The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-06
Wild Demonstration Fol
lowed Nomination.
OVATION FOR HILL.
The Ex-senator Made a Hit on His
Seconding Speech.
ENTHUSIASM WAS UNB0UNDED
When He Declared That the Nominee
Would Receive the Support Of Il
United Pnrty-Scnator Dan
IeI Was Called and Ac-
corded Enthusiastic
Reception.

KANSAS CITY, July William 5en-
nngs Bryan was tonight placed in nomina-
ton as tha Democratic candidate for Presi-
den. OF the United States on q platform op-
posing imperialism milftarism and trusts.
and specifically declaring for the Tree coin
ago of silver at the ratio of 16 to l. The
nomination came as the elimination Of
frenzted demonstration in honor Of the
party leader, lasting twenty-seveu min
utes, and giving u:teranca to all the pent-
up emotions of the vast multitude,
/, followed also 3 fierce struggle through
out the last t1irty-six hours concerning
tho platform declaration on silver, and on
the relative position which the silver ques-
ton is to maintain to the other great issues
OF the day
Ii was late in the afternoon when the
| convention was at last face to face with
the Presidential nomination.
State after State recorded its vote in be-
half of the Nebraska candidate. and s2vIHg
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 Vtce-Presdential
nomination was allowed TO go over until
! Tomorrow.
Although the time between the adjourn
ment of the morning session ard the time
set for the reopening of the afternoon was
over two hours, at no time were the gal
| leries of the great hall more than one
third empted. Thousands of people sat
| out the adjournment. being determined 70
miss no part Of the excitement,
The crowd by $40 o'clock was the great
est that has attended any session OF the
| convention. The gatc-kesperS were, for
| once rather lax in denying admission 10
peopIc. and there were hundreds who had
| no tickets OF admission who were allowed
| 10 enter the building They sWarraed N
upon the floor until It seemed impossible
| that there could be room For one more
At 3:46 Senator Hill, of New York. who
had been absent the two preceding ses-
sions. came through the delegates door
by himself. He was not recognized II nTst.
l>and had nearly reached MS seat when the
tcry of 'Hiu.'' HilL' broke forth
L was not until oc-ock that Chairman
Richardson, turning from conference
with Governor AIcMiIlln and Senator Whlte,
picked up the gayeI and brought the con-
vention TO order.
The Platform Committee. headed by
Senator's Jones. Campau, TilIman and
Judge Van Wyck had just pushed thsir
way through the dense crowd to the plat
form, and had taken seats tianking the
|
and vainIy for order.
Al last the noise s1bstded and Mr..
| Jones. in a clear voice. announced: Il am
authorized by the Committee on Resolu-
tons 10 present the platform agreed upon.
and I will yield TO the Senator from
South Carolina, Mr.. Tillman, to read the
document.
Mr. TilIman now stepped to the front
and was greeted with a cneer- He read
the platform in a full, round voice easily
heard throughout the hull.
IMPERIALISM THE ISSUE.
AS he proceeded each plank was greet
ed with applause. The Senator accom-
panied his reading with e1nphat:c Ses-
lures, striding ub and down the platform.
turning this way and that after his man
nar in the Senate. There WIS a howl Of
approval as he clinched his fist and
fercely arraigned the course of the al
ministration in Cuba But il remained for
| his reading of the declaration that IN
per;aIism is the paramount issue Of this
campaign" TO evoke a storm of enthilSl-
asnl
The delegates sprang 70 their feet.
standing on their chairs waving has,
handkerchiefs, umbrellas and ttass. VII le
the galleries took Up the chorus and car
ried it along for many r.nuses,
. The second time Senator T.Lman re;Id
this declaration, and aow even a sraater
| demonstration than before carried the
convention off It's feet. Suddenly hun
| dreds and thousands OF miniature Arneri-
| can flags were PASSED among the dele
gates. and the floor of the vast hall oe-
came a sea of flags. The scene was mag
nffcentIy inspiring and the great audience
was worked up 70 q fever heat. Amid
the biuowing OF flags could be seen a tail
standard benring the inscription: ''Forct-
BILE annexation would be criminal aSgres-
siou-WIliam Mckinley
CLIMAX SPRUNG.
II was at this juncture that the climax
was sprung upon the great assembly. y
huge flag had been flung across the roof
between two trtisses and slowly II un-
rolled It's weighty crimson folds falhne
gracefully, and swuGg over the platform
slightly TO the rear and south of the
sDeak ker.s desk. Tae banner vas an enor-
nous affair being fully 30 feet long and
one-haIf as wide Upon the white stripes
were printed the following sentence IN
large letters Of blue: Constitutional gov
ernments derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed The con-
stitution and the flag one and ihseFsrao ne. .s
now and forever. TIE flag o; q repuolc
forever, Of an empire never; a republic
, car have no colonies. To the vast ma
ioritv of those in the hall the flag was an
unexpected incident and It's appearance iess
was the signal for frantic roar H!iI. :,
caused everything that mad gore n-. oelol =
RI sink into insignificance- The CHAIRMAN CHAIRMAN
,o,infiaa his gavel and appealed for order.
but the march of the delegates oealiL.s
their standards and banner ran on ohih-
tsrruptedly for twenty-five minutes.
AS senator TiIman was dn.e 70 resume
he remarked tnat the thread OF ms dis-
course was broken ana tsliI CIV >oti'L, ,
| 49, Il, me habit of saving hell had
- s..ss 1cosa in Georgia and added the
Sanatar. Stpattl III Mark Hanna had been here
80. ~ ,i,,uras ago he would have thought
sau iaa broken loose in Missouri"
There were cries OF good. good.
when the trust plank was read When the
ssnator reached the reafhrmation OF the
& f,bicaeo platform, with the declaration FOR
| A.,e silver. cotnaga at ratio OF ts to !.