The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-09
THE MORNING NEWS.
csta bIished 1850. Incorporated 1855.
/. H. ESTILL, President.
The SECOND NOTIFICATION.
SILVER PARTY OFFICIALLY IN
FORMS MIR. BRYAN.

of Madison Square-Mr. GrOut of
ohio Delivers the Message-The
RenIy, Unlike the One in New
York, Delivered OR-Hand-The
nomination Accepted.
lincoln, Neb., Sept. S.-The national sill
ver marty. through it's regularly appoint
od committee, tonight formally notified
william ]. Bryan of his nomination by its
convention at St. Louis.
The ceremonies attending the notifica-
tion were in strong contrast to those at
the meeting at Madison Square Garden
last month, when Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Sc
wall we're officially informed that they
were the choice of the Chicago conven-
+ion. Instead of the spacious auditorium
with its boxes and galleries, to-night's
function took place in the open air on the
rlaza and lawn in front of Nebraska's
s+a+a capitol building. With the exception
Of those seated in few score chairs on
+ba sneakers platform, and directly in
Sron+ of IT, all the audience were standing
The most marked difference between to-
nigb+,s ceremonies and those in New York
was the fact that Mr.. Bryan did not read
Lie sneech in answer to the information
yer party. He made speech neither long
nor short without the aid OF notes. ana
was frequently applauded.
T5ncoln's appreciation of Mr.. Bryan's
second visit home since his nomination
was shown by the indefatigable paradihS
of free silver clubs, the display OF hre-
works and frequent exercise of lung pow
or through tin horns and the good old
fashioned yell. A big crowd received tho
candidate on his arrival from Chicago TINS
morning, and he was escorted to his home
bv brass bands and campaign organlza-
tons. There were more brass bands ana
a larger number of marching clubs In
a Darade that accompanied Mr.. Bryan
later in the day to the state house, where
a good-siZed audience assembled to hear
him deliver a political address. Tonight
a third parade occurred, and hambeau
clubs and organizations of mounted men,
bearing transparencies and torches and
firing sky rockets and roman candles,
gave vent to their political enthusiasm In
a way that bordered on delirium.
1t was o'clock before the first of the
fiaring fambeaus heading the candidates
escort were espied by those at the capi-
toll as their bearers turned into Fifteenth
street, the thoroughfare leading to the
stand. Twenty minutes later Mr.. Bryan
appeared on the platform, and the crowd
that had increased with great rap1dity
after the procession was under way,
cheered him repeatedly as his well known
figure was recognized. The space in front
of the stand and for several hundred
feet back was black with people,
Norris Humphrey of Lincoln called the
assembage to order, and in IA few words
presented George A. Grout of Ohio, chair
man of the committee appointed by the
national committee to notify Mr.. Bryan.
1t was 1920 o'clock before Mr.. Groot
concluded, and Mr. Bryan began. He said:
Mr. Chairman, chairman of the noti-
fcation committee and members of the
committee: l beg to reply at this time
without the formality of a letter. The
platform adopted by the silver convention
contains but one plank. and that plank,
the plank upon the money question, or
upon the silver question. is Identical in
substance with the silver plank of the
Chicago platform. AS l have already dis
cussed at length that plank, and it will not
be necessary to enter into any extended
discussion a. this time, l beg to assure
the committee that | accept the nominal
ton so generously rendered by them on
behalf of the silver party, in the spirit in
which that nomination was rendered /
can appreciate the feeling which animated
those who assembled in that convention
! can appreciate the hesitation in which
those assembled there turned their backs
upon the party with which they had been
associated. l know something of the
strength of parties, and because l was in
position where 1 looked forward to a
possibility of like action on my part,
can appreciate the depts of a conviction
that led them to place the interests of
their country above the welfare of their
party Long cheering, shouts of good. y
More than a year ago, when we were
engaged in the struggle to bring the demo-
cratic party to an Endorsement of free
coinage, the question was put to me
whether in case of failure 1 would sup
port the democratic nominee If he were
nominated on a gold standard platform. l
never believed that such action was prob
able In the democratic party, but when
those who questioned me were not con-
tent with probabilities but asked again
whether in case of that event / would
support the nominee, l said as you will
remember, that under no circumstances
would my vote be given to the man who
would in the executive Office use his in
nuenee to fasten the gold standard upon
the American people. Great cheering)
My convictions upon this subject are
not shallow convictions. ] may be in err
ror, my friends. None of us can claim
lnfallibility. But we have experience Of
history to guide us, and our judgment and
our consciences, and 1 stand where the
members of that silver convention stood
would rather have the approval of my
conscience than the applause of the en-
lre earth. l may be in error, but / be-
HeVe that the gold standard Is a conspir-
acy against the human race. Great
cheeringD / would no sooner join the
ranks of those whose purpose 1t is to fast
en- that upon the American people than
10 enlist in an army that was marching
10 attack my home and kill my family
lkenewed applause) / can say, therefore,
lhat can appreciate the spirit which ami
mated those who have just rendered me
shls second nomination, and can, there
lore accept 1t in the spirit in which they
present II. And l pledge them that IL
elected they shall never have cause for
accusing me of being false TO that trust
More cheering.)
MY friends, when / declared that would
not support a gold standard, / was stand
ing on the history of the democratic par
w. l was defending it's principles as
Wen as the interests of the country at
urge, and when those republicans who
assembled In the silver convention at st.
louis refused to worship the gold image
which their party had set up. they were
uetending the history of the republican
party. Great applause) The republic
can platform of 1893 denouncea tha daroo