The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-07-11
CANDIDATE BRYAN SPEAKS.


And He Declares Himself Opposed TO q
Second Term.
CHICAGO July 11.-Mr Bryan received
the announcement of his nomination with
all the composure and calmness Sf a man
who had been used to such things during
a longer life than his His handsome
black eyes were perhaps slightly more
dilated than ordinarily when the Asso-
niated Press bulletin carrying the nomi-
nntion message was handed TO him, but
otherwise he manifested no change of
countenance or manner. He was, at the
time, sitting chatting with two newspa-
per friends in his parlOr at the Clifton
House.
"If, said he, this Is true, I want to do
that which have for some time had in
contemplation in this emergency" He
then turned TO the parlor table, and with
lead pencil, wrote on scrap of paper
the following:
ITO the American People: In order that
may have no ambition, but TO discharge
faithfully the duties of the office, desire
10 announce that If elected president |
shall under no circumstances be q candi-
date for reelection"
Immediately afterward the hotel began
crowding with people who came to offer
their congratulations. There were loud
, calls for speech, and the candidate made
| q brief address Soon the little hotel be-
| came so crowded that it was necessary 60
call in the police for the purpose of keep
ing the crowd away.
! Later the Bland club, headed by the
Bland Silver band, marched to the Clifton
| Houseand serenaded the Democratic nomi-
nee. The loud cries for Bryan and demands
for speech brought Mr.. Bryan to the bal
cony, where he was cheered again and
again.
He smilingly acknowledged the plaudits
from below, and addressed the crowd
There shall be no signs of Keep off
the grass when you come around boys"
he began good naturedly TO the iostling
thousands on the street. Then he asked
"Is this the Bland clubT A yell in the
affirmative answered his inquiry, and he
proceeded:
Then l want 30 say 20 the friends of Bland
that II the convention had chosen as their
nominee tho man whose name Is inscribed
on your banners, he would have had no more
loyal supporter than l. The fact that he was
not chosen cannot be taken as the slightest re
Election upon his great ability No man more
deserves Of the convention its love, its honOri
and its condolences than Richard p. Bland.
When the campaign is over ! think 10 can b.
said that no mistake has been made But it
depends upon you; upon the plain people.
Abraham Lincoln once said that the Lord must
love the plain people because he made so many
of them. II we win in this great fight it win be
because the plain people believe that we will
bring TO them exact and equal Justice We
raise no plea against the power and the Just
due accorded 10 intelligence and TO education,
bat we insist that when the government comes
in contact with the people there must 90 equal
aid, exact Justice 10 all alike, rich and poor,
great and humble
The issues Of this campaign Is the money
question, and we cannot be driven from our
faith by the charge that we advocate dishonest
money. The free and unlimited coinage Of sil-
yer at the ratio Of 10 to 1, independent of any
nation on the face of the earth will not give us
dishonest money. IL Will not give dollars
| worth of value to one and another TO another
man. 1t will give TO the man who tolls the
same as to the man who holds the mortgage
1t will give us a coin that sails upon prosperity.
This is TO be the fight of the campaign and
you, my friends are to do the lighting,
A good many people seem TO think that the
candidates must do all the fighting. But thi.
is your fight. 1t is more important to the peo
pie that they should select their officers than il
is TO the candidate that they should elect them
selves. The officers Of the people are their ser
wants. and il is for you to say who your hiret
man will be-
2 Mr. Bryan bowed and stepped back ant
a shout went up which echoed and re
echoed through the narrow street and wa!
taken up and continued for a block il
|. either direction as the candidate waved &
- parting salute to the hurrahing crowd be
low and ro-entered the hotel.
Mrs. Bryan was not present when tn,
news came. She occupied platform sea-
in the convention, and did not leave thC
hall until after the recess which followed
the nomination was taken. When sht
reached the Clifton she found her husband
a engaged with many callers and merely
/. said; Well, VIII, you are nominated
: During the evening the ladies of the Cliff
: ton organized an impromptu reception
and Mrs Bryan was presented to them
She received them with simple grace ant
genial manner that captivated all
Mr. Bryan will probably leave tonight
for his old home at Salem, Ills After
spending a week there he will proceed tl
his present home at Lincoln, Neb,
Before midnight Mr.. Bryan had received
over 500 kilograms of congratulation
among them messages from John NJ
Thurston, chairman of the late Republican
convention, Senator Blackburn of Ken
lucky, ex-Speaker Crisp and other leaders
p The leaders of the National Silver party
and the Populist party, who are in Chi
cago, declare unanimously that their or
ganizations will indorse the nomination
of Byran at the conventions, to be held il
= St. Louis ON July p.
The state executive committee of tn,
"honest money Democracy of Illinois hav,
adopted a resolution favoringa a natlona
, convention for the purpose Of nominating
independent Democratic candidates fol
= president and vice president Senator
David b. Hill and William c. whitney
left Chicago at . 80 last evening for New
York Governor Flower and IA large mum
Der of the New York delegation remained
4 for the night session. Senator Hill was
3 asked if he had anything to say ana he re-
: piled Il was Democrat before this con
vention; am a Democrat still Senator
: Hin said that his absence from the con