet of oratory-too
much of it, indeed. So l will simply add
have the extreme honor of seconding the
| nomina ton OF William Jennings Bryan of
Nebraska" tremendous cheers)
When she finished the convention again
arose and che@red, and she was besieEed
on all sides OF the platform with congratu
lations.
Governor Kolb of Alabama then stepped
gallanty forward and she carre down the
steps, and, with the deferential chivalry of
| the south. escorted her to her seat in the
Colorado delegation, where she was again
besieged by delegates. WHO offered their
CONGRATULATIONS.
Mr. Call of New York spoke in the time
of Maine. Ffes opposed what he called the
| marriage of popuism and democracy, and
! asked whether the general desire to in
dorse Bryan was due 20 a desire to pro-
| mote the interest of silver or not.
YOU" he said. who hold nothing
nearer to your hearts than the abolition of
the banks are asked TO support 4 party
} one of whose standard hearers is a bank
president"
This expression called out loud dissent
and jeers, Of which there was an Increase
| on the declaration that free silver was the
! only populist plank in the democratic plat
FORM
Questioning the Speaker.
Questions were asked as to whether Mr.
Call was populist and delegate. Both
-
it Yves stated by some one that he had been
| a member of the party for orly two weeks
1t had become evident. however tina the
convention Was growing impatient Of Mr.
Call and of his sentiments. The feeling
was apparently too strong for Bryan and
was intolerant Of expressions against him
There were, however, encouraging hand
| clippings when Mr.. Call asserted that it
was not even known whether Mr.. Bryan
would stand upon the populist platform
He asked that ii should be definitely as
serted before action was taken where Mr.
Bryan stood
Mr.. McGrath broke in with the exclama-
| ton that Mr.. Bryan was a platform in
himself.
s. VI. Norton Named.
Mr.. Call closed by placing Col. S. NJ Nor
ton OF Illinois in nomination. He eulo-
gized Mr.. Norton as "a philanthropist, a
man of the people and a pioneer in the
cause of REFORM"
Maryland also seconded Bryan's nomina.
ton In doing SO the vote Of that state was
| pledged for the only man nominated by the
people Of the United States In half q CEN
tury. r. Gerry Brown of Massachusetts
declared that the issue was plain In tho
coming campaign il was either a vote for
| VIM. J. Bryan and silver or MCKINLEY am,
hell and damnat ton.
Edward s. Greece of Detroit also seconded,
Bryan, saying: There is one phase of this
| question which has not yet been presented
For many years there have been in this
country two democratic psrties The one
has been the ally of the republican marty
In all its yillafnous and outrageous betray-
| ais Of the people. the other is the erea.
common mass of citizens
1.-The first Is now in control Of the po,-arr
ment, the other in the fields the mines and
workshops of the nation. Michigan also
seconds the nomination of VIM J. Bryan
Mrs. Lease for bryan.
Ignatius Donnelly seconded BRYAN in be-
half of Minnesota. Mrs Mary Ellen Lease
of Kansas made strong speech in thu
same cause. She was dressed in suit of
silver gray. She talked fuently with .he
voice of a practical speaker She gessicu-
lated much. Her body swayed violently
and her arms were thrown passionataIy SO
she appealed to the silver forces.
The spiritnaf 10 is abroad in the land.
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