The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-04
FOUGHT DESPERATELY TO
FORCE ADJOURNMENT
Beaten at the Last Stand
Nebraska Delegation
Quits the Convention

Of Georgia.
Fer vicepresident S, mel w wnr
Jams of Indiana
This ticket was nominated by the
peoples party convention after two
tormy sessions. in which The Nebras
ia delegation and Minnesota delega-
ton, working in the interest Of VIII
lam J Bryan strove desperately to
bring abnnt an adjournment of the con.
gention until after nominations had
heen made by the democratic and ne
publican parties
llopelessly nutnumbered and with
out any chance whatever OF gaining
their object the Nebraska men fought
desperately TO the last and when Jay
w Forrest. OF Albany II ~, mounted
the platform Go place Watson i'm nomi-
nation they Withdrew from the cOnver.
tion attended by the Minnesota deEA
cation. which consisted. however. of
Only one manT J Weighan If Bry
Ian is nominated at Denver the men
who walked ont of Yesterdays conven
tion Will suppcrt him and they declare
that the pOpuists OF Nebraska will do
SO to a man.
Al the morning session the Nebraska
men made decided headway They fil-
hustered cleverly and with a knowledge
of parliamentary procedure that sever
IA times throw the convention into
fearful straits. They fought long and
hard TO have Temporary Chairman
Jacob S. CoNey. OF Ohio, made perma-
nent chairman not because OF any a1s
lection they bore him. but because
ihey believed that hey could entangle
him up and in that way stand Oft the
nominations C0Xey who is a genial,
casy-going presiding officer. begged
them To allow him to Withdraw but
they fought for him against his will
They We're beaten however, ami
George A. llonneeker Of Jersey City
was made permanent chairman.
Honneekor was not in sympathy
( with the Bryan element and he WIS
not q chairman of the CoXey brand.
He Is a big man with a bigger voice
. and he fights His rulings We're fair.
but he would not be bluffed or bullied
i and he talked back In vigorous style
10 the Nebraska men when they at
tackled him
The downfall OF Nebraska came
( swiftly in the afternoon and into a pit
4
Y from Nebraska umbled They were
4 filibustering along in cheerful fashion
when ice A. Parker. of Louisville
Y begged leave 10 ask a couple OF Qiics-
tions of Nebraska.
lie desired to know If they were
wording for the nomination Of Bryan
rhey said they were not, lie ther
4 read from Mr.. Bryans paper a planl
from The Nebraska populist state con
yention endorsing Bryan and wanted
10 know IL they stood by il OF by theb
N statement just made. The Nebraska
y men were backed into a corner Thes
q conld fight but they could NOT escape
a Parker insisted upon categorical an
a swer. which Nebraska could not give
n one delegate insisted that reporte
4 nn Bryans paper had made q mistake
n 1ist like reporters are always doing
x but the convention iecred at his ai
a tack upon journalistic accuracy an'
N preferred TO believe "the reporter o.
81 Bryan's paper" From that insyan
M Beyan's cause In the convention wa
lost and il WAS only few minloe
before the delegates from his stat
X had bolted the convention
Thomas y watson the prcsidei
ial nominee Is wen known tbrougl
E out the country and his political lii
IS familiar history
Samuel W. Williams, the candidat
IL fui cepresidcnt + resident OF Nii
II ceunts lnd where be has practice
law ion nnuy ycsss. He is G2 seai
oid and has always been more or les
H 81 an active participant in politics u
was at one Time . democratic men
81 ben 0l Jbe Indiana legislature, but hf
heen identified with the popsist pa
iy since its creation He is sra
harea and gray bearded aboat 81
III ieet Two inches tall, lean and Of nef
G oNs temperament
AT a meeting Of tlle new nation
III committee. lnmes ID Ferris, Of lolle
n ll was feelerteA chairman and ls
Fl W Forrest, ol AHA y. ~, was enc
en vice chairman.
Afgar the convention the Nepfasl
r. 4eleeatiOn made q statement "a whl'
they said
I'VE feel that We are not bonnd
n The action of convention composer
inen Who are not accredited popaii
b aeleeates an,l We feol in no way bom
ID mnpHt ilie ticket ncmlnaief
day bf ihis convention
a Further reason why We are
Dound hy the convention IS that m
were allowed % represent states
which they 90 MOI reside, and nave
lifed for years
W. io1k 40 part nl the nomina1i
~ oi Alr Watson % Air. Nillams q