Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-07-14
IBRYAN AND
STEVENSON
--
Kansas City Convention Names the
Standard Bearers Of Ma
tionaI Democracy.
ADLAI NAMED ON FIRST BALLOT
T%ammany Fails In a Desperate At
tempt to Stampede the Con-
yention for Hill.
WIND UP OF THE CONVENTION
Atitourns Sine Die Aftar n Day of
Dramatic Sccncs---Dctails of
the Great Political
Gathering.

the Great Political
Gathering.
Kansas City, July CIV. j. Bryan
was unanimously placed In nomind-
ton as the democratic candidate for
president of the United States on a
platform opposing Imperialism, mill.
tarism and trusts, and specifically de
claring for the free coinage of silver
at 10 to /. The nomination came as
the elimination OF n frenZied demon
stration in honor OF the party leader
lasting twenty-seven minutes and Civ.
ing utteranGe To all the pent up emo
tions OF the vast multitude. IL fol-
lowed also n fierce struggle cohcern-
ing the platform declaration on
silver and on the relative position
which the silver question Is to main
tain TO the other questions of the day
The first session, beginning at 10
O'Clock n. IN, was fruitlcss OF results,
and IL was not until late 10 the after
noon, when the second session had be-
gun, that the platform committee
was at all able TO report an agree
mcnt. Already its main features, em-
bodying the Is TO I principle, had be-
come known to the delegates, and
there was little delay in giving it
unanimous approval. This removed
the last chance for an open rupture
on questions OF principle aud left the
way clear for the supreme event OF
the day-the nomination of the pres
idential candidate.
When the call Of states began Ala.
bama yielded it's place TO Nebraska
and Oldham, OF that state, made the
initiul speech, placing Mr.. Bryan in
nomination,
This was the signal for the demon
stration Of the day, and in "a COM
mon purpose the great %concourse
joined i'm a tribute Of enthusiastic de-
yotion to the party leader, When the
demonstration had spent itself the
speeches seconding the nomination of
Mr., Bryan were in order. These occu-
pied some time, numerous party
leaders being heard.
Senator Hill, OF New York, was ne
corded a splendid reception, the en-.
tire audience rising mud cheering,
with the single exception of the lit
tie group OF Tammany leaders, who
sat silent throughout the cheers for
their New York associate. When it
came to voting, state after state re-
corded its vote in behalf OF the Ne
braska candidate, and he was given
the unanimous vote of all the states
aud territories. When the noise sub
dued Mr.. JONES sail:
Platform IL Presented.
Although the time be tween the adj
journment Of the morning session and
that set for the opening of the after
loon was over two hours, at no time
were the galleries of the great hall
more than one-third emptied. Thou
sands of people sat out the adjourn
mcnt, being determined TO miss no
part OF the excitement they believed
was to follow. An hour before the
time of the meeting Of the convention
there was not a seat to be had in any
one of the galleries. by 1880 all the
delegates were ready for business and
awaiting the arrival of Chairman
Richardson, who was a tIifie slow in
making his appearance. The delegates
seemed anxious to get to work and
complete the business, and when Mt
1888 the. chairman made his appear
ance there was a ripple of applause.
At 3:46 Senator Hill, of New York,
who had been absent from two pre-
vious sessions, came through the dele
gates door by himself. He was not
recognized at first, and had nearly
reached his seat when the cry of
"Hill," Gill; broke forth.
At 4 o'clock the convention was still
waiting for the arrival of the commit
tee on resolutions. The jam had
reached the dangerous point, as the
heat became oppressive. Shortly aft
4 o'clock Chairman Richardson
the convention to order. The
platform committee, headed by SEN
ator Jones, ID. j. Campau, Senator
Tillman and Judge Van Wyck had la
ken seats hanking the chairman. Mr..
Richardson appealed long and yainly
for order. Senator Jones advanced to
the front of the stage. When the
noise subsidized Mr.. Jones announced:
TilIman Heads Resolutions.
81 am authorized by the committee
resolutions to present the platform
agreed upon, and / will yield to the
from South Carolina, Mr.. Till
man, to read the document"
MI. IlilUlHn TcHN the DluiIOIm VA ~
full round voice easily heard through
out the hall.
a Great Demonstration.
1t was at this iuncture that the eli
max was sprung upon the great as
A huge flag was flung across the
roof between two trusses, and as the
;ignal was given the cords were ioosed
ind slowly il unrolled its white and
crimson folds as it fell gracefully and
swung over the platform. Upon the
white stripes were printed the follow
ng sentences:
Constitutional Governments Derive
Their Just Powers From the Consent
If the Governed"
"The Constitution and the Flag;
)ne and l%nseparable, Now and For
The Flag of a Republic Forever; OF
N Empire Never"