Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1900-05-25
Bryan and TOwne Selected
At the Sioux Falls
Convention.

so AfoNSh"h cPesAos OSa
concluded its session at Sioux Falls,
8. D., at l o'clock Thursday morning
aud adjourned sine die after nominal.
ing the Hon. w. J. Bryan for presi.
dent and Hon. Charles A. Towne for
vice president. The nomination OF
Mr.. Towne was only accomplished az.
ter struggle OF several hours dura.
ton, in which an effort was made to
have the question OF the nomination
OF vice presidential candidate refer.
ed to committee to confer with the
Democratic and silver Republican
parties in their national conventions.
A motion to this effect was defeated by
O vote OF 268 to 400.
Both candidates were nominated by
reclamation, but before the result was
reached various candidates were placed
in nomination and their names sue
cessively withdrawn. Both nomina.
tions were accomplished amid scenes
Of enthusiasm.
Mr.. Bryan's nomination was made
by reclamation aud was accomplished
with expedition and tact. There were
not to exceed half dozen speeches in
his behalf. All these were brief and
pointed and were full Of praise for
the candidate.
The proceedings OF the second day
Of the convention began at 0 AS o'clock
Thursday morning with Chairman
Ringdale presiding.
The committees on credentials pre-.
sented its report, which was adopted,
declaring that there we're no contest
ing delegations and recommending
that the vote of Missouri be increased
by two votes, Ohio by two aud South
Dakota by three.
After the report Of the committe on
rules and order OF business had been
presented recess was taken to await
the report Of committee on platform.
At $40 o'clock in the afternoon the
platform committee report arrived and
ii was read by Committeeman Gillette,
Of Iowa.
The financial plank closed as fol-
lows.
"We reaffirm the demand for the re.
opening Of the minis of the United
States TO the free and unlimited coin.
age OF silver and gold at the present
ratio Of 10 to 1, tho immediate increase
in the volume OF silver coins and GER
tifcates thus created to be substituted,
dollar for dollar, for the bank notes
issued by private corporations under
special privilege granted by the law Of
March IA, 1900, and prior national
banking laws, the remaining portion of
the bank notes 10 be replaced with full
legal tender government paper money
and its volume so controlled rs to
maintain at all times q stable money
market and q stable price level.
The financial plank Of the platform
was received with wild cheering. Cries
OF Good" "Good," greeted the de.
nunciation's Philippine policy and the
Porto Rican tax. When that portion
Of the plank extending sympathy to
the South African republics, denounc-
ing any alliance with foreign powers
was reached the convention broke into
wild applause. The platform was
adopted without Dissenting vote.
1t was moved that the new national
committee DO made the committee on
with the national Demo
cratic and silver Republican parties,
the committee to have plenary pow.
ers. The motion was carried unaui.
mously.
A motion that Permanent Chairman
Patterson, with q committee Of his own
appointment, and Temporary Chairman
and Q similar committee, be
appointed to notify w. J. Bryan aud
Charles A. Towne OF their nominations,
was also unanimously agreed to.
The convention then adjourned sine
die.
Charles Towne was born In Ingham
,ounty, Michigan, near the city Of
Lansin z. forty-one years ago. He is Q
graduate Of Ann Arbor. Mr.. Towne
moved to Duluth In the spring Of 1890.