Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-07-10
A Convention scene.

In the Chicago convention yesterday
ex- Congressman Bryan, OF Nebraska,
carried off the honors. Ex-Governor
Russell of Massachusetts, had Just
made an eloquent speech in favor OF
the minority report and Bryan replied
to him. What followed Russel's
speech is told as follows by the tele-
graph:
The demonstration that followed
was submerged beneath stream of
cheers that greeted the advance of
William j. Bryan, the boy orator of
the Platt, who se star as Presidential
possibility had been for twenty-fonr
hours burning brightly on the con.
vention horizon. The ovation given
him was second only to the one be-
slowed upon the New York Senator.
More than a thousand men we're
standing and the air was full of paper
and hats. Four times the cheers
spent themselves and rose again with
the roll of an advancing wave.
Bryan stood with smile playing
on his face, and upifted his arms mo-
toning for silence.
Even the attention given Tillman
and Hill did not equal the breathless
eagerness with which thousands
peered forward to catch the first sen
teuce of this young man, whom many
westerners consider their foremost or
ator. They were not disappointed.
He spoke deprecatingly of himself,
"but" he added "the humblest citi-
zen in the land when clad in the ar
NOR Of righteousness is stronger than
all the hosts OF error" This struck a
keynote which sounded to the rafters
Thereafter the silverites sent up yell
after yell after every striking period.
The cause of silver" he declared,
awas the cause of humanity; there
fore he deprecated any denunciation
OF President Cleveland because the
issue was not to be brought down to
the level Of personality. To-the COM
plant of the east that the silver men
would not discuss the question he re-
piled that the convention was assemb-
led to render a judgment order by the
plain people. But the greatest Of. all
was the enthusiasm stirred by his
comparison of the business Of men
down a thousand feet i'll a mine and
those who in a back room cornered
the money of the world. aWe are
fighting in defense of our homes, our
fresides and our families" proceeded
Bryan as the assemblage rose for an
other wild demonstration. sour Pc
itions have been scorned. but now we
have no petitions to offer for we are
strong in our right and defy them.
They ask il Robespierre will ariseY
No. Instead Of that the people need
an Andrew jackson to do as Jackson
did in resisting encroachments against
the people.
Turning his attention to the income
tax Bryan declared it was not uncon-
stitutional until one Judge had chang
ed hs mind, and the great economic
principles Of the income tax could not
rest upon the change of mind Of any
single Judge in the world. Concern
ing banks he said they claimed the
government should go out OF banking
business. but he answered with JET.
ferson, that the banks sneuld go out
OF government business.
The speaker paused a moment, as
il to close, when all sides shouted,
so, go on" aThe Republicans
nominated at st. Louis VIM. McKin.
ley OF Ohio" continued Bryan. "He
is man who used to boast that he
looked like Napoleon" There was
half minute Of laughter. The
speaker continued, "Yee they nomi-
mated him on the anniversary OF the