The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-11
FIFTH BALLOT THE FINAL.
States Wildly Stampede to Get in
the Swim.
CYCLOyIC ROAR OF CHEERS.
Scene Of Wild Enthusiasm Marks
The End.

The Battle of the Ballots short, hut
Fought with the DOggedness of
Desperate Determination by the
Hackers of Bland and other Fa-
vorite sOns-Once Started, How
ever. the Tidal Wave swept Ev-
erything before 1t With Irresisti-
BILE Fury-The vice President to
Be Nominated To-day.
Convention Han. Chicago. July 10
William j. Bryan of Nebraska was select
ed today as the standard bearer of the
democratic party in the campaign for the
presidency Of the United States.
Yesterday when the handsome young Ne
braskau mounted the rostrum in the con-
vention hall to close the debate on the
party platform he was considered the
merest possibility in the race for the
honor to be conferred. Half an hour
-lNclf W4NA AG NbHIAuutu MS great Ine-
torical effort he had become a seeming
probability With the hours of the night
his chances grew, and when the con
vention resumed business this morning,
he had been established as Richard p.
Blands most formidable competitor. As
the balloting progressed his popularity
among the delegates became more and
more apparent and his strength in vote
went by leaps and bounds, until the cul-
minauon came in the capture of Illinois
and Ohio, and the withdrawal of Bland
with the consequent transfer Of Missouri
to the Bryan column.
There was no glaring transparencles,
no hte-szed Autographs, no special bands
Of music to attract to the eloquent young
lawyer and newspaper man. The modest
banner Of the William ]. Bryan Club, a
Nebraska organization, was the only con-
spicuous emblem Of the Bryan cause. Dur
ing the night a standard had been pre-
Pared bearing the concluding words of
Aryan's speech of yesterday; mo crown
3 ol taofns; no cross of gold" and this
= aione was the most suggestive outward
indication that the Nebraskan was in the
race TO stay But it needed no artificial
means, such as these to keep the name
" Bryan TO the fore. His striking pres
eA'e' MS earnest bearing, his wonderful
righteousness of voice as exhibited in his
sleeeh mad not faded from the minds of
lAe delegates and spectators, and every
mention of his name brought forth hearty
CAeeis that told the story of the firm hold
II nad upon those who could make or un-
MAKE aim in his presidential aspirations.
anu upon the thousands who were on
-ooAers and not active participants.
Inc battle of the ballots was fought
WIN doggedness that showed a firm
,7' lnlhauon on the part of those pledg-
70 particular candidates to be consis-
~ IN lhe desire of their hearts. but lit
r." ~ Hlue the standard of BRYAN WIS
- nearer and nearer to the point of
1,,"se, Al first he gained slowly. then
si7a' leap Weeld be made as some dele
e"uon of formidable numbers would
fftI" IA Its lot with his cohorts. The
W. .a.Iot was reached and the result
n IN q" uncertain, but at it's end Bryan
NJ al! put within the goal
iAt delegates and audience becaroa a.,
~ men 1t became apparent that tba
F., IN mad gathered MANY recruits
81 .le Bland forces and cheer after
aunor r'.n.,. up from floor and gallery. A
hos .lrH. Ven. around the vast hall that Tli-
h. tis i.f1 'enl as the Missouri adherents
of siI- '-7-4ohg champion of free coinage
~ Si' was wavering and when CO
Con9-lt ana his assistants Withdrew, for
teyzr 1t'oh' the excitement grew 70 a
i''l 1ae story of how it all cana obo,,.
h Nh now Bryan at last was trii1nonbor1t
In I'ce is told in detail elsewbera ~
b. asr- P"'ches and need not be dwell
cast followed change in the bauote
tha n.y. saflous states, and all went ~
o.s I.an from the Platte. and wben ina 70
th-.r stTnI' anI' Hnally Missouri Wfthdre,v
pad been 5, IN 10 mis- support, the race
Bryar won, and William Jenninos
e,5'L- stood forth in trinn,nb dl g
99ltr Of his party iph as the
Nelr5si,9aISu py cheering the name of tho
0Ii.aI+,, tIle vast congregation in tba
OpD5rt'-n-t was slow to avail itself ne ~
pr is ,.iaCcSr u displaying the fun extent
sl-u7- is ~ Dut II gradually rose to tbe
yaf.,,7O Vi the occasion and turned Ioo.o
hos me Oh sound that made ~ iGose 5
Nora, i'o!T IN unison. Every man aTi
Prr5r" IN the hall was standtprr - Gu t,
gullor, Iefs ON the floor raised ~
Rarous tlautalcaung the position Of the
S throusb +'tcS' ana marched in triuno,,6
Ia.a we 8lsles bounding The sC,,,si.
ss,r1o,t teserVed for delegates sn5 ag"aIe
cassion vi VI otner states Joined The ~
-rs5 80 T.,e cheering became ,,al51,.
-rs 9iahd banners, Boies III
el f, H i' emnlems of other candtlott-
BE eutb',5, dIlo the eliminating Doint In
ma ldsm was reached 49,, ~
9es- oand, headed by the r,i,il g''en Iile
ANA eIcles bearing the NTisso,,vi,,,s "
helm ,u9k step with the ragt - " ts'Il 81,
auI vtiueavors to Dixie's HveIv stsL
- was over people fell back