Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-07-30
BRYAN AND SEW
The Democratic Nominees Are NOnii-
mated by AccIamation.

A motion To adoDt the platform was made.
Mr.. Hess Of Illinois objected. and a wordy
wrangle followed. II ended in the adoption
OF the platform. Ii was decided by the
chairman that the recommendation regard
Ing nominations was rot a part Of the plat
form aad should be acted upon separately.
Mr.. Page OF Nebraska moved that the con-
Nentlou Proceed 10 the nomination Of a nres-
idential candidate, 1t prevailed. Gen. War
ner said ii would be necessary TO nominate
a candidate rather than endorse In order 10
avoid some of the peculiaritics of The state
ballot laws. T.. Il. Little of Kansas non.
mated William ]. Bryan OF Nebraska. He
said that through a long term of years this
country had experienced a depression that
had never before been seen on this earth.
He spoke Of the deniai of trial by jury TO
American citizens and of the Platform
adopted by the Republican naticral eonven-
tion. Its proposition. If carried out, would
double the debts of the poor. II endorsed
Cleveland and nominated Mckinley. He re-
ferred TO the Wall street barons. Christ"
he said, '~forgave the thief and pardoned
the courtesan, but the money changers he
scourged from the temple In 1860 the
country looked to the West for a president
In time Of trouble. 1t got Lincoln. To-day
the country was in trouble, and again it
booked to the "Rowdy West" and 1t would
get a man who. like Lincoln, would Lead
them TO prosperity. This man was William
j. Bryan OF Nebraska. who would be the
next president. There was loud and vigor-
Gus applause at the conclusion Of Mr.. Lit
ties speech.
Col. LATE Pace of Nebraska seconded the
nomination Of Mr.. Bryan. When he came
into the hall he said. he vas met by the
motto, ITO the polls, We sons of freedom
and he could scarcely refrain from exclaim-
ing. "All hail." and when he saw the stars
Of the flag he felt that the stars Of the
heavens were over the homes of all the
country that needed a saviour. He be-
lieved that the nomination was but formal.
for every delegate had but one purpose-ths
nomination of William j. Bryan. A mum
Der of other speeches were made, and then
the rules were suspended on motion by p.
V. Wise Of Missouri, and Mr.. Bryan was
nominated by acciamation. The widest en-
thusiasm followed. The band played Go
lumbia," America and other stirring
tunes, while the bowling and screaming del
egates marched around the hall waving
hats, umbrellas and handkerchiefs. This
was continued for ten minutes.
Mr.. Baker OF California then moved that
ihe convention proceed to the nomination OF
vice president. Mr.. Troup of Connecticut
placed the name Of Arthur Sewall Of Maine
before the convention. He made no speech.
III, I. Niles of Ohio seco ided the nomina-
ton. He had known Mr.. Sewall for years
and his father before him. and there could
be no filter man than he for the place. IL
was moved that Mr.. Sewall be declared the
vice presidential nominee by reclamation,
and the motion prevailed. The band played
America" and the delegates sang. Then
they sang the doxology. When quiet was
restored, Mr.. Baker Of California moved
that each delegation select a member OF the
committee to notify the nominees. The mo-
ton was agreed to. The roll call Of states
was begun, but before it was half finished
two-thirds OF the delegates had left the hall
and all the visitors went out.
Col. Pace of Nebraska offered a resolution
declaring 1t TO be the sense of the conven-
ton that as the Democratic party had ar
ranged TO notify Bryan and Sewall In New
York, the silver party notify them In Bry-
ans home at Lincoln. The motion was
agreed to. Thereupon the convention adj
journed sine die.