The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-11

iIimen by the nation of its pledges of
service pension to all of its honorably dis
| charged veterans"
The long financial plank Of the plat
form. including the denGneiaticn Of the
recent banking law and especially the
| demand for the free coinage Of silver at
the ratio of IS TO ], was received with Wild
| cheering. The demand for an inheritance
| tax also received z round Of applause
| Vigorous cheering was also accorded the
reading Of the plank on transportation,
| the demand for the adjustment of ali
tariffs on trust" goods and the endorse
| ment OF the initiative and referendum
| Cries Of Good Good" greeted the de-
| nunciation Of the administration Phil
ippine policy and the Porto Rican tax.
When that portion of the platform ex-
| tending sympathy to the South African
| republics, and denouncing any alliance
with foreign powers, was read the con-
| vention broke into wild applause, lasting
| for some time. Endorsement OF ths mu-
! nicipaI ownership of public utilities re-
| eeived but faint applause. but vigorous
| hand-clapping ensued when direct cleo
ton of United States senators was de-
manded.
At the conclusion Of the reading Of the
! platform Jerry Simpson moved that the
| platform be adopted as read and the
| committee discharged. The motion receiv-
| ed half dozen seconds a delegate from
Michigan objected, as the platform car
| ried no pledge Of support TO the candi-
date 10 be nominated There's no OBJ
| lection to any delegate offering mo-
| ton to that effect, I guess" said Mr..
Simpson. 1.-The committee would like to
be discharged
The motion was made. A standing vote
was called for and amid great cheering
every delegate in the tent arose, not a
vote being recorded.
The platform is adopted by unanimous
| vote" announced Speaker Patterson.
The next thing in the convention. -
said he, lis the presentation of the
names Of candidates for the nomination
for the Office Of president of the United
States
Then, without pausing or calling for
any roll Of states, he went on: 81 have
the pleasure of Introducing Senator Allen
Of Nebraska"
This could mean but one man, and that
was Bryan, and before Senator Allen
| could come 10 the front of the platform
| the convention was on its feet, cheering
| frantically. and waving flags, hats and
! handkerchief.
| The speech Of Senator Allen was brief
and to the point He spoke as follows:
He enbodies in his political convictions
| in his life, all that is good in an Ameri-
! can citizen, all that pure and loyal, all
that the most exactng could desire; a
| statesman of ripe experience. a pniloso-
! pher, a patriot without a peer on this
! or any other continent; peerless, bold,
determined, thoroughly devoted to the in
| terests Of the great mass of his country
men, who would make and will make an
| ideal candidate for the exalted Office Of
! president of these United States. Since
! the result OF the election of 1896 was
known to the American people, among
| the fusion forces Of the United States
! there has been but one name connected
with the Office and the nomination at this
! time. He is the embodiment Of all that
! opposes plUtocracy, that opposes greed,
! that opposes the exercise Of criminal
| power In public life. He is. in any judg-
ment, the most American citizen of the
age. l think he is, as an orator, as a
statesman, the equal of Webster and
| Clay, II not their superior He was a
| Nebrashan, but belongs now to the
world Without further discussion, with
out further description of this magnifi-
cent man, I present to this convention
this hero statesman and orator, William
| Jennings Bryan"
The announcement of Mr.. Bryan's name
was the signal for another enthusiastic
! outburst. The Minnesota delegation
| hoisted a large star having the portrait
! Of Mr.. Bryan in the center. and the con-
vention cheered again more vigorously
| than before.
When his voice could be heard, Chair
man Patterson announced: Il have the
| pleasure to introduce James B. Weaver
of Iowa.
! An outburst of cheers rang out as the
veteran from Iowa came forward TO sec
| ond the nomination of Mr.. Bryan. He
! spoke, in part, as follows: Il had the
honor to present at ST. Louis the name
! of the distinguished gentleman who has
| just been mentioned. I am glad that
can say here today that there has never
! been a moment from that date to this
that 1 have regretted. or that any Popu-
| list in America has regretted, that he was
| the choice Of that convention. The cen
| fury past has produced but three great
| civic names-Thomas Jefferson, Abraham
! Lincoln and William J. Bryan. The dele
| gates in this convention are disciples OF
! the first many Of them helped to put the
! second in the chair. and we are followers
| OF the third. Mr.. Bryan is peculiarly a
! representative Of American clvilizati ton
| 1t is with peculiar satisfaction and the
most unselfiSh purpose that 1 arise be-
| fore you to second the nomination OF
William Jennings Bryan rs president OF
! the United States"
| Jerry Simpson was then announced.
| amid vigorous applause. II was enough
| he said, to say Of Mr.. Bryan that he had
! risen head and shoulders above his com
peers in the Democratic party and that
he had also accepted the Peoples party
| as well. Mr.. Bryan, ne declared, repre-
sented the struggle for human rights.
| and he wanted the Popuhsts 70 stand by
/ him and 90 all IN their power 10 elect
/ him. thus taking the first step towards
| restoring the country ID its oid-.ime
! glo-y.
| Mr. G. z. Wsshbgrn OF Massachusetts
/ added his testimony in behalf OF Mr.
| Bryan. He said: Il arise 70 second the
( nomination Of William J. Bryan because
| embodied in him IS the spirit q many
! mtllious Of free American people. re has
/ the wisdom 81 Jefferson and the magnet
/ ism % Lincoln The hope OF the nztfon