The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-10

men cheered and waved hats and hand.
kerchiets. The Bland banner was car,
quarter of the hall Bland banners maio |
| lnc'r appearance. some bearing his pie
inre. others "ls to L. and others voicine
the lnvlncthe and irrcspressiblc scnti
ments OF the Missouri candidate Mean
while the ciainor continued. one man
lar w among he spectators turned an
umbrella inside out and waved II madly.
rs buirers of the banners formed in twos
Aand fours ana circlad the hall. To add to
ne great volume OF sound. both bands
minutes before Chairman Richardson at
tempted to elitck the demonstration.
Governor Ovcrmeyer of Kansas began
10 MAKE me secon1iug speech ,hiAder DIT
| hcultic>. for a small rot was stirring in
| front OF 'hs platform when he swept h
| r,Rht arm across the arena. When quiet
| was restored he spoke
The tributes 10 silver were shrily re-
| covcd aud the resounling shout of
"Eland, aland," with which the Grafton
was rounded out.
Another sccondng speech was made by
eN-congressman John Il. Williams OF
| Illinois, who said he served four years on
The coinage committee of the house of
| representatives with the Missouri states
man and pa homage TO his honesty,
Intelligence ard fidelity.
Coming from an Illinois man, the dele
| gates though! they saw reference to Nics
| President stevenson In the sdiura .on not
to nominate n man whose "hren hlcss
silence on this burning guesNon" needed
| VIII spered when the speaker sa.d no can
didatc could rise up TO dampen the en-
thus, assn of the Bland nonMnation
w, WIN IN, me COS, oi Mr.. Wiiilams speech
thn ron was resumed
When California was reached the vote
was announced for senator White, hut
Ira, gentleman requested that his name
GsuE,l Waller of Connecticut an
| nounced that his delegation was In con
,N..ng. ana desired 10 he passed Tor the
| present.
=, IN senator fatr OK Malsh spoke when
Georgia was called Ne onnonnced that
,ilaI ueicsa,ion hah se.ec'..n Mr. Lewis 10
nomGnate Their choice No one knew
whom Mr.. Lewis was to nom'rate.
HE n nSsA No . "r S to ressmme0o him
to ms convention said Mr. Lewis
and Bryan was spoken everywhere.
Then, after his eloquent encomlums.
t-r.,s s.,,a "t r,,a, ~ Wan yI,i,,m
80 w" - ,,.it, >, ~ iio'' "'''''' .
m ~. .i .,e',ta ''f"a .,,h,, ,t,o =,
,,,l ne words cNriod"h ano .h mine OF
had .nfiamed vain his own fiery ora,ory
a few hours before. Three or tour STATE
The charge with The lungs OF scattering
delegates from other states nosttirs
them. Nebraska seemed to furnish The
gaiery ~ n nero. for they W., wre makn ,,s
tnnnor with the pia@ard William j.
Bryan Club OF Nehrask.l, l6 TO l. ON
b,a2omed on il in SILVER letters vas lifted
above the Nebraska seats. The standards
OF Georgia. North Carolina, Loa. ia,
Mchiean ana South. Dakota rallied
around the blue aud silver emblem and
the standard bearers s;artod march
around the pit. Men m the California and
Virginia stalls pounced on their cmhlenls,
Intending 10 follow the procession. hu,
their colleagues resisted the attack and
gave it up. Two bands Intensified the din
and fog horn wns blown with ire
meudous wal M under the roof.
H.,
Conventions did not intend to make "A
speech. bnt simply In behalf Of the demo
cra;ic party Of Gsarsia to place y nom
tho Iritcd states a distinguished cti7en.
whose very name is an embl~m If sue
cess who's pubic record viii insure
rennyd nv, o,'ed and non"'n5 iy H.,
American people Should publ office n.
men no mna ns ,, !, 9 ,rs nan rhe me- i is
no p banss o nan he pnp" safew lodged ,his
h'tauss' srust IN N'ie h'I VI , -N' W. :. :,
gs2,hIe ' ila1 nae swp over ihs p eonnirs
he has stood on the field of bailic amons
a., "a 49, ~ ~ rai h n"S's 'M'
dnrs ah"vn ali e me rest a eta aus
rs MT. PRENTICE saii OF me iminoria
u LAY we can ,rn,hrglly say OF nm
sn. " r's to Inc brrh est helmet ''' thai
ever p.ooihed upon d "uriIor brow.
re needs no speech TO Introduce him tt
this convention. He needs no chromium
TO commend him TO The people OF tho
United Sta.es. Honor him, fellow demo
Gratis, and you VIII hoior yourselves
nominate him and You VIII reflect credit
upon the party you represent, honor Inn
and you will win for yourselves this
BLESSING Of poster,ty. refer. fellow ciii
Zens. 10 the Hon. William j. Bryan oil
-NunIasNa. r,tou, ra..,>,r,,, Vt,
/ G. G. Iu,z Of North Carolina a yonng
orator Of strong voice, took me platform
u .''', ~, 81 cbam,or ~ The iowlv VII.
linn J. Rrynu 81 Nebraska"
IIn WINS folIowed by George Fred VIII
, liams Of Ma-sachusot,s. Who second I'd
the nomination al Bryan.
I'VE wan. young giant out Of the
10 ns of The giant Repuhlic.' was III, FIRST
stirring semiencr which warmed me
I blood of the galleries We want 20 NJ.
roleon to march 10 a throne under ths
canopy of q rrepuhlic." ,.,,, ., ~.
Thomas j. h"reil, on prIlhl ~, rs
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