Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
.POPUL|STs NAME
NATIONAL TICKET.
Nominate Thomas {, Watson
Of Georgia for Pres
ident.

NVtiiII'0lS tIIOIIltAo ~ sVOhSOu
of Georgia for Pres
ident.
RENDERED BY ACCLAMATION
Other Candidates Withdraw Before
Close of Roll Call-Platform Brief
and Practically Reaffirms the Oma-
ha Platform of 1892.
Springfield, H., July G.-Thomas e.
Watson of Georgia, for president, and
Thomas H. Tibbles of Nebraska, for
vice-p president, was the ticket nomi-
mated yesterday by the populist M
tional convention. The names Of
William ". Allen of Nebraska and
Samuel w. Williams Of Indiana were
also placed before the convention for
president, but before the list of
states had been completed in the roll
call, their names were withdrawn,
and Watson nominated by acclama-
ton. Former Senator Allen made
good his word that he would not en-
ter into any scramble for the nomi-
nation, and while the nominations
were being made he twice instruct
ed the chairman Of the Nebraska del
elegation to say that his name must
not go before the convention, but IL
the face OF this, he received over 40o
votes and many believe he would
have been nominated had he given
his consent to be candidate. Wheth-
err Watson Will accept the nomination
or not no one in the convention SEEM
ed to know and all efforts to secure
some definite information from Wat
sons friends failed. Watson was
quoted as saying that il the demo-
Gratis at st. Louis nominated William
r. Hearst he (Watson) would sup
port him for president.
Williams of Indiana, who worked
harder for the nomination and who
made more claims than anyone else,
made a poor showing, and when his
own state was called, eleven of the
lWCulS-l uSlCS,alCo lCLu9Su w guy
port him, and voted for Allen. He
soon withdrew in favor OF Watson,
and moved to make the nomination
Of Watson unanimous
There were five nominations for
vice president, Thomas II. Tibbes, OF
Nebraska; Theodore 3. Rynder, OF
Pennsylvania; L. II. Weller of Iowa;
George F. Washburn. of Massachu-
sets, and Samuel W. Williams, of In
diana. The two latter declined, and
Tibbles practically received all the
votes on the first ballot and was nom
mated by acclamation.
It was after 10 o'clock a. m. before
the committee on credentials made
its report, and from that time until
the convention adjourned at Z O'clock
in the evening there was almost a
continuous wrangle among the dele
gates over almost every question
that came up for discussion, and it
required the entire day to adopt a
short platform and nominate a ticket.
J. A. Mallett Of Texas was perma-
nent chairman. The platform adopt
ed is brief and is a practical reafiir-
nation of the Omaha platform OF
1892. 1t was adopted as reported by
the committee, without dissenting
voice.
Former Congressman E. R. Ridge
ly of Kansas attempted to secure the
postponement of nominating ticket
until after the st. Louis convention,
but he was Kissed and interrupted so
he could not speak, and the conyen-
ton promptly tabled his resolution.
After the convention aGjou~b ed, a
meeting of the national committee
was held and James H. Ferris OF
Joliet. ILL.,, was elected chairman and
Charles @. DeFrsnce of Lincoln,
Neb., secretary.
The committee also appointed
members of the national committee
for those states that were not repre-
sented at the convention. For Mich
igan these were appointed: Mrs
Marian Todd, James E. Mcbride, r..
j. Payne.
According to advices from Des
Moines competition from the st.
Louis exposition is not making itself
felt as against the Iowa state fair
which is but seven weeks distant.
Secretary Simpson is receiving en-.
tries for the Iowa fair at an unpar-
alleled rate, considering the time that
yet remains in which to make them.
What is more, many OF the entries
come from points near st. Louis.
Two big cattle herds were entered
few days ago. one of which comes
from Missouri and the other from
Illinois. Mr.. Simpson accounts for
the unusually large list of entries on
the theory that many small exhibit
ors are entering this year in the be.
lief that competition will not be so
strong. They anticipate that the
cream of everything will be at St.
Louis and that they will stand a
chance to win at the Iowa State fair.
If this is the way they are figuring
they will be disappointed, as the win.
ners Of past seasons are, with very
few exceptions, entering their exhib-
it's with Secretary Simpson again this
year. Secretary Simpson anticipates
"a record-breal,ing attendance this
year if the weather is anything like
favorable. He figures that good crops
and good times will result in the
usual pilgrimage to the state fair,
notwithstanding the worlds fair
Il wish Z said the expressman 70
the lawyer, shat you would send III
your bill for legal advice" Il am
waiting" replied the lawyer. until
| get your bill for my May moving.
I'd rather have the last chance
Its always dangerous to jump at