The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-04-09
For President of the United
States-Thomas L. Watson,
OF Georgia.
For Vice President - Samuel
w. Williams, Of Indiana.

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 Of
William j. Bryan, strOve desperately
to bring about an adjournment Of the
convention until after nominations had
been made by the democratic and re-
publican parties.
The debate on the proOosition to post
pone the convention and the discussion
OF the p~hraseology of the money plank
or the platform consumed the greater
part OF the day. 1t seemed as though
every delegate had a money plank of
MS W and a large assortment Of criti-
cal expression about all the other
planks. The discussion was long but
al the oratory went for naught and
the plank adopted vas that recon-
mended by the resolutions committee at
the opening of the debate.
Statement by N~ebraskan.
After the convention the Nebraska
~eIegauon made tho following state
ment:
The meeting OF certain members Of
me populist national committee In ST.
Louis November %. 1907. at which
m 1t vas decided 10 call this con-
ventlon. was Irregular. because MEM
'NAo VI " national committee from
several states were never notified OF
such a meeting and were not repre-
scented.
The apportionment Of delegates bv
ms so-called committed to the ma
tlonal convention was so made as to
practically disfranchise the popuIist
states and place the control Of the
convention IN the hands OF men from
the eastern states, In many OF which
" populst vote was never cast. This
so-calte committee also invited other
organizations not populistic to send
to the convention. among
Thlch vas the Monetary league and the
hdlioHai provisions! committee, the lat
GER casting q vote in the in
excess OF those states that had Gov
Ventlons and had regularly accredited
popullst delegates present. We feel
therefore, that we are not bound bv the
~ctlon or a committee OF men
VINO are no accredited populist dele
gates, n we feel in 10 way bound to
this convention
"A further Jason why we are not
oound by the convention Is that men
were allowed to represent states In
which they do not reside and have NOT
lived for years. law
We took no part in the nomination
OF Mr.. watson or Mr.. Williams ard
are under no obligations to snnnort
them. 'NPp0i'
We do not hesitate to say that n
oar. y is nominated at Denver bv
Inc democrats the pOpulists Of Nebras-
ka will support him to a man"
Thomas L. Watson, the presidential
nominee, Is we'll known throughout the
country, and his political life is famiio
lar history.
Williams a Lawyer.
S1n1IaI w wfni,p,e -.
Tor vice president, is a resident OF Vim
cennes, Ind, where he has practiced law
Tor many years. He is 81 years OF age
and has always been more or less an
active participant In politics. He was q
long time a democratic member OF the
INDIANA legislature. but has beer iden-
tined with the populist party since its
creation. He Is graz haired and Rray
bearded, about S feet 2 inches tall. lean
and OF a nervous temperament.
At a meeting OF the new national
committee James H. Ferris, OF Joliet.
~, was reelected chairman and Jaw
w. Forrest. OF Albany, n. Y, was
chosen vice chairman.