The morning times., 1896-07-11

deliberate consideration. the name Of that
illustrious commonef, f6rI whom many of
yOu have expressed o preference by your
votes in this convention.
ITO those who have been our friends In
this struggle 1 desire now to return my
grateful thanks, but, following the di-
rection Of Mr.. Hand and myself that
whenever majority ofthe silver delegates
expressed their preference for another, ne
desired his name withdrawn. Now. in the
name of Missouri, lower the standard
under which we have oughtthroughoutt this
convention and In its place lift that OF
the gifted and glorious son OF Nebraska
tLoud and long continued cheering-)
I'VE have chosen a splendid leader, ,beauti-
fui as Apollo, intellectual beyond conf
parison, q great orator, great scholar, but
above all, there is beating in his breast a
heart that throbs in constant sympathy with
the great mass OF tile people. and instinct
with the highest sentiments OF patriotism.
WITHDREW HIS NAME.
I'VE will not only nominate him, but
believe with as much confidence as / can
believe anythiug in tile future. we will elect
him by a very large majority in.November.
And, gentlemen or the convention, we will
inaug not only Democratic admins
tration IN Washington. but one that will be
set down as among the purest and ablest
and tue niostillustrious of Anne ericaD history.
$50 now, gentlemen, 1 withdraw the
name of Richard Parks Bland and cast
the tbirty-four votes of the State of Mis-
-ouri for William J. Bryan"
Gov. Stone was listened to with silence
such as no other orator had been honOred
with except Mr.. Bryan himself, and at the
close of his effective little speech he was
loudly cheered.
SPOKE FOR ROIES.
Judge Van wagenen, OF Iowa, was next
recognized. He said the Iowa delegation
bore to Chicago with them from Gov. Boies
a message saying that he had only the sue
cess or the party at heart; that he would
not be disappointed il he was not norni-
mated, but lie would be disappointed IL
success did not come in November. In
case the delegation found when they ar
rived at Chicag that some other candidate
had more votes than he, then his name
was to be Withdrawn.
Acting under these Instructions he FORM
ally withdrew tile name OF Horace Roies
from the convention and cast the 26 votes
OF Iowa for W. j. Bryan. Senator Jones
stood on his chair to aDnoun ce that Arkansas
changed her vote OF sixteen from Bland
tn Bryan.
Montana achangedtheirs six votes from Bland
TO the winner. the chairman declaring that
it was the intention of lis State to stick
to Bland from first to last, and they had
done their duty.
INDIANA FALLS IN LINE
Senator Turpie Of Indiana mounted the
platform and said. amid great noise and
confusion. that the delegates from In.
diana had stood from first to last for the
distinguished chief magistrate OF Indiana;
but. in view OF the wave which had just
Swent the ba
authorized to withdraw the name OF Gov.
Matthews and to cast the vote Of Indiana
for William j. Bryan OF Nebraska. (Cheers.l
In view OF the unity which should prevail
in the convention. move that the nomina-
t;on ri w. J. Bryan lie made unanimous"
(Cheers)
After the vote of Texas had teep shifted
to Mr.. Bryan the chairman put the question
on Senator Turpie's motion to make the
nomination unanimous and decla red it car
ried-only few votes in the negative COM
ing from the Pennsylvania delegation
When the announcement was made ell
order was cast to the winds. The dele
gates and the audience began to cheer
and to wave hats and flags and banners;
while the march around the sections was
again taken up-ali the State en,biems
being this time carried in the procession.
band OF music entered the hall fron,
the vestibule and marched at the head of
the procession, pla yiDg Marching Through
Georgia" and other popular airs, in the
chorus OF which many OF those present
joined. Dixie" which the band also
pla yed, had the usual effect of heightening
the enthusiasm, and was cheered and
checred again.
At 3:45 p. m. the sergeant-at-arms. in
behalf OF the chairman, succeeded in get
ting hearing so far as to be able to
announce that the convention stood in re-
cess till 8 p. m.