The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-10


Such a man is Richard p Bland. He
is as patient as Washington; as SYM
pathetic as Jefferson. as brave and as
just as Jackson and as wise. and Sa-
gaciouS as any man who ever occupied
the presidential chair. He can COM
mand the SURFACES of more Democrats
than any other man standing upon
free silver platform, and he can COM
mand the SURFACES of more silver men
who are not Democrats than any other
Democrat.
He can carry every state of the
south He can carry the prairie and
the mountain states, and the Pacific
states, and he can carry more states of
the central and eastern part of the
country than any other man standing
in the position which the great Demo-
cratic party has here taken. Nominate
him and he will be elected by such a
majority as has never been witnessed
in this country Then will be fulfilled
the CalifOrnian'S prophecy of the land
from out whose depths shall rise the
new time prophet, that wide domain,
from out whose awful depths shall
come, all clad in skins and dusty feet,
a man fresh from his makers hands,
a singer, singing ever sweet; a charm
men shall not be dumb. nay, not be
dumb, for he shall say, take heed, for
prepare the way for weary feet
THE eyes of the world, the eyes of
the whole world are upon US; the great
heart of mankind beats with anxious
expectation of the issue of this con-
VentiOn. Upon that result hangs the
future veal or woe of the country. By
the ashes of your ancestors, by the
memories of your great and Venerated
dead, by the love which you bear to
your children, by the duty which you
owe to pOSterity, in the name of all
that men hold sacred, 1 appeal to you
to resolve this great issue Alright, and
there is one name the very utterance
of which is a complete solution, Bland,
Bland, Bland
At the conclusion of his speech the
roll was resumed. On the call of Cali
fornia, the chairman, W. W. Foote, an
nounced that the Is votes of that state
were instructed for Senator White but
under the positive request of Mr. White,
his name would not be presented. Ex-
Governor Waller of Connecticut an
nounced that the Connecticut delega-
ton was in conference and desired to
be passed for the present. Ex-senator
Pat Walsh spoke when Georgia was
called, announcing that the delegation
had selected Col. T Lewis to nominate
the man for whom Georgia would vote.
No one knew whom Mr.. Lewis intended
to name, 50 the elements of uncertainty
clouding his purpose gave him a close
hearing.
He needs no speech to recommend
him to this convention" said Mr.
Lewis and Bryan was spoken
everywhere. Then after his eloquent
encomiums Lewis said: Il refer to
Hon. Vim. J. Bryan of Nebraska" The
words exploded another mine Of the
same fiery sort which the Nebraskan
had infiamed with his own oratory, a
few hours before. Three or four state
delegations were on their chairs leading
the cheering, with the lungs of scatter
ing delegates from other states aiding
them. Nebraska seemed to furnish the
galleries with a hero for they We're
making the great chorus of the noise.
Lewis was followed by George Fred
Williams of Massachusetts, who Sec
onded the nomination of Bryan.
We want a young giant out of the
loins of the giant republic was the
first stirring sentence which warmed
the blood of the galleries. I'VE want no
Napoleon to march to a throne under
the canopy of a Republic" awoke a
howl and "a Cicero to meet the new
Catilines" was recognized as an apt
comparison.
Williams spoke as follows:
THE state of Georgia has requested
me to add voice to it's wish in this con-
vention and as We are about to crown
a leader in this great agricultural
movement which is giving new hope
and life to the Democracy, beg TO sub
nit as a new sign and token the golden
sheath of Nebraska's waving grain
[Great applause.] We want the
strength of youth for the hardships of
new cause. We want a loyal heart
with the fire Of purpose. We want
young arm to WELD the sword for an
indignant people, new fresh sympathies
for new woes, unfailing vigor in a des-
perate contest, a young giant out of the
loins of giant republic. [Applause.l
We want no Napoleon Tremendous ap-
plausel whose conception of govern
ment is too near the image of a throne
to be consistent with the genius of
American liberty. What I present now
is new Cicero to meet the new Gait
lines of today"
Thomas J. Kern, on behalf of Louis
lana, also seconded the nomination in
a strong speech.
When Indiana was called, Senator
Turpie made his way to the stage and
placed in nomination the choice Of the
HoOsier state, Gov. Claude Matthews
Senator Turpie said:
TURPIE'S SPEECH.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
Convention: The choice of a candidate
for the presidency by the national
Democratic convention, of one who is
to be the chief magistrate of this coUn-
try for the next official term, of a sue
cessor of the many illustrious states
men of our political faith who have
served in the exalted position so easily
becomes the subject of glowing zeal
and fancy. that the act and duty of Sc
lection are prone to be Obscured by the
glamOr of the theme. Yet We ought to
realize that the result is a plain ques-
ton of arithmetic, depending upon
simple count Of numbers, and that for
many other reasons our action herein
should be determined only by the most
rigid seruntiny and by the most care
full calculation.
We ask, then, as practical men where
should this nomination be placed? In
diana has long been known as thearena