The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11

h--.-all Jennings BY q. VINO is the dem
ocratic candidate for President owes his
nomination 20 a speech he made IN The
convention on Thursday IN support Of the
majority report on the platform. When
the convention assembled very few
thought Of him as the nominee for Presl-
dent. Il was known that ne was a candi-
Gate. but De had no particular following.
BE was a. member OF a delegation which
was not recognized by the national com
mittee and he did not get seat IN the
tials had decided against the gold deleza-
ton. which the national committee held
10 be the regular delegation from Nebras-
ka. and admitted the silver delegation Of
which Mr. Bryan was member. The al
legged difference between the two delega-
lions was that the sold delegation was
chosen by an organization composed who'll
ly Of democrats while the silver delegation
was chosen by fusionists composed Of dem
ocrats and populists.
Mr. Bryan's speech. which brought
about his nomination, was an eloquent
one. It affected the convention profound
ly. and turned the attention OF the vast
audience to him in so marked a manner
that II nominations had been IN order at
the conclusion Of its delivery ne would
have been nominated at once. and by ac-
clamation in all probability.
on Thursday and yesterday the conven-
ton was in a condition to rush TO any new
candidate that promised 70 be a popular
leader. There was a feeling that Mr.
Bland. who apparently had the largest
following would be a weak candidate. and
Gov. Boies and Gov. Matthews aroused
very little enthusiasm. They we're regard
ed as the three leading candidates, and
back Of them was Teller who was being
urged by the silver republican senators.
and who. It was believed. was favored by
a Clique of democratic politicians who had
some understanding with populist leaders
to the effect that he would be acceptable
TO the populists, and would be Endorsed by
the populist convention. The feeling among
the delegates. with the exception probably
Of the South Carolina delegation, was
against going outside Of the democratic
party for candidate II can be readily seen
therefore. that the feeling in the conven-
ton was such that Mr. Bryan did not have
very difficult task to draw attention to
himself. but Il must be admitted to his
credit that he performed the task deli
cately and with remarkable skill.
In Nebraska, Mr.. Bryan came into great
prominence by being twice elected to con-
gress from a republican district. his first
election being in 1880. In 1894 he declined
denomination. and became a candidate
for the Senate He was defeated. The only
public Office he has held is that of con-
gresham. He came into national promi-
hence while IN congress by a speech he
made in behalf Of silver He has been
very earnest advocate Of independent and
unlimited silver coinage at the ratio of 16
to !, ever since the present agitation of
the silver question began to assume large
proportions.
That Mr.. Bryan is an orator OF very
high rank the whole country knows, and
that he is a man Of splendid ability his
position as the presidential candidate OF a
great political party at the early age of
thlrty-six abundantly proves, but whether
or not he possesses the qualities Of a
statesman Is a question that can be deter
mined only by a larger experience in public
affairs than he has yet had. The fact that
he is a very young man will have the ef-
younger element of the party. and it is
probable that the campaign in his behalf
will be one of the most enthusiastic the
country has ever known.
In his speech before the convention,
Senator Hill said that the democrats
could nominate only one man that the pop
ullsts would indorse. It was supposed that
he referred to Senator Teller. We see no
reason why the populists will not
be as ready to indorse Mr.. Bryan
as they would have been to in
dorse Mr.. Teller. There Is very
little in the democratic platform with
which they can find fault. Indeed. it con-
tains. in some shape. the principal de-
clarat.ons of their last national platform,
and the Nebraska popuists have so little
hostility to Mr.. Bryan that they have
fused with the wing of the Nebraska demo-
Gratis to which Mr.. Bryan belongs. There
is ground for thinking therefore that the
populist party viii indorse the ticket nam
ed at Chicago.
Now that the convention has finished its