Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-05-19

ranks men who measure up to the re-
quirements Of the occasion, and / am
proud of the privilege to name, in be-
half of my state, one of her citizens,
whom we offer as a candidate-a man
pre-eminently qualified in all respects
to stand beside the matcbless Bryan
as his running mate in this great race
for liberty and human rights. The
man whom / lave in mind was born
and reared in the state of Michigan.
In 1894 he ran as an anti-machine cam
didate for congress on the republican
ticket and was elected by 10,400 ma
jority, overcoming an opposition ma
jority of 500 votes. He was then, as
now, a pronounced advocate OF bimet-
allism, which wal a cardinal tenet of
his party's platform in that district.
lie had the honesty and courage to adj
here to his convictions, and when his
party, In convention at st. Louis in
1896, turned its back upon bime.al-
lism, he, with Senator Teller and
other great leaders walked out of the
convention and adhered to The cause
of the people and supported the allied
ticket and cause In that ever memo
rable contest. In 1896 and again in
1898 he was the fusion candidate for
member of congress in the Sixth MIN
nesota district, and in both contests
came within a few hundred votes of
being elected, although he was made
n special target of Mark Hanna and
his well-konw methods. Such courage
as he has displayed in turning his
hack on preferment and rewards at
the hands of n rich and powerful
party and following his honest con-
victions, to meet defeat and a bitter
struggle for his very existence, has
proved his title to our confidence and
TO our support for one Of the highest
Offices in the gift of the American
people. Such courage as he has dis
played may well stand beside hat Of
him who on that bright morning of
1898 stood on the bridge of his flagship
and piloted his ship over death deal
ing mines to fierce battle and triumph
over the Spanish navy at Manila bay.
"No ADLER, no truer, no more de.
serving or available man can be named
for this high position than he, whom
the state of Minnesota here presents
and whom l now name in the person
of Hon. Charles A. Towne, of Mime
sofa"
Nominees Galore.
A delegate from Missouri seconded
the nomination of DR.. Taylor.
Il. S. Hogan, of Montana, nominated
Congressman John j. Lent, Of Ohio.
Mark Harrington, of Nebraska, made
an energetic speech in behalf of the
candidacy of Towne. New York fol-
lowed Nebraska in scconding Towne.
Captain Lloyd, OF North Carolina,
brought the convention to it's feet by
declaring that he favored Bryan and
Towne. North Dakota seconded
Towne.
j. A.. Odds, of Pennsylvania, placed
i'm nomination Il. u. Rynder, of that
state. South Dakota seconded the
nomination of Towne.
j. ii. Davis C"Cyclone"), of Texas,
when his state was called, withdrew
in favor of Towne.
Howard II. Taylor, of Illinois, also
withdrew in favor of Towne.
Mr.. Hopkins, of Michigan, seconded
the nomination of Towne.
As soon as the roll was over, Mr..
Rynder, of Pennsylvania, announced
his withdrawal in favor of Townc.
Jerry Simpson hen withdrew Mr..
Breidenthal. i'm favor of Towne.
+. Gerry Brown, of Massachusetts,
said that he would withdraw his name
i'm order to facilitate matters.
This left only the names of Towne
and Lent before the convention. The
Montana delegation, which had pre-
sented the name of Lentz, was asked
to withdraw his name, but refused to
do so.
Named by Acclamation.
Mr.. Schilling, Of Wisconsin, then moved
that the rules be suspended, and that
Charles A. Towne be declared the vice
presidential nominee by acclamation. The
motion was carried, only four men from
Montana voting against 1t.
a resolution of coincidence on the death
of Hon. III. IL. Taubeneck, of Illinois, late
chairman of the populist national com
mittee, was passed, as was n resolution
of hanks to Chairman Patterson and the
secretaries of the convention and Ma
tional Chairman Marion Butler. Thanks
were also rendered the city of Sioux Falls
for it's entertainment OF the convention.
DIR. Taylor, of Illinois, moved that the
new national committee be, made the
committee on conference with the ma
tional democratic and silver republican
parties, the committee to have plenary
powers.
A motion that Permanent Chairman
Patterson, with a committee of his W
appointment, and Temporary. chairman
Ringdahl, and n similar committee be APP
pointed TO notify W.. j. Bryan and Charles
A.. Towne OF their nominations, was also
unanimously agreed TO.
A motion to adjourn was carried, and at
1888 this morning the convention adj
journed sine die.
National Committeeman.
Among the national committeeman APP
pointed were:
Hlinois-H. S. Taylor, Eugene Smith
and j. G.. Jones.
indiana. H.. Caldwell, John Medert
and Karl Corner.
Iowa-S. y. Crane, j. f. Anderson and
w. II. Robb.
Michigan-J. w. Ewing, e.. s.. Greco
and A. w. Nichols.
Nebraska. II. Edmiston, e. Z. Thorn
as and w. ". Allen.
THE MORNING SESSION.