Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-07-17

| their new creed would ALLEVIATE the east
ern democracy, believed in an alliance
with the silver republicans beyond the
Missouri, through Teller's nomination,
but the rank and file would have none
of it. Yesterday when BRYAN made mis-
speech the d lega'e, suddenly saw in
him the grea advocate of their cause
and they turned to him wnh an impetu-
osity that nothing could oalk. They
wanted a tribune of the people. They
felt that they had him in the eloquent
Young NeDraskan, who SET their imagi-
nations on FIRE. If he had been placed
in nomination then, the convention
would have been stampeded as it was
today Some of the gray haired leaders
saw and feared it.
Last night, when ne was placed in
nomination, those who thought they had
found their candidate were confirmed
in their opinion. The idea which George
Fred Williams, of Massachusetts, con-
veyed in mis- seconding speech, that it
needed the strength of youth to endure
the hardships of new cause, that
young arm should wieid the scimitar Of
an indignant people, sank home. Here,
as Williams said, was the Cicero to
It the Cataines of today. The leaders
doubted the wisdom of nominating
50 young and so inexperienced man
tried to check the stampede by adjourn
ing until today. They hoped a nights
reflection would suffice At the sugges-
ton of adjournment there was rebel
lion. The motion was declared carried
against storm of opposition from the
BRYAN enthusiasts, who wanted 70 nom
mate their candidate at once A nights
reflection only made them more deter
mined This morning when the conven-
ton met to ballot, Bryan showed second
on the first roll call. He had already
overhauled Boies. Only Bland was
ahead, and it was struggle for the Mis-
souri, farmer to get the 23S votes which
he cast. The stampede began on the
next ballot.
On the fourth ballot Bryan took the
lead and Bland fell back, hopelessly
beaten. The nomination was made
unanimous on the next ballot. Some
have sought to find in the nomination
of 1880, of Garfield, who was not a can
didate, parallel with Bryan's nomina-
ton today. But there is no parallel.
Garfield was only nominated after one
of the hardest and most protracted con-
vention contests of the century. Grant,
Blaine, Edmunds, Sherman and Wash
burne were then contesting for mastery,
and after thirtv-hve ballots the rival
leaders ans the convention returned to
Garfield, who had electrified the dele
gates by his. raatchless oratory and COM
manding presence.
Today the support of the other can
didates simply melted away, and Bryan
won without a struggle. On the first
ballot Bland got 22s; Bryan, Io5; Boies,
SO; Matthews, So; Mclean, "a; Battison,
o5; Blackburn, So; Pennover, 10; Till
man, II; Stevenson. 2; Teller, s. Camp
bell. ?; Russell, ?; Hill I. There were
1S6 gold men who refused to vote.
They declined TO participate in the
nomination on the platform which mad
been adopted. The latter realized that
the gold men would probably place
an 1ther ticket in the field, or if they
did not actively oppose the nominations
of this convention in the campaign
which was to follow, that they would |
passivelv, at least, give aid and comfort |
TO the political enemy. Pennsylvania |
alone, of the gold sta'es, continued to
participate in the proceedings. She cast
her 81 votes for Governor Pattison to
he end Most of the other gold men
who voted cast their ballots also for
P attison, but there were scattering votes
or Stevenson, Hill, Russell and Camp
,eli. On the second ballot Alabama
ought to check the rout that had al
eady begun BY changing her vote from
3oies to Bland. nut Bryan was overtak-
ng him with giant strides. Bland gained
s, while Bryan advanced O.. Boies
vas the principal loser. His vote dwin-
lcd to 81. On the third ballot, Colo
ado gave up hope for Teller, the men
ion of whose name had been cheered
nd Kissed by the galleries, and.Oregon
ave up Pennoyer In the Ohio dele
alton the Bryan forces lacked but seven
otes of a majority, and there was open
ebellion in Illinois and other states
hitch wanted to swing il line.