The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-28


nieat session 3Er- Bryau arose .-4 n
dressed The ehaE lie vas ebse-as
and then sprung decided sursrise
ri introducing resolution ana ask-
iag tor its immediate consideration
pr Bryan read as follows.
Resolved That Ii this crisis in our
partys career and ID our eouBtry,s
nziory, this convention sends erect.
iaE to the people of the United ststss
ana assures them that the party ~
Jefferson and Of jackson IS stiu tho
champion Of popular government an5
equality before The law. As Droof M
our fidelity to the people. vi hereby
declare ourselves opposed to tie pom.
nation Of aas candidate for pres,.
dent VINO is the representative of II
under any obligation to ]. plsrDoB,
Morgan, Thomas Fortune RYAN. al.
gust Belmont, or any other member
Of the privilege hunting and favor
seeking class.
@Be Il further resolved. That W. al
mand TIE withdrawal from this eon.
yention q any delegate Or aelegates
constituting or representing the above
named interests
This is an extraordinary resoli.
ton. but extraordinary conditions peed
extraordinary remedies. said Mr.
Bryan, in opening his speech. I'VE
are now engaged in the conduct Of
convention that win place before this
country the Democratic nominee ana
I assume that every delegate in this
convention is here because he wants
that nominee elected
eAnd Il Is in order that We may al.
vance the cause of our candidate that
] present this resolution. There are
questions Of which court takes ju.
dicial notice and there are subjects
upon which we can assume that the
American people are informed and
there IS not delegate in this conyen-
tion who does not know that an effort
is being made right now 70 sell the
Democratic party into bondage to the
predatory interests Of this country
Il is the most brazen, the most lnso.
lent, the most impudent attempt that
has been made IN the history OF Amer
lean politics to dominate a conyen-
ton. stifle The honest sentiment Of
people and make the nominee the
bond-slave OF the men who exploit the
people Of this country applause and
cheering)
= need not tell you that j Pierpont
Morgan and Thomas F. Ryan and Au-
guest Belmont are three of the men
VINO are connected with the great
money trust Of this country, who are
despotic in their rule Of the buaipess
Of the country. and as merciless in
the command Of their slaves as any
man In the country. (Applause)
Someone has said that we have
no right to discuss the delegates who
come here from a sovereign state.
Mr. Gllchrist: Il said that"
Col. Bryan. eyes, sir, / reply. that
if these men are willing to insult SIX
and a half millions Of Democrats we
ought to speak out against them and
let them know We resent the insult.
(Applause)
=, for one, am not willing that
Thos. r. Ryan and August Belmont
shall come here with their paid at
torneys and seek secret counsel with
the managers Of this party CPro.
longed applause) No sense Of polite.
4 ness or courtesy to such men will keep
me from protecting my party from
the disgrace that they infliet upon it.
( (Applause)
Now, nay friends, ! cannot speak
! for you. You have your responsible
I ity, but IL this is to be convention
run by these men; if our nominee is
to be their representative and tool,
pray you to give us, who represent
constituents that do not want this,
chance to 20 on record with our pro
test against it. (ApplauseJ If any
Of you are willing to nominate a can
dldate who represents these mem
Mr. Bryan was interrupted by pro-
longed cheering
Continuing, he said
eor who is under obligation TO these
men. do It and take the responsible
lty. / refuse ia take that responsible
! ity. eApplause1
some have said that we havnt
right to demand the withdrawal OF
delegates from this convention. VIII
make YOU proposition. One Of these
men sits with New York and the other
sits with Virginia ! make you this
proposition: II the state Of New York
win take a poll Of It's vote and a ma
iority of them not Mr. Murphy but
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