The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-11
Bofes Developed No sprintinE Ability
and Governor Matthews Never Got
Beyond Thirty-seven Votes.
BREAK CAME In THE FOURTH
AND on THE FIFTH BALLOT BRYAN
GOT OVER Two-THIRDs.
His Nomination Made Unanimous
Amid Confusion-vfce Presidential
Candidate To he Chosen To-Day.
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatcn-
CHICAGO, July 10-William jennings
Bryan of Nebraska, the cassic-featured
orator from the plains Of the Platte, swept
the convention off its feet to-day and was
nominated for President on the fifth ballot.
Political history furnishes no precedent for
to-day's proceedings in the Coliseum.
either as a great spectacular show or as
the result of deliberations OF the conven-
ton Of a great political party. Bryan Is
but thirty-six years old, younger by ten
years than any man ever nominated for
the chief magistracy of the American Re-
public. He came like young Lochinvar
out of the West, which has never before
nominated n presidential candidate. TO WOO
the bride for whose hand the country's
greatest chieftains have been suitors. His
name was barely mentioned i'm the prelim-
mary skirmishes. Four days ago, when
the convention met he was not entered in
the lists. But yesterday he made an inn
passioned speech and stirred the conven-
ton to frenzy by his eloquence. That
speech overthrow the diligently organized
work of weeks and months. for other as
pirants for the honor. e,
The cause OF silver was uppermost in the
minds of the delegatet when they assem-
bled here. For the cause they deliberately
placed the Eastern wing of the party on
the altar Now. when the convention Is
coldly analysed. IL is seen that the support
of Band and Boies as candidates was
never solidly founded. 1t was only as the
representatives of the issue that they rail-
lied delegates to their standards and even
after many of them had attached them
selves TO the fortunes OF one or the other
of the candidates they appeared restless
h.. rrnD
about for a new Moses The far-seelng.
staid and seasoned leaders of the silver
men. realizing that their new creed would
ALLEVIATE the Eastern Democracy. believed
in an alliance with the silver Republicans
beyond the Missouri through Teller's nom-
ination. but the rank and file would have
none Of il.
Yesterday when Bryan made his speech
the delegates suddenly saw in him tho
yreat advocate OF their cause and they
turned to him with an imDetuosity that
nothing could balk. They wanted a
tribune OF the people. They felt that they
had found him i'm the eloquent young
Nebraskan who set their imaginations on
fire. If he had been placed in nomination
then the convention would have been stam-
peded as il was to-day. Some OF the gray
haired leaders saw and feared II. Last
night when he was placed in nomination
those who thought they had found their
candidate were confirmed In their opinion.
The idea which George Fred williams. OF
Massachusetts,. conveyed i'm his seconding
speech that IL needed the strength OF
youth to endure the hardships OF new
cause. that a young arm should w:eid the
scimitar of an indignant people. sank
bcme. Here. as Williams said. WAS tho
new Cicero to meet the new Catalines OF
to-day.
COULDN'T STEM THE TIDE
The leaders who doubted the wisdom or
nominating so young and inexperienced
man. tried 10 check the stampede by adj
journing until to-day. They hoped a
nights reflection would suffice. At the
suggestion OF an adjournment tbere was
rebellion. The motion was DECLARED car
ried against a storm OF opposition from
the Bryan enthusiasts. who wanted to
nominate the candidate at once. A nights
reflection only made them more deter
mined. This morning when the convention
met 10 ballot Bryan showed second on the
first roll call. He had already overhauled
Boies Only Bland was ahead. and IL was
struggle for the Missourian TO get the
2ss votes whica were cast for him. TIE
stampede began on the next ballot In the
fourth ballot Bryan took the lead. and
Bland fell back hopelessly beaten The
nomination was made unanimous on the
next ballot
Some have sought TO find in the nomina-
ton in 1850 OF Garfield, who was not a can
didate. a parallel with Bryan's nomination
to-day. But there is no parallel. Garfield
was only nominated after one of the hard
est and most protracted contests OF the
century Grant Blaine. Edmunds. Sher-
man and Washburn were eontesting for
mastery. and after three ballots the rival
leaders and the convention turned 10 Gar
field. who had electrified the delegates by
his matchless oratory and commanding
presence. To-day the support OF the other
candidates simply melted away and Bryan
won without a struggle. on the frst ballot
Bland got zSs. Bryan Iss. Boies o.. Mat
| thews 81. Mclean "A. Pattison s7. Black
burn S. Pennoyer 5. Tiiman Il, Stevenson
| 2. Teller s. Campbell 2. Russell ?. and Hiil L
| There were Isl gold men who refused 70
| vote. They declined to participate In the
nomination and IN the platform which had