Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-06
AFTER SCENE OF WILD CONFUSION THE ILLINOIS MAN IS
FINALLY NOMINATED AS BRYANs RUNNING MATE. -
T0WNE IS GIVEN HIS QU|ETUs
TAMMANY's ATTEMPT TO FORCE THE NOMINATION on HILL
RESENTED BY THE G0vERNoR-CLOSING SCENES OF
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION 4.

ripe Judgment Of this convention. We
worthy. of the high honor Of being placed
upon the same ticket with the splendid
nominated nominated Il for % president. Wen We democrats @ Gratis
of Minnesota feel that we have earned the
right to participate actively and effectively.
40 years prior to 1898 the party had wan--
dered in the wilderness. but as result of
the great contest of SO and because of the
splendid accessfons to our ranks in that
campaign, we entered the battle of '98 more
aggressively than ever before and at last
we had striven SO long and elected dem
I'VE come to you asking for your support
for our candidate. not because he is from
Minnesota but because he is of the people;
not because he is production of the
Northwest. but because he is an Ameri-
can; not because he stands for any one is
sue, but for all the issues that mean the
preservation of American institutions. We
democrat of Jeffersonian principles, a DEM l.
ocrat of the stern school of Andrew Jack
son, a democrat Of the broad philosophy
ocrat in defending the flag of the union
and In believing that to whatever land that
flag be carried there the people over whom
the constitution. We present him to you.
not because he is rich in this worlds goods.
no not because his nomination would mean
has endowed him with an eloquent tongue.
with brilliant mind. splendid courage.
can manhood. We ask your support for
W. n.inHesotas t,ie @ ape statesman, orator and
Formal n"rnima tia aue lne mo.lor TO pace IN
of the Minnesota democracy. leadar of
the people, Charles A. Towne.
Mr.. Roesing is a tall, powerful man
with a voice befittine his stalwart fra r,a
He could be heard in every directinn
His first applause was gained when he
spoke of Mr., ToWne as a man who en-
bodied the best characteristics of AIMEE
lean manhood. When he pronounced the
name of Towne there was cheering from
the Minnesota delegation. which rose to
its feet, waving flags in frantic fashion.
The galleries Joined in the applause with
fervor, but there was less enthusiasm
among the men on the floor who had
votes. A stout woman IN the northwest
corner OF the first gallery climbed upon
a chaar holding IN her left hand col
ored ntnograph or Bryan and ToWne,
Wnle with ner rlgnt sne waved a hand-
hercnlel VIGOROUSLY.
congressman shafroth OF colorado,
Jealous supporter OF the candldacy OF Mr.
1ow ne cnllipeu into lne galely III an e.
tort to get the woman forward to the
! plauIorm, out sne decHned TO come.
by degrees tne enthusiasm spread
throughout the delegations and IN a snort
time men We're UP IN the states OF Wash-
| lnglon, wyoming, montana ana south
Dako1a, out lnelr humper was mucn less
unan that Wnlen nad risen 10 the name
| OF otevenson. MhMe the eailerles We're
| enlnuslng over IoWne tnefe was an ex-
clted nttle group ABOUT the chalr OF ex-
| senator Hill. IN II was croker.
You must take 1ne nomlnatlon ano
es,ed,u ,ne ua'' sato i''"'to ~ A'' p'is' ca
81 cannot" II cannot" replied Hill, his
| face white and set 1T do not want it,
"yo,, must take # !" said Croker han
| ,,a a,,a,. t,;,,a ,nt;,a Sor,oan q MI, ar !
ing uvel nil Wa,le Ne, tsoinian Ina =. Mack anu
| frak Camppeii neld Elll' one on eacn
| side. and urged him to accept. An excited
man from New Jersey, shaking his fing-
ers under Mr.. HilTs nose, shouted: "You
ean,t refnea vo,, CAN'T The nartv n,us,
~ ,,a,, ~ .oya tho e.st - '''
| hae you W save 'ne ens..
/ II don't want 1t. You can name Ste
/ venson. He's as good as I am" said Hill
| and then turning to Murphy and Croke,
| and prinninp his hands he said. .sPlea &c
an,,,t farna 3hia Moo GO don,t ~
| uon 1uice tnis; piease uon :.
Mr. MURPHY tnen gave an lnaleatlon o.
| a prearranged scheme to nominate Hill
| by saying to the excited Jersey man:
| "You keep quiet and it will be all right
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