The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-29
HISGEN NOMINATED
BY INDEPENDENTS
Bay State Man Presidential
Choice on the Third
Ballot.
HEARST IS CHAIRMAN
OF THE COMMITTEE
Graves Second Place Prefer
ence After All-Night Session.
II Bryan Adherent Expelled.

CHICAGO, July 29.-No matter what
the ultimate fate Of the Independence
party shall be. whether 1t shall go on
as its promoters hope, and become
real factor in American politics, or
whether it snail die. no one who partici-
pated in the session that began at
O'Clock last night and wound up as the
first streaks OF dawn were tinging Lake
Michigan. is likely to forget his expert
ences-
As per program, Thomas l. Hisgen, OF
Massachusetts, was named as the can
didate for President. three ballots hav-
ing to be taken. On the third ballot
Hisgen having received SCI votes. was
declared the nominee, and then, on be-
half of the other candidates the nor-i-
nation was made unanimous.
The hall had the pleasant temperature
Of something near 100 degrees, and there
was no strife for the honor Of second
place
Hearst wants his editor. Graves"
was the tip passed along. and the New
York man, whom Georgia used TO be
proud Of when he lived there, was
selected as running mate of the Massa-
chusetts oil merchant He had no OPP
position. and the convention at once
adjourned sine die
Anxious to Finish.
After having adopted the platform. the
delegates were anxious to get through
and go home Soon after o'clock,
nominations were declared in order.
A delegate from Alabama was the
first to receive recognition. As he clam
bered upon the stage II was noticed
that he carried several dozen typewrit-
ten pages, and when he started labor
iously 10 read them there was an al
most unanimous howl OF protest from
the delegates below, but he would not
be stopped. and for more than an hour
the audience was impressed with the
advantages that would accrue to the
country were Milford W Howard. OF
Alabama, elected President.
In slow succession the names Of John
Temple Graves, Of New York and
Georgia. r. r. Lyon. of New York
and T. /. Hisgen. of Massachusetts
were suggested, and then occurred the
real diversion of the night.
The first session Of the new nationa
committee Of the Independence party
az the Auditorium Hotel this morning
selected William Randolph Hearst a!
its national chairman, TO handle th'
GdUuNalBu-
The second important action was tn
selection of c A Walsh, of Iowa. a!
national secretary, and c. S. F. Neal
of Indiana. and NJ. w Howard. OF Ala
bama. as vice national chairmen.
Bryan Man Expelled.
J. J. Sheppard Of Kansas. who de
cIared afterwa I'd that he had though
the convention ''on the level" wnen Il
was announced that individual dele
gates were to have the right Of speech
"untrammeled and unabridged" IeapeC
on the stage
"Can 1 nominate the choice Of ever!
real delegate heTe2'' he demanded: bu
there was some question of his motives
and from one Of the topmost seats II
the gallery a voice beloved forth
Not by a damn sight" He persisted
however, and estempted 10 stamped
the convention .or William Jenning
Bryan
Mr.. Sheppard YVES piloted from tn
platform under escort by the Hears
leaders, led by Clarence J. Shearn, L
prevent a threatened assault on hin
by delegates from New York and Cali
fornia.
After he mad left the hall, Sheppar,
was expelled from the national commit
tee Of the Independence party. and hi
name struck from the roll of delegates