The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-11

from New York (pointing to where the
New York delegates sat), come to the
East for your candidate for Vice Presi-
dent. Nominate a man who was once
a gold man but who saw the error of his
ways and whose voice has been often
| raised against corpora tions George Fred
erick Williams. (Cheers.)
Mr.. Marsden of Louisiana, the gentle
man with thirst. took the platform and
the chair Immediately took the precaution
| of removing the tumbler from his table.
Cries of water were raised and Mr..
Marsden assured the convention that he
had not tasted drop of water this
morning. CDerisive cries of .Oh, oh. y
He proceeded to say that he stood alone
in his delegation, as was proven yester-
day, but he added. lifting his hand, be-
fore High Heaven l say here, I do rep
resent the State of Louisiana / came
here the unanimous choice of. the people
Of that State. want to name to you
a wheel horse to keep this young colt in
therefore we should take all the better
care of him. The man I shall name
comes from pivotal State, Who is the
wheel horse and which is the pivotal
State? John r. Mclean of Ohio is that
man and Ohio is that pivotal State.
(Cheers.) Give US Mclean and we will
sweep the country. (Cheers)
Then came pause and the chair said
if there were no more nominations the
clerk would call the roll
Mr.. Malodley of Washington State.
standing in the aisle, addressed the chair.
saying he desired to make nomination.
Come to the stand" said the chair
man.
don't want to- replied Mr.. Maloney,
ana then he said.-'In the name of the
State Of Washington I place in nomina-
ton her honored son. James Hamilton
Lewis" I"
J. H. Currie. of North Carolina, was
next introduced He said he desired to
nominate a man whose fame was not con-
lined to one State, but extended all over
tn broad land-a man revered and hon.
fored in his own State and all over the
country where ne was known In the last
election he was nominated on the Demo-
cratic ticket for the high position of Su-
preme Judge of North Carolina and re-
ceived the votes Of men of all parties.
Republicans and Popuiists included. He
closed by naming Judge Walter Clark.
The Chairman, in presenting the next
speaker, said of llin1:-"I had the honor
of serving in two Congresses with him.
| saw him there when the Wilson tariff
Dill was under consideration, and all
though he stood on the floor and ad-
rnitted that he knew of the steel trust
as 1t is called. to control the manufac-
ture of steel rails, and although he was
engaged in an occupation which derived
an immense profit from that trust, he
had the honesty to contend and vote that
steel rails be put upon the free list.
theefs) l present to you big-hearted,
brave, honest Tom Johnson of Ohio.
(Cheers)
Hon. Tom johnson took the stand and
put in nomination Mr. George Fithian,
Of Illinois. saying of him:-s.He has
been six years in Congress and his action
and his every vote there places him in ac-
ssrd with your platform. He has the
merit-which / think is absolutely neees-
sary for the vice-Pres.dency-he is not
wealthy man. This fight will have to
be one by the people. by the men who are
interested in humanity. If it is to be a
race between money and men, money will
be on the other side, for the
moneyed man of the Democratic party
nave mostly gone over to Mckinney
(Cheers.)
7 am not a free silver man; do not
believe In free silver, but I do. believe that
the Democratic party has started a
great revoluti6n for He sd5d of the peo-
Pile But for free silver (which l think is
wrong), you have inaugurated a move
ment for the good Of humanity. and
therefore am with you heartily. cloud
applause) Make no mistake of thinking
you can bind anybody with money It
WI VIII XII the ticket before the people Mr..
state that Is pivotal, and / hope to God
that you viii nominate him." (Applause.) !
Hon. NJ NJ. Miller of Oregon said he
paced IN domination a man who had
been twice Governor of the State of Ore
eon as Democratic nominee notwith-
standing that the State was 10000 Re
pupncan-a man recently nominated May
West-ex- Governor Sylvester Pennoyer.
Faint applause) When he was Cover
nor of Oregon, continued Mr. Miller, the
railroad companies had trouble with their
ton and he said to the corporations
Pay your men and you will have no
more trouble They paid the men and
he did not cali out the militia.
labor and all the great labor movements
of this country will endorse him. an
peal to you to recognize the Pacific Coast
and nominate Ex-Governor Pennoyer.
Senator White retired temporarily, ieav-
ing Representative Richardson, of Ten
nessee. to preside over the convention
Mr.. William R. Burke, of Los Angeles 4
Cal. presented the name of Arthur sew
all, of Maine, as a man who stroye for
liberty when God himself was dumb
Mr.. Showalter of Missouri presented
the name of Joseph C. Sfbley of Pennsvl-
yania. He spoke of the Presidential can
didate as modern Moses. endowed
with the courage of a Jackson and tine
eloquence of Clay, destined under heaven
to lead the American people from bond
age into liberty. The name of Sibley on
the ticket would, Mr.. Showalter said,
add strength TO IT." (Cheers)
Mr.. C. S. Thomas, of Colorado. seconded
the nomination of Arthur Sewall as
man distinguished for business ability
and lifelong devotion to the cause Of
Democracy, and whose name will fill I'M
and round out the work performed by
the convention yesterday.
Mr.. Q. w. Powers of Utah presented
the name of Senator Daniel of Virginia.
He fauded Democracy as the party whose
principles We're equal rights to all and
unjust Discrimination to none"
YOU have inaugurnted," he said. "a
new era wherein silver and gold the
twin money metals, shall go hand in hand
as God intended, scattering blessings on
every side desire now. in behalf of
the youngest State of the Union, the
State whose star was placed on the flag
last Saturday. to suggest the name OF |
John W. Daniel of Virginia, for vice
President. present 1t without his re-
quest and without his Knowledge
Mr.. Jones of Virginia Acknowledged
the commitment paid to his State b11f /