Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-11

ridot u the hotel Taking . stand on
the stairway, Mt Eryan saiu:
"My irlondg, sure you l am eN-
ttumsly grateful for the great Compli.
munt which / an assured has bgen
paid me by tho Democratic National
convention. II, o, course, remains to
be seen whether tue nomination II a
wise or an uuwiso one. For my part,
/ do not know. rhis viii, Of course,
DO determined by the contest, which
VIII bo decided st ths polls next N 20
vombef, when IL viii DO known not
| only whether l shall DO elected or de.
ioatod, tut immcasurably more impJf.
taut than tbat, whether the cause OF
silver shall loose OF win. will only
aid that hope those who accept the
vluwH Of the Demoufatic platform
which was yesterday niop'ed will lose
TO opportunity 10 Influence the result
IA thu interest OF the d0ctfines therein
inCulcateJ. 1 thank you FOR this
Manifestation Of your Enforcement.
The brief speech was received with
I'd ana generous burst Of applause
ami u demand Tor an oppOr unity 10
shake hands with the now candidate.
| An impromptu reception followed iot
about twenty minutes, nj the foot OF
ihe stairway. Tue reception concluded,
MIR. Bryan returned 10 bis private
rom, whgfo he said - an Associated
/ PfUfs reporter:
"1hcro l. nothing care 10 say more
/ than 1 have said Ia tho brief Bia emunt
I have given out In regard ~ "a second
term. mny add In explanation Of
this statement that 1t was not the fC-
suit Of ~ tuddrn impulse, Tor l have
| had IN MUD the prOpTiuty " making
| fnch au nnnouuobmsnt ever since
have regarded this nomination ~ q
| probability. 1 believe ~ 10 be good
| principle. The Presidency Ia the hish.
pst honor that eau be bestowed by thu.
| country upon human being, hud the
power OF the office h 10 great that
| there ought q be- 40 ten ptauon to the
man occupying the M 20 90 use II TOT
his own advancement. My declaration
IN not uupfec sdontUd, Mt. Cleveland M
his fitst letter Of acceptance Get forth
the oblecti ms Of n second term IN lam
rusge so fofcibls that II cannot bo sur.
pissed. President Hayes aIyocsteu au
amendment 10 the Constitution mskiug
holders u the Presidential riiicn In,
eligible for reelection, and u similni
amendment was suggested ~ Andrew
Jackson,
81 desire also g. express my deep hp,
probation Of the kindness shown ms
10y other caudi iHius nud their friends,
AMI also ~ say that | cJnsiuef my
nomination u duB to personal ciTcum
STANCES which surround this campaign
aud not g. any superior merit NJ my
own. la faci, had tue convention con
sldoted who WAS the most deserving
tho honor would have fallen TO au
other.
81 can only add that I 70 highly
appreciate the responsibility impose.
ny the nomination that 1 hnvj
avoidul makiug any pledges 10 per
SOM"
NO CAMPAIGN PLANS.
MIR. Bryan said, In roply to ques
lions that he had not uuiy mauu ~
plans TOT tlu campaign, but that hl
had not even determined when HI
would return q his home Ia Nt6fasEA
When asked u hu would make Hul
speeches dutiug the campaign, b,
replied he hal had no opportunity u
cOnsilor what he would Nv, eud wUul,
not say,
Mr. Bryan made an open-Ait spocol
from tbs balcony Of the Chiffon hOuo,
tonight, gddfttsiug vast crowd
which filled Monroe street from Stat,
street ~ Wabash avenue. Tho Blau,