Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-30
HisGEN AND GRAVES, THE cANDl-
DATES, HEARST, CHAIRMAN OF
THE COMMITTEE AND CHARLEY
WALSH THE SECRETARY.
BRYAN SYMPATHIZER
RAISES BIG RIOT
KANSAS MAN DRAGGED FROM
STAGE WHEN HE PLACES NE
BRAskAN IN NOMINATION BE-
FORE THE CONVENTION.

.Ss.E ShASd6o, july 20. uS Ia
tional committee of the indie
pendence League today elected
the following officers to serve
during the coming campaign:
Chairman William R. Hearst.
Vice chairmen - G. F. s. Neal
of Indiana and M. w. Howard of
Alabama.
Secretary - Charles A. Walsh
/, of Iowa.
The nomination of a candidate
for president vas made at an a
ly hour this morning, and follow
ing, a vice presidential candidate
was chosen. The ticket follows:
For President Thomas L. His
gen of Massachusetts.
For Vice President John Tenn
pie Graves of Georgia.
The nomination of Hisgen was
made on the third ballot, his
chief competitors being Milford
w. Howard of Alabama and John
Temple Graves of Georgia. Reu-
ben H. Long of New York re-
ceiyed a complimentary vote on
the first ballot and William Ran
dolph Hearst had forty-nine
frien5s ySho voted for him on
the first two ballots.
The nomination Of Graves was
made unanimous, all the other
candidates having been with
I drawn.
Chicago, July 2s.-The name o
William Jennings Bryan almos
caused bloodshed at the convention o
Hearst's independence party a
Orchestra hall last night.
j. l. Sheppard, a delegate from
Kansas, who dared to put in nomina
ton the Nebraskan, was pulled bodil,
from the stage, and it took twent,
angry delegates from doing him per
sonal violence and keep back tn
Hearst "wrecking crew." who at
tempted to attack him.
AS 1T was, one aged delegate in thu
front row of the New York delegation
raced up the platform steps in an at
tempt to hit Sheppard with his cane
but was stopped by the police. Al
Sheppard was dragged down the aisl,
another delegate forced his wa,
through the line OF police and tor
S%heppard's badge from his breast.
Mob's Fury Gathers.
All through his short speech tn
delegates hooted and Kissed, an,
finally, when he admitted that he wa,
about to nominate Mr.. Bryan, tn,
cries of Put him out!!" and 'Dowl
with him!" turned the angry dele
gates into a seething, frantic mob.
Chairman Walsh ruled the nomina
ton of Mr.. Bryan out of order be
Mr.. Bryan is a Democrat, an,
then Mr.. Sheppard was dragged OF
the platform.
BY this time the police had Sent il
a call for the reserves, and twent,
men in uniform dashe up the cente
aisle to prevent personal violence.
was only with the greatest difficult,
that they kept Sheppard from seriou
injury. Men struggled with the pc
lice to reach Sheppard, and shooI
their fists at him.
The famous "wrecking crew" of TIL
Hearst circulation department, led b
Circulation Manager Max Annenbere
fought their way to the man, but tn
police held them back.
One man got through the ranks ia
enough to tear off Sheppard's badge
but before trey could do more tn
police had dragged him to tho stree
and escorted him to his hotel.
Climax of peeches.
The violent passion of the mob J
delegates was a strange commentar
on the announcement which Chairma-
Walsh had made when everything wa
still peaceful, that the independence
party was "but a sweet blue eye
babe in its perambulator."
Then came the squat that gave tn
lie to this cheerful description.
The outburst was the climax of tn
nominating %speeches which we're stil
in progress at midnight, with ever
prospect that Thomas L. Hisgen G
Massachusetts and M. w. Howard G
Alabama would be the presidentia
and vice presidential nominees
respectively.
Everything had -.one quietly unit
Mr.. Sheppard burst into the glare c
the limelight.
The names of Hisgen, Howard, an
John Temple Graves has been prs