The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1896-07-11
HOW MR.. BRYAN RECEIVED THE NEWS

HOW Mr.. BRYAN RECEIVED THE NEWS
He Was in His Parlor at the Clifton House
at the Time.
CHICAGO, July 11.-Mr. Bryan re-
ceived the announcement of his NOM
ination with all the composure and
calmness of a man who had been used
to such things during a longer life than
his. His handsome black eyes were
perhaps slightly more dilated than ordi-
narily when the Associated Press bulle-
tin carrying the nomination message
was handed to him, but otherwise he
manifested no change of countenance
or manner. He was at the time sitting
chatting with two newspaper frien DIS i'll
his parlor at the Clifton house.
"If," said he, "this is true, want to
do that which have for some time had
in contemplation in this work" He
then turned to the parlor table and
with lead pencil wrote on a scrap of
soft paper supplied by one of his news
paper visitors the following:
To the American People:
In order that may have no ambitio
but to discharge faithfully the duties of
the office, desire to announce that If
elected president shall under no circum-
stances be candidate for re-elec ton.
w. j. BRYAN.
Before he could complete this work a
number Of persons desiring to extend
ougratulations.hadj arrived, but he ex-
cused himself to them until he could
finish the message. He then shook
hands cordially with all present and i'm.
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shop to be shaved.
come generally known and the rather
CONSTRUCTED lobby Of the Clifton was
completely filled by the time the barber
had allowed his distinguished customer
to leave the tonsorial chair. There
were loud cheers and calls for a speech
when he appeared in the corridor of the
hotel Taking a stand ON the stairway
Mr.. Bryan said:
my friends: l assure you that l am
extremely gratified for the great COM
pliment which l am assured has been
paid me by the Democratic national
convention. 1t of course remains to be
seen whether the nomination is wise
or an unwiSe one. For my part do
not know. This will of course be de-
termined by the contest which will be
decided at the polls next November,
when it will be known not only whether
l shall be elected or defeated, but, i'm
measurably more important than that,
whether the cause of silver shall lose or
win l will only add that | hope that
those who accept the views of the Dem
ocratic platform which was yesterday
adopted will lose no opportunity to ill.,
fuence the result i'll the interest of the
doctrines therein inculcated. l thank
you for this manifestation of your ell
dorsement."
The brief speech was received with
a loud and generous burst of applause
and demand for an opportunity to
shake hands with the new candidate,
An impromptu reception followed for
about 20 minutes at the foot of the stair.
way.
The reception concluded, Mr.. Bryan
returned to his private room, where
he said TO an Associated Press reporter:
"There is nothing l care to say more
than have already said in the brief
statement l have given out III regard
to Il second term. may add in expla-
nation of this statement that it was not
the result of a sudden impulse for
have had i'll mind the propriety of max.
ing such an announcement ever since |
have regarded this nomination as a
probability. l believe it TO be good
principle. The presidency is the nigh.
est honor that can be bestowed by this
country upon human being and the
power of the office is so great that there
ought to be no temptation to the man
occupying the Office to use it for his
own advancement. Ny declaration is
not unprecedented. Mr.. Cleveland i'll
his first letter of acceptance set forth
the objections to second term i'll Ian
guage so forcible that it can not be sur.
passed. President Hayes advocated an
amendment to the constitution making
holders of the presidential office in
eligible for reelection, and similar
amendment was suggested by Andrew
Jackson.
Il desire also to express my deep APP
probation for the kindness shown me
by other candidates and their friends.
and also to say that l consider my NOM
ination is due to the peculiar circum-
stances which surround this campaign,
and not to any superior merit of my
own. In fact, had the convention con-
sidered who was most deserving the
honor would have fallen upon another.
Il can only add that l SO highly APP
preciate the responsibility imposed by
the nomination that l have avoided
making any pledges to any person."
Mr.. Bryan said in reply to questions
that he had not only made no plans for
the campaign, but that he had not even
determined when he would return to |
his home in Nebraska.
When asked if he would make any
speeches during the campaign he re-
piled that he had had no opportunity to
not say.
While he was debating the above |
statement, messages were arriving ev- |
cry few minutes bearing words of con-