The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-04
TWO STATE DELEGATIONS
BOLT THE PROCEEDINGS
Nebraska and Minnesota Stand BY
Bryan and the Delegates Leave
the Hall When They Fail To
Secure Postponement.

st. Louis April S.-For President of
the United States Thomas e. Watson
of Georgia.
For Vice President of the United
States, Samuel Williams of Indiana.
The above ticket was nominated tc-
day by the peoples party convention
after two stormy sessions, during
which the Nebraska and the Minnesota
delegations bolted because they could
not procure postponement of the
convention until after the nominations
had been made by the democratic and
republican parties. Hopelessly out
numbered and without any chance
whatever of gaining their object, the
Nebraska men fought desperately to
The last, and when Jay W. Forrest of
Albany n. Y, mounted the platform
10 place Watson in nomination they
withdrew from the convention, attended
by the Minnesota delegation, which
consisted, however, of only one man,
I. ]. Weigham.
II Bryan is nominated at Denver the
men who walked out of today's con-
clare that the populists of Nebraska
will do so to a man.
At the morning session the Nebraska
men made decided headway. They fill
bustered cleverly and with knowl-
edge of parliamentary procedure that
several times threw the convention into
fearful snarls. They fought long and
Cnoi I
s Coxey of Ohio made permanent
chairman, not because of any affection
tncy bora } ia, but because they be-
lieved that they could tangle him up
and in that way stand off the nomina- :
tions. Coxey, who is a genial, easy 60
lng presiding officer, begged them TO
allow him to withdraw, but they
fought for him against his will. They
were beaten and George A. Honnicker
OF Jersey City was made permanent
chairman. The downfall of Nebraska
came swiftly in the afternoon and into
a pit they themselves had dug the dele-
gates from Nebraska tumbled.
Chinese Filibuster.
They were flibustering along N
Louisville, KY, begged leave to ask 81
couple of questions" of Nebraska.
He desired to know if they were
working for the nomination of Bryan.
They said they were not. He then
read from Mr.. Bryans paper a plank
for the Nebraska populist state co Y
vention indorsing Bryan and wanted TO
know if they stood by it's, or by theIc
statement just made. The Nebraska
men were blocked into a corner. They
could fight, but they could not escape.
Parker insisted upon categorical an
swer which Nebraska would not give.
one delegate insisted that "a reporter
on Bryans paper had made a mistake,
Just like reporters are always doing.
but the convention jeered at his at
tack upon journalistic accuracy and
preferred to believe the reporter on
fryan's paper.
From that instant Bryans cause in the
convention was lost and it was only q
few minutes before the delegates from his
state had bolted the convention.
After the convention Mr.. Jones of Ne
braska made a statement, giving in de-
tail the reasons why the delegates from
that state regarded the action of the
convention irregular and without binding
force. He closed by saying:
I'VE do not hesitate to say that if Mr..
Bryan is nominated by the democrats at
Denver the populists of Nebraska will
support him to a man.
Thomas e. Watson, the presidential
oominee, is known throughout the coun-
try.
Samuel w. Williams, the candidate TO;
vice president, is a resident of Vincennes,
Ind where he has practiced law for
many years. He is 62 years of age and
has always been more or less an active
participant in politics. He was at one
me a democratic member of the Indiana
Legislature, but has been identified with
the populist party since it's creation.
At meeting tonight of the new ma.
tional committee James H. Ferris OF
Joliet, ILL.,, was reelected chairman. Jay
w. Forrest of Albany, N. Y, was chosen
vice chairman.
The Platform.
The following is the populist platform
The peoples party of the United State
IN convention assembled at st. Louis
Mo-, this April 2. 1908, with increased con-
fidence in its contentious, reaffirms the
declarations made by the national con-
vention at Omaha
The admonitions of Washingtons fare.
wells, the state papers of Jefferson anu
the words of Lincoln, are the teachings
Of our greatest apostles of human rights
\ and political liberty. There has been q
departure from the teachings of Those
great patriots during recent administra
tons. The government has been con-
trolled so as to place the rights of prop
erty above the rights of humanity, an
las brought the country to a conditioI
that is full of danger to our national
wellbeing. Financial combinations have
had too much power over Congress AM
4 too much influence with the administra-
h ton of departments of government. Pre-
y negatives of government have been un'
wisely and often corruptly surrendered t.
corporate monopoly and aggregations oi
predatory wealth.
Issuing of Money.
The issuing of money is function o
A the government and should not be dele
gated to corporation or individual. Th'
4 constitution gives to Congress the powe
4 TO issue money and regulate the valu
! thereof We, therefore, demand that al
r,oney shall be issued by the government