Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-09
The Populists Put Their National
Ticket into the Field
Early.
BRYAN MEN WALKED OUT
Fi1ibustcrcd ard Threw the Convention
into Fearful SnarIs until They
Found Themselves Defeated
Sharp InterchangeS---PIat-
form Very Populistic.

st. Louis, April 3--For President OF
the United States, Thomas II. y, atson
Of Georgia.
For Nice-rresidont of the United
states, Samuel Williams OF Indiana.
The foregoing ticket was nominated to.
day by the PEOPLES party convention.
after two stormy sessions during which
the Nebraska and the Minnesota dele
cations bolted bccause they could not
procure a postponement of the conven-
ton until after nominations had hee,
made by the democratic national con-
yentIon so that the people's marty might
nominate William I Brvan for president
if no were defoatc, AZ tbe donocratic
convention
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atelv 70 tbo 1osf and v.bo, Iav w I,or-
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Az inc morning session the Neofasha
men iilbustered so cieveriy that several
time" lhey threw the convention INTO
1eartul Shar!s' IheF fought long ana
marc 10 nave temporary chairman JACOB
- 'oNey OF ONO mace permanent chalr-
man nor because OF anecVoH 'hey pore
him' OUT because 'heE oeileVed lhat theE
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r1.. was enoa1,inr on = question con-
,oo.o1 u.f,h tho ,5on.io, of tho Mat
form Tho chairman declared that he
corId not exactly understand whether
T,hbles was smoking on a motion or n
suh for motion.
.1t so,,e neon,e can't understand things
.,r,+ b.,r, q snanned -ribhloe
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+ho English 70 exnIain Yourself" re-
torted tho chairman.
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PIN the convention" storr1od Tribes.
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rentIoman canno. furnish brains -
roarod Honnocker. and the conversation
ceased bocause both men were 50 angry
they could do nothing but breathe hard
and glare at each other.
Mr.. Watson did not attend tho CON
vnntion, but Mr. Williams returned
thanks to the convention in n brief
speech In which he promised TO do all
things possible for the success Of the
ticket and urged his hearers 20 do
everything In their power to keep IN
the party orFanixation
At the conclusion of Mr. Williams's
address the convention adjourned sine
die.
At a meeting tonight OF the new
national committed. James II. Ferris
Of Joliet. Ills, was reelected chair
man and jay w. Forrest of Albany
n y, was chosen Vice-chairman.
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