The Detroit times., 1908-07-29
HEARST NATL CHAIRMAN;
WALSH SECRETARY
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John Temple Graves. OF Georgia; NIL.
ford w. Howard. OF Alabama. and
Reuben r. Lyon. OF New York. was
appointed to notify Mr.. Hisgen OF his
nomination and escort him to the
platform. MI II IN
Pending the return OF the commit.
tee. Clarence ]. Shearn. of New York,
was recognized by the chair and
placed John Temple Graves In nom
ination for the vice presidency.
w. q. Ballard. OF Indiana. placed
Chas. r. Neal. OF that state in nomin.
alton; Stephen Charters, Of Ansonia
Kelly. OF Connecticut; c. A. Wendell
OF Illinois. named DIR. Howard Tay
lor. OF Illinois. DR.. Taylor withdrew
his name. Connecticut withdrew the
name OF Charters and moved TO sus
pend the rules and make Graves nom
nation unanimuos. This was done by
reclamation and the convention ad
journed sine die.
Riot Over Bryan's Name.
An attempt by John I. Shepard. p
delegate from Kansas. to stampede the
convention for Mr.. Bryan provoked q
riot In the convention hall and the
arrest OF half dozen Bryan shouters
The convention was in an uproar fol-
nearly an hour. Then police reserves
were summoned and discouraged any
further efforts at stampeding.
Mr.. Shepard was piloted from tho
platform under escort by the Hearst
leaders, led by Clarence ]. Shearn
to prevent threatened assault or
him by delegates from New York and
California.
Shepard had attempted. In defiance
Of the platform. TO present the name
OF Mr.. Bryan as a candidate for the
presidency. After he had left the hal
he was expelled from the nationa
committee of the Independence part,
and his nam struck from the roll o.
delegates.
THOMAS l.. HISGEN. although ,
citizen OF Massachusetts, wal
born In Petersburg. Ind, and Is 8,
years old. When he was 16 his fam
lily moved to New York state, neal
Albany, and he and his brothers work
ed In a clothing store. few years
later they started the business which
has since developed until the Hisge,
brothers are the most successful riv
ais OF the Standard OIL Co. In New
England.
For years Mr. Hisgen has fought thu
oil trust. He won the respect an,
support of consumers In Western
Massachusetts, and has waged va
successfully against the great corpora
| ton.
Mr.. Hisgen was nominated by tn
independence league In Massachusetts
last year as Its candidate for govern
Oh. He made a personal canvass O
the state, and polled $4,000 votes. s
600 more than the regular Democrat
candidate. He Is splendid type O
the successful business man. a forcefu
speaker, and is known to all New Ems
land as Honest Tom" Hisgen. He
married and has three children.
John TEMPLE GRAVES Is
y southerner, having been born a
Wellington church. Abbeville county
South Carolina, on Nov. 8. 1856. HI
father was Gen. James Porterhel
Graves and his mother Katherine Ca
houn, a niece OF John G. Calhoun.
| Mr.. Graves was graduated from til
University OF Georgia In 1875 an
went into journalism
He was a presidential elector fror
Florida In 1884 and from Georgia Il
1888 In 1906 he was candidate TO
United States senator from Georgis
but withdrew
Mr.. Graves was for years one OF tn
most popular lecturers on the Chau
tauqua platform. and a number Of hi
lectures, as well as other works, nav
been published In book form.
His nomination for the vice-presi
dency was foregonc conclusion a
roou NO tho haIlotinp for nresidenf MA