Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-07-29
HISGEN
Is Named For President and
Graves For Vice By
Independents
Attempt to Suggest Bfyan's
Name Almost Creates
a Riot

Chicago, July 2S-For president,
Thomas L. Hisgen, of Massachusetts:
vice president, John Temple Graves
of Georgia. Tie auove ticket was to-
night nominated by the independence
party at its first national convention.
Friends TO Mr.. Bryan made an effort
during the night session to bring his
name before the convention, and the
man who attempted it nearly produc-
ed a riot, and narrowly escaped ply
steal violence at the hands of the in
dignant delegates. The man who
sought to place Mr. Bryan in nomina-
ton was J. I. Shepard of Fort Scott,
Kas. He did not succeed in his mis-
sion, for being called to odrer by the
convention, and quiet was restored by
Chairman Charles A. Walsh. He ad.
mitted that it was his intention to
name Bryan. That was the first and
last time he mentioned the name of
the Democratic nominee. He was
promptly ruled out of order by the
chairman, and under guard of several
sergeants-at-arms he was hustled out
Of the hall, while some of the in
censed delegates vainly attempted to
strike him with their fists, and one
swung at him savagely with a cane
The nomination of Mr.. Hisgen was
made on the third ballot, his chief
competitors being Milford Howard of
Alabama and John Temple Graves of
Georgia.
Reuben R. Lyon of New York re-
ceived complimentary vote on the
Hearst had forty-nine friends who
voted for him on the first two ballots,
The nomination of Mr.. Graves was
made unanimously, all the other can
didates having been withdrawn.
Chicago, Ill, July 2s.-The newly
formed Independence party was
threatened with a dangerous schism
this afternoon during the debate on
the currency plank of the party's
platform in the session of the COM
mittee of resolutions. So serious did
the situation become that several of
the party leaders, not members Of the
committee, were sent for in an effort
to bring recalcitrant members into
line.
William r, Hearst and Gesner VIII
liams of California, appeared before
the committee, the former making an
extended statement in explanation of
the position taken by the February
conference of the party on the sub
ject, the action at that time having
formed the basis of the platform as
originally drawn up today.
Despite this the committee direct
ed revision of the currency plank,
the revised version taking new
ground in that the right of the gov
eminent to loan treasury funds to
national banks is not recognized. The
plank as corrected and adopted by
the convention, 'tfavors the establish.
ment of central governmental
bank" which is to be the medium
through which money shall be put
into circulation. The measure is a
compromise, the more radical MEM
bers of the committee having favor
ed a declaration that money should
issue directly from sub-treasuries OF
the United States with branches Of
the government being established in
each capital and perhaps in addition
in the chief business centers Of the
country. Advocates or this system
headed by ]. M. zeion of Clark's Hill,
Ind, argued that by this system the
function Of banks. as "middlemen" in
the financial world be destroyed and
a consequent reduction OF interest
charges to borrowers would result.
The storm broke in the committee
almost as soon as the platform was
taken up for consideration. A sub
committee had been busy making q
final draft of the document since ear
ly morning and did not complete its
task until after noon. 1t was nearly
I'VE hours later before the currency:
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