The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-15
FUSION POPULIsTs NOMINATE BRYAN
AND TOWNE

cO04ON kOFUL4S1S NOM1NATE BRYAN
AND TOWNE.
Enthusiastic National Convention Held at
Sioux FaIIs-A Silver Republican Named for
Vice-President.
SIOUX FALLS, May 9.-The Populist
National Convention was called to
order by United States Senator But
let, Chairman of the National Com
mittee, this afternoon.
There have been larger crowds in
attendance upon National conven-
tions, and possibly there have been
questions upon which more enthu-
siasm has been manifested, but there
have been few similar events which
have been marked by more evident
sincerity Of purpose or more pro-
nOunced decOrum of behavior. It
was evident that delegates were there
for a MISUNDERSTOOD purpose, and
that, whatever that purpose, it was
to be carried into effect.
Twelve States had no representa-
ton. They were Arizona, Kansas,
Delaware, Georgia, Florida, Mary
land, New Mexico, Rhode Island,
Tennessee, Utah, South Carolina
and Vermont.
Senator Butler referred briefly to
the platform to be adopted by this
convention, saying in part:
Every political party will go into
the campaign ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS how
many platforms will have the cour-
age or the honesty to point to the
causes that produce trusts and to
offer "a remedy for them? That rem
edy is already in every platform
ever adopted by a Peoples Party
Convention.
What are the causes? Any com
binatiOn Of people controlling the
the three great instruments of com
merce will control all commerce and
can put everythingin the nation into
a trust and will control the Govern
ment itself. These instruments are
money, transportation and transmits
sion of intelligence"
SIOx FALLS, May 10.-The POpu-
lists to-day nominated VIM. J. Bryan
for President. A conference on the
Vice-Presidential question was held
at Germania Hall. It was stormy.
1t was evident from the first that
there could not be an agreement at
all and the question as to whether
there would be a Vice-Presidential
candidate or not would have to be
fought out in the convention. Sena-
tor Allen, of Nebraska, who was OPP
posed to a nomination made a speech,
and Senator Butler, of North Caro-
lima, who feared the death of the
party, made a scOrching speech in
reply. There were twenty speeches
made.
TITS BRYAN TOWNE
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 1.-The
National Populist Convention con-
Guided its session at 1 o'clock this
morning and adjourned sine die after
nominating the Hon. William Jen-
nings Bryan for President and the
Hon. Charles A. TOwne, Chairman
of the National Silver Republican
party, for Vice-President. The NOM
nation of Mr.. TOwne was only ac-
complished after a struggle of sew
era1 hours duration in which an
effort was made to have the question
of the nomination of a ice-Presiden-
tial cannidate referred to a commit
tee to confer with the Democratic
and Silver Republican parties in their
national conventions. A motion to
this effect was defeated by a vote of
268 to 492. Both candidates YER
nominated by acclamation.
One of the largest assemblages of
mill representatives ever held in the
United States began a convention in
Charlotte, this State, Thursday, the
occasion being the fourth annual
convention of the Southern Cotton