Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-09
MR. BRYAN REACHES HOME He Is Again Formally Notified of
 His Nomination BY SILVER PARTY THIS TIME The Ceremony Took Place Under the Blue
 Canopy of Heaven. MIR. GRANT DELIVERED THE SPEECH And in Reply the Nominee Made an Off Hand Speech-His Reception by
 the People of Lincoln Was
 Most Cordial.
BY SILVER PARTY THIS TIME
MIR. GRANT DELIVERED THE SPEECH

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. S.-The national silver party, through its regulariys ap- pointed committee tonight formally noti- fled William J. Bryan of his nomination by it's convention at St. Louis The cere- monies attending the notification were in strong contrast to those at the meet ing at Madison Square garden last month, when MT. Bryan and MT. Sewall were officially informed that they were the choice of the Chicago convention. h. stead of the spacious auditorium, with it's boxes and galleries, tonights function took place in the open air in front of Ne braska's state capitol building. With the exception of those seated in a few score chairs on the speakers platform and directly in front of it, all the audi ence were standing.
 The most marked difference between tonight's ceremonies and those in New York was the fact that MT. Bryan did not read his speech in answer to the in- formation formally given by the commit tee of the silver party. He made speech neither long or short without the aid of notes, and was frequently applauded.
 Lincoln's appreciato of MT. Bryan's
 
 was shown by the indefatigable parading of free silver clubs, the display of fire works and frequent exercise of lung power through tin horns and the good old-fashioned yell. A big crowd received the candidate on his arrival from Chicago this morning, and he was escorted to his home by brass bands and campaign or ganizations. There were brass bands and large number of marching clubs in parade that accompanied Mr. Bryan later in the 6aV tO the sta hnIISa Uh good-szed audience assembled to hear him deliver political address.
 Tonight third parade occurred, and hambeau clubs and organiza tions of mounted men bearing transparencies and torches, and firing sky rockets and Roman candles, gave vent to their political en- thusiasm in way that bordered on de- lirium.
 It was g o'clock before the first of the f1aring fiambeaus heading the candi- dates escort were spied by those at the capitol as their bearers turned into Eff teenth street, the thoroughfare lea ding to the stand. Twenty minutes later MT. Bryan appeared on the platform and the crowd cheered him repeatedly as his well known figure was recognized. The space in front of the stand and for sev- eral feet back was black with people.
 Norris Humphrey of Lincoln called the assemblage to order and in few words presented George A. Grout of Ohio,
 
 the national committee to notify MT. Bryan.
 Formal Notification.
 MT. Grout reviewed the silver ques- tion at considerable length, referred to the declarations of the different. parties upon the subject, and concluded as fol- lows:
 Hon. William Jennings Bryan:
 The national silver convention with an unanimity unexampled in the history of national conventions in this country nominated you as the candidate of the national silver party for the distinguish ed office of president of the United States You are now the candidate for the great office of president of three great politi- cal parties of which the silver party is not the least
 The convention selected committee to formally notify you of it's action and that committee conferred upon me the distinguished honor of advising you of the nomination as the candidate of the national silver party for president of United States. We are met, therefore, at this time and place for the purpose of performing the pleasant duty imposed upon Us, by the convention. I therefore, in obedience to the wishes of the com- mittea and of the convention, hereby formally notify you that you have been nominated by the national silver party as it's candidate for president, and re- quest that you accept that nomination in the ame spirit in which it has been rendered you.
 You are now the chosen commander of a grand army. composed of three grand divisions. which Is now moblizing for the purpose of fighting in behalf of humanity on November 3, 1896, the most important political battle of this or of any other age; battle which is to determine whether this nation shall be a governed province of Great Britain and be govern ed and controlled as that nation is, by the money barons of Europe. or whether it shall be. as the fathers intended Il to be, a free and independent and sovereign nation.
 The people who constitute that grand army. inspired as they are by the noblest sentiments of patriotism, under your leadership will, there can be no doubt, on that day lift high their banners in tri- umph over the defeated allied hosts of plutocracy.
 MT Bryan's Reply.
 It was 1920 o'clock before MT Grout concluded and Mir Bryan began. He said:
 Mr Chairman Chairman of the Noti- fcation Committee and Members of the Committee. I beg to reply at this time without the formsIty of letter. The platform adopted by the silver conven- tion contains but one plank, and that plank the plank upon the money ques- tion, or upon the silver question. is iden- ticai in substa nee with the silver plank of the Chicago platform. l have al- ready discussed at length that plank and 1t will not be necessary to enter into any extended discussion at this time. I beg to assure the committee that l accept the nomination so generously rendered by them on behalf of the silver party in the spirit in which that nomination was rendered. l can appreciate the feeling which animated those who assembled in that convention, I can appreciate the hesitation in which those assembled there turned their backs upon the party with which they had been associated.
 I know something Of the strength of parties, and because I was in a position where looked forward to possibility of like action on my part can appre- ciate the depths of conviction that led them to place the interests of their coun-