The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-07-06
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asters without, our party faced a gloomy
and foreboding future which seemed to
augur its dissolution. The problem
then was to select standard bearer
bold enough to cover the rear of a re-
treat, and save the party from destruc.
tion, if not from defeat.
"While discord with her flaming
torch confused the counsels there, from
out the sunset realm q champion came
and babe defiance to the oncoming host.
With the strength of youth and the
wisdom of age, with knightly mien and
matchless speech he lowered above his
peers and all who saw him then with
one accord did hail him chief and gave
our party's banner to his hand. Slowly
despair gave way to hope; confidence
took the place where timorcus fear had
been; the broken, shattered columns
formed again, and behind him singing
came 6,500,o00 valiant men to that un-
equal fight.
"And the story of how we'll he fought,
how fearlessly he fell and how dearly
the enemy's victory was bought, has all
gone out into history now.
with the issues now clearly drawn,
no doubt remains as to the name of our
candidate. On that question: we are q
reunited Democracy.
Already worthy allies differing
from US rather in name than faith,
have shouted for our gallant leader
again, and every state and territory has
instructed its delegates to this conven.
ton to vote for him here. So it only
remains for Nebraska to pronounce the
name that has been thundered forth
from the foot of Bunker Hill, and
echoed back from Sierra's sunset slope,
and that reverberates among the pine
clad, snowcapped hills of the north,
and rises up from the slumberine
flower scented savannahs of the south:
and that name is the name of William
Jennings Bryan, her best loved son. /"
Seconded by Hin,
| When the demonstration had spent.
itself the speeches seconding the nomi
nation of MIR. Bryan We're in order.
Senator White spoke for California,
/ giving the tribute of the Pacific coast
to the Nebraska candidate. When Col.
orado was reached that state yielded tc
| Senator Hill of New York AS he took
| the platform he was accorded a splendid
reception, the entire audience rising
and cheering wildly, with the single
exception of the little group of Tam.
| many leaders, who sat silent throughout
the cheers fer their New York associ.
ate. Mr.. Hill was in fine voice and his
tribute to the Nebraskan touched a
sympathetic chord i'll the hearts of the
audience. He pictured Bryan as the
champion of the plain people and of the
Worklngman, strong with the masses
with the farmer and with the artisan
When Hill declared with dramatic
emphasis that the candidate would
have the support of his party, a united
party, there was tremendous applause
at the suggestion of Democratic unity
Aside from the brilliant eulogy OF
Bryan the speech of the New York
leader was chiefly significant and at
tractive i'll its strong plea for unity.
sit is time for unity, not division, u
he exclaimed, to the rapturous approval
OF the great multitude facing him.
The eloquent Daniels of Virginia
added his glowing tribute to the candi-
date, while former Governor Pattison
OF Pennsylvania spoke for his state and
for the east. Governor McMillin OF
Tennessee voiced the wishes OF "a state
which had Furnished three presi
dents" Hawaii, through its native
delegate, John III. Wise, made its first
secondlng speech i'll a Democratic ma
tlonai convention, and finally IL sweet
voiced and pleasant faced woman alter
nate from Utah seconded the nomina
ton of Mr.. Bryan in behalf of the state
OF Utah. Then came the voting State
after state recorded its vote in behalf of
the Nebraska candidate, and giving
HIM the unanimous vote of all the states
and territories. The convention man
ayers had already agreed that this wa:
sufficient work for the day, and the
vice presidential nomination was al
lowed to go over until today.
Next to the demonstration for the
party candidate, that greeting the an
nouncement that imperialism was to bl
the paramount issue of this campaign
was the most spontaneous and signifi
can't of the dav.
senator Tillman read the platform
and with measured force brought ou
the fact that imperialism was nov
given the first and supreme plac,
among the issues of the party. Tha,
the delegates We're in complete sympa.
thy with this expression was shown by
the terrific and long sustained applause
lasting over % minutes and exceeding
the ovations usually accorded the favor
ties of the party.
When the senator reached the reaf
firmation of the Chicago platform, will
the declaration for free silver coinag,
at ratio of 16 to 1, pandemoniun
again broke loose, but the demonstr;,
ton was faint i'll comparison to wha
had just occurred when imperialism
was mentioned
Another stirring event of the day wa
the appearance of Webster Davis, for
merly assistant sacratarv of tha inta,.