The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-09
BRYAN HOME AGAIN
The Streets of Lincoln Thronged With
Enthusiastic ParaderS.
NOTIFIED BY SlLVERlTES
Ills Return From the East Is the
Occasion, OF a Series of Grand
Demonstration a Thou
sand Men on Bronchos.

Lincoln. Neb., Sept s.-The continu-
Gus welcome which Lincoln people and
large contingents from other parts OF
Nebraska gave William J. Bryan on
his homecoming to-day eliminated
this evening In a grand demonstration
In honor OF his formal notification of
his nomination for the presidency by
the national silver party. From the
time Mr.. Bryan reached this city at IL
o'clock this morning until the tired
crowds retired from the streets. at a
late hour tonight. there was parading
galore through the streets OF the capl-
tai city by local and visiting campaign
clubs. nearly all with brass bands In
front. There was an escort procession
from the Burlington depot 10 Mr.. Bry-
ans residence; another procession that
accompanied the candidate to mass
meeting In the state house grounds
this afternoon and the third and great
est preceding the notification cere-
monies. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and
George A. Groot. chairman Of the noti-
fication committee. and Norris Hum
phreys OF Lincoln rode together In the
midst Of the night parade. Men In
white duck uniforms carrying fam
beaus formed a picturesque part of the
display. Those were members OF the
silver clubs from Lincoln and else
where In the state. Nearly. II not
quite a thousand mounted men were
in line and these with the silver
capped organizations fired of skyrock-
cts and Roman candles as they pro-
ceeded from the postofilce square along
the principal streets to the state house
All the members OF the notification
committee who came to Lincoln to at
tend the ceremonies were seated on the
platform erected on the north front OF
the capitol building when Mr. Bryan
arrived. With the arrival OF the torch
light procession the crowd gathered
about the capitol was increased tenfold
II seemed many times larger than the
audience OF 5000 that listened to Mr.
Bryans speech this afternoon. Norris
Humphreys presided at the meeting
and introduced George A. Groot, Of
Ohio, chairman of the notification COM
mittee. who spoke in part as follows:
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 distinguished office of presi-
dent of the Unsted States. You are
now the candidate FOR the great Of
fee of president of three great polbti-
cal parties, Of which the silver party
Is not the least.
"The convention selected a COM
mittee to formally notify you of Its
action and that committee conferred
upon me the distinguished honor OF
advising you of your nomination as
the candidate of the national silver
party for the Office Of president of the
United States. We are met, there
fore. at this time and place for the
purpose Of performing the pleasant
duty imposed upon us by the conven-
ton. I, therefore, in obedience to the
wishes Of the committee and of the
convention, hereby formally notify
you that YOU have been nominated by
the national silver party as its cam
didate for president. and request that
you accept that nomination in the
same splrh In which II has been ten
dered you.
you are now the chosen COM
mander of a grand army composed
OF three grand divisions. which Is
now mobilizing for the purpose OF
fighting In behalf of humanity on
Nov..3. 1896, the most important bait
tie of this or OF any other age: a
battle which Is to determine whether
this nation shall be province of
Great Britain and be governed and
controlled. as that nation Is, by the
money barons of Europe. or whether
1t shall be. as the fathers Intended II
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 patriot
ism, under your leadership will. there
can be no doubt. on that day lift high
their banners In triumph over the de-
feated allied hosts of plutocracy"
II was 10:i0 o'clock before Mr.. Groot' s
long address was concluded. Mr.. Bry-
an was Immediately presented and
made short speech as follows:
Mr.. Groot. chairman. and members
Of the notification committee of the sill
yer party: I beg TO reply at this time
without the formality Of letter. The
platform adopted by the silver party
contains but one plank. and that plank
the plank upon the silver question. is
identical in substance with the silver
plank OF the Chicago platform. As I
have already discussed that plank at
length. II will not be necessary to en-
ter into any extended discussion at
this time. l beg to answer the CON-
mittee that I accept the nomination
rendered by them on behalf of the sill
yer party. In the spirit In which the
nomination was presented. I can APP
preciate the feeling which animated
those assembled in that convention. I
can appreciate the hesitation with
which those assembled there turned
their backs on the party with which
they had been associated. / know
something of the strength OF party
ties, and because I was in n position
where I looked forward to a possibil-
ity OF like action on my own part, I
can appreciate the depth Of the con-
viction that led them TO place the In
terests OF their country above the well
fare of their party.
More than a year ago. when We were
engaged In struggle 10 bring the dem.
ocratic party 10 an endorsement OF free
coinage. the question was put to me
whether IN case Of failure I would sup
port the democratic nominee II he were
gold standard advocate. running upor
a gold standard platform. | never be-
lievod that such action was probable IN
the democratic party then. hut wner
those who questioned mC werr not con-
tent with probabilities ana asked agar
whether. IN that event, I would support
the Nominee. I SAID thar under no cir.
cumstances would my vote b. given tC
Il man who would. IN the executive Office