Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-09
4 GREAT NIGHT 1t Lincoln.
Thousands Upon Thousands Parade the
Streets in Honor
OF the Only Man Entrusted with
Three Nominations for the Presi-
dency in a Single Campaign-Mr.
Bryan Formally Notified Of His
Selection TO Head the Ticket Of
the National Silver Party A
Brief Address of Acceptance.


the National Silver Party A
Brief Address of Acceptance.
Lincoln, Neb., September S.-The con-
tinuous welcome Lincoln people and
large contingents from other parts of
! Nebraska gave Wm. J. Bryan on his
/ homecoming to-day, eliminated this
evening in q grand demonstration in
honor OF his formal notification of his
/ nomination for the presidency by the
( National Silver party. From the time
! MIR. Bryan reached his city a., II O'Clock
this morning until the tired crowds re-
tired from the streets at a late hour To-
night, there was parading galore
/ Through the streets OF the capital city
by local and visiting campaign clubs,
nearly all with brass bands in front.
Al those members of the notification
committee VINO came to Lincoln TO at
tend the ceremonies were seated on the
platform erected in the north front Of
/ the capitol building when Mr.. Bryan ar
| rived. With the arrival Of the torch
I llgl. procession, the crowd gathered
about The capitol was increased ten fold.
1t seemed many times larger than the
audience Of 5000 that listened 10 Mr..
Bryan this afternoon. Norris Hum
phrey presided a, the meeting and in
uoduced George A. GrOOt, of Ohio,
81, ,r FL 40 fG0p 2. g.
Mr.. GrCOt sOkpe IN part as follows:
We are now entering upon The great
/ est struggle for the emancipation OF the
people from industrial bondage, indus
trial slavery that was ever engaged in
by men. Ii we succeed, as succeed wa
must, our country, our institutions and
our civilization will be secure. But ii
we fail our country viii be despoiled, our
institutions viii De destroyed and our
civilization viii perish
The gold barons OF the world have
formed the most gigantic trust that has
ever been formed among men TO control
and regulate the volume OF money in
circulation in the interests OF themselves
alone. They have set about deliberate
~ and prsmediJatedly TO enslaVe the
American people, PROSTATE their indus
trics. destroy their opportunities and
impoverish the nation and the people
thereof. This trust must be broken, its
mower nus, be destroyed, and II Will be
DESTROYED by an outraged and long sui
fering people when they register their
VII at the ballot box in November next.
The present condition of the people
is the result Of laws relating 10 money
and bonds which have been enacted by
| the Republican and Democratic parties
under the direction and at the instance
of the gold barons of this country and OF
Eurone. They have heretofore controll-
ID bo.h O. those parties. They now
dominate and control the Republican
Marty. The National Silver party pro-
D.ses TO assist in destroying the gold
trust. and we appeal to all those VINO
are interested in humanity, who are IN
rerested in good government, VINO De-
lieve that men are more important than
nronertv. who believe that the interests
1 of those who create wealth are para
mount TO those who are merely consum-
ers 10 assist in this great struggle.
HON. William Jennings Bryan: The
Notfonal Silver convention, with an
nnanjmity un5xemplifed in the his
+orv of national conventions IN TINS
couptrv nominated you as the candidate
Of the National Silver party for the dls-
tinouirbing office of President OF me
United States. You are now the candl.
date for the great office of President OF
three great political parties, OIL WHICH
The Silver party is not the least.
The convention selected committee
TO formally notify you.of this acIoh ana
tbat committee conferred upon me the
distinguished honor of advising you OF
vour nomination as the candidate or
the National Silver party for the Office
of the President of the United States.
We are met therefore, a, this time and
Mace for the purpose Of performing
tha Dleasant duty imposed upon us by
| the convention. l, therefore, in ODE
dionce TO the wishes Of the committee
and of the convention, hereby formally
! notify YOU tha. you have baen nominated
bv the National Silver party as its can
didate for president. and request that
Won accent that nomination in the same
spirit in which ii has been rendered you.
You are now the chossn n commander
Of a grand army composed OF three
Grand divisions. which is now mObiliz,
ING for the purpose in fighting in behalf
of humanity on November Sd. 1896, the
mos. important political battle Of this
or of anv other age; a battle which is
m de.ermine VIII eler This nation shall
be q province of Great Britain and be
! governed and controlled, as that nation
is. BY the money barons CT Europe, or
whether il shall be as the fathers intend
ed il TO be-a free and independent and
! sovereign nation.
The people who constitute that grand
army, inspired as tbey are by the noblest
sentiments Of Patriotism under your
leadership will. there can be no doubt,
on that day lift high .heir banners in
/ triumph over the defeated allied hosts
/ of plutocracy.
Il was 1920 o'clock before Mr.. GrOOts
! long address was concluded. Mr.. Bryan
was Immediately presented and made
+ short speech He said:
/ Mr. GroO.. Chairman and Others, Mem
bers of the Notification Committee Of
the Silver Party
I beg TO reply at this time without the
| formally of a letter.
The platform adopted by the Silver
! party contains but one plank, and that
/ plank. the plank upon the silver ques-
ton. is Identical in substance with The
silver plank of the Chicago platform.
AsI have already discussed that plank
at length. it will not be nee zssary 10 en-
ter into an extended discussion at this
tim. I beg to answer the committee
mat I accep. the nomination rendered