The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-08-30
NOTIFIED BRYAN.
Ceremonies at Topeka Before
Representatives of the
PEOPLES Party.

JbHLIUBs III an hi4ffN'A -
at II a. m to-day. and received the
official notification Of his nomIna-
ton TO the presidency at the hands
OF the national peoples party, and
made his address.
Large banners We're suspended
across the streets, the buildings. the
street ears and many carriages were
gavlv decorated with bunting and
Bryan Autographs smiled upon the
throng from numerous windows on
every block.
Mr.. Bryan was met at Atchison at
an early hour in the morning by d
committee, consisting OF the most
distinguished members OF the popu-
list party in Kansas, and the com
mittee escorted him TO the state cap
ital over the AtchisOn. Topeka x
Santa Fe railroad
The party was met at the depot
by carriages and escorted to the Ma
tional Hotel, where Mr.. Bryan made
his headquarters. The march from
the depot was an ovation. People
lined the sidewalks and filed the
doorways and windows throughout
the entire line of march, and most Of
them apparently shouted themselves
hoarse as the only effective method
cf 1ynioincr +hair t.-aIcap,a A. flo bo
tel Mr.. Bryan was formally presented
to members of the notification com
mittee, to the various reception com
mittees, the state officials and to a
number OF distinguished citizens OF
Topeka.
The notification ceremony took
place at the state house this after
noon in the midst OF large assem-
blage
The notification speech was deliv-
cred by f. NJ. Patterson of Colorado.
chairman OF the populist national
convention.
In his speech Mr. Patterson said:
Mr.. Bryan. We are here to-day
that. as the mouthpiece of the ma
tional convention of the People s
party, we may formally notify you
OF your nomination for president of
the United States by that CONVEX
ton, The convention fully under
stood when it gave this token of |
their great love and confidence that !
you were not a member of the Peo- |
pies party, neither would you be
pledged to its platform, except so far
"a your convictions and the princi-
Piles of your own party coincide with
its declarations. Nevertheless, sir.
the Peoples party nominated you
With absolute unanimity and with
an enthusiasm not excelled even in
the convention of your own party
when it nominated you for the same
great Office.
Only extraordinary public condi-
tions and extra ordinary faith in you
could have prevailed upon the Peo-
pies party to go outside of it's own
for it's presidential can
didate."
Mr.. Patterson then took up the
money question and Imperialism and
the platform of the Peo-
pies party. He closed as follows:
"Iou have a stupendous struggle
before yOu-one that must try to the
utmost OF the moral. intellectual and
physical qualities with which the Gre
ator has endowed you. But, sir, we
are assured that the just and merci-
ful God that raised you up to be the
leader in this great national struggle
'or preserving to this and all other
countries that are brought within
our power the inalienable rights of
man. whatever his creed, color or
nativity, will be with you and guide
and protect you through all perils
that may beset your pathway"
BRYAN's PlTHY POINTS.
On accepting populist nomination,
Defeat at the polls does not neces-
'arily decide against q problem. Elk
oerience, and experience alone. settles
questions.
Truth grows not in seclusion, but