The true northerner., 1896-07-15
MEN NAMED FOR THE NOMINATION
Six Names Presented; Bland, Boies, Bryan,
Matthews Blackb burn and Mclean

When the convention was called TO
order in the evening session Jones' of Ar
kansas. moved a call of the states for
nominations for president, and the mo-
ton prevailed. The speech of Bryan, of
Nebraska, in the day session had made
him IA very dangerous dark horse, and
yielding TO the persistence of his friends.
he said to the Associated Press that his
name would be presented TO the conven-
ton as a candidate for president. His
room at the Nebraska headquarters was
thronged with delegates from various Sec
tons of the country. At least one gold
state was represented. The Nebraska
men and the visiting delegates were in
close conference with Bryan upon the sub
ject OF him entering the race.
So when the order of nomination was
reached in the convention there were some
very anxious men among those who were
booming Boies Bland and Matthews. The
chairman announced that nominating
speeches must occupy but thirty minutes
each. When Arkansas was reached she
yielded her time to Vest, who arose and
put in nomination Richard Parks Bland,
of Missouri The name was received with
a hurricane of applause. Vests speech
was eloquent but closed abruptly with
doggerel poetry, Give US Silver Dick and
silver quick and we will make Mckinley
sick"
Vest closed so suddenly that the Bland
men who stood ready TO make Il demon
stration failed TO catch on at the first mo-
ment. and the first outbreak for the Mis-
souri, statesman was rather weak in its
nature. But 1T rapidly gained strength
and for thirteen minutes the convention
was IA pandemonium. Frantic delegates
bore about the hall u procession of ban
ners which bore "A variety of legends,
among them the following: Zone God.
One Country. One Bland" "Silver
Dick, the Peoples Choice" BLAND, sill
ver's Champion" etc.
Obermeyer, of Kansas, seconded Bland
in the name of the Grasshopper state and
was followed in the same strain by j. X.
Williams for Illinois. The next state TO
respond was Georgia, for whom Mr.. Lewis
spoke, and he nominated w. J. Bryan, of
Nebraska, and j. Fred Williams, of Mas
sachusetts, second the nomination. South
Dakota also seconded, so did Mississippi;
SO did North Carolina and Louisiana, when
there was "a demonstration that lasted
fourteen minutes in favor of Bryan, and
that was simply delirious
The next state to be heard was Indiana,
and Senator Turpie in an eloquent speech
nominated Claude Matthews, Governor of
the Hoosier State. Triplctt of California
seconded. During Turpie's speech the
din was indescribable. 1t was estimated
that fully 10000 people were in the build
ing and nothing could be heard above the
persistent hum of so many voices. In
vain Chairman Richardson cried for order.
In vain the police and other assistant
sergeants-at-arms charged the aises. The
crowd would neither bulge nor be
quiet. When at last Turpie mentioned
the name of the Indiana nomination the
Hoosier delegation mounted their chairs
and cheered. A few tin horns sounded
from the galleries and here and there
flag was waved, but the demonstration
was brief The noise continued and the
chairman of the Indiana delegation was
so enraged that he moved that the conven-
ntion adjourn. Another indignant dele