North Park union., 1900-07-20

+, representative of Senator German OF
MARYLAND. espoused the silver cause
He said he hoped Maryland wouid pe
| fonnd in the Democratic column this
fsll under any circumstances, but that
with 10 to / eliminated he was sure
1t would be there. -
| Senator Rawlins of Utah was favor
able to 10 to l pr0Douncement, Dut ulo
not contend for 1t as absolutely essen
tiaI Gibbons of Florida and Blackman
of Louisiana supported the conserva-
tive view.
Finally at $50 n. m. the platform
committee, by vote OF 20 to =, agreed
upon the financial plank. SUD
stituting 16 to l declaration Tor a
simple reafiirmntiOn Of the Chicago
platform:
ave reiterate the demand Of the plat
| form Of 1901 for m American nnnnciai
system made by the American people
| for themselves. which shall restore anu
maintain bimetallic price level; ana
as part of such system the immediate
restoration OF the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver and gold mt tile pres
ent legaliratio Of 10 to !. without walt
ing for the aid or consent of any other
nation"
| Kansas City, July Sit was late this
| afternoon when the convention was at
Inst face to face with the presidential
nomination. Earlier in the day there
had been tedious delays, due to the
inability of the platform committee
to reconcile differences and present n
report. Until this was ready the con-
vention beguiled the time by putting
forward speakers OF more or less prom
inence to keep the vast audience from
becoming too restless.
The first session. beginning Mt 10
O'Clock this morning. was entirely fruit.
less of results. and 1t was not until
late In the afternoon when the second
session had begun. that the platform
| agreement. Already Its main features.
embodying the 18 TO principle, had be-
come known to the delegates, and there
was little delay In giving 1t unanimous
approval. This removed the last
chance for m open rupture on Ques-
tions of principle, and left the way
clear for the supreme event Of the day
| the nomination OF the presidential
| candidate. The vast auditorium WINS
filed to its utmost capacity when the
moment arrived for the nomination to
be made.
When the call OF states began for the
purpose of placing candidates In noml-
nation. Alabama yielded Its place at
the head of the list to Nebraska, and
Mr.. Oldham of that state made his
way to the platform for the initial
speech placing MIR. Bryan In nomina-
ton for the presidency. The orator
was strong-voiccd and entertaining,
yet to the waiting delegates and specta-
tors there was but one point to his
speech, and that was the stirring pero-
ration which closed with the name OF
William Jennings Bryan.
This was the signal for the demon.
stration Of the day. and the great con.
course Joined In tribute Of enthusias-
tic devotion to the leader. When the
demonstration had spent itself the
speeches seconding the nomination Of
Mr.. Bryan were In order. Senator
White spoke for California.
When Colorado was reached that
state yielded to Senator Hill of New
| York. The audience had anxiously
! awaited the appearance of the distin.
guished New Yorker, and as he took
the platform he was accorded a splen.
did reception, the entire audience rising
and cheering wildly, with the single eI.
ception Of the little group of Tam
many leaders, who sat silent Mr.. Hill
was In fine voice and his tribute to the
Nebrasknn touched sympathetic
chord In the hearts of the audience.
When Hill declared with dramatic en-
phasis that the candidate would have
the support of his party-a united par
ty-there was tremendous applause at
the suggestion of Densocratic' unity.
Aside from the brilliant eulogy of
Bryan, the speech of the New York
leader was chiefly significant and at.
tractive In its strong plea for unity.
The eloquent Daniel of Virginia add
ed his glowing tribute to the candidate.
while former Governor Pattison Of
Pennsylvania spoke for his state and
for the East: Governor McMillin of
Tennessee voiced the wishes of a statc
which had Furnished three preeI.
dents" Hawaii. through its f,atiy,
delegate, John H. Wise. made Its first
seconding speech in a Democratic ma
tional convention and finally a sweet.
voiced and pleasant-faced woman al
ternate from Utah seconded the nomi.
nation OF Mr.. Bryan In behalf Of her
, state.
Then came the voting. State after
state recorded its vote In behalf of the
Nebraska candidate. and diving him
the unanimous vote Of all the states and
territories. The managers had agreed
that this was sufiicient work for the
day and the vice presidential nomina.
tion was allowed to go over untIl fo.
morrow.
Next to the demonstration for the
party candidate, that greeting tie an
nouncement that Imperialism was fo
be the paramount issue of this nsm.
paign was the most spontaneous and
significant of the day. That the dele.
gates were In complete sympathy with
this expression was shown by the ter.
rifle and iong-sustained applause Inst
Ing over twenty-five minutes and er-
ceeding the ovations usually accorded
the favorites Of the party.
Following this, the announcements
that the 10 to Idea was retained ~
the platform received only faint and
illy-sustained recognition, the apulnnse
being limited to few minutes. II Was
regarded as significant showing on
the sentiment Of the delegates. Gnite
as convincing as the terms Of the Mat
form they had put forward. pa
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