Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-04-11

This ticket was nominated by the
peoples party national convention
after two stormy sessions, throughout
which the Nebraska and Minnesota del
egations. working In the interest or
William ]. Bryan. strove desperately
to bring about an adjournment OF the
convention until after nominations had
been made by the democrauc and re-
publican parties.
The debate on the pronosItion TO post
pone the convention and the discussion
OF the phraseology of the money plank
Of the platform consumed the gTeateri
part of the day. 1t seemed as thought
every delegate had a money plank of
his own and a large assortment OF critt-i
cal expTcsssGn about all the other
panks The disopssiOn was long. put
al! the oratory went fOr "eusht and
the plank adopted was that recon-
mended by the resolutions committee 81
the opening OF the debate.
Statement by Nebraskan.
After the convention the Nebraska
delegation made the following state
ment:
The meeting of certain members Of
the pOpulist nationa! committee In st
| Louis November %. 1907. at which
time II vas decided TO call this con-
Tention. was Irregular. because menu
| bers of the national committee from
several states were never notified Of
such a meeting and vera not repre-
| sented.
The apportionmont of delegates by
this so-called committed TO the ma
| tional convention was so made as to
practically disfra nchise the populist
! states and place the control of the
! convention In the hands OF men from
| the eastern states. I'm many OF which
| a populist vote was never cast This
so-called committee also invited other
| organizations not populistic to send
| delegates TO the convention, among
which was the Monetary league and the
national provisional committee. the lat
| ter casting a vote in the convention in
| excess of those states that had con-
ventions and had regularly accredited
| pcpuliSt delegates present We feel
| therefore. that we are not bound by the
action Of n committee composed Of men
who are not accredited poDulist dele
gates, and we feel in no way bound to
support the ticket nominated today by
this convention.
"A further reason why we are not
bound by the convention is that men
were allowed to represent states in
which they do not reside and have not
lived for years
We took no par. IN the nomination
OF Mr.. Watson or Mr.. Williams. and
are under no Obligations 10 support
them
We do not hesitate to say that IL
Mr Bryan is nominated at Denver ny
tho democrats the populIsts of Nebras-
ka vii! support him 10 man"
Thomas r. Watson, to" presidential
nominee, is we'll known throughout ths
country. and his political life - famil-
tar history.
Williams a Lawyer.
Samuel W Williams the Cardid,ta
for vice president. rs a resident of VIM
Ceunes. Ind. whore he has EraCticed law
for many years. He Is 81 ycars OF age
and has always beer more or less an
active participant IL politics. He Wes a
long time democratic member Of tha
Indiana Legislature. bat nag been idcu-
tined with the pOpuiisr party since ils
creation. He is graz haired and gray
bearded. about feet : inches tall lean
and of nervous temperament.
Al o meeting OF ttIe new national
committee James n. Ferris. Of Joliet,
Ill. was reelected chairman and Jay
w. Forrest, OF Albany, n. Y. was
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