Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-03-21
PLATFORM OF BRYAN.
lie Outlines the planks He Would
Like to Stand Upon.
ALL WERE ADOPTED.
The New Features Declare Against
Trust aud Imperialism aud OPP
poses Large Standing Army
and Puerto Rico Hill.

Lincoln, March 70 In effect William
J Bryan announced last night tH
the Democratic Iarty aud IA the nation
at large the platform which he considers
bc,t tor the Democratic party. especially
uInn which he desires a. stand II nom
mated at the Kansas City convention.
Tho platform. which was adopted by
The Nebraska Dcmo0rney with tha
greatest enthusiasm. reaiirms the Chi.
cago platform; declares for "lG to I =" or.
poses a large standing army; denounoe'
the action Of the Republican party on
the Puerto Rico tariff bill. declare,
against trusts and 'imperiali,m aud
fayurs the choios Of United States sen.
ators by popular vote.
The platform Il practically the crca.
ton of Mr. Bryan lie did not writo il
personally. but he was consuliod con.
ccrning il and be- had approved Of it
throughout before u was read to the
convention.
The platform adopted by tho Populist'
was substantially the same A. that
adopted by the Dcmocuiis II differs
somewhat IN form. but Conflicts un ~
essential point.
Both conventions yesterday were en-
thusiastic for BRYAN a. the last dcgros
and every mention ~ his name wa
grootrd with cheer, Of delight aud mp
proyal. Instructions were given IN both
delegates to stand for Mr Bryan IN tho
Kansas City and Sioux City conventions.
The Democratic state convention wa,
called 10 order hy James Dahlman. chair
man of the state Democratic committee
He announced that Thomas J. Nolan
had been selected ~ Temporary char.
man. Mr. Nolan took the chair and
made an address The Temporary or.
ganizatiou wus made permanent The
committee on resolutions presented re-.
port which was adopted amid great on.
thusiasm
While the committee ON resolutions
was out Richard T.. Mcicnfcuf Omaha.
W 7 Oldham " Kmmey. W II.
Thompson of Gmnd island and 4 G..
nhhctts of Lincoln. were chosen n drl
cgltcs 10 largo o. the national conycn
tion NJ Kansas City The conversion
was in the midst oi hot TOW over th,
choice of alternaics at large, when Mr.
Bryan appeared in the hall The ~. d.
of hm put stop to al busincs, and the
delegates went Wild ~ hc mounted the
platform His sprych was ruthusias
unlly received
Tho Pupuli,t convention was turbu
lent from the start There wcrr numcr
Gus candidates for every po,itionand ob
jcctors tn every measure Roll call.
were frequent. and consequently prug
rcss was slow
The committee on credentials decides
against the claims NJ tho middle.of.thc
ruad Populi,ts from Omahn Ia he clas,r,
A. Delegates aud barred thcm from th,
| convention
The position Of ID Clcm Dcavcr o
Omaha. ~ a member of the Pupuli~
national committee from Nebraska. wa
declared vacant and T. T. Thomas u
Omaha, wa, chosen IN his place Mr.
Dnycr WAS ou,ird Tor the reason ho wa
mot opnsldcurda a mumbsr of the Pupu
h,t party
Aitcr being douied admission rs dele
gates o. the Populist convention III,
middlo.of the.ruador, held small con
vcniion ~ their own. and appointed
Nebraska delegation to attend the popu
/ list convention az Cincinnati Thc'
also dccidrd to hold a state convention
in Nebraska 90 ,nmo date after thc Han
I ta, tttV convention