The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-06
BROWN FOR CHAIRMAN.

The committee on permanent organ
ization then reported the selection Of
Judge W. L. Brown of Ohio as per-
manent chairman of the convention and
Fl. a. McCreary of California as per-
manent secretary. Judge Brown re-
eeived hearty recognition as he took
the chair. He said that as the east
Lincoln, so it again turned to the west
and found a leader in the person Of
William Jennings Bryan
The mention of Bryan'S name gave
the convention an opportunity of show
ing it's loyalty to the Democratic lead
err. The chairmans allusion to Charles
A. Towne as the candidate for second
place caused an emphatic applause
equal to that accorded to Bryan
The chairman reviewed the history
of the financial legislation. The money
question will not be settled until the
national banks are driven out of pow
err he said. The questions of money
and trusts were inSeparable. The banks
of the country were in the power of
the city banks. especially the banks of
New York, which the speaker de-
clared, are in league with Lombard
street. One remedy he suggested was
the removal of duties on every article
controlled by trusts. The demand for
GOV EIDlueIl wv llel snip uL TIE ltttRIdDn
and railroad systems of the country
as made by the speaker, met with en-
thusiastic approval of the convention.
In criticising the foreign policy of the
present administration the speaker de-
clared that it had given a serious stab
to the Monroe doctrine and he ar
raigned the present administration be-
fore the bar of the American public for
its work in the Philippines.
The speaker was loudly cheered as
he took his seat.
Former Congressman Hartman Of
Montana announced that the commit
tee on resolutions probably would not
be ready to report for two hours.
The report of the committee on rules
and order of business was then adopt
ed. 1t provides for the nomination Of
president and vice president immedi-
ately after the report of the committee
on resolutions.
A delegate from Missouri introduced
a resolution of sympathy with the
Beers This was referred 10 the reso-
lutions committee.
VOICE FROM KANSAS.
Cries for Joseph Matters of Kansas
then went up from the delegates and
Mr. Waters was introduced
Gentlemen" said he. Il wish I knew
enough about parliamentary tactics to
move to nominate Bryan and Towne by
reclamation. give belated thanks to
God for the sunshine of our cornf1elds.
claimed by the Republican party, and
adjourn"
Mr.. Waters aroused wild enthusiasm
by his fierce denunciation of the Re
publican party
4 don't believe" he continued, in re-
ferring TO the Philippine war, that
the shambles should be erected on the
ruins Of the American home"
LINCOLN VOTERS.
Some one called upon the delegates
present who voted for Abraham Lin
coin to stand up and the convention
yelled with enthusiasm as nearly 200
white headed men arose.
Major John Brown (colored) of Kan
sas. who saw service in Cuba. was ap-
plauded when he promised the negro
vote to the silver Republican party.
There was apparently no prospect of
4 report from the committee on reso-
lutions and an adjournment was taken
until $3.50 .. m.
When the convention reaSSembled at