Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-07-12
Second DAYS Proceedings.

Kansas City, July Civilian Jen-
nings Bryan, of Nebraska, was last
night unanimously placed in nomina-
tion as the democratic candidate for
president of the United States on n
platform declaring against imperial
ism, militarism and trusts, and spe-
cfically declaring for the coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to l. The
nomination came as the elimination
of frenzied demonstration in honor
of the party leader, lasting 27 min
utes and giving utterance to all the
rent-up emotions of the vast multi
tude. 1t followed also a fierce strug-
gle concerning the platform declara-
ton on silver and on the relative po-
sition which the silver question is to
maintain to the other great issues of
the day.
1t was late Thursday afternoon
when the convention was at last face
to face with the presidential nomina-
ton. Earlier in the day there had
been tedious delays due to the inabil-
ty of the platform committee to rec
Oncile 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 too
restless.
The first session, beginning at 10 a
m, was entirely fruitless of results
and it was not until late in the after
noon, when the second session had
begun, that the platform committee
was at last able to report an agree
ment. Already its main features,
embodying the 16 to l principle, had
become known to the delegates and
there was little delay in giving it
unanimous approval. This left the
way clear for the supreme event of
the day-the nomination of the presi-
Dental candidate.
When the call of states began, for
the purpose of placing candidates in
nomination, Alabama yielded it's place
at the head of the list to Nebraska.
and Mr.. Oldham, of that state, made
his way to the platform for the ini-
tial speech placing Mr.. Bryan in nom
nation. The orator was strong voic-
ed and entertaining, yet to the wait
ing delegates and spectators there
was but one point to his speech and
that was the stirring peroraton,
WHICH, tIOStu Will tIlt name Ol w
liam Jennings Bryan. This was the
signal for the demonstration of the
day and the great concourse joined
in tribute of enthusiastic devotion
to the party leader.
A huge oil portrait of Bryan, meas
uring Is feet across, was brought
down the main aisle for the dele
gates. At the same time the stand
ards of the 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 transpar-
encies were borne about the building
amid the deafening clamor of 10000
yelling men and women.
When the demonstration had spent
itself. the speeches seconding the
nomination of Mr.. Bryan were in or
der. Senator White spoke FOR Cali
fornia, giving the tribute of the Pa
cific coast to the Nebraska candidate
When Colorado was reached that
state yielded to ex-senator Hill. of
New York. He was accorded a spIen-
did reception, the entire audience ris-
ing and cheering wildly. with the sin
gle exception of the little group of
Iammany leaders, who sat silent
throughout the cheers for their asso-
ciatc. Mr.. Hill was in fine voice and
his tribute to the Nebrasltan touched
a sympathetic chord in the hearts OF
the audience.
He pictured Bryan as the champion
of the plain people and of the work
ingman, strong with the masses, with
the farmer and with the artisan. The
speech was chiefly significant in its
strong plea for unity.
The eloquent Daniels, of Virginia,
added glowing tribute to the candi-
date, while ex-Gov. Pattison, of
Pennsylvania, spoke for his state and
for the east; Gov. McMillin, of Ten
nessee, voiced the wishes of state
which had Furnished three presi-
dents;' Hawaii, through its native