The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-09-10
SECOND NOTIFICATION
Committee Of the National Sill
yer Party Wait on Mr..
Bryan at Lincoln.
Formally Notified of His Nom-
ination by Them for the
Presidency.
Great Demonstration In Honor
Of the candidate's Re-
turn Home.

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! LINCOLN. Neb.. Sept. i0.-The con-
tinuous welcome Lincoln people and
large contingents from other parts Of
Nebraska gave William J. Bryan on
his homecoming eliminated last even
ing in grand demonstration in honor
Of his formal notification Of his nomina-
tionl for the presidency by tle National
Silver party. From the time Mr.. BryaH
reached this city at IL in. the morning
until the tired crowds retired from the
streets at late hour there was parad-
ing galore through the streets OF the
capital city by local and visiting cam
paign clubs. nearly all with brass bands
in front. There was an escort process
sion from the Burlington depot to Mr..
Bryan's residence, another procession
that accompanied the candidate to
mass meeting in the statehouse grounds
in the afternoon, and the third and
greatest
Preceding the Notification Ceremonies.
Mr.. and Mrs Bryan, George A. Groot,
chairman of the. notification committee.
and Norris Humphrey of Lincoln, rode
together in the midst of the night pa
rade. Men IN white duck uniforms,
carrying fambeaus formed a pictuf-
iesque part of the display. There were
members of the silver clubs from Lin
coin and elsewhere in the state. Nearly,
If not quite, 1000 mounted men were
in line, and these, with the silver
capped organizations, fired off sky
rockets and roman candles as they pro-
ceeded from the Postoffice square along
the principal streets to the statehouse.
All those members of the notification
committee who came to Lincoln to at
tend the ceremonies were seated on the
platform erected in the north front of
the capitol building when Mr.. Bryan
arrived. Norris Humphrey presided at
the meeting and introduced George A.
Groot of Ohio, chairman of the notifi-
cation committee.
Mr.. Bryan Accepts.
It was 1920 O'Clock before Mr..
Groot's long address was concluded.
Mr.. Bryan was Immediately presented
and said in part:
beg toreply at this time without the
forlnality 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 have already discussed that plank
at length it will not be necessary TO enter
into any extended discussion at this time.
] beg to answer the committee that | &C
cept the nomination rendered by them on
behalf of the Silver party in the spirit in
which that nomination was presented.
My convictions upon monetary ques-
ton are not shallow convictions. / may
be in error-none of us can claim infaili-
bility-but Lbelieye that the gold stand
ard is conspiracy against the human
race.
Old Parties Have Changed.
NV friends, when declared more than
q year ago that would not support a
gold standard candidate, was standing
upon the record of the Democratic party.
/ was defending its principles as we'll as
the interests Of the country at large. and
when the Republicans who assembled in
the silver convention at St. Louis refused
to worship the gold image which their
party had set up, they were defending the
history of the Republican party. The Re-
publican platform of 1888 denounced the
Democratic administration for having at
tempted to degrade silver. Following
these same lines the Republican conven-
ton in 1892 declared at Minneapolis that
the American people from tradition and
interest were in favor of bimetalfism.
That is the language in 1852 that the
American people from tradition and in
terest are in favor of bimetallism. Have
traditions changed in four yearsS Have
interests changed in four years? No, my
friends; and yet, forgetting former plat
forms, the Republican party, in conven-
ton assembled, declared that the Ameri
can people must forego the advantages OF
the bimetallic system.
The Afternoon Meeting.
An audience of 5000 people heard
Mr.. Bryan in the afternoon. He spoIs
from q stand erected on the north front
of the state capitol building. Over hi:
head was a large photograph of him
self, while in many of the Office win
dows of the building photographic like
nesses Of his Republican opponnets, Nc
Kinley and Hobart, looked down upoT
the crowd. They had been placed there
by some of the state Republican officers
who had locked the doors Of theil
rooms and taken the keyakway. Mr.
Bryan was cheered heartily when h
appeared on the stand. He fount
there Governor Holcomb, John A
Creighton of Omaha. Ignatius Donnell,
and other prominent free silver men
He was introduced by Chairman Hum
phreys Of the Lincoln committee on re
ception.