The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-10
THE NOMINATION OF STEVENSON.
In an Eloquent Speech by Congressman Will
liams, of Illinois.

In making the nomination Mr.. Will
liamS said:
Gentlemen of the Conventions:
illinois is grateful to Arkansas for this
evidence of her regard. The United Dem
ocracy of Illinois desires TO present r.
this convention for the text Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States a Democrat.
(Cheers). One who drew his first breath
from the Democratic atmosphere of old
Kentucky. (CheerS.) One baptized in
the great and growing Democracy of Hi
nois; one who has stood squarely on every
Democratic platform since he became a
voter.
One who has twice represented in Con-
Sress a district overwhelming Republican
One who is not a rough rider, but a swift
rider. (Cheers). Not a warrior but a
statesman. A man who stands for civil
government against military rule. A man
who believes that President of the
United States who ignores the Constitu-
ton as the present President has done,
must be one who loves his own glory far
more than he loves the Republic. AMMAN
who believes American despotism is no
better than any other despotism. A man
who places human blood above human
greed. A man who will not trade away
the precious life of an American soldier
for a nugget of gold in the Philippine
Islands. (Cheers). A man who would not
give the three thousand or $500 brave
American soldiers whom Mckinley has
sacrificed in that hOtbed of disease and
destruction for all the islands in the
leaS. (ApplauSe). A man who during
four years CT faithful administration as
FIRST Assistant Postmaster General of
the United States demonstrated that he
knows a Republican when he sees him
in an office that belongs to a Democrat.
(Applause). Nominate our man and you
will not have to explain any speech made
against Democracy, for he has never
made any (applause.) A man in the full
strength OF his manhOd, able to canvass
any State in this union. Gentlemen, Of
the convention, Illinois makes no eXag-
geration when she tells you that in thai
great State the conditions are far better,
the prospects are much brighter for
Democracy than in 1892 when our can
dldate for Vice President carried it by
5O,UOO majority. (ApplauSe). We have
a State ticket stronger than we ever had
before. We have but one Democracy in
Illinois. We voice the sincere sentiment
of the Democracy of Illinois when we
ask you to nominate a man whose name
we will present a man who has been tried.
gone through the contest and no weak
spots found On his armor, a man whose
mig character and ability recommend
him to the people in every part of this
republic, a man who possesses all the
noble attributes of a nobleman. great
enough and good enough to be President
OF the United States, with a platform that
reads like a Bible and with these two
faithful Democrats %standing together,
shoulder to shoulder, we can sweep Grim
lnal aggression and Mckinley hypocrisy
Off the face of the earth.
"Gentlemen Of the convention we now
present to you as the choice of the United
Democracy of our State that distinguish-
cd statesman, that splendid, vigorous. re-
liable, Democrat, eX- Vice President
Adelai E. Stevenson, Of Illinois, Great
and continued applause).
Mr.. Williams spoke rapidly and briefly
and at the mention of Adlai E. Stevenson,
of Illinois, was on its feet cheering Wild
ly. Kansas was up. as was Alabama, Ar
kansas, Minnesota and a large number of
delegates in different parts of the house.
The applause while vigorous was short,
not lasting above a minute.
When the roll call reached Connecticut
that State gave way to Minnesota amid
cheers and cries of ''Towne."
L. A. Roesing, of Minnesota. then took
the platform to present the name Of
Charles A. Towne.
Mr.. Roesing is a tall powerful man with
a voice BETTING of his stalwart frame.