The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-07-18
The Country's Greatest Chiaftains

The Countrys Greatest Chiaftains
have been suitors. His name was barely
mentioned in the preliminary skirmish.
ing. When the convention met he was
not entered in the lists. But Thursday
he made an impassioned speech and
stirred the convention to frenzy by his
eloquence, and showed clearly that the
support Of Bland and Boies as can.
didates was never solidly grounded.
It was only as the representatives Of
the silver issue that they rallied dele
gates to their standards and even after
many Of them had attached themselves
to the fortunes Of one of the other can
didates they appeared restless and in an
instructive way to be casting about for
. new Moses. The far-seeing, staid and
seasoned leaders Of the silver men, real
idng that their new creed would
? Alienate tho Eastern Demooracy, -
believed in an alliance with the silver
Republicans beyond the Missouri
through Teller's nomination, but the
rank and file would have none Of it.
When Bryan made his speech the dele
gates suddenly saw in him the great
advocate of their cause, and they
turned to him with an impetuosity that
nothing could balk. They wanted q
tribune Of the people. They felt that
they had him In the eloquent young
Nebraskan who set their imaginations
on fire. If he had been placed in nomi-
nation then the convention would have
been stampeded rs it was later. Some
Of the gray-haired leaders saw and
feared it. When he was placed in
nomination those who thought they
had found their candidate were con.
firmed in their opinion. The leaders
who doubted the wisdom of nominating
90 young and so inexperienced q man
~" Tried to Check the Stampede
by adjourning, hoping nights refec-
ton would suffice. At the suggestion
of adjournment there was rebellion.
The motion was declared carried against
storm Of opposition from the Bryan
enthusiasts, who wanted to nominate
their candidate at once.
A nights reflection, however, only
made them more determined. When
the convention met to ballot Bryan
showed second on the first roll call. He
had already overhauled Boies. Only
Bland was ahead, and II was struggle
for the Missouri farmer, to get the sS4
votes which he received. The stampede
began on the next ballot. On the fourth
ballot Bryan took the lead and Bland
fell back, hopelessly beaten. The nom-
ination was made unanimous on the
next ballot.
Bryan Gained From the First.
On the first ballot Bland led, with
Bryan second, and the balance scat.
tered. There were 1856 gold men who
refused to vote. They declined to par
ticipate in the nomination on the plat
form which had been adopted.
Pennsylvania alone Of the gold states
continued to participate in the proceed.
ings. She cast her "a votes for Pattison
TO the end. Most Of the other gold men
who voted cast their votes for Pattison,
but there were scattering votes for
Stevenson, Hill, Russell and Campbell.
On the second ballot Alabama
Sought 70 Check tho Rout
that had already begun by changing
her vote from Boies to Bland, but
Bryan was overtaking him with giant
strides. Bland gained As. while Bryan.
advanced %. Boies was the principal
loser. On the third ballot Colorado
gave mp hope of Teller, the mention Of
whose name had been cheered and
Kissed by the galleries, and Oregon gave
up Pennoyer. IN the Ohio delegation
the Bryan forces lacked but seven votes
cf z majority and there WAS open rebel,
lion a Illinois an6 other stateg which
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