Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-30
HEARST PARTY NAMES
TICKETS AND OFFICERS.
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scented, and the roll call Of states had
proceeded to Kansas. Here MIR. Shep
pard asked and got recognition for
the apparently harmless question:
Before I speak for Kansas I want
to ask II the ruling the chair made
this afternoon, that no candidate can
be nominated here who does not be.
long to this party?"
The delegates seemed to scent a
Bryan plot and it was several minutes
before Chairman Walsh ooould say:
Walsh Grants Privilege.
THAT question has not yet arisen.
No ouch ruling has been made. There
Is no steam roller and no stone crush
err here. This convention is only a
little, sweet, blue eyed baby in a
perambnlator."
BY that time Mr.. Sheppard was on
the stage and launched into an in
'vective against William H. Taft and
the Republican party. Then he start
ed into praise the Democratic party
and It's candidate, but not by name.
But he only got far enough to say:
'eThis Democratic candidate has the
best chance Of success"
A storm Of hisses broke loose as I'M
chained lightning, followed by a thun-
der of hooting that swept the speaker
off his feet.
Finally order was secured, but a
minute later the speaker again had
launched into eulogy of Mr.. Bryan.
This time the gallery audience burst
into a tempest Of cheers that enectual-
ly drowned out the Kisses of the dele
gates. There was no doubt that the
gallery wanted BryGn, and that the
delegates did not.
But the audience wanted to rub 1t
in. So some one shouted from a top
most gallery seat:
Three cheers for Bryan
They were given, despite the frantic
shouts of the sergeant-at-arms and
Chairman Walsh's splintering work
with his gavel. He threatened to
clear the galleries, but no n heard
him. He sent detectives and assist
ant sergeants.at-arms to the galleries
and a score Of police followed them.
But 1t was all in vain.
When there finally anne a lull again
Charles H. Mitchell Of Illinois won
LILO IcCS6ultlOu VI tlC CudlI Will a
point Of order that Mr.. Sheppard had
no right to nominate Mr.. Bryan.
"But how do we know that the dele
gate Is about to nominate Mr.. Bryan"
shouted Chairman Walsh.
II move that we ask him II he is"
shouted Mr.. Mitchell in reply.
A storm of yeas" carried the propo-
sition before the chair could put the
question. Then there wal a hush of
silence, and everybody waited for the
answer of Mr.. Sheppard.
Dragged From Stage.
It was a critical moment. Then, in
a voice that scarcely carried beyond
the first row Of delegates, Mr.. Shep-
pard said:
"I intend, if l am permitted to con-
tinue to nominate William Jennings
Bryan for president"
Again there was a storm of Kisses,
and then Chairman Walsh ruled Mr..
Sheppard out of order.
Before any one could interfere he
was dragged from the platform, to
the floor, but the police tore him from
the hands of the wrecking crew and
rushed him to the door.
1t took fifteen minutes before the
audience could be Gained, SO that the
nominations might continue.
Most interesting in the platform is
it's preamble, announcing the condi-
tions that demanded the organization
of a new political party. AS it was
read Ii aroused great applause anon
the delegates. It reads as follows:
The Preamble.
1--WE, independent American citizens
representing the inderendent party IL
forty four states and two territories
have met In national convention t:
nominate, absolutely independent OF
all other political parties, candidate:
United States.
f"Our action is based upon a deter.
mination to wrest the conduct of pub
lie affairs from selfish interests, poll
teal tricksters and corrupt bosses
and make the government, as thu
founders intended, an agency for tn
common good.
AT a period of unexampled nationa
prosperity and promise, a staggerin'
blow was dealt to legitimate bushes
by the unmolested practice of stoci
watering and dishonest financeerinG
Multitudes of investors. thousands .
honest business men and an army o
idle workingmen are paying tn
penalty. Year by year, fostered B,
wasteful and reckless governments
extravaganza, by the manipulation Q
trusts and by a privilege creat1ni
tariff, the cost of living mounts highe
and higher. Day by day the contrc
of the government drifts further "