The Forrest City times., 1896-07-17

the case Of Senators Hill and Mr.. Bryan.
At the close OF the debate all amendments
were voted down by decisive majorities, and
the platform. as presented by the committee,
was adopted: Ayes, 62s; nays, sol; absent, l.
Evening Session.
CHICAGO, July The mass OF spectators at
this evenings session was. IL possible, denser
and the excitement intenser than at any pre-
vious meeting OF the convention, because the
crisis OF the nominating speeches and OF bal
lotfng for presidential candidates had arrived.
1t took the sergeant-at-arms and his assist
ants fully Is minutes more TO allay the uproar
and confusion. and to obtain even a tolerable
degree OF order, and even that lasted for only
. very brief interval. for every moment, on one
pretense or another, the crowds broke out
with cheering.
The chairman informed the convention that
the roll OF states would now be called so that
nominations of candidates for the presidency
should be made. BY agreement, entered
into by the friends of the several candidates,
the chairman added the nominating and sec
onding speeches would be confined to 80 min
utes In length, which time might be used
either when the nominations were made or
when the state of the speaker was called.
Senator Vest, OF Missouri, was the first dele
gate to ascend the platform, even before the
call OF states had got further in the alpabeti-
cal list than the state of Arkansas.
Inc chairman and the sergeant-at-arms ap-
peared to be utterly unable to cope with the
situation; and Mr.. Vest went on with his
speech nominating Mr.. Bland. The only part
closing rhyme:
'Give us Silver Dick
And silver quick
And we will make Mckinley sick"
This brought down the house and hats and
nags were waved and great uproar made which
lasted for some minutes The band came to
the help OF the crowd, striking up THE Battle
Cry OF Freedom" All the silver delegates
rose to their feet, cheered and INDUCED In all
the usual manifestations OF popular enthusi-
asm, so that what at first was faint wave OF
applause grew into q tumultuous storm. in the
thick OF which Bland banner was carried
through the hall. with the motto SILVER Dick
the peoples choice" A band of music at
either end OF the hall added to the uproar
while the official band struck up, amid great
applause 1.-The Red. White and Blue" putting
the rival musicians to silence
BY this time there were three handsome
Bland banners unrolled and carried about
with a likeness of the candidate. and the mot
toes Free Silver. Free People," 'One God;
one Country: one Bland" Bland. silver's in
vfncible, irrepressible champion"
Meantime several of the silver delegates got
into the aisles and jumped erratically In time
with the music This scene lasted for fully 12
minutes.
The nomination of Mr.. Bland was seconded
by Mr.. David Overmeyer, of Kansas, who
spoke Of him as IAN illustrious statesman and
peerless Gracchus-Silver Dick Bland" He
tauded Bland as man who knew that the
money Of the constitution was honest money
that the money which was good enough to pay
private debts was good enough to pay every
public debt, and that the money which was
good enough to pay George Washington when
lighting the battles OF liberty was good enough
10 pay Ickciheimer, Morgan, or any other man.
lCheers and laughter.l
Hon. J. r. Williams. OF Illinois, also Sec
onded the nomination Of Bland, speaking OF
him as man who had done more than any
other American for the restoration OF silver.
When the state of Georgia was called Mr.
II. I. Lewis, OF that state came TO the plat
form and put in nomination Mr.. William J.
Bryan, of Nebraska saying that IL public Office
was reward for public service no man mer-
Tied such reward more than he. In the late
political contests Mr. Bryan stood among his
peers, like Saul among the Israelites head
and shoulders above all the rest Honor him
with the nomination. he said, land you will
do credit to the party and earn for yourselves
the plaudits OF your constituents, and the
thanks OF posterity.
A scene which was almost duplication Of
that which attended the nomination OF Mr..
Bland was enacted when Mr.. Bryan's name
was proposed to the convention. The delega-
tions from Georgia. North Carolina Louisiana,
Nebraska, Michigan. South Dakota and Mis-
sissippi rallied around the spear shaped
guidons which bear the names OF their states
and indicate their position on the floor. All
the silver delegates arose and joined in vocifer-
Gus shouting and waving OF hats. handker-
chiefs. newspapers and every waveable object
upon which they could lay their hands The
scene was uproarous for about fifteen min
utes
Mr., Theodore f. KlutZ, of North Carolina
seconded the nomination of Mr.. Bryan. He
spoke of him as that young giant of the west;
that friend OF the people; that champion OF
the oppressed; that apostle and prophet of
this great crusade for financial reform.
MIR. Bryan's nomination was also seconded
by Mr.. George Fred Williams, of Massachu-
sets, who spoke of browning a leader in the
great agricultural movement that was giving
hope to the country and life to the democracy.
1--WE want" he said, "a young man to WELD
the sword of an indignant people. We want, in
this desperate contest, a young giant, out OF
the loins Of giant republic. We want no
Napoleon lcheersl, who marched TO a throne
under the mantle of liberty. What present
TO you is a new Cicero, to meet the new Cati-
lines Of to-day. Applause
kr. Thomas J. Herman. OF Louisiana. also