Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17
TWO TICKETS NAMED.
POPULlSTS NOMINATE THEIR
STANDARD BEARERS.
convention at Sioux Falls Chooses
Bryan and Towne-Barker and Dom
nelley Pit Up at Cincinnati-Gist of
the Platforms Adopted.

FOR RESIDENT. .................W w. ]. BRYAN
For Vice President. -. CHARLES A. TOWNE
Bryan and Towne is the Populist ma
tional ticket, the Minnesota man being
selected at Sioux Falls, S. D., as the
Nebraskan's running mate after a SEES
sion lasting far into Thursday night
The convention rejected the plan to leave
the nomination for vice-presidency open
pending action by the Democratic gath
ering at Kansas City, but preferred to
forestall that body and if possible influ
ence its action. Both nominations were
made by reclamation, but a lengthy de-
bate preceded the selection of man for
second place. Six names in addition to
that Of Mr.. Towne were placed before
the delegates, but all candidates declin-
ed or their sponsors withdrew their
names, so that the Minnesota man had
the field to himself, making formal bal
lot unnecessary.
Contrary to the expectation of some of
the delegates, the resolutions aroused no
debate, but were adopted with enthu-
siasm as presented by the committee. The
long financial plank of the platform, in
Guiding the denunciation Of the recent
banking law, and especially the demand
for the free coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to 1, was received with wild cheer
ing. The demand for an inheritance tax
also received a round of applause. Wig
Orous cheering was also accorded the
reading of the plank on transportation,
the demand for the adjustment of all
tariffs on trust" goods, and the indorse-
ment of the initiative and referendum.
Cries of "Good!' "Good!' greeted the de-
nunciation of the administrators Philip
pine policy and the Porto Rican tax.
When that portion Of the plank extending
sympathy to the South African republics
and denouncing any alliance with foreign
powers was read the convention broke in
to wild applause lasting for some time.
Endorsement of the municipal ownership
of public utilities received but faint ap-
plause, but vigorous hand-clapping ensued
when direct election of United States
Senators was demanded.
Mr.. Bryan's nomination was made by
reclamation and was accomplished with
expedition and tact There were not to
exceed half a dozen speeches in Mr.. Bry
ans behalf. All these were brief and
pointed and full of praise for the candi-
date. The speakers were led off by Sen
ator Allen of Mr.. Bryan's own State and
he was followed in quick succession by
Gen. Weaver of Iowa, ex-Congressman
Jerry Simpson of Kansas, Cyclone" Da-
Wis of Texas, Senator Marion Butler of
North Carolina and one Or two others.
Then toward the close of the afternoon
session began the real contest of the con-
vention. This was the fight over the vice
presidency, or, rather, the fight over the
proposition not to make any nomination
for the vice-presidential Office, but to re
fer the entire matter to a committee to
be appointed to confer with the Demo
Gratis and silver Republicans in their con-
ventions to be held at Kansas City. Both
the propositions to nominate and to refer
and also various compromise suggestions
were presented, and upon them was based
quite memorable debate, in which e.
Gerry Brown and Geo. F. Washburn of
Massachusetts, Senators Butler and AL
len, Gen. Weaver, Jerry Simpson and
DIR. Taylor of Chicago participated. They
presented all sides and shades of the con-
troversy, the debate lasting far into the
night before the close was reached.