The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-09

LINCOLN, Neb.. September S.--The
! National Silver party, through its re-
/ gularly appointed comnittee, tonight
formally notified William ]. Bryan OF
his nomination by its convention at
| St Louis.
The ceremonies attending the notifi-
| cation were IL strong contrast to those,
at the meeting at Madison Square gar
den, last month, when Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. SewaH were officially informed
/ that they were the shOice Of the Chi
/ cago cOnve ntiOn- Instead Of the spa
( cious auditorium with its boxes and
| galleries, tonights function took place
/ in the open air on the plaza and lawn
in front OF Nebraska's state capital
/ building. With the exception Of those
i seated in a few score chairs On the
+ speal1ar's platform, and directly IN
/ front Of il, all the audience were stand
/ ing The only thing in common with
/ the Madison Square meeting was the
/ heat, which, while not nearly Of the
/ intensity of that in New York on the
/ nighr of August T. was sufficiently
warm to De uncomfortable.
/ The big electric light above the stand
: devetoped a plague Of pestiferous bugs.
much to the discomfort of the members
Of the notification committee and tho
! others gathered on The stand But ~
MOST MARKED DIFFERENCE
between tonighss Ger monies and thoss
in New York was -ae fast that Mr..
Bryan did not read mis- speech in an
swer TO the information formally given
by the committee of the Silver party.
He made a speech neither long nor
short, without the aid OF notes, and
was frequently applauded-
LincOln's appreciation OF Mr.. Bdyall 5
second visit home since his nomination
was shown by indefatigable parading
Of free silver clubs the display OF nre-
works and frequent exercises OF lung
/ power through tin horns and the good
/ oli-fashiOned yell. A big crowd re-
/ ceived the candidate on his arrival
from Chicago this morning. and he was
escorted TO his home by brass 6anus
and campaign organizations. Ihere
were more brass bands and a. larger
number Of marching clubs in parade
that accompanied Mr.. Bryan later In
the day to the state house, where a
eood-stzed audience assembled TO hear
him deliver d political address.
Tonight. a third parade occurred
and fanbeau clubs and organizations
of mounted men bearing Transparent
cies and torches and firing sky rockets
and. Roman candles gave vent TO their
political enthusiasm in way that
BoRDERED ON DELIRTUM-
It was 9 o'clock before the first Of the
faring hambeaus, heading the citi-
zens' escort, was spded by those az the
capitol. as their bearers turned inHo
Fifteenth street, the thoroughfare
leading TO the stand Twenty minutes
later. Mr. Bryan appeared on the plat
form and the crowd that had increased
With great rapidity after the procession
vas under way. cheered him repeatedly
as his wel1-knOWn figure was recog-
nized. The space in front OF the stand,
and for several hundred feet, was
black with people Norris Humphrey.
az Lincoln, called the assenblage 10
order. and in a few words presented
George A. Groot, Of Ohio, chairman Of
the committee appointed by the ma
tiOnaI silver convention to notify Mr.
Bryan of his nomination by that body
THE OTHER MEMBERS
of the notification committee, and their
aIternafeS. q number of whom were
present, are: r. Il. Walker, Alabama;
s. ]. Mott, W. Pardy. California; J. Il
Brown, c. G. Liter, Colorado; a.
TrOup Connecticut; II. B. Hudson
Delaware; c. c. Strong, 8. S. Biddlsoub
Illinois; NJ. A. Costello, W. Gregg, IN
diara. G. c. Cole. H White, Iowa; J.
J. 3. Hendricks, Kentucky; G. r.
Darcy, J. +. MoyIan, Maryland; i. o.
Fowler. Massachusetts II. u. Light,
J. II. Maginley, Michigan; Q. A. TOwne,
r Howard. Minnesota; G. w. FOw-
Ter. Missouri; c. G.. Bradshaw, G.. D.
Thomas, Montana; c. r. Scott, w. II.
Lincoln, Nebraska; W. j. Westerileid,
Nevada; W. K. Fleming ), McCui-
Tough. New Jersey; ]. II. P1erson, J.
II. INLAND, North Carolina; w. w,
Bentley. L. F. Dow, North Dakota, H.
a. ShouD. G.. W. MORT, Ohio; +. Clarnos
n. T. Williams, Oregon; A. 5. DuLlns
q. S. Mullen, Pennsylvania; G. A. Jew
EFT, South Dakota; +. Keller, Texas; h
Macintosh, II. f. Bartine, Utah; -
Ba6tell, Vermont; J. Z. CogsweH, A j.
Suofer, Jr, Virginia; G.. W. Thomp-
son. ]. r. Mcbride, Washington; I. c.
Raifsnyder, b. Butcher, West Virginia;
Fl. H. Hoard, r. Z. Douglas, Wisconsin;
II. J. White, Arizona; j. r. GIBBONS,
Indian Territory; II Kilbourne, j. D.
Rhodes, District Of Columbia
MR.. GRoOT's SPEECH.
From April ?. 1872. to February r. 1873.
every person had the right in This country
TO have god and silver coined into money
free of charge and without limit as 10
quantity at the rates established by law
on February Z. 1873 the congress de-
prived every person Of the riSnt 10 nave
silver coined into units Of money, since
which time the minis have been open 70
the free coinage Of gold only ar the rates
established by law.
That the people at the time that law
was passed did not know that they haf
been deprived of that right no one viii
dispute That they have never fully I'M
derstond the force ard effect Of that law
there can be no doubt
That the motive which actuated those
who secured its passage was bad nobody
at the present day viii deny.
Those who secured the passage OF that