The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-11
BRYAN is THE NOMINEE
Concluded from First page3


to return my grateful thanks. but, fol-
lowing 'the direction of Mr. Bland, him
SER, thar whenever q majority of the
silver delegates expressed their prefer
ence for another, he desired his name
Withdrawn, now. in the name of Mis-
SCUM, lower the standard under which
we nave fought throughout this con-
xehtlon' ana in It's place l liz, that OF
the Slfted and glorious son of Nebraska,
Loud and long-continued cheerink,)
we nave chosen a splendid leader,
beautiful as Apollo. intellectual beyond
comparison, great orator, o. great
schots:, put above all there is beating
IN ms breast q heart that throbs In
constant sympathy with the great
mas Ses or the people and instinct with
the highest sentiments of patriotism.
we VIII not only nominate him, but I
peiieVe with as much confidence as l
cum believe anything in the future. we
w m''l M erect him by Very large. majority
con 90 re,,,n And: gentlemen of the
a democratic administration at Wash.
iHSlon, but one that will 20 down 40
u,thhong the purest and abest and most
iiuStrlous OF American history
80, now, i withdraw the name or
itichard Parks Bland and cast the
thlrty-four votes OF the State of Mis-
souri, Tor William'J. Bryan"
Governor Stone was listened to with
-, ehSe Sucn as MAD hOnored no
other orator with the exception of MI.
t,rSan himself, and at the close of his
enectiye little speech he was loudly
Cheered Ai'
Judge Van Wagenen. of Iowa.. was
I'M recognized He said the Iowa dele
cation bore to Chicago with them from
governor Boies message saying that
ne had only the success of the partv
at heart; that he would not be disap-
, II he was not nominated. but
hG Il Loo, H..
NOT come In November In case the
uelegatlon found when they arrived at
NHicaso mat some other candidate had
more votes than he then his name was
TO be withdrawn.
Acting under these instructions he
formally withdrew the name of Hor-
ace Boics from the convention and cast
the twenty-siN votes of Iowa for w. ]
iSryan. Senator Jones stood on his chair
10 announce that Arkansas changed her
Fote OF sixteen from Bland to Bryan
Montana changed their six votes from
Island to the winner. the chairman de-
claring that 1t was the intention of his
state to stick to Bland from first to
last and they had done their duty
Senator Turpie, of Indiana, mounted
the platform and said amid great noise
and confusion that he was now author
'zed TO withdraw the name of Matthews
ana cast the vote of Indiana for Bryan
tCheers) He then moved to make the
nomination unanimous.
The chairman put the question on
Turpie's motion to make the nominal
ton unanimous and declared IL carried.
only few votes in the negative COM
ing from the Pennsylvania delegation
When the announcement was made all
order was cast TO the winds. The dele
gates and the audience began to cheer
and to wave hats and flags and ban
ners. while the march around the sec
lions was again taken up, all the State
emblems being this time carried i'm the
procession. a band of music entered
the hall from the vestibule and marched
at the head of the procession, playing
Marching Through Georgia." and
other popular airs, I'm the chorus OF
which many of those present joined.
Dixie" which the band also played,
also the usual effect of heightening
the enthusiasm and was cheered and
cheered again.
AT 3:45 p. III. the Sergeant at-Arms.
in behalf of the chairman. succeeded in
getting u hearing so far as to be able
to announce that the convention stood
in recess till p. m.
The proceedings of the evening were
opened few minutes before 9 p. m,
when Senator White. the chairman,
called the convention to order. At that
time Ex-Governor Flower and a fair pro-
portion of the New York delegates were
occupying seats in their section, Sena-
tor Hill and Mr.. VIM. c. Whitney hav-
ing left the city in the afternoon. Most
of the New Jersey delegates We're pres
ent.
The chairman announced that after
the nomination for Vice President
should be made (whenever that should
bel the Committee on Notification would
meet In the room of the Committee on
Resolutions to the right of the chair.
He then stated that General Bragg, OF
Wisconsin, desired to make some re-
marks and he accordingly introduced
the General to the convention. General
Bragg said:
II rise, Mr. Chairman, on q question
of State privilege. When the delega-
tion of Wisconsin was to-day engaged
in private consultation as to what
should be done by 1t i'm the future some
gentleman u suppose he was a gentle
man. in fact. l know him to he such)
stole the colors of our State and passed
them as the representation of my dele
this victor for whom we had refused to
not in order to cast reflection upon any
body, but simply to place the State
which | represent as its chairman right.
so that the record will $,hO;3 that we
trailed not the Wisconsin badger be-
hind the votes of the majority of this
convention" (Checrs)
Mr. Dockery attempted to take the
stand TO answer General Bragg's re-
marks, and as the two Wisconsin an
tagonists confronted each other General
Bragg shook his finger in Mr.. Dockery's
face and said eff you make any per-
sonal remarks about me you will suffer
for it."
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