River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-07-12
TIE SECOND DAY.
Platform Adopted and bryan NOmi-
mated Amid Great Enthusiasm

Chairman Richardson announced that he
had been informed the platform commit
tee would be ready to report at $3.50. There
upon motion was agreed to to adjourn
until that hour, and the vast audience filed
out of the building amid enthusiastic
shouts for the favorite leaders and the en-
livening music of the orchestra.
Senator Jones presented the platform.
The document was read by Senator Till
man. When Senator Tillman reached the
point declaring imperialism the para
mount issue in this campaign, the dele
gates mounted their chairs and cheered
wildly.
Great Enthusiasm.
Senator TiIlInan was requested to re-
peat the imperialism plank, and again
the demonstration was great. Delegates
mounted their chairs, waved hats. UNI
brellas and flags. The spectators Joined
IN the cheering. The whole convention
hall was a mass of waving flags. The
band began playing and the demonstra-
ton increased in intensity. The state
standards were pulled up and carried to
the platform.
Fine Flag Display.
No such flag display was ever seen In
a convention. The flags bore this in
scription:
THE constitution and the flag. one and
inseparable, now and forever. The nag OF
the republic forever, of an empire never
renewed. The band played "A Hot Time
and the convention sang it, while the
state standards were carried about the
hall. A Boer flag was carried 70 the
platform and waved amid great en-
thusiasm The band played America"
and the whole vast audience sang 1t,
marking time with the flags.
Senator EiIlman stood surveying the
storm ana awaiting an opportunity 10
proceed. The chairman pounded his gavel
and appealed for order. But the march
of the delegates, bearing their standards
and banners, ran on uninterruptedly for
% minutes.
Another Outbreak.
When the senator reached the reaf-
firmation of the Chicago platform, with
the declaration for free silver coinage al
the ratio of 16 to ], paudemOnium again
broke loose. But the demonstration was
faint in comparison to what had just
occurred when Imperialism was an
nounced as the paramount issue" Many
Of the delegates stood on their chairs
and waved flags and cheered, but very
considerable number-more than half
held their seats. Senator Hill was among
those who maintained quiet, while Mr..
Croker waved a flag until II broke, and
George Fred williams led the Massachu
sets contingent in salvos OF cheers. One
of the New York delegates raised a stand
ard bearing the inscription: Don't think
there are no 16 to Ters in New York
The demonstration lasted Az minutes.
Platform Adopted.
The reading of the platform was con-
cluded and adopted by reclamation.
Roll of States Called.
The chairman then said:
'The next business before the conven-
ton is the nomination of candidate for
the presidency of the United States. The
secretary will call the roll of states
Before doing so, the secretary read the
names of the members of the committee APP
pointed by the chair to confer with the sill
yer republicans and populists in accord
ance with the resolution introduced by
George Fred Williams, of Massachusetts,
at the morning session. They are:
George Fred Williams. of Massachusetts,
G.. Berry, Arkansas; w. H. Thompson,
Nebraska; Charles Thomas, Colorado; j.
S Rose, Wisconsin; Thomas Fl. Martin,
Virginia; j. o. MCGUIRE, California; b. r.
Tillman. South Carolina; Carter II. Har-
rison, Illinois
Bryan's Name Presented.
Alabama was called for nominations,
but yielded to Nebraska, w. d. Oldham,
of Nebraska, who was 70 present the
name of Mr. Bryan to the convention,
was waiting by the chairman's desk and
as the chairman of the Alabama delega-
ton resumed his seat he came forward,
and in a few graceful words expressed
his appreciation of the favor extended
by Alabama in suTrendering its time to
the state of Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Oldham
in an eloquent address presented the
name of William Jennings Bryan as a
candidate for the presidency.
This was the signal for the demonstra-
ton 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
is 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 transparenctes
were borne about the building amid the
deafening clamor of 10000 yelling, gesticu
lating men and women. All of the intensity
of former demonstrations, and much more,
was added TO this final tribute 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. giving the tribute of
the Pacific coast TO the Nebraska candi-
date.
Seconded by Hill.
When Colorado was reached that state
yielded to Senator Hill, of New York.
The audience had anXiously awaited the
appearance of the distinguished New
Yorker, and as he took the platform he
was accorded a splendid reception, the en-
tire audience rising and cheering wildly,
with the single exception of the little
group of Tammany leaders, who sat silent
throughout the cheers for their New York
associate. Mr.. HIN was in fine voice, and
his tribute to the Nebraskan touched
sympathetic chord in the hearts of the au-
dience He pictured Bryan as the cham
pion of the plain people and of the work
iugman strong with the masses, with the
farmer and with the artisan. When Hill
declared with dramatic emphasis that the
candidate would have the support of his
party-a united party-there was ire
mendous applause at the suggestion of dem
ocratic unity. Aside from the brilliant
eulogy of Bryan. the speech of the New
York leader was chiefly significant and at
tractive in it's strong plea for unity. 1T is
time for unity. not for division. he eX-
claimed. to the rapturous approval OF the
great multitude facing him.
Mr. Bryan's nomination was seconded by
Perkins of Texas: LomaX, of Alabama
Moore. of North Carolina; Daniel, of Vir-
GINA; Overmeyer. of Kansas. and many
others.
Hawaii. through rs native delegate, John
II. Wise, made its first seconding speech in
democratic national convention, and
finally a sweet-voced and pleasant-faced
woman alternate from Utah seconded the
nomination of Mr. Bryan in behalf of the
state of Utah,
Bryan Nominated.
After the call of states was completed
the secretary began to call the roll on the
ballot for the presidential nomination. As
the roll call proceeded the shouts of APP
prevail of the unanimity of the vote seemed
20 increase. All of the large states were
cheered heartily as one after another they
cast their votes for Mr.. Bryan. The list of
states and territories was completed with
the calling of the territory of Hawaii. The
announcement by Chairman Richardson
that Mr.. Bryan had been nominated for
president of the United States unanimous
ly was received with great applause.
After the nomination of Bryan the con-
vention adjourned until to-day to nomi-
nate the candidate for vice president. There
was a fear of lighting the convention hall
when it was packed with people.
THE THIRD DAY.
Stevenson Nominated for Vice Presi-
dent-ConVention Adjourns,
Kansas CITY Tuly The final meeting