The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-11
BRYAN NOMINATED
BY ACCLAMAT|0N
Allen Names Him to Wildly
Cheering PopuIists.
TOWNE VICE PRESIDENT
The Convention Nominates Him by
Acclamation Also.
TOWNE VICE PRESIDENT
THE RECENT BANKING LAW DENOUNCED
Silver at l6 to |. Sympathy For the Beers. No
Alliance With Foreign Powers. Senators
by Direct Vote. A Remedy for
Trusts Proposed.
(By the Associated Press.)
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(By the Associated Press)
(By the Associated Press)
Sioux Falls, S. d., May 1O-The Nation
al Populist Convention concluded it's ses-
sion at l o'clock this morning and ad-
journed sine die after nominating the
Hon. William Jennings Bryan for Presi
dent and the Hon. Charles A. Towne for
Vice President. The nomination of Mr..
TCwne was only accomplished after
struggle of several hours duration in
which an effort was made to have the
question of the nomination of Vice
Presidential candidate referred to a COM
mttee tC confer with the Democratic and
Silver Republican parties in their nation
al conventions. motion to this effect
was defeated by vote of 26S to 492.
Both candidates were nominated by ac-
clamaticn
Temporary Chairman Rngdal raped
the convention to order at 9:45 o'clock
this morning.
The Committee on Permanent OrganiZa-
tion recommended Thomas Nj. Patterson,
CT Colorado for permanent chairman; T.
ii. Curran, of Kansas; Leo Vincent, of
Colorado, and e. M. Deisher, as perman-
ent secretaries.
Mr. Patterson briefly sletched the his
tory of the Populist party
The speaker gave a shcrts4fss epsessae<
financial legislation Of Congress during
the last Administration of President
Cleveland, and that of President McKin
ley.
During this controversy he said
''the seed of the Peoples Party, which
had been sown with 1892, began to bear
fruit That party believed then, and be-
lieved today in the right of the people
to control the issue of their own cur
rency without dictaton from Wall
Street
Mr.. Patterson said the peoples Party
did not surrender its rights when it
nominated Mr.. Bryan in 1896. we never
could have nominated any other man.
he said.
He predicted a sweeping triumph for
Mr.. Bryan in November, and that his
election would mean that the rights OF
the people are advanced to a higher level
than ever before.
At $40 o'clock this afternoon the plat
form committee report arrived 1t was
read by Committeeman Gillette, of Iowa.
The long financial plank including the
denunciation of the recent banking law.
and especially the demand for free silver
at 16 to L. was received with Wild cheer
ing.
When that portion CT the plank extend
ing sympathy to the South African Re-
publics, denouncing any alliance with for
een powers. was read, the convention
broke into wild applause and the direct
election of United States Senators demand
also evoked considerable applause. Jerry
Simpson moved adoption of the platform,
seconded by half a dozen delegates
delegate from Michigan objected, as
the platform carried no pledge of support
to the candidates to be nominated. He
made motion to that effect A stand
ing vote was taken and every delegate in
the tent arose, amid great cheering.
Speaker Patterson announced the plat
form unanimously adopted and said the
next thing in order was the presentation
of candidates for the Presidential nomi-
nation Then Immediately he introduced
Senator Allen, of Nebraska This could
mean but one man and that was Bry-
an, and instantly the convention was On
it's feet cheering frantically, waving flags
and hats and handkerchiefs. Senator Al
len spoke as follows:
ALLEN NOMINATES BRYAN.
"He embOdies in his political convic-
tions, in his life all that is good in an
American citizen, all that is pure and
loyal all that the most eXacting could de-
sire; a statesman of ripe experience, a
philosopher, patriot without peer on
this or any other continent. Peerless,
bold, determined, thoroughly united to
the interests of the great mass of his
countrymen who would make and will
make an ideal candidate for the exalted
office of President of these United States.
Since the result of the election in 1896
was known to the American people,
among the fusion forces of the United
States. there has been but one name con-
nected with the office and with the nomi-
nation at this time He is the embodi-
men of all that opposes plutocracy that
opposes greed. that opposes the exercise
Of crminality in public life. He is in
my judgment the mcst American citizen of
the age. l think he is as an orator as a
statesmen the equal of Webster and Clay
if not their superior. He was a Nehras-
kan. but belongs now to the world With
cut further discussion, without further
description of this magnificent man,
present to this convention. this hero
statesman and orator, William Jennings
Bryan.
Il don't want to see the folly of 1896