The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-11
CANDIDATE BRYAN SPEAKS.
And He Declares Himself Opposed to a
Second Term.

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Second Term.
CHICAGO, July 11.-Mr. Bryan received
the announcement of his nomination with
oil the composure and calmness of man
who had been used to such things during
a longer life than his. His handsome
black eyes were perhaps slightly .nors
dilated than ordinarily when the Asso-
ciated Press bulletin carrying the nolni-
nation message was handed to him, but
otherwise he manifested no change Of
countenance or manner. He was, at the
time, sitting chatting with two nowspa-
per friends in his parlor at the Clifton
House.
"lf," said he, this is true, l want to do
that which have for some time had in
contemplation in This emergency" He
then turned to the parlor table, and with
lead pencil, wrote on scrap of paper
the following:
ITO the American People, In order that
may have no ambition, but to discharge
faithfully the duties of the office, desire
to announce that if elected president I
shall under no circumstances be candi-
date foErc- election"
Immediately afterward the hotel began
their congratulations. There were loud
calls for a speech, and the candidate made
brief address. Soon the little hotel be-
came so crowded that it was necessary to
call in tho police for the purpose Of keep
Ing the crowd away,
Later the Bland club, headed by the
Bland Silver band, marched to the Clifton
House and serenaded the Democratic nomi-
nee. The loud cries for Bryan and demands
for speech brought Mr.. Bryan to the bal
cony, where he was cheered again aud
ngain.
He smilingly acknowledged the plaudits
from below, and addressed the crowd
There shall be no signs of Keep off
tho grass when you come around, boys"
he began good naturedly to the jostling
thousands on the street. Then he asked:
is this the Bland clubf" A yell in the
affirmative answered his inquiry, and he
proceeded:
Then I want to say to the friends of Bland
that If the convention had chosen as their
nominee the man whose name is inscribed
on your banners, he would have had no more
loyal supporter than l. The fact that he was
not chosen cannot he taken US the slightest re-
Election upon his great ability No man more
deserves Of the convention its love, its honors
aud its condolences than Richard p Bland
When the campaign is over | think it can be
said that no mistake has been made. But it
depends upon you; upon the plain people,
Abraham Lincoln once said that the Lord must
love the plain people because he made so many
OF them. five win in this great fight it will be
because the plain people believe that we will
bring to them exact and equal justice We
raise no plea against the power and the Just
due accorded to Intelligence and to education
but we insist that when the government comes
in contact with the people there must be equal
aid, exact JUSTICE to all alike rich and poor,
great and humble.
The issues of this campaign is tie money !
question, and we cannot be driven from our |
faith by the charge that we advocate dishonest
money. The free and unlimited coinage of sill |
yer at the ratio Of 10 to !, independent of any
nation on the face Of the earth, will not give us
dishonest money. 1t will not give dollars
worth Of value to one and another to another
man. 1t will give to the man who tolls the
same as to the man who holds the mortgage,
1t will give us coin that sails upon prosperity.
This is to be the fight Of the campaign, and
you, my friends, are to do the fighting
A good many people seem to think that the
candidates must do all the fighting. But this
is your fight 1t is more important to the peo.
pie that they should select their officers than it
is to the candidate that they should elect them.
sclves. The officers of the people are their ser
wants and it is for you to say who your hired
man will be.
Mr. Bryan bowed and stepped back, and
q shout went up which echoed and re-
echoed through tho narrow street and was
taken up and continued for block in
either direction as the candidate waved
parting salute to ting hurrahing crowd be-
low and re-cntercd the hotel.
Mrs, Bryan was not present when the
news came. She occupied platform seat
In the convention, and did not leave the
hall until after the recess which followed
the nomination was taken. When she
reached the Clifton she found her husband
engaged with many callers and merely
said: well, Will, you are nominated"
During the evening the ladies of the Cliff.
ton organized an impromptu reception
md Mrs Bryan was presented to them.
She received them with a simple grace and
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