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One Man Convention

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Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
October
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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Indianapoiis, Oct. 14. - This town entertained a national political convention unawares Monday. It was held in the Sherman House and resulted in the nomination, by acclamation, of William H. Stockman of Bear Run farm, Perry county, O., for president of the XJnited States. The new noralnee is a man 45 years old. full of the importance of his mission, which is the saving of his country. About the milddle of September he tssued the tollowing letter: "LIBERATION! LIBERATION! "Bear Run Farm, Perry Co., O. "P. O. New Lexingrton, O. "Sir- For the good of our country I hereby take the author.iy upon myself to cali a national convention for the purpose of nominating a president and vice president, which will be held at and in the city of Indianapolls, Ind., which our down-trodden people can vote for at the ensuing presidential election. for their own good, as well as for our glorious nation. I will christen the party name, "STOCKMAN BY THE WAT, "And our official emblem to be a man with a sledge hammer ralsed ready to strike a Bed (Gold) Bug, which is ready to devour the balance of our blood. Now, some of our (my) main ideas are upon pensions, money, banking and what is protection. and also what is good for our nation, and how to make the millionaires loyal to our country. "WILLIAM H. STOCKMAN." Stockman said: "We held the flrst convention of the 'Stockman-by-theway' party. It was held rlght here at the Sherman House. They don't know anything about it, though- it was a bedroom convention." "Who put your name In nomination?" "I did. I was the only one there. That does not matter, though. If I am elected and if I don't do good work as president the sin will all be on myself." "There were no delegates there but yourself ?" "No: there would have been, but I could not pay their fare, as I'm a man of small means."

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Ann Arbor Argus
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