The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-13
Mr.. BRYAN NOTIFIED.
Governor stone of Missouri, Perform
His Duty In de mocratlc style.

Governor Stone of Missouri, Perform'
His Duty In Democratic style.
"Mr. Chairman-we are here this
evening to give formal notice OF their
selection to the gentlemen nominated
by the national democratic convention
as candidates for president and vice
president Of the United States. Hith-
erto, by immortal custom. the pleasing
duty of delivering notifications of-ths.'
character has devolved upon the per-
manent chairman of the national con-
vention, acting. by virtue of his ofiice.
mittee. Except for the unfortunate
circumstances, unexpected and una
voidable, the usual custom would not
be parted from in the present instance.
I regret to say. however, that unfore-
seen events Of a personal nature have
arisen which makes It practically i'm
possible for the chairman OF the cor
vention, the Hon. Stephen NJ White Df
California, to be In New York at this
time. A few days since he telegraphed
me TO that effect and did me the honor
to request me to represent him on this
occasion. While l greatly appreciate
the compliment conferred by this des-
ignation. ! cannot but deplore the en-
forced absence OK the distinguished
senator from California and am direc-
ed by him to express his deep regret
at his inability to be present and par
ticipate In the interesting ceremonies
Of this hour.
"Mr. Chairman. the convention
which assembled at Chicago on the 7th
day Of July was convened in the usual
way. under a call issued In due form
by the national democratic committee.
There was nothing out Of the ordinary
in the manner of its assembling, and
nothing in the action Of the committee
under which authority 1t was convoked
to distinguish II from its predecessors.
II was In all respects a regular ma
tional convention OF the democratic
party. Every state and territory in the
union, from Maine to Alaska, was rep
resented by full quota of delega tes.
and may add with perfect truth that
a more intelligent and thoroughly rep
resentative body of democrats was
never assembled upon the American
continent. The convention was called
for two purposes:
First, to formulate a platform de-
claratory Of party principles: and Sec
ondly to nominate candidates for pres
ident and vice president of the United
States. Both these purposes were fully
accomplished and accomplished accord
ing to the usages that have been rec
ognized and the methods Of procedure
which have obtained for so years. The
acts Of the convention therefore were
acts Of the democratic party. It's work
was done under the sovereign authc yity
of the national organization: and that
work was the direct outgrowth Of the
calm. well-matured Judgment Of the
people themselves. deliberately ex-
pressed through their representatives
chosen from among the wlsest, most
trusted and patriotic of their fellow
citizens in all the states. Although oil
] have said Is literally true, yet the
fact remains. Of which every one is
conscious. that there were extraneous
circumstances leading up to the con-
vention which attracted unusual at
tention to its deliberations and invest
ed them with unusual importance. To
such an extent was this true, that !
may say without exaggeration that nc
other political convention has been as
sembled In this country since the civil
war upon which public attention was
riveted with such Intensity. or in the
outcomes to whose deliberations not
only the American people. but the ma
tlons Of the earth. felt such deep con-
Germ
I'VE are all familiar with these cir
cumstances to which refer. The ma.
tional administration was created by
the democratic party. II is the result
Of the great victory won In 1892. The
campaign Of that year was fought al
most wholly on the tariff issue II was
a war waged against the excessive mo-
nopolistic. trust-breedlng schedule NJ
the Mckinley law. The democratic
party was united almost as one mar