The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-07-16

to majority of those delegates than
myself, | wish my name at once with.
drawn from further consideration.
am willing to waive state instructions
for me and let the free silver delegates
decide the matter. Put the cause above
me. Yours very truly.
ORCHARD 7. BLAND"
Governor Stone continues
Il came to this great city as one OF
the delegates from Missouri. voicing the
sentiment of the Democratic party OF
that state, to present for your considcra-
ton the name of that illustrous man
for whom many of you nave expressed
n preference by your votes. To those
who have been our friends in this strug-
gle | desire now to return my grateful
appreciation. But, following the dircc-
tions of Mr.. Bland himself, that when
ever "A majority of the silver delegates III
this convention shall have expressed for
any other, he desired his name promptly
withdrawn, / now, in the maine Of Mis-
souri, lower the standard under which we
have fought throughout this convention
and in its place | lift that Of the gifted
son of Nebraska. applause and chcersl
"Gcntlemen, we have chosen splendid
leader; handsome as Apollo; intellectual
beyond comparison; great orator, II
great scholar, but, above lll beating in
his breast is Il heart that throbs in CON
slant sympathy with the great masses
of the people and instillcd with the high
est sentiments of patriotism. loud APP
plauseJ We will not only nominate
him, but | believe with as much conf
dcnce as / believe anything in the future
that we will elect him by an over
whelming majority in November. and
that we will inaugurate not only Demo-
cratic administration at Washington. but
one which will be set down ut its close
as one of the purcst and most illustrious
of our history. (Appause( SO, gentle.
Richard i. Bland and cast the II votes
Of Missouri for w. j. Bryan of
Nebraska"
At the close of Governor Stones re-
marks the convention broke into the
Widest excitement. All jumped up on
rhairs and waved umbrellas and flags.
I'm one end of the hall an enthusiast
waved aloft a coat on the end of Il long
stick. During the excitement the Bland
band began to play, but was shut off.
After the excitement had subsidized so
that the chairman could be heard he pre-
scented to the convention A. Van Wagner
of Iowa, who said:
Gentlemen of the Convcntion-Whcn
the delegation of Iowa came to Chicago
they bore with them this message from
our great Democratic leader. 1t was:
4 have in my heart but one desire, and
that is the success Of the great cause in
which we are all engaged lie said to
us: If | am not nominated ut Chicago
it will be no personal disappointment to
me. If the cause for which we are
fighting shall not succeed in November
it will be great personal disappOint-
ment. My advice and my request to
you is that, Notwithstanding your strong
instructions. if, when you get to Chicago,
you are satisfied there is any man who
can poll more votes than |, then | ask
you to cast the vote of Iowa for him..
Now, my friends, while we have great
confidence in Horace Boies; while we
have understood heretofore his strength,
perhaps you do not, we ut this time be-
lieve, after looking upon this great as
semblagc, that w. j. Bryan of Nebraska
can poll more votes than any other candi-
date before this convention. | am,
therefore, instructed by the delegation
from Iowa to Withdraw Governor Boies'
name and cast our 20 votes for William
j: Bryan of Nebraska Great APP
plause)
After considerable effort the chairman
succeeded in restoring order and Senator
Turpic, who came upon the stage said:
"Mr. Chairman-The delegation from
our state has stood from first to last by
our distinguished chief executive of In
diana, but | am now authorized by the
delegation from Indiana and the great
Democratic constituencies which it rep
resents, TO cast its SO votes for William
j. Bryan.
"Mr, President, also Furthermore
move all the delegates of this convcn-
ton, in the interest of unity. | move that
the nomination of William j. Bryan for
the office of president of the United
States he made unanimous loud ap-
plausc)
Governor Culberson of Texas: "Mr
Chairman-ln view of the fact that the
friends of Mr.. Bland have withdrawn his
name, | am instructed to cast Che 80
votes of Texas for William J. Bryan"
n Texas delegate: Il am one of the
minority and | refuse to change my vote
to Bryan. i want to say further, Mr..
Chairman, that in that same ca-
pacity--'
:, This was las far as the delegate got
in lis speech. The chair cut him off
by ruling that he was out of order and
by pounding with his gavcl,
Without any motion the chairman de-
clared an informal recess of an in
definite length and the convention
readily fell into the scheme in order TO
permit the Bryan men to vent their Gu
thusiasm. which had not all escaped in
the previous demonstration made by
them in favor of their candidate. Every
person in the hall arose to his or her feet
and. though almost too tired to yell, still
sent up a shout for the Nebraskan who
had secured the nomination. Once more
the Nebraska standard paraded, all tax
ing part except those of Rhode Island,
New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, Della
ware, New Hampshire and North Caro-
lima, which remained in their places.
The Bland marching club and its band
headed the procession with Marching
Through Georgia" and Dixie With
the music and the tramp, tramp of
thousands of feet the crowd contented
itself for about ten minutes. with occa-
sional shrieks of Bryan. Bryan"
After n number of changes to Bryan
had been made the chairman then put
the motion of Senator Turpc of In
diana, to make the nomination unani-
nous, and declared the motion carried.
When quiet was restored the chairman
announced that recess would he taken
until ) p. m.
CONGRATULATED BRYAN.
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