The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-11

heritance tax also received a round ST
/ applause. Vigorous cheering was also
accorded the reading Of the plank on
transportation, the demand for the
| Adjustment Of all tariffs on trust
goods and the endorsement Of the fni-
iiatiVe and referendum. Cries of
Good, good, greeted the denuncia-
/ ton of the administration Philippine
! policy and the Porto Rico tax
When that portion of the plank ex-
tending sympathy to the South Afri-
/ can republics and denouncing any ALI
ance with foreign powers was read. the
[ convention broke into wild applause.
/ lasting for some time Endorsement of
/ the municipal ownership Of public utiIi-
ties received but faint applause, but
/ vigorous handclapring ensued when di-
! rect election Of United States senator's
was demanded.
At Jhe conclusion OF the reading Of
the platform. Jerry Simpson moved
that the platform be adopted as read
/ ana the committee discharged The
motion received half a dozen seconds.
] a delegate from Michigan objected as
/ the platform carried no pledge of sun
| port to the candidate to be nominated
Ineres no objection TO any delegate
Offering motion to that effect I guess. q"
]
/ would like 90 be discharged"
The motion was made A standing
) vote was called for and amid great
/ cheering every delegate in the tent
arose not nay vote being recorded.
Nominations For President.
The platform is adopted by unani-
( nous vote announced Speaker Pat
/ JersOn The next thing in the conven-
ton, said he, rs the presentation of
/ the names Of candidates for the poni-
nation for the office Of president of the
/ United States"
I Ihen without pausing or calling for
| any roll of states, he went OF: Il have
/ the pleasure Of introducing Senator Al
! len Of Nebraska"
/ mis- could mean but one man and
thaJ was Bryan and before Senator. AL
! len could come to the front of the nIaf
[ form The convention was on its feet
cheering frantically, waving flags. hats
/ ana handkerchiefs. The speech of Sen
atof Allen was brief and to the Doint
/ he spoke as follows.
ne embodies in his political convic-
I lions, IN HIS life, all that is good in an
american citizen, all that is pure ana
I 10y al ali that the most exacting could
ueSire' statesman of ripe experience.
d pniloeopher, patriot without a peer.
Peer
less, bold, determined. thoroughly
united to the interests of the great mass
u ms cOuntrymen, who would make.
ana viii make an ideal candidate for
me exalted Office Of president of the
| Chlted states. Since the result of the
[ election OF 1896 was known to the
[AlIleIIcan people, among the fusion
/ FORCES of the United States
o e,isre mas been but one name
co.lliecled with the Office and
with the nomination at this time
lie is the embodiment of all thar on
poses plutCcracy that opposes greed.
thdt opposes the exercise of criminal
power IN public life.
Names William j. Bryan.
he il in my judgment, the foremost
A'iletlcah cIclzen of the age [ think
ne IS as an orator. as a. statesman. the
| e0uaI OF Webster and Clay, if not their
/ superior he was a NebraSkan. bur
belongs now to the world. Without
further description of this magnificent
man, l present to this convention this
nero statesman and orator William
Jennings Bryan"
The announcement Of Mr.. Brvan's
name was the signal for another. en-
thuslastlc outburst. The Minnesota DEL
/ esatlon hoisted large star, having the
I,oT IralI OF Mr.. Bryan in the center and
Inc convention cheered again more viz
I orousiy than before. When his voice
could be heard. Chairman Patterson
announced:
nave the pleasure to introduce
General James B. Weaver OF Iowa"
An Outburst of cheers rang out as
the veteran from Iowa came forward
/ 70 second the nomination of Mr.. BRYAN.
ne e spoke IN part, as follows:
hoo
Louis the name of the DISTINGUISHED
gentleman who has just been men
I toned. said General Weaver. - am
GLAD that 1 can say here today that
lhere mas never been d moment from
JnaU day 60 this that l have regretted
or any Popuilst IN American has regret
ted' that he was the choice of that
convention.
Three Great Men.
The century past has produced but
three great civic nameS-ThOmaS JEFF
IerSOn, Abraham Lincoln and William
j. Bryan. The delegates in this con-
Vention are disciples of the first. many
OF Lnem helped put the second in the
chalr, and we are followers of the
thlrd. Mr.. Bryan is peculiarly a rep
/ resentative of American civilization. IT
IS with peculiar satisfaction and with
thS most unSelnSh purpose that | arise
before you to second the nomination
OF William Jennings Bryan as president
OF the United States"
Jerry Simpson was then announced
amid vigorous applause. It was
enough, he said, to say of Mr. BRYAN
JhaI ne mas risen head and shoulders
above his c0mpeers in the Democratic
party and he had also captured the
Feople party as well. Mr.. BRYAN. he
declared, represented the struggle for
human rights, and he wanted the Pom
uilsts to stand by him and DO all in
their power to elect him, thus taking
the nrst step towards restoring the
country to its old time glory
The chair recognized Cyclone" Da-
Wis OF Texas, and a shout went up as
the tall form of Mr. Davis doomed up
on MS way TO the platform. Mr. Davis
announced that in former conventions
ne had been political opponent of Mr.
Bryan, but had now come over 10 the
ranks Of the elect and believed that in
MN lay the hopes Of the nation and
the only man who can throttle the
OppreSsOrs of the people"
We have Bryan clubs down our
way said the speaker, and / can
promise You next fall a BRYAN cl1b of
250,000 majority"
Seconded By Butler.
There were loud calls Of "Butler."
Butler" and Marion Butler Of North
Carolina was greeted with cheers as
he came forward. Briefly but eloquent
ly Senator Butter seconded Ar. Bry-
ans ncrnfue tfou .-F fr.r ono cold -