Evening journal., 1896-07-11

tion OF a great political party. Bryan is
but 36 years old, younger by ten years
than any man ever nominated for the
chief magistracy OF the American repub-
lic. He came Ike a young Lochinvar out
Of the west, which has never before nom
mated q presidential candidate, TO WOO tho
bride for whose hand the country's gront-
est ohfefiains have been suitors. His name
was barely mentioned In the preliminary
skirmishes. -Four days ago, when the con
vention met he was not entered in tho
lists. But Thursday he made an impas-
STONED speech and stirred the convention
TO frenzy by his eloquenco. That speech
overthrow the diligently organized work
of weeks and months for other asplrants
for the honor. The cause VI silver was up
permost in the minds ~ the delegates
when they assembled here For the cause
they deliberately placed tho eastern wing
of the phrty on the altar. Now, when the
convention is analysed. 10 is seen that the
support of Bland and Boies rs candidates
was never sohdly founded Il was only ms
the representatives OF the issue that they
rallied delegates go theiF standards, and
even after many Of them had attached
themselves to the fortunes Of one or the
other OF the candidates they appeared rest
be casting about fora new Moses. The far
soeing. staid and seasoned leaders OF tho
silver mon, realizing that their new creed
would ALLEVIATE the eastern Democracy be-
lieyed In alliance with the silver Ropub-
licans beyond the Missouri, through Tell
er's nomination, but tho rank and fle
would have none Of it. When Bryan made
his great speech the delegates suddenly
saw In him the champion OF their cause
and they turned TO him with an impetuos-
ity that nothing could balk.
A Tribune Of the People.
They wanted tribune OF the people
They felt that they had found him in the
eloquent young Nebraskan, who sos their
imAginations on fire. If be had been
placed In nomination then. the convention
would have been stampeded. Some Of the
grayhaired leaders saw and feared It.
Last night, when ho was placed In nomi-
nation, those who thought they had found
their candidate were confirmed IN their
opinion. The idea which George Fred
Williams Of Massachusetts, conveyed Ia
his secondiRg speeoh-that II needed the
strength of youth to endure the hardships
of a new cause; that q young arm should
WELD tho scimlter OF an indignant people
sank home. Here, as Williams said, was
the new Cicero TO meet the new Catallnes
of today.
When the convention mot TO ballot
Bryan showed second on the first roll call
Ho had already overbauied Boles Only
Bland was ahead, and it was a struggle
for the Missouran to get the 23S votes
which were cast for him. Tho stampede
began on the next ballot In the fourth
ballot Bryan took the lead, and Bland fell
back, hopelossiy beaten. The nomination
was made unanimous on the next ballot
Some have sought to find in tho nomina-
tiun of 1880 of Garfield who was not a
candidate parallel with Bryan's nomi-
nation. But there is no parallel Garfield
was only nominated after one Of the hard
est and most protracted convention con-
tests Of the century. Grant, Blaine, Ed
munds, Sherman and Washburn were con
testing for mastery, and aftor three ballots
the rival leaders and tho convention turn
ed to Garfield, who had electrified the dol
ogates by his matchless oratory and com
manding presence The support Of the
other candidates simply melted away, and
Bryan won without struggle.
The First Ballot.
on the first ballot Bland got 28s; Bryan,
1876, Boies, So; Matthews, 5S; Mclean,
54; Pattison, 90; Blackburn, So; PEN
noyer, 10; 1illman, II; Stevenson 2;
Teller s. Campbell 2; Russell, 2, and
Hill, 1. There were 1856 gold men who
refused to vote. They declined TO partic-
pate in the nomination on the platform
which had been adopted. The lattre re-
allied that the gold men would probably
place another ticket in the field, or If they
did not actively oppose tho nominees OF
the convention in the campaign which
was TO tolltw. that thoy would, passively
at least, give aid and comfort to the po-
lticai enemy. Pennsylvania, one of the
gold states continued to participate in