The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-30
day v.s the naming Of . Pr. .ia.a.ial

day was the naming Of . Pr. sidsa, ial
nominee.
General Weaver. AZ Iowa, the Popa.
list candidate Ia isas, placed william
J. Bryan tn animation, and General
Field, OF Virginia. who Ma b. rsr-
ming mate. after brief speech, moved
TO make the nomination unaninous.
Chairman Ailrn held the motion Ms
tn order. This sisuost precipitst-sl \
row Some rh~~r~d, some yelled. .ori-
squa1l~d NO" The Began men de-
cided to make no objection to the roll
call OF states. but In dong 50 they
upened the flood gates, and fer six
hours the convention Was deiugcd with
oratory. Almost every State and Ter
rttory had its inning ON the platform.
Most OF the speakers seconded Bryans
nomination. About fffy secoudinx
speeches were made, and some OF iheE
were both eloquent and brilliant.
The roll cali Was ordered.
BRYAN NOMINATED.
When Alabama WAS called Governor
kolb yielded to General Weaver Of
Iowa, but Colonel Gather Of Alabama
got to the platform first and injected
q speech about uniting the cotton
fields Of the South with the wheat fields
Of the West. He finally yielded TO
General Weaver, who formally placed
Mr.. Bryan in nomination. General
Weaver, in his opening remarks, asked
the convention not to applaud, and the
delegates listened to him without
much demonstration. But when he
concluded by naming that splendid
young statesman, William J. Bryan"
the convention broke loose.
Cheer followed cheer. The delegates
jumped to their chairs, and flags, hand
kerchiefs, coats, hats, State guidons
were waved in wild confusion. Through
one Of the side entrances four men car
ried big yellow cross, AXIS feet in size,
surmOunLed by \ crown OF thorns. On
it was Inscribed the eloquent words
with which Bryan closed his brilliant
speech at Chicago: "You shall not
press crown Of thorns upon the brow
Of labor; you shall not cruelty man
kind upon u cross Of gold"
A big crayon portrait OF the Ne
braska statesman WAS also carried into
the hall. Cross, banners and State
guidons were carried frauticalIy about
the pit. Then, with the cross leading
they were carried to the stage, where
for five minutes they danced in con-
fusion, while the delegates hOwled
with delight. Mr.Keppler, of Nevada,
who bore the cross, finally planted il
at the edge of the stage, and the bear
ers of the stage banners and flags des-
cended to the pit and continued their
demonstrations there.
As the procession passed the Texas
delegation a free fight almost occur
red. Men struggled and fought to bar
the passage, but the way was finally
cleared. Several men fought like mad
over the possession of the Missouri
standard. 1t was broken into bits, but
a stalwart young Bryan man carried a
piece of it through in triumph to the
| platform, while the struggling disput-
ants were separated by the police.
The Texas and Arkansas standards
alone were kept close to the Middle
of-the-Road banner, around which the
Middle-Of-the-ROad men formed in a
hollow square like desperate men in
battle to repulse the charges of the
enemy. Miss Minerva Roberts, a beau
tiful young lady, led the cheering IN
the Colorado delegation. While the
demonstration was at its height thou
sands of copies of q Bryan silver
march" were flung high in the air and
fell in clouds on the frantic delegates
Mr.. Call placed Colonel S. +. Norton
of Illinois, in nomination. He eulO.
gized Mr.. Norton as "a philanthrOpist
man of the people and pioneer in
the cause of REFORM"
Us. Coxey, of Ohio, was nominated
by Mr.. Livingston, of Missouri.
The roll call of the States resulted q!
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