Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-16
Populists Refuse to Accept Cato Sells, Although
Was WILLING
special q Tl,nes-Republican.

Special to s-Republican.
/ Des Mcines. Aug. 1880 p. nl.-The
indications are that White will be nom
mated. though Sells is being urged to
accept. The name of A. C. DAILY, of
Marshall has been presented to the
convention.
The committee on resolutions, after a
long wrangle adopted the Chicago plat
form in its entirety
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 16-Early this
morning the populists gave further ev-
lidence of their break from the leader
ship of Gen. Weaver by repeating their
threat made the night before, not to
support the democratic ticket should
/ Cato Sells be the nominee. Their anti
Sells resolution was placed in the hands
of the democratic managers. They af-
/ forwards agreed to compromise the
matter and to accept Sells providing a
li6 to l plank We're inserted in the plat
form. which they agreed to accept on
a simple endorsement of the Chicago
platform. When this compromise was
reported to Cato Sells he most en-
phatically declared that nothing could
induce him to accept a nomination on
Il a 16 to ! plank. Fred White was then
i consulted and he finally agreed TO ae-
lcept the nomination. A slate was then
made with Fred White as the nominee
for governor and Sells was put on for
\ Whites nominating address. Bashor
was not in 1t for a minute today and he
readily acceded to the demand for
White The pops however, indicate q
4 disposition to make good their threat.
land while the democrats were listening
to the address Of Cato Sells the popu-
lists met in convention in the Y NJ. c.
a. building, adjoining the auditorium
They selected W. II. Robb. of Creston,
a son-in-law of Fred White. as tempo
Irary chairman and then adjourned TO
await the action of the democrats.
At IL o'clock Chairman Fred Town
send. of the state central committee,
Icaled to order the democratic conven-
/ ton. After the singing of America"
by the audience Rev. Writ, of Des
Moines, pronounced the Invocation. In
Introducing the temporary chairman
Mr.. Townsend styled Cato Sells as one
of the greatest of all Iowa democrats.
The applause which greeted the tempo-
rary chairman was confined principally
to the stage. boxes and galleries.
1.-THE full text of Cato Selis' speech
appears on page five of this issuel
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Sells address
las temporary chairman the convention
went wild over the mention of Bryau's
name. There then came near being a
stampede to Sells. j. H. Gillispie, the
/ lbig-yoiced reading clerk, stepped to the
front of the rostrurn and in stentorion
tones cried: And they said Cato Sells
wasn't a democrat" The applause was
deafening and at its conclusion Cato
Sells stepped forward and said:
"A few days ago l read in the public
press a telegraph dispatch saying that
IN the Polk county convention Cato
Sells had been denounced as not being
a democrat. My heart was wounded
las 1t was never wounded before.
came to this convention with that
wound unhealed. I believe that the
manifest thing any man can do is to
right wrong and when Waller Mcaen-
Try came to me yesterday and confessed
THAT he had been terribly mistaken ana
assured me that he would do all in his
power to right the wrong, L knew that
he was one of the manifest of men.
can not allow this occasion to pass
Without declaring to you that Cato Sells
| is a democrat and that there is no OBJ
lection to his democracy
The convention went wild. Three
cheers We're moved for Cato Sells and
there were loud cries for a speech from
ATcHenry AS he was not present. the
incident passed, but for time Cato
Sells was the choice of the convention
| for the gubernatorial nomination.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| At the afternoon session Thomas
Maxwell of Des Moines, was elected
permanent chairman. and the tempor-
ary organization with this exception
was made permanent. Nominating
speeches We're limited to five minutes.
In his address. Chairman Maxwell paid
a tribute to Bryan. Weaver and Sells,
and denounced Governor Shaw for his
Colfax address. Calls We're being made
for the report of the committe on res
outions, but as the committee was
deadlocked an attempt was made to
proceed to nominations. This was op-
posed by the country delegates. VINO