12 Jul 1896
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1896
Page
1
Local ads list prices on ladies and gent s underwear shirts oxfords and shoes with bulk quantities and cheap writing paper envelopes needles laces and curtains. Also advertised are mosquito nets towels towels and umbrellas with promises of good quality and money savings.
Chicago July reports the Bryan Sewell ticket for vice presidency on the fifth ballot with Howell of Maine nominated for VP. Sewell of Bath Maine, a prominent financier and shipbuilder, is praised as a strong jewel of the ticket while convention preparations and debates over leadership and a possible independent run unfold.
The convention heard speakers advocating free silver and a populist bid led by figures like Tom L. Johnson and Richard Johnson. Delegates backed hopes for a Maine Sewell ticket with Pennoyer and Sowell named as possible running mates while Virginia hailed its senator Jones as a keynote figure.
The convention tallied votes with McLean backed by adherents and other contenders like Harrity Williams Clark and Bland receiving regional support. Final ballots show Sewell Clark Williams Bland and McLean among the named candidates as the convention adjourned.
Governor Bates was not surprised by Bryan's nomination. A reporter asked Bates if he agreed with the selection and which states in the northwest would be carried. Bates declined to speculate, noting uncertainty about the electoral map and the political landscape.
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