Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-10
STEVENSON ON FIRST BALLOT.
Former Vice President Chosen to Be
Bryan's Running Mate.
TAnnAgY SUPPORTS HILLS CANDIDACY.
Sage Of Woerts Roost Earnest Destinations of
the Honor-Bryan Protests Against Hill-Towne's
Democracy is observation-disclosures
of Excitement

Kansas City, July 6-Convention call
ed to order, at 1880 a. m.
New York is to swing into line for
Hill. Senator Grady is now on the
platform waiting for order. The con-
templated action of New York may
sweep the convention for Hill as it up
sets every other plan.
David Bennett Hill is placed in NOM
ination for vice president by Grady, of
New York.
Dunphy, of Washington, nominates
Hon. James Hamilton Lewis, of Wash
ington, for vice president.
Mr., Knott, of Maryland, dominates
John Walter Smith, of Maryland for
vice president.
Since Hills name was sprung Bryan
has been heard from, and he has made
a vigorous protest to some of the lead
ers. He favors Towne.
BRYAN was nominated by reclamation
by the silver republican convention.
Gates, of North Carolina, dominates
Julian S. Carr, of North Carolina.
Daugherty, of Ohio, dominates A.W.
Patrick, of Ohio, for vice president.
Stevenson nominated for vice presi-
dent on first ballot.
The convention adjourned sine die
at 1922 p. m.
Kansas City, July 6.-The final day
of the democratic national convention
broke clear and hot. The crowd was
not as terrific as that Of last night, the
great features of the convention, the
reading of the platform, and the NOM
ination of the candidate for the presi-
dency being over. Sulzer was the first
vice presidential candidate to appear
in the hall and his appearance seemed
TO excite very little interest.
At 1O:45 O'clock Chairman Richard
son brought the convention to order.
Rev. Rabbi Mayer, of Kansas City, de-
livered prayer.
AT the conclusion of the prayer the
roll was called for the nomination for
vice president. Arkansas yielded to IL
linois for the purpose of placing Stew
enson in nomination.
Confusion Stops Business.
The confusion then became so over
towering that all business was sus-
pended. The police and the sergeants
at arms tried vainly to dispossess the
mob which was now well nigh in con-
troll of the floor. When the men
fought to retain their places there were
many exciting encounters. 1t took fiji
teen minutes to restore some SEM
blance of order and then the spokes-
man for the Illinois representatives
James Williams, presented the name Of
Stevenson.
Stevenson's Name Put Up.
Williams spoke rapidly and briefly,
and at the mention of Adlai e. Steph-
enson, the Illinois delegation was on
its feet cheering wildly.
Kansas was up, as were also Ala
bama, Arkansas, Minnesota ard large
number of delegates in different parts
of the hall. The applause, while Wig
orous, was short, not lasting above a
minute.
Rosing Nominates Towne.
When the roll call reached Connec-
ticut that state gave way to Mime
sofa and amid cheers L. a. Rosing, Of
Minnesota, then took the platform and
presented the name of Charles A.
Towne.
When he pronounced the name Of
Towne there was cheering from the
Minnesota delegation, which rose to its
feet waving, flags in a frantic fashion.
The galleries joined in the applause
with feryor but there was less enthus-
iasm among the delegates.
Croker Wants Hill to Take It
While the galleries were enthusing
over Towne there was an excited little
group about the chair of ex-senator
Hill. In it was Croker.
You must take the nomination and
save the day." said Edward Murphy ex-
citedly.
IT cannot. cannot" replied Hill.
His face was white and set. II do not
want it,
sYau must take Il ), said Croker lean.