The Green Forest tribune., 1896-07-16
BRYAN AND SIEHALl.
TIE YOUNG NEBRHSKAB'S oEAToRY
WINS TIE P8iZE.
sewan. Ship Builder Of asine, for Woe
President.

aho al ehui Se"dll Oi 4-aIHe are tne
nominees of the Chicago Democratic
convention. They We're each nomiaat-
ed on the fifth ballot.
Political history furnishes no prece-
dent for either as great spectacular
show, or as the result of the deIibefa-
tions of the convention of a great poilt=
ical party. Bryan is but 36 years Old.
younger by 10 years than any man
ever nominated for the chief magistrate
Of the American republic. He came
like q young Lochinvar outof the west,
which has never before nominated a
presidential candidate, to WOO the bride
for whose hand the country's greatest
chieftains have been suitors.
His name was barely mentioned IN
the preliminary skirmishing. When
the convention met he was not en- tered
in the list But when he made so I'M
passioned speech and stirred tue
convention to frenzy by his eloquence,
that speech overthrow the diligently
organized work of weeks and months
for other aspirants for the honor.
The cause Of the silver Was upper
permost in the midst of the delegates
when they assembled. For that cause
they deliberately placed the eastern
wing of Pennsylvania on the altar
The far seeing, staid and reasoned lead
ers Of the silvermen. realizing th8 / their
new creed would ALLEVIATE the eastern
Democracy, believed IN an alliance with
the silver Republicans beyond the Mis-
souri, through TelIer's nomination, but
the rank and file would have none Of
it.
When Bryan made his speech the
delegates suddenly saw in him the
great advocate Of their cause and they
turned to him with an impetuosity that
nothing could balk. They wanted
tribute of the people. They felt thai
they had him i'll the eloquent young
Nebraskan who set their imagination
on fire. If ne had been placed IN
nomination then, the convention would
have been stampeded as it was Friday.
Some Of the gray haired leaders saw
and feared it.
The leaders who doubted the wisdom
of nominating 80 young and SO mex
perinced man tried to check the
stampede by adjourning till the next
day. They hoped nights reflection
would suffice. At the suggestion Of
adioarn ment, there was rebellion.
The motion was declared carried against
a storm of opposition from the Bryan
enthusiasts, who wanted TO nominate
their candidate at once.
A nights reflection only made them
more determined Friday morning, when
the convention met to ballot, Bryan
showed second ou the first roll cat
lie had already oVerhaulea Eoies
Only Bland Was ahead and It was a
struggle for the Missouri farmer TO get
the 23S votes which he received. the
stampede began on the next ballot.
some have sought to 6aa in tie
nomination, ii loSl, Of darfield, VINO
was not 8 candidate, parallel with
Bryan's nomination. Bat there is no
parallel. aarfel4 was only nominated
one of the hardest auG most protraeted
convention contests Gf the eeAtury.
Grant, Blaine, Edmonds, Sherman and
Washburne were then contesdng Tor
mastery, and. after So ballots, ta&
rival leader and the convention lurned
to Garfield, who had electrified ti.e
delegates by his matcAlQss oratoey aud
commanding preseuee, out taia case.
the support OF the other candidate
simply melted away, apa Bryan woa
without struggle.
Sound money delegates 10 the num-
Der of 1872 refused IL participate in tue
nomination, and many Of them lett
before The conyentsoa adjourned, It
is probable that they viii put out a
ticket.
Authur sewall, the Maine sl3ipbuiid-
er, nominated for the vice I9asiaaney,
was probably less known 10 lataaal
politics than any other man ever
accorded that office hs siae Democratic
party. :.Wbo is Sewell, and what has
he aone?" has been asked by niue out