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into BY the friends OF the several candidates,
the chairman added, the nominating and Sec
onding speeches would be confined TO 80 min
utes In length, which line might be used
either when tho nominations were made or
when the state OF the speaker was called.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, was the first dele
gate to ascend the platform, even before the
call OF states had got further in tho alpabeti-
cal list than the state OF Arkansas.
The chairman and the sergeant-at-arms mp
peared to be utterly unable to cope with the
situation; and Mr., Vest went on with his
speech nominating. Mr.. Bland. The only part
OF his sreech that stirred the crowd was the
closing rhyme:
Give us Silver Dick
And silver quick
And we will make Mckinley sick"
This brought down the house and hats and
flags were waved and grea: uproar made which
lasted for some minutes. The band came TO
the help OF the crowd, striking up THE Battle
Cry Of Freedom" All the silver delega es
rose to their feet, cheered and INDUCED In all
the usual manifestation Of popular enthusi-
assn, so that what at first was a faint wave OF
applause grew into a tumultuous storm, In the
thick OF which a Bland banner was carried
through the hall, with the motto "Silyer Dick,
the peoples choice" A band OF music at
either end Of tile hall added to tho uproar,
while the Official band struck up, amid great
applause Inc hcd, White anu biuc' putting
the rival musicians to silence.
BY this time there we're three handsome
Bland banners unrolled and carried about
with u likeness OF the candidate, ana the mot
toes Free Silver, FREQ People," lone God;
one Country; one Bland" Bland, silyer's In
y~inclble, irrepressible champion
Meantime several OF the silver delegates got
into the alsles and jumped erratically In time
with tho music. This scene lasted Tor fully II
minutes.
The nomination OF Mr.. Bland was seconded
by Mr.. David Overmeyor, OF Kansas, who
smoke OF him as ian illustrious statesman and
a %peerless Gracchus-Silye Dick Bland" He
lauded Bland as q man who knew that the
money Of the constitution was honest money.
that the money which was good enough to pay
private debts was good enough to pay every
public debt. and that the money which was
good enough to pay George Washington when
fighting the battles of liberty was good enough
to nay Ickelheimer, Morgan, or any other man.
Cheers and laughter
Hon. ]. r. Williams, o, Illinois, also Sec
onaod tho nomination of bland. speaking OF
him as n man who had done more than any
other American for the restoration OF silver.
vhon ,ho e,o,o y, ceoro,a ros called Mr.
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scene which was almost q duplication OF
That when attended tho nomination Vi MT
: Bland was enacted When MT btyahs name
!. was proposed 10 inc convention. Inc ueiesa-
lions from Georgia Norlh CaroIlha' LOUISIANA
Nebraska, Michigan, SCUM Dakota aho MIS-
. sissippi rallied around lhe spear SNAPPED
guidons which bear the names OF theif states
: ana Indicate thelr position on inc moor AN
= the silver delegates arose ana joined IN Voclier-
u Gus shouting and waving OF hats, handker-
" chiefs, newspapers ana every WaVeaoie oplee'
upon which they could lay their hahds' Ihe
scene was uproarious for about hfteen min
utcs,
Mr. Theodore +. hlutz, or North carolina
seconded inc nomination OF Mr' BRYAN nc
spoke OF MN as mat young grant OF the west
that friend OF the people; that champion OF
the oppressed that apostle ana prophet o.
y thls great cruSaue ior hhuhciai re'or"'
Mr.. Bryan's nomination was also SECONDED
by Mr. George FRED Williams OF Massachu'
, sets, who spoke OF GROWING a leader In TN
great agricultural movement that was ElVlh'
" hope to the country and life to the democracy
we want, he said "a young man TO "lei'
the sword OF an indignant people we want II
ms desperate contest " young g,""'' ou' U
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. Mr.. Thomas j. Herman, Of Louisiana, also
made a secondlng speech in favor of Mr.. Bry-
nm ~ have this dav." he said. "unlike oul
=" h,s,h.an .,Syao,,rod thot we will mr.
repuulean ule'nse", ueoi"a1v u,Io Tnr,an(
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RUE equ"' soNIl',gh 70 "a IL - 80 .,
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be irntn.Gn ~ haana ,na, 80 -, Louder yer
10 u o% T. nYn,oirsd that N
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ed "a"o star a Iono,hv AVID Glowing descrin
lion If Indiann's fayoriie son he said:
u Hon Oscar VTinnptt nj California. WAS mex
"a nrosantod tn second The nomination of Go,
en- Matthews.
,ss A. 1o.so soon af,er Mr. Trinnett tool, IN
on Hvio.o' So ~, 80 -, ,sot a dale
PLATFORM inc uproar was 80 ele"o ,hHVa VIZ
gate from indiana suggested an adjournment
An attempt was made to restore order. and tn
m, sergeant-at-arms-who is quite character |
Nc ,yoy and who delights in making speecht
tn no 10y 800 od1ressod ,ba audience ga,
i- from ,he e'ah" """'0''eu Ii
lr- ing
LADIES AMI G~ENTLEMEN:-I want your a.
ais tention for a few Moments. want to say thu
to the chairman of this convention desires that
nth shall announce to you that, unless there Is pei
,rs feet order I%jeersl, the convention to-morro
,hn will be held without any guests. The delegi
.no tions will be protected by the police, al
es- the audience will not be permitted to con
md into the hall. Now keep order. lShouts
leir laughter
an. Mr.. Martin, Of Kansas, INDUCED In son
an playful ridicule Of the vain efforts Of the chat
,le- man and sergcant-at-arms to maintain orde
and said II the same disrespect was shown
'us' other speakers as was shown Mr.. Turpie
nm would move to adjourn.
're- Hon. Fred White. OF Iowa., was r~ecogniz
,ant