The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-09
Five Thousand People Welcome
Bryan Back TO Nebraska.
a SPEECH AT LINCOLN
Tells of the Growth or the Silver
Cause in the East.
The SILVER PARTVs NOMINATION
The Democratic Leader Formally Mo-
tified that He was the Silver Party's
Unanimous Choice for
President.

Lincoln. Neb., Sept. S.-The con-
s;nuous welcome Lincoln people and
large contingents from other parts OF
Nebraska gave VIM. ]. Bryan on his
coming to-day eliminated this evening
in a grand demonstration in honor of
his formal notification of his nomina-
ton for President by the National sill
Yer party.
From the time Mr.. Bryan reached
this CITY at IL O'Clock this morning,
until the tired crowds retired from the
streets at a late hour tonight, there
was parading galore through the
streets of the capital city by local and
visiting campaign clubs, nearly all
with brass bands in front There was
an escort procession from the Burling-
ton depot 10 Mr.. Bryan's residence; an
other procession accompanied the can
didate to a mass-meeting in the State
House grounds this afternoon: the
third and greatest preceded the notif-
cation committee. Mr.. Bryan and
George A. Groot, chairman of the no
tification committee, rode together in
the midst of the night parade. Men in
beaus. formed picturesque part of
the display. They were members of
the silver clubs from Lincoln and else
where in the State. Nearly, if not quite,
a thousand mounted men were in line
and these with the silver-caped organi-
cations. fired off successfully rockets
and Roman candles as they proceeded
from the postoffice square along the
principal streets to the State House.
The crowd was many times larger
than the audience of 5000 that listened
to Mr. Bryan to-day. Norris Hum
phreys presided at the meeting, and in
troduced Mr. George A. Groot, of Ohio,
chairman of the notification COM
mittee.
CHAIRMAN GROOT'S SPEECH.
After strong presentation OF the
silver question, and references to the
organization of the silver party, Mr..
George A. Groot, of Cleveland, Ohio, on
behalf of the committee, turned to
Mr.. Bryan and said:
The Hon. William Jennings Bryan:
'.The National Silver convention,
with an unanimity unexampled in the
history of National conventions in this
country, nominated you as the caIldi-
date of the National Silver party for
the distinguished office of President of
the United States. You are now the
candidate for the great Office of Pres
ident of three great political parties,
of which the Silver party is not the
least.
s'The convention selected a commit
tee to formally notify you of its action,
and that committee conferred upon
me the distinguished honor of advising
you of your nomination as the candi-
date of the National Silver party for
the office of President of the United
States. We are met, therefore at this
time and place for the purpose of per-
forming the pleasant duty imposed
upon us by the convention. I there
fore, in obedience to the wishes of the
committee and of the convention, here
by formally notify you that you have
been nominated by the National Silver
party as its candidate for President,
and request that you accept that nomi-
nation in the same spirit in which it
has been wondered you.
You are now the chosen commander
OF a grand army composed of three
grand divisions, which is now mobil-
izing for the purpose of fighting in be-
iinll VI hNulStAIIy OH ANoNEuDeE .. 1880,
the most important political battle of
this or any other age; "a battle which is
to determine whether this nation shall
be province of Great Britain and be
governed and controlled, as that nation
is, by the money barons of Europe, or
whether il shall be, as the fathers in
tended it to be, free and independent
and sovereign nation.
''The people who constitute that
grand army inspired as they are by the
noblest sentiments of patriotism, I'M
der your leadership win, there can be
no doubt, on that day lift high their
banners in triumph over the defeated
allied hosts of plutocracy."
1T was 1890 o'clock before Mr.
Groot's long speech was concluded.
Mr.. Bryan was Immediately present
ed, and made a short speech, as fol-
lows:
THE SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE.
.''Mr. Groot, Chairman, and others.
members of the notification commit. |
tee of the Silver party:
II beg to reply at this time without
the formalfty of a letter The plat
form adopted by the Silver party con-
tains but one plank, and that plank.
the plank upon the silver question, is
identical in substance with the silver
plank of the Chicago platform.
"As / have already discussed that
plank at length, it will not be necessary
to enter upon anextended discussion at
this time. I beg TO answer the commit
tee that / accept the nomination
rendered by them on behalf
of the Silver party in the