The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-07-18

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Of his : eech that stirred the crowd was the
closing rhyme:
Give Us Silver Dick
Ana silver quick
And we Will make Mckinley sick"
This brought down the house and hats and
flags we're waved and great uproar made which
lasted for some minutes. The band came to
the help Of the crowd. striking up The Battle
Cry of Freedom" All the silver delegates
rose TO their feet. cheered and INDUCED in all
the usual manifestations OF popular enthusi-
asm. so that what at first was a faint wave Of
applause grew into a tumultuouS storm. in the
thick Of which a Bland banner was carried
through the hail. with the motto Silver Dick,
the peoples choice" \ band Of music at
either end Of the hall added TO the uproar,
while the official band struck up, amid great
! applause The Red, White and Blue, putting
the rival musicians to silence.
By this time there were three handsome
Bland banners unrolled and carried about
with 4 likeness OF the candidate. and The mot
toes Free Silver. Free People, One God;
one Country: one Band Bland. silver's in
v~inciole, irreFrcSsible champion"
Meantime several Of the silver delegates got
into the alsleS and jumped erratically in time
with the music. This scene lasted for fully u
minutes.
The nomination Of Mr.. Bland was seconded
~ H. @fA N~ '-N
I spoke Of him Is an illuSt-iOus statesman and
a peerless GraccEUS-Silyer Dick Bland. He
Landed Bland a. a man who knew that the
money Of the constitution was honest money,
that the money which was good enough to pay
private debts was good enough TO pay every
! public debt. ana that the money which vas
good enough L. pay George WASHINGTON when
fighting the battles Of liberty was good enough
to pay IckeIhcim-r. Morgan. or any othcE man.
Cheers and laughter
Hon. J. L. Williams, Of Illinois, also sec
ondeG the nomination OF Bland speaking of
him as 4 man who had done more than any
other American Cor the restoration Of silver.
When The state Of Ge0rEIa was called Mr..
Il. T. Lewis. Of that state. came 10 the plat
form and put in nomination Mr. william j.
Bryan. Of Nebraska. saving that II public Office
was a reward Tor public service. no man mer-
tied such reward more than he IN the latc
political contests Mr., Bryan stood among his
peers. like saul among the ISraei!teS. head
and shoulders above all the rest. Honor him
with the nomination, he said. and you will
do credit to the party and earn for yourselves
the plauditS OF your constituents, and the
thanks Of poStcr!ty.
A Sceae which was almost q duplication OF
that which attended the nomination OF Nj.
/ Bland was enacted when Mr.. Bryan's name
was proposed to the convention. The delega-
tionS from Georgia. North Carolina. Louisiana,
| Nebraska. Michigan. South Dakota and Mis-
sisSippi rallied around the spear shaped
! guidOnS which bear the names of their states
and indicate their position on the floor. All
the silverdelcgates arose and joined in %vocifer-
Gus shouting and waving Of hats, handker-
chiefs. newspapers and every waveable object
upon which they could lay their hands. The
scene was uproarious for about fifteen min
uteS.
Mr.. Theodore F. Klutz. OF North Carolina,
seconded the nomination OF Mr.. Bryan. He
| spoke OF him as that young giant Of the west;
that friend of the people: that champion Of
the oppressed: that apostle and prophet OF
this great crusade for financial reform.
Mr.. Bryan's nomination was also seconded
by Mr.. George Fred Williams. Of MasSachu-
sets. who spoke Of browning a leader in the
great agricultural movement that was giving
hope to the country and life to the democracy.
we want" he said. "a young man to WELD
the sword Of an indignant people. We want. in
this desperate contest. q young giant. out OF
the loins OF a giant republic. We want 10
Napoleon lcheerSl. whO marched to a throne
under the mantle OF liberty. What l present
to you is a new Cicero. TO meet the new Cati-
lines Of to-day. 5Applause
Mr.. Thomas J. Herman, OF Louisiana, also
made a seconding speech in favor Of Mr.. Bry-
an. We have this day" he said. unlike cur
republican brethren, declared that we will no
longer worship the golden calf which England
has set up. We have refused to permit this
idol TO command US. in the words OF the diety.
Il am the Lord, thy God; thou shalt have 10
other gods before me-" We have declared this
day, that henceforth both gold and silver shall
rule equal sovereigns in the world OF finance.
Senator David Turpie. of Indiana. rose to
nominate Gov. Matthews Of that state, but was
so indistinctly heard that cries Of louder were
raised and the chairman explained that the
senator's voice was weak and asked indul-
geuce. After q lengthy and glowing descrip-
tion OF Indiana's fayorite son he said:
Hon. Oscar Trippett, Of California, was next
presented TO second the nomination of Gov.
Matthews.
At 1890, soon after Mr.. Trippett took the
platform, the uproar was so great that . dele