The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-29

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of wooney's name the delegates
cheered shouted and waved flags and
handkerchiefs. and when Mr. Stewart
concluded. half the delegates arose and
cheered wildly.
George w. Gere of Illinois nominated
Mr.. Hale Johnson.
Homer L. Castle of Pittsburg, pale
and slender, took the platform amid
the applause of the friends of Dr.
Swallow, to nominate the Pennsylvania
divine.
Get on the table" yelled some dele
gate IN the rear of the hall.
Says Methodists Are "Stark Mad"
If you can't see, you'll hear me-
retorted Mr.. Castle.
He pointed out the qualifications Of
DR.. Swallow and continued:
He has a tremendous advantage.
He is a Methodist. The Methodist
church seems to have gone stark mad
crazy on the proposition that we have
q Methodist president. You want to
insist to the voters of this nation that
a man who viii not keep his church
votes and obligations cannot be trusted
10 keep his official vows and obliga-
lions. You want to tell over and over
again that, whether it is wise or IN
wise to annex the Philippines. the
practical results by which it has been
opened to the unrestrained onslaught
of the brewing interests of this cOun-
try is Il crime before God, the magni-
fude of which dWarfs and belittles to
The indHitesimal point the worst Span
ish nisrule which ever existed.
You want il known from end to
end of this broad land that, whether
money or bi-metallism be the standard
of value. While we pour into our dram
shops of America each year a sum
three times the cost of the Spanish
war, poverty viii exist and increase"
Mr. Castles fierce denunciatiOn of
former Senator Quay of Pennsylvania
was received with delight by the dele
gates.
As Mr.. Castle concluded a glowing
eulogy of Silas Swallow. the most
striking demonstration Of the day oc-
CURED. Every delegate in the Penn
sylvania section, with hands full of
gaily-cOlOred pamphlets and plumes. or
with large pictures of DR.. Swallow,
jumped 10 his feet, shouting wildly.
while in other sections of the hail
delegates blew horns and waved the
state banners. The demonstration con-
tinued for several minutes and appar-
entity came near stampeding the con-
vention.
A motion to adjourn was made. and
though apparently hOwled down. the
chair ruled the motion had carried. A
storm of protests arose and an ap-
peal from the chairs decision was sus-
tanned by an overwhelming vote.
Other secOnding speeches were also
made, representatives of nearly every
state delegation taking the platform
in support Of some one of the three
candidates.
Hale Johnson of Illinois arose and
thanked his friends for their support
and then withdrew his name as a can
didate.
Vote Close Until Last.
Amid considerable confusion the bal
loting then began. The vote was veTy
close throughout but with WcOliey
slightly in the lead. It was not until
the last state had been called, how
ever that Mr.. WOOlley's nomination
was assured. When the result was an
nouaced. ''Woolley $50 Swallow 800"
a perfect tempest of cheers ensued.
The nomination. amid renewed
cheers was made unanimous.
The vote on ce-Dresident was as
follows: Total votes. cast 594; Metcalf
$40, CaskardOn 1872, Eaton 113.
A motion by DR.. Eaton 10 make the
nomination unanimous was seconded
by Mr. Caskardon. carried, and after
a committee had been appointed to
formally notify the candidates of their
nomination, the convention at o'clock
adjourned sine die.
Sketches &C Candidates.
John G. WOOlley was born at Collins
vile. Ohio February Is, 1850. He was
graduated from the Ohio Wesylan uni
versity in 1871, practiced law in Paris
H., Minneapolis and New York, until
1883, when he became d prohibitionist
and from accepting occasional invita-
tons to speak or the subject OF the
liquor traffic, drifted out of practice of
his profession into the lecture field. He
has resided in Chicago since 1892.
Henry +. Metcalf of Rhode Island
prohibition nominee for president,
was born seveaty-One years ago. He
is president of the Providence County
Savings bank and superintendent Of
the Sunday school Of the Church of Our
Father in Pawtucket, r. i. Mr. Net
calf was formerly a Republican, but
joined the Prohibition party several
years ago and has been prominently
idEatified with that party since. He
has been the candidate for governor
several times.