Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-07-08
.POPUL|STs NAME
NATIONAL TICKET
Nominate Thomas E. Watson
Of Georgia for Pres
ident,
RENDERED BY ACCLAMATION
Close of Roll Call--Platform Brief
and Practically Reaffirms the Oma-
ha Platform Of 1892.


Watson of Georgia, for president, and
Thomas H. TibbleS of Nebraska, fer
vice 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call, their names were withdrawn,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 IN
the face of this, he received over 4oo
votes and many believe he would
have been nominated had he given
his consent to be candidate. Wheth-
err Watson wifi accept the nomination
or not no one in the convention SEEM
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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 ana who
made more claims than anyone else,
made a poor showing, and when his
own state was called, eleven Of the
twenty-four delegates refused to sup
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
vicc-president, Thomas H. Tibbles, OF
Nebraska; Theodore e. Rynder, OF
Pennsylvania; L. H. Weller, of Iowa;
George T. 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 reclamation. e.
1t was after 10 o'clock a. M, before
the committee on credentials made
its report, and from that time until
the convention adjourned att O'Clock
in the evening there was almost
continuous wrangle among the dele
gates over almost every question
that came up for discussion, and 1t
required the entire day to adopt a
short platform and nominate ticket.
j. A. Mallett of Texas was perma-
nent chairman The platform adopt
ed is brief and is 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
" 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 conven-
ton promptly tabled his resolution.
After the convention adjou~l ed, a
meeting of the national committee
was held, and James H. Ferris OF
Joliet, ILL.,, was elected chairman and
Charles @. DeFrance 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, E.
J. Payne.