The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11

OF convention OF a great party. Bryan
Is bat 80 years old. younger by ten years
than any man ever nominated for the
chief magistracy of the American repth-
hc. He came. like a young Lochinvar. ont
of che West. which has never before nomi-
mated presidential candidate TO WOO the
bride for whose hand the country's grea.-
est chieftalns have been ssators. Ills name
was barely mentioned In the preliminary
skirmishing Four days ago. when the
convention met. he was not entered In the
list, but yesterday he made an impas-
stoned speech and stirred the convention
TO frenzy by his eloquence. That speech
overthrew the diligently organized work OF
weeks and months for other aspirants FOR
the honor.
The cause OF silver was uppermost In the
minds OF the delegates. when they assem-
bled here For ahe cause they deliberately
placed the Eastern wing OF the party on
the altar. Now. when the convention Is
coldly analysed. IL Is seen that the support
OF Bland and Boles as candidates was
never solidly grounded. II vas only as the
representatives Of the issue that they rail-
lied delegates to their standards, and even
after many OF them had attached them
selves 20 rhe fortunes OF one or the other
candidate they appeared restless and in a \
instructive way 10 be casting about for a
new Moses. The far~seeing, Staid and sea-
that their new creed would ALLEVIATE the
Eastern Democracy. believed tn an alliance
with the silver Republicans beyond The
Missouri, through Teiier's nomination.
but the rank and file would have none OF
IL. Yesterday when Bryan made his speHrh
the delegates suddenly saw In him the
great advocate Of their cause. and they
turned 10 him with an impetuosity that
nothing could balk. They wanted a fr.b-
une Of she people. They felt that they bad
him in the eloquent young *ebrasksD Who
set their imagination on IRE IL he had
been placed In nomination then tae con-
ven,iou would have been staupsfiea. ~ Il
was today. Some Of ne gray-hairsd lead
ers saw and feared n.
Last night when he was placed IN norni-
nation those who thought they had found
their candidate were confirmed IN their
opinion The idea whieh George Fred
Williams Of Massachusetts. conveyed n
his secoriing speech. that u needed the
strength of youth 10 endure me hardships
OF new cause. that young man should
wseld the scirnctar OF an indignant pso-
ple. sank home. Here. as Williams said.
was the Cicero 20 meet the Caiali1cs Of
today. The leaders ybo doubted The MS
dom OF nominating 20 young and 50 mex
rer'encea a man tried to check the siauS-
peds By adiournsng until today. They
hopea a nights reflection would suffice.
a
rebellion The motion wss declared ear
r4et against a storm OF opposition from
the. Bryan snfhNs asfe. Nho WaHfs> 20
norn.nate their ean8itiate a. once.
nights reflection only msae hem more de-
tern.ne8.
This morning. when the convention met
10 ballot BRYAN showed .-~0nd on the
first rolleaiL he bad a-reaav overlFlnled
polaz Only Hlsnd wae ahead. ard u was
a xsfucxle for the Missouri farmer 20 get
she u, votes which be cas-. The stampede
faxan on the next ballet. on tire fourth
ballot BRYAN took the issG aad Esaa fell
hack hsyi,elessly beaten. TIE nomination
yas rnaae unanimous oa tbe next isatot.
some have sought 70 sna In the nonina-
ton Of $50 Of Carried Nbo Has nof Ga n
sgaafe. a parallel SIN brFsns aoEntfatio9
.o4sv Ruf there il 10 parallel Carried
49, rausrsafe3 orlY after one of ths
barysaef ard most prosracted convention
contests of The eentury Grant. Blaine.
rs5reurss- Sherman and Wasnhurne were
tter coaeesflug for f8e mastery. and after
,ssfrtv-.lye ballots ths rival isafssfs ard
she convention tarref 70 Garfield. who
$50 electrified the delegates ~ slls match
tsna srasory aud comma nl.n9 Tr~sszsee.
T-cssav the support 81 tas other canei .s8tess
sg.1nsw fneltsd away. add Bryan won wfn-
or,s = sfrs1Cg!e On tie first ballot Band
,,os ~ Bryan ios. B0lss - Matthews q.
wefran 50. PatfIson 50. Blackburn "a.
Peruoyer -. Tsisn1sn II. Stevenson ? Tel
ler (. Campbell = Russell 2. Hlli
There we're Isl god men Nho refused %
vote. They 1echned 70 participate IN the
examination on the platform whien had
h.sn adopted THE latter realized that tue
gold men wc2sd sresaDly k.aes another