The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-06
BRYAN IS NOMINATED
Unanimously Chosen and
Will Stand on a Free
Silver Platform.
FIGHT OVER 16 TO | ISSUE
ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE
IN PARTT,S HISTORY.


Free silver-HiII Although Doubtin.
the Wisdom of some Portions of tn
Platform VIII support H-Wtbste'
dency.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 5.-Willian
Jennings Bryan of Nebraska was to-
night unanimously placed in nomina-
tion as the democratic candidate for
president of the United States, on a
platform opposing Imperialism. mill
tarism and trusts, and specifically de-
the ratio of 16 to 1. THE nomination
came as the elimination of a frenzied
demonstration in honor of the party
leader, lasting twenty-seven minutes
and giving utterance to all he
pent-up emotions of the vast multitude.
1t followed also a fierce struggle
throughout the last thirty-six hours
concerning the platform declaration on
silver and on the relative position which
the silver question is to maintain to
the other great issues of the day.
1t was late to-day when the conven-
ton was at last face to face with the
presidential nomination. Earlier in the
day there had been tedious delays due
to the inability of the platform COM
mittee to reconcile their differences and
present a report. Until this was ready.
the convention managers beguiled the
time by putting forward speakers of
more or less prominence to keep the
vast audience from becoming restless.
The first session, beginning at 10 this
morning was entirely fruitless of re-
suits, and it was not until late in the
afternoon, when the second session had
begun, that the platform committee was
at last able to report an agreement. AL
ready it's main features, embodying the
16 to i principle, had become known to
the delegates, and there was little de-
lay in giving it unanimous approval.
This removed the last chance for an
open rupture on questions of principle
and left the way clear for the supreme
event Ol Ilt Qdy--llse llOlilllldtloll VI liiC
presidential candidate. The vast audi
torium was filled to it's utmost capacity
when the moment arrived for the nomi-
nation to be made,
When the call of states began for the
purpose of placing candidates in nom
ination Alabama yielded its place at the
head of the list to Nebraska, and Old
ham of that state made his way to the
platform for the initial speech placing
Mr. Bryan in nomination for the presi-
dency. This was the signal for the DEM
onstraton of the day, and in a common
purpose the great concourse Joined in
tribute of enthusiastic devotion to the
party leader. A huge oil portrait Of
Bryan, measuring fifteen feet across,
was brought down the main aisle before
the delegates. At the same time the
standards of the state delegations were
torn from their sockets and waved on
high while umbrellas Of red, white and
blue, silk banners of the several states
and many handsome and unique trans
parencies were borne about the build
ing amid the deafening clamor Of 10000
yelling, gesticulating men and women.
All of the intensity of former demon
strations, and much more, was added
to this final tribute to the leader.
When the demonstration had spent it
self the speeches seconding the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Bryan were in order. Has
vail. through it's native delegate, John
H. Wise, made it's first seconding speech
in a democratic national convention,
and finally sweet-voiced and pleasant
faced woman alternate from Utah sec
- H., H.,
behalf of the state of Utah. Then came
the voting. State after state recoded
its vote in behalf of the Nebraska can
didate and giving him the unanimous
vote of all the states and territories. |
The convention managers had already
agreed that this was sufficient work for
the day and the vice presidential nom |
ination was allowed to go over until to-
Next to .he demonstration for the
party candidate that greeting the an
that Imperialism was to be |
the paramount issue of this campaign |
was the NEST spontaneous and sfgnifi- |
cant of the day. Senator Tillman read |
the platform, and with measured force |
brought the fact forward that imperi- /
alism was now given the first apd SUI
preme place among the issues of the .
party.
The delegates were in complete SYM
pathy with this expression as was
shown by the terrific and long sustain
ed applause lasting over twenty-five
mirutes and exceed the ovatio7s usu-
ally accorded the favorites Of the party.
this the announcement that
the 16 to l idea was retained in the
pla atform received only faint and lily
sustained approval, the applause being
limited to a few minutes. 1t was re-
garded as significant showing on the
sentiment of the delegates, quite as con-
vincing as the terms the platform had
put forward,
Another stirring event of the day was
he appearance of Webster Davis, for
nerly assistant secretary of the inter-
or und9r McKinley's administration, in
4 speech severely arraigning the repub-
lean party for its lack of sympathy for
The Beers and formally announcing his