The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-07-14
" ]. Bryan is the Man
The Nebraska Man Captures the Prize

The Nebraska Man Captures the Prize
1--WE Ballots Taken BLAND Leads In the
First aud then Df1ps TO Second Place
Rrvan atrsnetheas- holes Not In It
The gifth Ballot Gives tho Nomination
20 Bryan.
CHICAGO, ILL, July 10.-Tbe desks
are cleared for the bslloting which be.
gins when the democratic national
convention r%eaasembles at 10 o'clock
today. The real struggle opens with
the delegates wrought to an intense
pitch over the sensational develop
monte of yesterday, when the Bryan
wave swept through tho convention
and threatened for q time to stampede
Ii then and there. 1t has disturbed all
calculations and has thrown the ranks
of other candidates. into confusion.
The day opened with a continuance
of cool weather which has attended
the convention from the beginning
The wind of tho prairies toward the
lake, yet it is as balmy as that of early
spring or late fall. There is a haze in
the air like that of an Indian summer.
The sensation of yesterday and last
night had been contagious both within
and without the convention hall and
the public at large was eager to see it's
expected development when the con
yention opened today Chairman
White and other executive officers con
ferred early in the day as to the desira.
bility of closing the doors against the
unruly crowd, in case of repetition
of the disorder and discourtesy of last
night, when Senator Turpie, Senator
Vest and Others who made nominating
speeches, battlcd in vain against the
confused murmur of hurrahs and cat
calls. While there was no disposition
to check the expression of exubcrant
feeling at proper moment, yet there
was O determination to prevent it TAX
ing absolute control of the convention
and to prevent it from transacting
business.
The ru.i for the doors was greater
H.an it had been at any previous SEES
sion. AS the balloting was about to
! begin 1t was felt that one of two con.
ditions would be shown, either that
the enthusiastic element would domin-
ate and would SWING delegations into
line with one accord, or else that a
condition would he shown which
would make a protrated deadlock in
, evitable. The Bryan forces were max
ing the most oflthe phenomenal rise Of
the young orator from Nebraska yes
terdaY. The adjournment at midnight
have given the leaders of other candi-
dacies an opportunity to rally their
forces, and it served to give a few
hours in which cool counsel could pre-.
vail against the wave of wild senti-
ment which was at high tide last
night. But the convention hall
continued to be full of Bryan
m The Nebraska man had
given by his presence Oh the platform
that magnetic touch which had thus
far been lacking His personality is
am engaging m to those who come
here fired with tha sentiment that sill.
yer is the ~watchword of the plain peo-
ple.- One of the orators had dubbed
him az Tlberius Grachu, tue tribune
of tho people; others styled him rs n
Cicero, fit to meet the Catal:nes of to-
day; another had seen the American
Cromwell ready to grapple with the
royal power of wealth.
Mr.. Bryan remained away from the
convention hall after concluding hif
speech. He received bulletins detail.
ing the progress of the movement in
his behalf. He conferred last night
and early today with those in
charge of his interests and advised
them on the steps to be taken. 1t has
been his Judgment that his name
should not be formally presented in a
speech, but the crowd awaits develop,
ments when the ballots are 10 be taken
The Bland men admitting tho i'm
petus of the Bryan movement, declare
that it was the result of a deceitful
generalship and sag that it failed ia
carry the convention off it's feet
Their strongholds, Missouri, Illinois
and Arkansas, still remained with
them. The Bland men still! counted
on the West and were hopeful of win.
nirg concessions from the South after
the first ballot. Boies and Matthews
forces were satisfied that no nomina-
ton could be made on the early ballots
and that Bland and Bryan would dis.
appear after their full strength had
been registered had been found inauti.
ClenU I'D uOullnatc. Inc lGBBer Candl-
dates were playing q waiting game,
believing hat the time would come
when the convention would In despera.
tion turn from its first %tavorltes and
seek others on whom strength could be
concentrated.
Great interest conferred in the course
of the New York and other gold dele.
cations. Their conference had failed
to bring about a determination to bolt
except in q few individual instance,
but the purpose on the part of New
York to refrain from taking part in the
ballot had an ominous suggestiveness.
With this was coupled the reports of
the many eastern localities that demo-
cratic newspapers had declared against
the silver ~piatforyA adopted yesterday.
The silver leaders did not seek to be-
little the importance of this latitude
by the eastern men and their press, but
labcred to develop spirit of concilia-
tifn before the convention closes.
Az tho war was on and the fight for
r the nomination at hand, the conveD-
tion was opened with prayer. 1t was
learned that Senator Hill would not
attend the convention today and there
was Outer of excitement on the part
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