New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-25
mr. SIDE SHOW FINISHED.
MEN NOMINATE BRYAN AND
80 srwALL BY ACCLAMATIoN.
..,ev FARCE ENDED AT ST. Lou1s-sE"AiAs
..vr CREATES NO ENrHUsaAsM-rHD
CONFERENCE WITH THE PoPv-
lists AN EMPTY FORM.
INV TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNE.1

LISTS AN EMPTY FORM.
INV TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNr1
). ,or,. July 24-The dramatic stage prob
EVER produced a prettier farce than the
80 .,,ch closed at Music Hall this afternoon.
the slverites had great time doing what
s came here to do There was but one nomi-
W., for President and the Endorsement OF the
~,,.so ticket was taken to be SO much mat
" :, course that Chairman st. John forgot to
". the usual parliamentary announcement
ror,nations were closed when the delivery
'...onding speeches had worn out the patience
~. ronyention and the bowling began for
vote.
a. course the vote was unanimous IT was
40, ,s technically known "as a rising vote" but
consisted principally Of yells. 1t was as pretty
Convention scene as could we'll be imagined
~. rsgulation clatter lasted fifteen minutes. and
..,. was a lot of excitement. Delegates Rugged
80, o.her and yelled incoherent things; fans
.rhre,las. handkerchiefs and hats were waved
...,s,ically: the women delegates wept and
.,uealed as the sensation eliminated. Banners
.s,s carried aloft. Delegations formed into pro-
,,ss,ons. and marched through the aisles; the
noxo,oey was sung and everybody was in great
,se The procession In the west section was led
N. first days proceedings who carried the
california banner. At the head Of the other
was large portrait Of Mr.. Bryan draped with
the stars and Stripes. The band played Hail
columbia" Red. White and Blue" and Dixie"
frantic men ran to the balconies tore decorative
Gags from their fastenings and waved them over
the heads Of the marching delegates. And so
IN. happy turmoil ran on until everybody was
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Convention scene. for the body was composed
almost wholly of Republicans who left the fold
for silver's sake. and were. by to-day's action.
being delivered as chattels to the ancient enemy
The gray silver fathers, Warner and Jones'
looked on from the stage in evident amazement
Used as they had been to demonstrations Of this
kind. this one seemed to possess for them new
interest They have so long labored fruitlessly
IN the silver cause that such an exhibition Of
enthusiasm as this appeared to do them good, all
noisy and futile as 1t was. The clatter also was
pretty well managed.
When the voting Juror began to die out. Colonel
German. California delegate. brought out the
drared portrait and signalled for more noise, and
Immediately there went up a mighty cheer and
shout. followed by the delrious proceedings al
ready described all over again: but the storm
hpse.
SEwALL'S NAME FALLS FLAT.
The name Of Mr.. Sewall created no enthusiasm
whatever. for in this futile Endorsement bust
hess he had no advantage of personal fame
md popularity to help him along with the
delegates. The nomination was coldly made: 1t
vas merely perfunctory. The Convention had
penr itself upon Bryan. and the reclamation by
Which the Maine man was named was pretty
oor quality Of the article. His picture was also
rought out from the stage wings and 1t re-
eived a greeting consisting principally Of re-
pectful silence. Just before the nomination OF
BRYAN an Oregon delegate called the Convention
| prayer meeting. II. In fact. much resemDed
!. prayer-meeting when Mr. Sewall was named.
he members were worn out with their Bryan
and were practically insensible
o the delights which would naturally be a con-
comi,ant Of selecting even the tail of a sorry
ticket.
The nominating speeches were brief and force
full Delegate Little, OF Kansas. who made the
nominating speech for Bryan. spoke Of the Re-
publican party as the greatest political party
that ever existed. which statement the oldtlme
Republican delegates. probably from force OF
habit, cheered wildly. and this demonstration
ealized the situation. The Kansas orator was
orceful and clear. and while he brought In a
athcr painful medley Of names. such as Crom
veil. Patrick Henry Mirabeau. Abraham Lin
oln and Grover Cleveland. his Grafton had upon
he whole a pleasing effect. OF course, when
he name Of Bryan was mentioned by Mr.. Little
which was the first time 1t had been spoken In
he Convention. there the usual rapture OF
for fin1Q
slight interference with the oratory. The
most vigorous speech Of the half dozen made In
Import of the nomination was made by Dele
ate Maginley of Michigan, who was given a
earing. in the face Of a wild chorus calling for
vote. mainly. 1t seemed. because OF the sug-
estiveness of his name. He indicated the
Inventions indulgence and his own name
nndsomely Mrs. Stansbury the Denver liter
Try woman's rights advocate, became highly |
iocutonary in her brief chance to say why she
Iked Bryan, and the pretty little lady obtamed
'enerous approval.
CONFERENCE AN EMPTY FORM.
When the Convention met this afternoon the
smmttee appointed TO confer with the Popu-
lists made its report, and 1t then became ap-
aren't that there had been nothing Tor the DIG |
ommttee TO DO. They had met the other COM
nittee told them they were going to nominate |
certain ticket and promulgate certain pat
crm. and had been informed In return that the
ther outfit was headed in the same direction.
But no assurances could be given yet as 10
there they would pull up. The time hao ar
ived. however to spring" the Bryan 1ro-
ramme in the Silver Convention for its moral
feet upon the Peoples crowd. and no time was
herefore lost in proceeding to business IT was
D fact the only business the silverites had done
0 their two and a half days Of session Many
the delegates were tired and more or less dis-
'usted with the time-kilng programme OF the
Bryan managers. and there was disposition
% force things.
II in Difference to this growing senti-
nent that the Bryan people decided TO close cut
ne Conventions business. for 1t was evident
nat the Impotence of the waiting delegates
va on the point Of an explosion. 1t nad re'h
t,, committee