Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1900-05-25
Bryan and Towne Selected
At the Sioux Falls
Convention.

The National Populist Convention
concluded its session at Sioux Falls,
8. D., at O'Clock Thursday morning
and adjourned sine die after nominal
ing the Hon. W. J. Bryan for presi-
dent and Hon. Charles A. Towne for
vice president. The nomination Of
Mr.. Towne was only accomplished az
ter O struggle Of several hours dura-
ton, In which en- effort was made to
have the question Of the nomination
Of vice presidential candidate REFER
ed to a committee to confer with the
Democratic and silver Republican
parties in their national conventions.
A motion TO this effect was defeated by
. vote of 268 to 492.
Both candidates were nominated by
reclamation, but before the result was
reached various candidates were placed
in nom ination and their names sue
cessively withdrawn. Both nominal
tons were accomplished amid scenes
Of enthusiasm.
Mr.. Bryan's nomination was made
by reclamation and was accomplished
with expedition and tact. There were
not to exceed half dozen speeches in
his behalf. All these were brief and
pointed and were full Of praise for
the candidate.
The proceedings Of the second day
Of the convention began at9:45 o'clock
Thursday morning with Chairman
Ringdale presiding.
The committees on credentials pre-
sented It's report, which was adopted,
declaring that there were no contest
ing delegations and recommending
that the vote Of Missouri be increased
by two votes, Ohio by two and South
Dakota by three.
After the report Of the committe on
rules and order Of business had been
presented recess was taken to await
the report Of committee on platform.
At $40 o'clock in the afternoon the
platform committee report arrived and
II was read by Committeeman Gillette,
Of Iowa.
The financial plank closed o. fol-
lows.
"We reaffirm the demand for the re-
opening OF the mints OF the United
States 10 the free and unlimitsd coin.
age OF silver aud gold at the present
ratio OF 10 to /, the immediate ipcrease
In the volume Of silver coins and GER
tiHcatss thus crsstsd TO be substituted,
dollar for dollar, for the bank notes
issued by private corporations under
special privilege granted by the law Of
March Il, 1900, and prior national
banking laws, tho remaining portion OF
the bank notes to be replaced with full
legal tender government paper money
and It's volume so controlled Is to
maintain at all times stable money
market and . stable price level.
The financial plank Of the platform
was received with wild cheering. Cries
| Of Good" "Good," greeted the de-
nunciation's Philippine policy and the
Porto Riccn tax. When that portion
Of the plank extending sympathy TO
the South African republics, denounc-
ing any alliance with foreign powers
| was reached the convention broke into
wild applause. The platform was
adopted without Dissenting vote.
It was moved that the new national
COMMITTEES BIO made the committee on
| conferences with the national Demo.
cratic and silver Republican parties,
the committee to have plenary pow,
ers. The motion was carried unaui.
| mously. t-
"A motion that Permanent Chairman
Patterson, with committee Of his own
| appointment, and Temporary Chsirman
| Ringsdale and similar committee. be
appointed to notify w. J. Bryan and
Charles A. Towne Of their nominations,
was also unanimously agreed TO.
The convention then adjourned sine
die. y
Charles Towne was born In Ingham
county, Michigan, near the city OIL
Lansin :. forty-one years ago, Heis
| graduate Of Ann Arbor. Mr.. Towns
moved to Duluth In the spring Of 1890
He has always taken an active interes,
in politics aud until the free silver agi
itation in 1896 was . staunoh Repub
can.
GOVERNOR Is ON HAND.