Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-11
trail of the victor, for whom we had re-


fused TO cast our votes.
II make this statement not in order
to cast reflection upon anybody, but
simply to place the State which 1 rep
resent as its chairman right, so that the
record will show that we trailed not
the Wisconsin badger behind the votes
of the majority of this convention"
Mr.. Dockery attempted to take the
stand to answer Gen. Bragg's remarks,
and as the two Wisconsin antagonists
confronted each other Gen. Bragg shook
his finger in Mr.. Dockery's face, and
said
"If you make any personal remarks
about me you will suffer for it"
The chair remarked that whatever
asperity might exist between the gen.
tlemen from Wisconsin ought not to en-
ter into national convention. He was
satisfied that the gentlemen in the end
would be found supporting the ticket,
and he refused to recognize Mr.. Dock
cry for the purpose of addressing the
convention. Mr.. Dockery then left
the stand, and this terminated the in
cident.
Governor Stone, of Missouri, was
next recognized to move an adjourn.
ment. He said the work thus far done
had been, in his judgment, we'll done,
but they had yet to name an associate
for their great leader on the ticket.
He believed this was an important
work which should not be hastily or
inconsiderately performed. He moved
that the convention do now adjourn
until IL o'clock to-day.
The galleries were densely packed.
Mr.. Henry, of Mississippi, moved to
make the hour 10 o'clock. Gov. Stone
accepted the amendment.
After some debate the convention at
$50 o'clock adjourned till this morning
at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Bryan received the news of his
nomination in his own room at the
Clifton House. He was not at all ex-
cited over his nomination. His wife
was not present to greet him, for she
witnessed the extraordinary demon
stration in the hall that stampeded
the convention to the standard of her
husband. Together with few friends
Mr.. Bryan received bulletins. One Of
the first things he did after receiving
the news of his nomination was to
write an address, in which he said :
"In order that I may have no ambi-
ton but to discharge faithfully the
duties of the Office, l desire to announce
that if elected | shall under no circum-
stances be candidate for reelection"
MIR. Bryan subsequently, said "The
Presidency is the highest honor that
can be bestowed by this country upon
human being, and the power of the Of
fee is so great that there ought to be
no temptation to the man occupying
the Office to use it for his own advance
ment. My declaration is not unprece-
dented. Mr.. Cleveland in his first let
ter of acceptance set forth the objec.
tons to second term in language so
forcible that it cannot be surpassed.
President Hayes advocated an amend
ment to the Constitution, making hold
ers of the presidential office Ineligible
for reelection, and a similar amend.
ment was suggested by Andrew jack
son.
Mrs. Bryan, who is small, modest
looking woman, had a seat in the gal.
lery to the left Of the speakers stand.
When it was positively known that her
husband had been nominated for the
presidency she was surrounded by ad-
miring friends and heartily congratu-
lated. She thanked each one pleasant
ly, and throughout maintained quiet
demeanor that impressed those about
her. To reporter she said: II think
my husband will try to deserve the
great honor these men have conferred
upon him. I appreciate it, I assure
you. If his wife's aid is of value in the
endeavor to elect him, he will have all
possible assistance from me-"
The leaders of the national silver
party and the populist party, who are
in Chicago, declare unanimously that
their organization will endorse the
nomination of Bryan at the convention
to be held in st. Louis on July %.
At Buzzard Bay, Mass, yesterday,
when asked if the President had any
thing to say as to the nomination of
Mr.. Bryan, or the platform adopted by
the democrrtic convention at Chicago,
Mr.. Thurber said "The President will
have nothing to say with reference to
the matter"
Vice President Stevenson, at Bloom
ington, ILL.,, declined to speak of the
nomination of Mr.. Bryan further than
to say that he knew the nominee well;
that he was a man of the most admira-
BILE character and of brilliant ability,
who had risen to distinction in Con-
gress.
II was democrat before this con-
vention and I am a democrat STILL"
These were the words of Senator Hill
when he was asked late yesterday after
noon to express an opinion upon the
selection of Mr.. Bryan. Further than
this the Senator said he did not care to
talk. When the proper time arrived
his views upon this conventions results,
he said, would be fully set forth. With.
out waiting for the nomination of
Vice President, Senator Hill, ex-Secre-
tary William G. Whitney and James
W. Hinckley, the chairman of the New
York democratic State committee, left
Chicago and returned home, Senator
Hill being much indisposed.
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