The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-18
YOUNG GLADIATOR NAMED
WIN. j. BRYAN TO OPPOSE MAI.
WIN. MCKINLEY.
Democratic Nominee Western Silver
Man-Is a Brilliant Orator-Has AL
ways Been Strong Party Man.
THE CONVENTION WAS STAMPED
ED BY HIS SPEECH.
Opposition of the Gold Men-Other
Nominees and Speeches - Income
Tax-Text of the Platform.
VIM. j. BRYAN.

ballot William j. Bryan of Nebraska
was nominated by the Democrats to
be Maj. McKinley's opponent. He is
an out-and-outer for silver.
(Chronicle Specially
CHICAGO, July 10.-The nomination
of Bryan was the result of momentary
enthusiasm and Aud Lang Syne. Bry-
an is clear, temperate and respect
able person, representative of the inn
mature-minded Northwest. When the
Southerners began their campaign of
education they thought that some Of
themselves or their progeny would get
this nomination. They thought of
Bland. Men entered their candidates
for President as horse owners enter
horses. They underrated the infu-
ence of agriculture and habits.
Tie day before Bryan was nomi-
mated for President of the United
States he was admitted to the conven-
ton and delegation previously seat
ed, which bore the brand of Sterling
Morton of Cleveland's administration,
was thrown out. From the instant
that Bryan entered the convention he
began to dominate it. Dull, stupid,
candidates like Bland, reflective, neg
ative men like Boies, mere state Gov
ernors and state capital creatures like
Matthews, Blackburn jackson, Patti
son, ct al, skunk to their 1ocalism. The
convention had been tyrannized over
by Hills rationalism. He had probed
them through and through. They felt
the necessity of somebody who could
during the ensuing campaingn galvan-
ize their self esteem. Bryan had dem
onstrated to himself, the night before,
that the nomination was to go to the
man who carried off the juvenile
South. He had a strong support in
the Celtic and Catholic societies. This
convention of provincial Southerners
admitted him, and, like the Trojan
horse, he, from his bowels, captured
Troy.
THE INDIVIDUAL.
Sixteen years ago in Republican
natioual convention James A. Gar
field made a speech nomination Johu
Sherman of Ohio. The cheering dele
gates forgot Sherman and, charmed
by eloquence, named the gifted orator
Garfield, the standard bearer of the
party. Chicago was the scene of that
memorable convention.
Williams Jennings Bryan, the
"Black Eagle of Nebraska" addressed
the Chicago Convention on the silver
question and history has repeated it
self, except that the boy Orator o.
the Platte" practically nominated
himself.
William j. Bryan was not an avow
ed candidate before the convention
but his friends were not unaware oi
the fact that in the chance of politics
the several factions might SO aligr
themselves that the nomination 81
Bryan would be logical and almost in
'evitable.
The Nebraska statesman and orator
is free silver man of no recent con
version. Fifteen years ago while ye
struggling lawyer, his voice wal
lifted in behalf of the white metal
and since that time he has never
wavered in his allegiance to the silver
cause. While his name is not so in
timately connected with legislation oT
this issue as that of Richard p. Bland
il was not the fault of Mr.. Bryan, bu
rather the lack of opportunity
Mr.. Byan is "A Western man. He il
a resident of Nebraska and has repre-
sented that State in Congress. Ne
braska is doubtful State, according
to the predictions of the silver lead
which must also he carried by thu
Democracy in order to win on FREE
silver platform. Geographically Mr.
Bryan is located in the heart of tina
great district, the various States o
which sent free silver delegations Il
the Chicago convention. He has al
ways been a Democrat. He cast hi
first vote for the Democratic ticke
and has ever been a consistent sup