New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-07-15
Brilliant
Bryan.
The Boy Orator of the Platte" Nominated
for President at Chicago.
His Speech on the Platform Masterpiece
Of Patriotic Eloquence.
It Carried the Convention by Storm and
Resulted in His Own Nomination.
A Brilliant, Patriotic and Brainy Man o1
the People Thus Heads the Ticket.
The Party Starts Out on Practically
New Basis

A magnetic personality, seldom e.
qualled; a gift Of oratory, possessed by
but few of the sons of men; an indomi-
natable courage; and a sincerity of pur-
pose that left its impress on all-these,
happily combined in one man at Chica-
go last Thursday, made VIM. J. Bryan
of Nebraska the master spirit of the con-
f1icting and tumultuous host that had
there assembled to nominate candidate
for president On all entirely new issue.
1t was triumph of genius, of superior
intelligence and of patriotic bravery for
righteous cause. It made HIM the NOM
inee and IN a manner without precedent
in national conventions.
| When he rose to make his speech in
behalf of justice to silver, his name had
hardly been mentioned as presidential
possibility; when he had finished he was
the hero of the hour. His name was
carried to the thousands present with
impassioned enthusiasm and re-echoed
throughout that wildly excited throng
until the people ceased from sheer ex-
haustion. It was scene such as prub-
ably never has been enacted in any otIl-
er national political convention upon
this continent.
From the minute the wave in favor of
this young giant OF the people was start
ed, all other candidates were forgotten.
They received few votes OF course as
the result of strong instructions, but the
result was everywhere apparent. Bryan
was the choice no matter wko were the
candidates. -#
On the first ballot Bland got 23S, Bry-
an 105, Boies Sc, Matthews SO, Mclean
"a, Pattison 81, Blackburn 80, Pennoyer
10, Tillman II, Stevenson 2, Teller s,
Campbell 2 and Hill L. FL.
There were 1S6,gold delegates who re-
fused to vote. 'rhe great majority of
these OF course, came from the East, but
Pennsylvania, however, staid in the CON
7ention and voted for P,tt,son.
On the second ballot, the change be-
gan. Bland gaincd only AZ, while Bry-
an advanced 90. Boies dropped to 81.
On the third, Colorado gave up all
hope of Teller and Oregon did the same
with regard to Pennoyer. The votes of
both states went to Bryan and then the
rcbellion started In such states as Ohio
and Illinois. .s@#
The fourth ballot practically told the
story. Alabama broke to Bryan, Iowa,
Nebraska and other states followed suit
and Kansas, Illinois, Ohio and even Mis-
souri, were tottering towards the coming
man. #%&.. ...,. .-zta
The fifth ballot was never finished for
the nomination was made unanimous
shortly after the vote of Illinois. When
Ohio was reached Bryan had 446 votes,
and Mclean, the OHIO candidate, HIM
self mounted chair and withdrew IN
favor Of Bryan. A few more followed
and the work was over.
A young, but brainy, honest and mag
1 o!, 4
cha,npion Of the cause of free and indie
pendent coinage Of silver.
The Rif4 Club.
Several scores were shot by the rife
club this week resulting as follows:
Regulation ring target, possible 250:
|Pfaender, 153; Chas. Hauenstein, 1874
Goetsch, so; Fischer, 4 90; johnson, SO.
| Second score, same target Pfaender,
1 1876; Hauenstein, 1O4;; Goetsch, 1O1;
johnson, II E; Fischer. 10.
Man targe.: possible / O0:: Pfaender.76 IS
erebe, 22;; Hauenstein, SS3 e: Toss, 10;
/ Koch, 4 s mime, z O; Aug. Brandt, 339
johnson, 6; 'I'oberer, 10; Herian, I
/ eiscbser, Petry, SO; 3333 I Liila. O.; Setter,
4 51S;;5 Krause, a. 5
Nine incl, target { 1T by GRt,c, I. faael,-
l auel,stein, Isr,lnd iol,c,er
and tiebseis twice.
ton rim. t;tl':.se e ffi.ensier, So
i It55rtstns, 10; laueisie 15h oss,
2 4; Brandt IA q;
johnson IS riso,,errr. Il Iiuensteln,
t83;ssti 81 I'etry, g8:: q
Setter u s.; Kranse, 1e6.