Evening journal., 1896-07-11

tho proceedings She cast her "a votes
for Governor Pattison to the end. Most of
the other gold men who voted against
their instructions were for PattisOn, but
there were scattering votes for Stevenson,
Hin, Russell and Campbell
On tho second ballot Alabama sought
TO chock the rout that had already begun
by changing her vote from Boies TO Bland
but Bryan was overtaking him with giant
strides. Bland gained AZ, while Bryan ad-
vanced 92. Boies was the principal loser.
His vote dwindled to 3D. On the third bal
lot Colorado gave up hope Of Teller, the
mention Of whose name had been cheered
and Missed by the galleries, and Oregon
gave up Pennoyer. In the Ohio delegation
the Bryan forces lacked but votes OF
majority, and there was open rebellion in
Illinois and other states which wanted to
swing into the line On the fourth ballot
Alabama, the first state Co vote, headed
the stampede to Bryan. Idaho, California
and other states followed The revolt I'm
the other delegations spread, even among
those bound by resolutions OF instructions.
Kansas, Illinois, Ohio and even Iowa were
tottering
The Decisive Ballot.
On the fifth and last ballot Kansas went
over. Illinois and other states came tum-
bling along in her wake. When Ohio was
reached, Bryan had 446 votes Of the 504 re.
quired to make a two-thirds majority
Chairman White had ruled that two-thirds
of those voting constituted the two thirds
majority under the rule The Bryan men
in the delec.atlon demanded the poll Of the
vote The friends of Mclean saw that the
end was IN sight, and Mr.. Mclean him
self mounted chair He Withdrew his
name as candidate and cast the 40 voees
OF Ohio for Bryan. This gave him 492--12
less than enough TO nominate. Montana
changed her votes to Bryan, and Okla
homa followed with her 6. To the terrific
ry of Oklahoma therefore belongs the hon
or of nominating the Democratic oandi-
date for president in 1895, as TO that of
Arizona belonged the honor four years
ago OF course the other states then scram-
bled over each other. Governor Stone OF
Missouri withdrew Bland's name, and
Senator Turpie withdrew that Of the Hoo
sier governor, and on his motion the nom
inatiOn was made unanimous.
There were frequent Bryan demonstra-
tions. The most dramatic occurred at the
conclusion Of the fourth ballot, when it
was apparent that Bryan would be nom
mated on the next ballot The colors Of
the states were again uprooted, and the
Coliseum for "a minutes shook with tho
storm Of cheers, while men marched and
sang and women became frantic. Until
after the nomination a sweet faced, mod
est looking woman sat almost unnotioed
In one of the chairs TO the right Of tho
stage, surrounded by few friends She
retained her composure amid al the excite
ment, but her face glowed with pleasure
as she followed the proceedings which
made her husband famous. 1t was Mrs.
Bryan. Immediately after the nomina-
ton, when it became noised about that she
was there and there was a rush to see and
| congratulate her, she modestly withdrew
and sought her husband.
Sketch of the Nominee.
william jennings Bryan, who was nom
mated for president by the Democratic
national convention at Chicago, was born
at Salem, Ills. March 10, 1860, and Is
therefore the youngest man who has ever
been nominated for the presidency. He Is
the son Of the late Silas L. Bryan, Vir-
/ ginian, who settled at Salem when ls
years old, and was sucoossively a state SEN
ator, circuit Judge and a member of the
| Illinois constitutional convention Of 1870.
Like his SON, Judge Bryan was an elo
| quent platform speaker.
After attending the local public schools
/ young Bryan took his degree at the iii.
nois state College and was also graduated
/ from the Union Law college, Chicago. He
completed his studies In the Office Of the
venerable Lyman Trumbull, and In 1881
moved to Lincoln, Neb. where he began
the practice Of his profession.
Within year after his settling at Lin
or was offered Go him by the Democrats.
He declined 10, but took an active part In
tho campaign, making no less than sc
speeches. such rendy and gifted speaker
as young Bryan had not been heard on
the local stump for many years, and he
soon won statewide reputation.
In 1890 he was nominated by his party
| for congress In the Lincoln district and
announced that be would make bis cah-
vass on the Issue Of taria reform. His Ro-
publican opponent was W. J. COnneli of
Omaha Mr. Bryan made whirlwlnd
round OF tho district, attacking protection
nggressivoly and exciting enthusiasm
wherever he spoke.
Al the election IN NovemboY Mr.. Bryan
turned Republican majority Of B. 400 In
10 a Democratic majority OF B,7l9. His
great triumph attracted the notice Of the
leaders Of his party IN congress, and on
the organization Of the house Mr. Bryan
was made q member Of tho Important
committee OF ways and means. His seloe-
tion was justified by hts work IN commit
tee and his power Of statement and elo-
quonce on the floor
Mr.. Bryan was reelected to congress IN
1892 over Alion W. Field Of Lincoln by q
| substantial majority. Two years later he
was the candidate Of his party for United
States senator, but John Nj. Thurstou
(Rcp-) was elected by the legislature
II was as a member OF the Fifty-third
| congress TINT Representative Bryan be
came an earnest advocate OF free silver
His speech OF three hours against the re
peal OF the sherman law was the star ef.
fort Of the silver debate, eclipsing Bland
elaborate argument and holding tho az
tention Of full house and crowded gal
leries 1t was regarded as the most oio
quent address heard during that congress
Mr. Bryan is a man of great personal
magnetism and fine presence. Tho resein.
blanco between him and the late Samuel