The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-04

fC0UttMUe0 Nr0Uo Ns&t OHtp the stata of Montana was represented bv resident of St. Louis, but wne ..carled Montana. his home" His vote was prornptiy challenged by W. B. Jones' who claimed that the Montana representative was not accepted oy the Committee on Credentials, ana could. therefore, take no part m the convention. Nebraska was voted down ana the Missouri man cast the vote of Montana.
 The substitute was lost by a vote of ass to 2s1. The original motion was adopted and Mir. Honnecker was elected permanent chairman.
 Mir Honnecker made an address Of considerable length. in which ne VIZ orousiy attacked the courts or the country. under whose rulings. he de- ciared. many gross injustices had been committed.
 He attacked the Democratic party for the conduct of President Cleveland in the railroad trouble of lSs4, and the Republican party for the sending ot troops to Idaho during the miners strike He deprecated the industrial situation of the country, and declared the opportune time for a revolution was the present
 Following his address, the report of the Committee on Resolutions was pre- scented.
 The report of the Committee on Res olutions was read by J. A. Parker of Kentucky. and on a motion to adopt. F. II. Tibbles of Nebraska objected, saying the most important part of the plank adopted by the committee last night was omitted.
 Mir. Parker. in explaining. said that at subsequent meeting of the com mittee the plank on money had been &A fA1l Af
 Mir. Tibbles charged that 1t was done without the knowledge of the Com mittee on Resolutions.
 Tibbles's Hot Retorf.
 There was much confusion in the con- vention and many delegates were ciamoring for recognition. MT. Tib- bles. in trying to gain the attention of the chairman. became engaged in a heated colioquy with that individual. Mir. Tibbies insisted he had the floor, and asked the chair that he be per- mitted to speak.
 T cannot furnish you with English words to express yourself" said the chairman.
 T cannot furnish you with a set of brains to preside over this convention" hotly retorted Mir. Tibbles.
 After considerable wrangling, Mir. Tibbles went to the platform and read that part of the platform that, he said. had been omitted from the original draft.
 A.motion to incorporate the resolu- tion adocated by Mir. Tibbles in the platform was made. and was laid on the table by a vote of 462 to BOT.
 By another vote, the motion was taken from the table and submitted to a special committee. which was or dered to report at the afternoon ses- sien.
 Immediately following the adoption of the platform at the afternoon ses- sion. a call was made for nominations for President of the United States.
 As soon as the chairman announced that nominations were in order. W. B. Jones of Nebraska, moved that the cop-, vent.on do now proceed to make uomi-s nations.
 BedIam Breaks Loose.
 Bedlan was instantly loose in the convention. the Watson men shouting. s'No. mo-" at the top of their voices.
 Mfr. Jones mounted the platform. but for time was not given a chance to speak. lie refused to yield, however. and Chairman Honnecker finally re- stored a semblance of order, and MT Jonee demanded that nominations be put off until July 16.
 Rev. Thomas .Wadsworth of Indiana followed Mfr. Jones in an ;mpassioned address. declaring against any ad- journment or fusion with either the Democratic or Republican parties.
 The speaker worked the convention up to a wild pitch of enthusiasm by quotations of the Scriptures. He wal followed by MT. Tibbles of Nebraska. who urged that the convention post pone nominations until after the Dem- ocratic and Republican conventions. He read letter from Thomas E. Watson,