The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-13

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| (Faint hisses) Therefore Kentucky takes
great pleasure I'm casting her 26 votes TOT
the worlds greatest orator. w. ]. Bryan
! (Cheers)
Ohio still stood by Mclean. Illinois
which had asked to be passed, cast her
~ votes for Bryan. This left him with
| AIS votes. 66 short of the necessary num-
| Der. Oklahoma changed her six votes
| from Bland TO Bryan making 45i Then
Ohio Withdrew the name of Mclean ana
cast her &c votes for Bryan, making his
total 500
BANDS Name Withdrawn.
Before the result was announced, but
when il was known that Mr.. Bryan had re-
ceived within few of the necessary num-
| her of votes, Governor Stone, of Missouri,
assembled the platform and as soon as or
! der could be obtained he addressed the
convention in these words:
Gentlemen of the Convention-Two or
three days since I received this note which
/ | viii now read in your hearing, from Rich
ard Perks Bland: 4 wish il TO be under
stood that | do not desire the nomination
| unless II is the judgment of the free silver
delegates that I would he the strongest
candidate. II il shall at any time appear
! that my candidacy is the least OBSTRUCTION
| to the nomination OF any candidate VINO
! Is acceptable to the free coinage delegates
of the convention. or one more acce 2taDle
to majority OF those delegates than my
| self, wish my name Internationally with
drawn from further consideration ! am
! willing to waive state instructions for me.
! If need be. and to let the free silver dele
! gates decide the whole matter. The cause
! must he put above the mani (Applause)
Il came 10 this great city" continued
! Governor Stone. "as one of the delegates
from Missouri, voicmg the sentiment OF
! the democracy of that state to present
for your deliberate consideration the name
of that illustrious Sommoner. for whom
many of YOU havelsXp pressed a preference
| by your votes i'm this convention. 10 those
| who have been our friends in this struggle
| | desire now to return my grateful thanks.
/ hut following the direction OF Mr. Bland
! himself, that whenever n majority of the
! silver delegates expressed their preference
! for another he desired his name with
| drawn, now in the name of Missouri I
| lower the standard under which We have
| fought throughout this convention and in
| its place / lift that of the gifted AMI Glori-
Gus son of Nebraska. cloud and long con
| tinucd chccrnC)
1--WE have chosen n splendid leader, beau
! tiful as Apollo. intellectual beyond COM
parison. a great orator. a great scholar but
/ above all, there is heating in his breast
heart that throbs in constant sympathy
with the great masses Of tho people ard
! in strict accord with the highest sentiments
of patriotism.
I'VE viii not only nominate him. but l
believe with as much confidence as can
| believe anything In the future, we will
| elect him by "a very large majority In No
vember. Ard, gentlemen of the conven-
ton. we will inaueuratc not only demo-
| cratic administration at Washington. but
one that will be set down among the purest
and ablcst and tie most illustriOus of
American history.
so now, gentlemen. ! withdraw the
name Of Richard L. Bland and cast the
thirty-four votes of the state of Missouri
/ for William j. Bryan"
! Governor Stone was listened to with
silence such as no other orator had been
hcnorcd with except Mr.. Bryan himself
and at tho close of his effective little speech
he was loudly choercd.
Boies Taken Out of the Way.
Judge Van WAGNER, OF Iowa, was next
recognized. lie said the Iowa delegation
bore to Chicago with them from Governor
/ Boies a message saying that he had only
the success of the party at heart; that ne
would not he disappointed IL he was not
] nominated hut he would be disappointed
| If success did not come in November. In
case the delegation found when they ar
rived in Chicago that some other candi-
date had more VI tes than he. then las
name was to be vIidrawn. Acting under
! these instructions ~ formally withdrew the
! name OF Horace Eoics from the conven-
| ton and cast the twenty-five votes OF
! Iowa for W. J. Bryan.
| Senator Jones stood on his chair to an
nounce that Arkansas changed her vote
Of sixteen from Bland to Bryan.
| Montana changed her six votes from
! Bland to Bryan, the chairman declaring
/ that it was tho intention Of his state TO
stick to Bland from first TO last and they
! had done their duty.
! IF Ind
/ great noise and confusion. shat tho dele
gates from Indiana had stood from first
! to last for the distinguished chief masis-
/ trate of Indiana, but in vtew of the wave
| which had swept over the convention he
/ was now authorized to withdraw the name
! of Governor Matthews ana to cast the vote
/ Of Indiana for W. }. Bryan. OF Nebraska.
! (Chccrs)
in view Of the unity which should pre-
| vail in the convention" said Mr.. Turpie.
! Il move that the nomination of W. j.
! Bryan hc made unanimous (Cheers)
After the vote Of Texas had been shifted
| TO Bryan, the chairman put the question
| on Senator Turpe's motion to make the
! nomination unanimous. and declared it car
ried-only a few in the negative coming
! from the Pennsylvania delegation.
When the announcement was made all
| order was cast TO the winds The delegates
| and the audience began to cheer ana e
! wave hats flags and banners, whlie the
| march around the sections was again
! taken up-all the state emblems being this
time carried in the procession band
/ of music entered the hail from the Vcsti-
/ bule and marched at the head of the pro-
/ cession. playing Marching Through Geor-
I eia" and other popular airs in the chorus
! Of which many OF those present Joihed
pixie" which the band also played had
! the usual effect of heishtening the enthusi-
/ assn and was cheered ana chcered again.
At 3:i5 o'clock the sergeant alarms, IN
! behalf of the chairman, succeeded III ger
ting a hearing SO far as to be able to an
/ nounce that tho convention stood in re
| cess till o'clock
THE EVENING SESSION.