The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-04
WATSON PUT IN
FIELD BY THE
} POP. REMNANT
Nebraska and Minnesota Dele
cations Withdraw From
the Convention.
LIVELY TIME WHILE
THE SESSION LASTED
FOR VICE PRESIDENT SAMUEL
w. WILLIAMS OF INDIANA
WAS PLACED ON TICKET.

St Louis. April 3-For president of the
United States-Thomas E. Watson OF
Georgia.
For vice president-Samuel W. Williams
of Indiana.
This ticket was nominated today by
the Peoples party convention after two
stormy sessions. throughout which the
Nebraska and Minnesota delegations, IN
the interest of William ]. Bryan, strove
desperately to bring about an adjourn
I&ent of the convention until after nOm-
iRstiOnS had been made by the Democrat
SC and Republican parties.
HOpeiessIy outnumbered and wlehout
any chance whatever of gaining their Cd
ject. the Nebraska men fought desperate
Nv TO the last and when Jay A. Forrest of
Albany, n. Y, mounted the platform 10
place Watson in nomination they with
drew from the convention, attended by
the Minnesota delegation, which consist
ed, however of only one mani. J. Weig-
han.
If Bryan is nominated at Denver, the
men who walked out of today's conven-
ton will support him, and they declare
that the POpulists of Nebraska will do
so TO a man.
Made Some Headway.
At the morning session the Nebraska
men made decided Roadway. They fill
clustered cieyerly and with a knowledge
of parliamentary procedure that several
times threw the convention into fearful
snarls. They fought long and hard to
have the temporary chairman, Jacob 5.
COxey of Ohio. made permanent chair
man. not because of any affection they
!. bore him. but because they believed that
they could tangle him up and in that way
stand off the nominations.
CoXey, who is a genial, easySoinS pre-
siding officer begged them to allow him
TO withdraw. but they fought for him
against his will They we're beaten, how
ever, and George a. Honnecker of Jersey
WAS chairman
Honnecker was not in sympathy with
the Bryan element. and he was not
chairman of the Coxey brand. He is
zig man with bigger voice and he
fkghts His rulings were fair, but he
Would not be bluffed or buidozed. and ''he
talked back in vigorous style to the Ne
Could Not Escape.
The downfall of Nebraska came swiftly
IN the afternoon. and into pit they them
selves had dug the delegates from Nebras-
Ia tumbled.
They we're dlibustering along in cheer
ful fashion when 10 A. Parker of Louis
Vile begged leave to ask "a couple OF
questions of Nebraska.
He desired to know if they were work
ing for the nomination of Bryan
They said they were not He then READ
from Mr.. Bryan's paper plank from the
Nebraska Populist state convention in
dOrsing Bryan, and wanted to know if
they stood by it or by their statement
The Nebraska men were backed into a
corner. They could fight, but they could
W escape
Bolt of the Nebraskans.
Parker Insisted upon a categorical an
swer which Nebraska would not give.
One delegate insisted that a reporter
Bryan's paper had made a mistake, just
like reporters are always doing" but the
convention jeered a his attack upon jour
nalistic accuracy and preferred to believe
''the reporter on Bryan's paper" From
that instant Bryan's cause in the con-
ventiOn was lost. and IL was only few
minutes before the delegates from his
state had bolted the. convention.
The Candidates.
Thomas f. Watson, the presidential
nominee is well known throughout the
country, AMI his political life is familiar
history.
Samuel " Williams. the candidate for
vice president, is a resident of Vincennes,
Ind where he has practiced law for many
Nars. He is 81 years OF age and has al
WAYS been more or less of an active par
ticipant in politics. He was at one time
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