The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17
BRYAN RETURNS
TO LINCOLN
And Receives Official Motif
cation From The National Sill
YER Party as Their Candi-
date For President.
LETTER or ACCEPTANCE

a, If. Nonination by The Democratic
r,,ly ~ chicago Discusses The Plat
t,,,r and Endorses it-sot Necessary to
,.ll g,rinuntiI The Financial Question
,..,ttl,d ENtrsHts FROM His Letter.
tr,o,>. Net. Sept. 8-Arter a
...a,tb'. absence William j. Bryan re-
,n,rpd 10 his home city to-day amid
,,r.n trwou-tration Of enthusiasm.
the evening he received the official
1ofiGratioH OF his nomination for the
4 Presidency by the National Silver
party.
Mr.. Bryan was met at Ashland, thir-
| ~ mllesfrOm Lincoln, by commit
tee Composed Of sixteen plain, common
townSmen of his. MIR. Bryan shook
hands with the committee, told them
how glad he was 10 he go near home
again, ana that everything was look
ng we'll politically in the East.
When Lincoln was reached Mr..
Bryan was greeted with mighty
cheer, and 5000 people at once tried to
prevent his reaching his carriage un-
I'LL they had shaken his hand. The
person most pleased in the crowd was
| an old Irish woman, who, having Sc
| cured possession of his hand for mo-
mpnt, was not satisfied with shaking
it, but raised 1T to her lips before it's
owner could demonstrate and covered
it with kisses.
The procession that escorted Mr..
Bryan TO his home was half mile in
length, with two bands, two large
clubs in uniform, carriages and citi-
Gems on foot. AS he was about TO enter
| bis house some ONE said:
"Mr. Bryan, you really must say IL
few words to these people"
lie could not resist, and said he was
glad tn see them and would talk some
more in the afternoon. Then the
rowd Cheered. A man said Three
cheers for her who will be the first
lady in the land after March T." Mr..
Bryan replied:
"If you will take my opinion for it,
she has been the first lady in the land
for the last twelve years"
Then they cheered and Mr.. Bryan
went into dinner, for it was noon.
AFTERNOON PARADE.
IL was n great political parade for
Lincoln, the longest it has ever seen,
they say. People had been coming in
all day from surrounding towns. some
came yesterday from York, forty miles
away, and drove all the way because
the railroads would not give excursion
rates as they do around Canton, o.
There must have been over mile OF
them in the procession when they
finally rounded up at the State capi-
tol and joined the crowd there that had
been waiting nearly two hours.
The total number that faced the stand
and yelled for Bryan was over 5000.
4 . bs,a a rcd m
wltn Mrs. Bryan, Chairman Groot and
s gnatius Dounelly. Mr.. Bryan was
introduced by f. +. Brown, Lincoln's
only free silver banker. The crowd
cheered, and Cheered again.
When he said that the farmers of
the East had found out that they had
as much right to take care of their
business as the WGll street broker had
to care for his, the audience nearly
went wild. The applause continued
through the speech. At last after the
crowds had stood in the sun for nearly
two hours, he said. "N0w | must
stop
When he said to his neighbors, "You
may turn against me if you will,
came roar from many thousand
thr0ats, "Neyer. Never
SILVER rARTY's NOTIFICATIONS.
The national Silver party, through
It's regularly appointed committee, Al
night formally notified VIM. j. Bryar
of his nomination by its convention a
st. Louis. The ceremonies attend n 6
the notification were in strong con.
trast TO those at the meeting at Mad
son square Garden last month wheI
Mr. Bryan and Mr.. Sewall were OH
cially informed that they were th
choice of the Chicago convention.
The most marked difference between
t0-night's ceremonies and those il
New York was the fact that Mr.. Bryan
did not read his speech in answer t.
the nomination given by the commit
Tee of the Silver party. He made
speech neither long nor short withou
The aid of notes aud was Frequent.
applauded.
lincoln's appreciation of Mr.. Bry
an first visit home since his nomina
tion was shown by the indefatigabl
parading of free silver clubs, the dis
play of fire works, and the frequen
exercises of lung power through ii
horns and the good, old-fashione
yell.
1t was O'Clock before the first c
the ilaring fambeaux, heading tn
at The capitol as their bearers turne
into Fifteenth street, the thorough
fare leading to the stand. Invent
minutes later Mr.. Bryan appeared @
the platform and the crowd that hs
increased with great rapidity aft
he procession was under way, cheert
sim repeatedly as his well known fl
ure was recognized. The space
front of the stand and for several hu
Fired feet back was black with peop
Norris Humphrey, of Lincoln, CALI
the assemblage to order, and in fe
words presented George A. GrOut,
ohio, chairman of the committee 4
pointed by the national committee
notify Mr.. Bryan.
1t was 10 30 o'clock before Mr.. Gro
concluded and MIR. Bryan began.
said:
MIR. Chairman, Chairman of the N
llication Committee, and Members
he Committee: beg to reply at til
time without the formality of a lettt
The platform adopted by the Silv
Convention contains but one plar
and that plank the plank upon t
money question, or upon the silv
question, is identical in substance wi
he silver plank of the Chicago pla
orm. AS | have already discussed
ength that plank, and il will not
etessary to enter into any extend
ScusSion at this time, beg to as 81
Ne committees that i accept the II 10
Hation so generously rendered
mem on behalf of the Silver party,
ue spirit in which that nominate
vas rendered. l can appreciate
eehng which animated those who
emoied in that convention. | can a
reciate the hesitation in which tht
sSembled there turned their baC
pom the party with which they b
zen associated.
Know something of the strens
parties, and because was in !
ton where | looked forward to p
oHity of like action on my part