Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16

ceived this note from, Richard Parks
Bland. %
An impressive hush fell upon the
whole multitude as in deliberate tone,
with full pause after each word, he
read the note as follows:
Lebanon, Mo-, July z, 1886. Gov.
w. j. Stone--Dear Sir: wish it to be
understood that I do not want the
nomination unless it is the judgment
of the free silver delegates that l
would be the strongest candidate. II
it should at any time appear that my
candidacy is an obstruction to the
nomination of any candidate who is
acceptable to the free coinage delegates
in the convention or one more accept
able to a majority of those delegates
than myself, wish my name ut once
withdrawn from further considera-
tion. | am willing to waive State in
structions for me and let the free-silver
delegates decide the matter. Put the
cause above men.
Yours truly, r. P. Bland. /"
The note having been finished, he
cast the "a votes of Missouri for Bryan.
The band slowed away in the loft
above the speakers head broke into
the bars of Columbia. Cannon
doomed their accompaniment outside.
Then Delegate Van Wagon of Iowa,
crowded to the platform. In impress
sive tones he said that Gov. Boies also
placed the cause above the man, and
he, too, cast the vote of his State for
Bryan.
Senator Jones changed the vote of Ar
kansas, which was instructed for Bland,
to the Nebraskan. Other States tum-
bled into the foaming wake.
The nomination was made unani-
NOUS Another wild scene followed.
Again the guidons were torn from their
sockets and paraded about. Boies and
Bland banners and flags of all descrip-
tions joined in the rally about the
standard of Nebraska. The standards
of New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
New Jersey and all the New England
States were left standing.
In the midst of the confusion the
convention adjourned until O'Clock.
During the recess there was much
consultation over the Vice. Presidency
with the hope Of arriving at some
agreement on a candidate. Success
did not attend the conferences, and
when the convention reassembled it
was all at sea. An hour passed before
there was any attempt to proceed with
business. Then motion was made to
adjourn until tomorrow and carried
with little objection.
THE NoMINEE.
William Jennings Bryan, known to
fame chiefly as the '.boy orator., halls
from Nebraska, but he is native of
Illinois, having been born in the thriv-
ing little town of Salem, Marion
county, on March 10th, 1860.
He was farmer boy. After an
academic schooling in his native town
he entered the Illinois State College,
at Jacksonville, in 1877, and was grad
uated from there four years later with
the highest honors.
He listened to the lectures at the
Union Law College for two years. and
during that time he was connected
with the law office of former United
States Senator Lyman Trumbull, who
died only few days ago.
AT that time Altgeld was a lawyer
just struggling for bench honors in
Chicago The present Governor reached
the bench while Br, an was piacticing
law in jacksonville.
In 1887 Bryan moved to Lincoln.
Neb., the State capital, and the second
city in Importance in the State aftor
Omaha. He went into politics from
the start, and in less than two wears
his voice and words had made him SO
we'll known that he was asked to make
the race for lieutenant governor on the
Democratic ticket. He refused, but
in 1890 he was nominated for Congress.
He promised to speak for low tariff on
every stump in his district, and he kept
his word.
During that campaign an effort was
made to ring in the Prohibition Issue
into the State campaign. This helped
Bryan, who opposed this legislation,
and, as his district composed Omaha
and Lincoln. as well as other large
towns, he was elected by majority of
6.713, reversing the Republican ma
jority of 3, 400 of two years before He
was reelected to the Fifty-third Con-
gress over field of Republican. Popu-
list and Independent candidates.
Tie was known as good stump
speaker before he made his appearance
in Congress. But it was before that
body, in March, 1892, that he won his
chief reputation as 'boy orator. by
his tart reply to Dingley of Maine, who
had just spoken on the Tariff bill, then
before the House. On that. occasion
Bryan parried, with many words and
much skill, questions from half the
members OF the opposition.
Bryan secured a controlling influence
with the Omaha World, which he
swung into tho Populistic line in 1893.
HIS WIS member of the ways and
means committee in Congress, and has
long posed as a silver advocate.
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with bit of resemblance to the late
Sam" Randall. He has unlimited
confidence in himself, and has the air of
winner under all conditions. Indeed,
his self-poise is admirable.
Bryan was married when he was "a
years old. His wife interested herself
in his professional and political enter
prises. She studied law and was ad.
mitted to the bar, but never sought to
practice.
Chicago. ILL.,, July 1l.-All calcula-
tious point tc the completion of the
Democratic National ticket and the
close of the National Convention to-
day. The programme for the day in
cludes the nominating speeches and
the balloting for Vice. President, the
naming of committees of notification
on President and Vice President. the
assembling of the National Committee
and, probably, tho election of a chair
man of the National Committee to con-
duct the campaign.
The exodus from the city has already
begun and the normal quiet of hotel
corridors and other political centres is
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