Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-09
'TELEGRAPHIC.
WELCOME TO BRYAN
, Grand Demonstration IN Honor 81
tho Candidate.
he rs FORMALLY NOTIFIED
mills Nomination fr tho pr I'D ncy
by the National II YER
rarty.

IivcoLN, Neb., Sept S'-rhe con.
unueus welcome which Lincoln poo'
nj, and large contingenis from other
r.rts OF Nebraska gave william j.
p,van on his homecoming today,
eliminated this evening ia n grand
d,monstsatlon In honor NJ his formal
ratification Of bis nomination for tho
,,,sldenoy by the National silver
Marty. from the time Mt. Bryan
reached this uiiy IT IL O'Clock this
u,orulng until the tired crowds retired
rem the streets ht late hour tonight,
there was paradlng galore through tto
streets Of tho capital city by local and
visiting campaign clubs, nearly all
with hiasa bands In front There was
An escort procession that accom-
ranied tho candidate " u mass
meeting IN the C,n,e mouse grounds
mis- afternoon, qua the third and
pieatsst pICcrding the notification
Ceremonies. Men In white DUCK uni.
forms, cnrrying flambeAus formed n
plctufetque Fart Of the display. Near.
iv. II not quite, n thousand mounted
men we're In line, and these, with the
silver capped Orenuizatioup htnd ell
,ky.rockets aud Roman candles n
they Proceeded along she principal
streets 10 the state house. All the
members OF the notification committee
who caIno TO Lincoln TO attend the
ceremonies were seated on the plat
form erected on the north front OF the
capitol building when Mt. Bryan AZ
rived. with tho arrival OF the torch
llght procession the crowd gathered
about the capitol was Increased ten
field. Norris Humphrey presided nj
the meeting and introduced George
A. Gto0t OF Ohiu, chairman OF the
notification committee.
THE NOTIFICATION.
George A. Groot made long ppts "a
notifying Mr.. Bryan OF his nomina'
tlon by the National Silver party. Ho
said tho gold hafons OF this country
and Europe had deliberately set about
TO enslAvo the a american people. They
had heretofore controlled both the Re.
TubIicAn anu Democratic parties and
row controlled the Republican party.
The national Silver party proposed to
Assist in destroying the gold trust.
GroUt concluded hs iOllowE
The Hon. william Jennings Bryan:
"rhs National silver convention,
with a uuanimity unoxamplo1 In the
history OF national conventions Of this
country, nominated you NJ the candi.
da,e OF the National Silver party foI
the distinguished office Of President oil
the United Btates. You arc now n
candidate for tho great ofiice Of Presi'
dent of three great political parties, OF
which the Silver party Ia not the least.
The convention selected committee
formally 10 notify you OF Its action, and
that committee conferred upon mo thu
di.tinguished honor OF advising yeu Of
your nomination as tho candidate Of
the National Silver party for the office
OF President OF the United States.
We arc mel, therefore, 81 this time aud
place for the purpose Of performing the
pleasant duty imposed upon us by the
convention.
~ therefore, In obedience TO the
wlshts Of the committee And conveu'
tion, hereby formally tuoiify you that
yeu nave been nominated by tho Ma
tional Silver party as It's candidate iol
President, aud request that you neeep
that nomination In the same snlrit ID
which II has been isndoredyou. You aI'
chosen the commander OF n giauu NJ
my composed OF threegrsnd diyi'ioug,
which j. now mobil ring for the pur
uosr Of fighting In bonAlf OF humauiti
on November 3, 1895. the mos, Import
ant batllu VI TINS Or any other age,
tatlie which IL 10 determine whethe
this nation shall ho tue province o
Great Brlteln and be governed nn'
CONTROLLED, as tbst nation ", ny III
money baTons u Europe, OF vnsthor