The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-05-18
Bryan and TOWne Selected
At the Sioux Falls
Convention.

Inc Nhtional fOpuliBt convention
concluded it's session at Sioux Falls,
s. d., at o'clock Thursday morning
and 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 af-
ter a struggle of several hours dura-
ton, in which an effort was made 10
have the question of the nomination
of a vice presidential candidate refer.
ed to a committee 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 400.
Both candidates were nominated by
acclamation, 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cessively withdrawn.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 and was accomplished
with expedition and tact. There we're
not to exceed half a 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 9:45 o'clock
Thursday morning with Chairman
Ringdale presiding,
The committees on credentials pre-
scented its report, which was adopted,
declaring that there were no contest
ing delegations and recommending
that the vote of Missouri be increased
by two votes, Ohio by two and South
Dakota by three.
After the report of the committe on
rules aud 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
it was read by Committeeman Gillette,
of Iowa.
The financial plank closed as fol-
lows:
"We reafirm 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 Is to l, the 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 o.
March IA, 1900, and prior nationa
banking laws, the remaining portion o.
the bank notes to be replaced with full
legal tender government paper money
and it's volume so controlled as K
maintain at all times a stable none,
market and stable price level.
The financial plank of the platform
was received with wild cheering. Crie
of "Good," "Good," greeted the de
nunciation's Philippine policy and tn,
Porto Rican tax. When that portion
of the plank extending sympathy t.
the South African republics, denounc
ing any alliance with foreign power
was reached the convention broke int
wild applause. The platform wa
adopted without a Dissenting vote.
1t was moved that the new nationa
committee be made the committee OF
conference with, the national Demo
cratic and silver Republican parties
the committee to have plenary pow
ers. The motion was carried unani
mously.
A motion that Permanent Chairma
Patterson, with committee of his ow
appointment, and Temporary Chairma
Ringsdale and similar committee,
appointed to notify w. J. Bryan an
Charles A. Towne of their nomination.
was also unanimously agreed to.
The convention then adjourned sin
die.
Charles Towne was born in Inghal