San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-25


from the Nebraskan declaring that
he would not accept the nomins-
! ton, rendered the situation'chaot-
! ic. Many desired to nominate
Bryan in the face of the telegram.
Tom Patterson, OF Colorado, and
Ex-Governor Llewellyn, of Kansas,
counselled the endorsement of
Bryan instead of nominating,
pointing out that an endorsement
which did not require an accept
ance was the way out OF the tangle.
"Cyclone" Davis and other rad
icals, however, insisted that he
could not refuse, and IL he did the
responsibility for disaster at the
polls would rest on the Democ.
racy, not the Populists.
Senator Allen called the conven-
tion to order at 80 a. M, and an
nounced that the first thing in or.
der was the selection of members
of the national committee and
committees to notify the candi-
dates for president and vice.pres-
ident.
Several resolutions were pre-
sented and referred without &C.
tion.
The chairman then called for
nominations of president, and
Judge Green, of Nebraska, took the
stage to place Mr.. Bryan in nomi-
nation, but he was retired by the
point of order that the states must
be called in alphabetical order.
When Alabama was called, Gov.
Kolb yielded to Gen. Weaver, Of
Iowa, but Gather, Of Alabama, got
to the platform first and injected q
speech about joining the cotton
fields OF the south with the wheat
fields Of the west. At the conclu-
sion of his remarks, Gen. Weaver
came forward and formally placed
Mr.. Bryan in nomination.
Gen. Weaver asked the conven-
tion not to applaud and the dele
gates listened to him with much
elaboration, but when he con-
cluded by naming "That splendid
young statesman, William j. Bry-
an" the convention broke loose.
Cheer followed cheer, delegates
jumped to their chairs and flags,
handkerchiefs, coats, state guidons,
were waved in wild confusion.
Through one Of the side en-
frances FOUR men carried big yell
low cross, 4 by s feet in size, sur
mounted by crown of thorns.
On it was inscribed che eloquent
words with which Bryan closed
his brilliant speech at Chicago:
sYou Shall Not Press the Crown
OF Thorns Upon the Brow OF La
Dor. You Shall Not Cruelty Man
kind Upon Cross of Gold"
A big crayon portrait of the
Nebraska orator was also carried
into the hall, and cross and state
guidons were carried frantically
about the pit. Then with the
cross leading, they were taken to
the stage where for five minutes
they danced in confusion while
the delegates howled with delight.
Mr.. Keppler, Of Nevada, who bore
the cross, finally planted 1t at the
edge of the stage and the bearers
Of stage banners and flags des-
.cended to the pit and continued
their demonstration there. AS
the procession passed the Tex
as delegation free fight
occurred. Men struggled and
fought to bar the passage, but was
finally cleared. Several men fought
like mad over the possession of the
Missouri standard. 1t was broken
into bits but a stalwart young
Bryan man carried a piece of it in
triumph to the platform, while
the struggling disputsnts were
separated by the police. The Texas
and Arkansas standards alone
were kept close to the middle-of.
the-road banner, around which
radicals formed in hollow square
like desperate men i'm battle to re.
pulse the charges Of the enemy.
The temper Of the convention
met today was to nominate Bryan
in spite Of kilograms that passed
between Senator Jones and Mr..
Bryan. Some Bryan men think
they ought to endorse him instead
Of making a nomination, as this
will not involve an acceptance or
declination. The temper of the
middle-of-the-road men was much
more moderate than heretofore.
They seem so we'll satisfied with
their victory OF last night and their
apparent control of the conven-
tion, that they are disposed to be
generous. They are not in
toxicated with success, though