Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-07-13
LEAKEsVIILE GREENE COUNTY, MISS FRIDAY JULY 49, 1900


alternate from Utah, seconded the
nomination of Mr.. Bryan in behalf
OF the state OF Utah.
Then came the vote, state after
state recording It's vote In favor OF
the candidate, and giving him the
unanimous votes Of the states and
territories.
The vice presidential nomination
was allowed to go over.
Next to the demonstration for the
party candidate that greeting the IN.
nouncement that imperialism was to
be the paramount issue of this cam-
paign. was..ths most spontaneous and
general of the day.
Senator Tillman read the platform,
and with measured force brought out
the fact imperialism was now given
the first supreme place among tte is
sues OF the party. That the delegates
were in complete sympathy with this
expression was shown by the long and
sustained applause, lasting over twen-
ty-two utes and exceeding the ova-
tions usually accorded the fsvorites
of the party. Following this the an
nouncemeut that the 18 to ! idea
was retained In the platform received
only faint and ill-sustained recogni-
tion, the applause being limited to a
few minutes It was regarded as a
significant showing of the sentiment
of the delegates quite as convincing as
the terms Of the platform they had put
forward.
It was not until 4 O'Clock that
Chairman Richarson turning from q
conference with Gov. Mcmillan and
Senator White, raped the convention
to order. At last the noise subsided
and Mr.. Jones, in = clear voice, an
nounced:
~ am authorized Dy the commit
tee on resolutions to present the plat
form argeed upon and I will yield to
the senator from South Carolina, Mr..
Tillman, to read the document.
TILLMAN READS THE PLATFORM
Mr.. Tillman was greeted with a
cheer. He read the platform in full,
round voice, easily heard throughout
applause.
When the applause had subsidized,
Chairman Jones, Of the platform COM
mittee, said be had been. INSTRUCTED to
move that the platform be adopted by
the convention by acclimation. The
motion was put, and amid roar OF
cheers and applause the platform was
adopted without word of dissent
The announcement of Chairman Rich
ardson of the adoption of the platform
was followed by a shout which made
the building ring from one end TO the
other.
ADELAI E. STEVENSON.
Kansas City.-The democratic ma
tional ticket was completed Friday by
the nomination of Adlai E. Stevenson
for vice president. The nomination
was made on the first ballot state after
state Joining In the wild scramble to
record their support Of the winnina
candidate. 1t was not accompanied BY
any such frantic demonstration Of ap
proval as had marked the proceeding
at the previous stages, although the re
suit followed a spirited and highly dra
matic contest beween the advocates. 20
Stevenson, Towne, Hill and the lessee
candidates.
The usual formal resolution Of
thanks 10 Kansas City and to the on
GERS Of the convention were adopted
amid the greatest confusion, and ther
at 1851 p. N, on motion Of Cnai-~'-'
Jones' ths national democratic conven
tion Of 1900 adjourned.
Prince of Wales Assaiiant.
Brussels. The Assize Court has re
turned verdict Of guilty Of attemp
to kill the Prince of Wales agains
Jean Baptiste Sipido, who fred at th'