The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-11
BRYAN TO THE FRONT
Captures Votes by His Speech
on the Platform.
HE HAS A SHOW TO WIN.
Given a Demonstration Unequalled
M Far In the Convention.
THE OANDIpATEs FOR PREsDENT

Hand Of Missouri. Bryan Of Nebraska, /
Matthews OF Indiana. Boiss Of Iowa, |
blackburn Of Kentucky aud Mclean /
Of Ohio nefore the Convention Tor
the Nomination.
CHICAGO. July iO.-Ten acres Of poo
pie on the sloping sides Of the Coliseum
yesterday saw the silver helmeted gladi.
ators In its arena overpower the gold
phalanxes and plant the banner Of sill
yer upon the ramparts Of Democracy,
They saw what may prove the disrup.
tion Of great political party amid
scenes Of enthusiasm such a. perhaps
never before occurred In a national con.
vention. They saw 10000 people with
imagination inhamed by the burning
words Of passionate uratory swayed like
windswopt fields they heard the awful
roar Of $1,000 voices burst like a vol
cano against the reverb, rating dome
overhead they saw aman carried upon
the shoulders Of Others. intoxicated
with enthusiasm. amid tumalt and tur.
bulence; they listened 10 appeals, 20
threats, 20 cries for mercy, aud finally
the jubilant majority seat its victor and
the yanquished stalwarts vanish forth
into the daylight.
The battle for the supremacy Of Dem.
ocratic principles was fought ont In a
session that lasted from u O'Clock In the
morning until shortly before 0 in the
afternoon Each side sent IT, champions
20 the forum. senator Tillman Of South
| Carolina. Senator Jones Of Arkansas
and ex. Congressman William Jennings
Bryan Of Nebraska crossed swords with
Senator Hill OF New York, senator vi
las Of Wisconsin and ex.Goyernor Rus
sell Of Massachusetts,
Demonstration followed dcmonstra
tion at frequent intervals throughout
these speeches, but It was Senator Hi
who aroused the gold forces 90 thcil
widest enthusiasm and Bryan. the b.!
! orator Of the Platte. who set the silver
men aflame The demonstration 70
Hill. who, with close logic and trench
ant blade. sought the very hoart Of th
contention as he bitterly assailed a. un
democratic the new creed which Oh
new majority was 10 proclaim, lasted J.
minutes Although more prutracte
than that which greeted Bryan. IL wa
OF a different nature The latter wa
the spontaneous outburst Of enthusiasm
lundled BY the torch Of magnetic elC
qucnce The star Of the brilliant youn
orator from the plains Of Nebraska ha
burned brightly ON the horizon Of th
convention for two days There WEI
several demonstrations In his behalf yc
S torday, but this was the first opportunit
he has had to show himself His aud
encc had been warmed mp and was fu
Of pcntup enthusiasm The powdl
. magazine needed but the spark. an
Bryan applied IL with the skin Of gen
, us Ills speech was masterpiece
fervid oratory.
With consumate cloqucnce he statl
the case Of silver and parried the arg
3 ments OF the guldmon. Marie Antol
never applied the match with more ,
4 feet; the convention took tire with e
. thusiasm. IL cracklcd as by the war
Z flames. Hill was forgotten all else "
\ forgotten for the moment. Che,
; swcllcd TO yolls and yells beoai
: scrcams Every chair in the vas, Coli
: nm and every chair in the vas, wild'
2 ness On tho hillsides became a rock
& which frantic woR and women w
S wildly waving haudkerohicfs, can
y bats and umbrellas, anything moyab
& Some were Ike men domented, they
= vested Themselves Of their coats a
q flung them high IN tho air,
8 A the night session, In the pr
( enoe of fully $4,000 people, tho MOI
mating speeches were made and IN
X was repetition OF the exciting see
Of the afternoon. The Bryan enthV
asm continued. The galleries W
y frantic at every mention Of his ma
Z and the wild demonstration of the AZ
{ noon was duplicated whom he =
( placed IN nomination by NJ T Levi
K Georgia and seconded by w. $. NJ
X Of North Carolina, George F;cd y
X hams Of Massachusetts and Tho
y Herman Of louisiana AAhVpgA
= demonstration we poEaned largely
4 the galleries it looked as II the fave
Bland had fallen back ig'o the
- hopelossly beaten. -Aa
senator Vest placed the Msssouria
nomination and Governor Oveym'
seconded the nomination.
Tho namo OF Governor Claude
thcws Of Indiana was presented by
ator Turpie Of that state and secor