Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-04
WA TSON is
NOMINEE OF
POPULETS
NEBRASKA DELEGATES BOLT
CONVENTION
BRYAN MEN FAIL TO EFFECT
PosTPoNEMENT
Samuel w. Williams Of Indiana Nomi-
mated for Vice President--Govern-
ment Ownership of Rail-
roads Demanded
, Ey Associated Press.

roads Demanded
by Associated Press
ST. LOUIS, April 3.-F'or president of
the United States-Thomas f. Watson
of Georgia.
For vice president--Samuel w. Will
liams of Indiana.
This ticket was nominated today by
the, Peoples party convention after
two stormy sessions, throughout which
the Nebraska and Minnesota delega-
tions working in the interest of Will
liam ]. Bryan, strove desperately to
bring about an adjournment of the con-
vention until soon after the nomina-
tions had been made by the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties.
Hopelessly outnumbered and without
any chance whatever of gaining their
object the Nebraska men fought des-
perately to the last, and when Jay A..
Forrest of Albany, N. Y, mounted the
platform to place Watson In nomina-
tion they withdrew from the conven-
tion, attended by the Minnesota dele
+. CATION, which consisted, however, of
only one man-T. j. Weighan. #
Bryan is nominated at Denver, the
men who walked out of today's con-
vention will support him, and they de-
clare that the Populists of Nebraska
VIII do so 10 a man.
Thrown Into Fearful Snarls9
At the morning session the Nebraska
men made decided headway. They MI
ibustered cleverly and with a knowl-
edge of parliamentary procedure that
several times threw the convention into
fearful snarls They fought long and
hard to have Temporary Chairman
Jacob s. Coxey of Ohio made perma-
nent chairman. not because of any al
fection they bore him, but because they
believed that they could tangle him up
and in that way stand off the nomina-
tions.
Coxey, who is a genial easy-going
presiding officer. begged them to allow
him to withdraw, but they fought for
him against his will. They were
beaten. however, and George A. Hon
necker OF Jersey City was made per-
manent chairman.
Honnecker was not in sympathy with
the Bryan element, and he was not a
chairman of the Coxey brand. He is a
big man, with bigger voice. and ne
fights His rulings were fair, but ne
would not be bluffed or bulidoZed, and
''he talked back in vigorous style to
the Nebraska men when they attacked
him.
Downfall of Nebraskans
The downfall of the Nebraskans
came swiftly in the afternoon, and they
fell into pit they had themselves
digged. They were fiilibustering along
in cheerful fashion when j. A. Parker
of Louisville begged leave to ask "a
couple of questions" of the Nebraska
delegation. He desired to know If they
We're working for the nomination OF
Bryan. They said they were not. he
read from Mr.. Bryan's paper plank
from the Nebraska Populist state con-
vention indorsng Bryan. and wanted
to know if they stood by 1t or by their
statement just made. The Nebraska
men were backed into corner. They
could fight, but they could not escape.
Parker insisted upon a categorical an
swer. which Nebraska would not give.
One delegate insisted that reporter
on Bryan's paper had made mistake,
lust like reporters are always doing,
but the convention jeered at his attack
upon journalistic accuracy and pre-
ferred to belieye ''the reporter on
Bryan's paper
Couldn't Furnish Chairman Brains
From that instant Bryan's cause In
the convention was lost, and 1t was
only a few minutes before the dele
gates from his state had bolted the
convention. !.
No disturbance or comment marked
their exit. They were intercepted by
James H. Ferris, the chairman of the
that they not leave the convention
They declined to listen to him and went
ON their way. Alabama on the roll call
Welded to New York, and Jay A. For
rest of Albany presented the name OF
Thomas e. Watson of Georgia and
evoked frequent applause by his elo-
ouent Endorsement of his candidate. j.
r. Norman of Iowa nominated forn@r
Congressman l.. H. Weller of Nashua.
Iowa.
At the conclusion of the roll call the
motion was made that the nomination
of Watson be made py acclamatioh
This was done, even the sponsor or
Weller of Iowa voting with the Watson
men.
Before the nominations were made
the report of the committee on resolu-
tions was read by Joseph A. Parker OF
kentucky, and on motion to adopt L.
III. Tibbels of Nebraska objected, say
ing the, more important part of the
plank adopted by the committee last
night was omitted.
Bryan's Cause Lost
Mr.. Parker In explanation said that
at subsequent meeting of the COM
mittee the plank on money had been
materially modified. Mr.. Tibbels in
trying to gain the attention of the
chairman became engaged In heated
colloouy with that individual. Tibbels
insisted he had the floor and asked the
chair that he be permitted to speak
"I cannot furnish YOU with English
words to express yourself" said the
chair. 49,
"I cannot furnish you With set of
brains to preside over this convention"
hotly restorted Mr.. Tibbels.
"A motion to incorporate the resolu-
tion advocated by Mr.. Tibbels in the
platform was made and was laid on
The table by a vote of 462 to 307.
Much consideration was given to the
money plank. The trust plank declares
the issuing of money is function of
the government alone that should not
he delegated to any corporation or in
dustry The demand is made that
n,oney he issued direct to the people
without the Intervention of banks and