The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-11
DEMO.POPS
CHOOSE BRYAN
And TOWNE.
The Apostle Of Free Silver Given the
Nomination for the Presidency
by the Hybrid Party.
ENDS IN !! FREE FIGHT.
Chairman Called a BuncO steerer.
"oyClone" Davis, and Jerry
Simpson Leading Lights.

SIOUX FALLS, May 4O.-1ue EOpus
lists in convention to-day nominated
Wlniam ]. Bryan as their candidate for
President, by acciamation, and the on
tsuslasm manifested would indicate
mat there were no dissenters in the
convention hall. The morning session
was taken up with preliminary work
and was uneventful.
At the afternoon session the conven-
ton came to order at 2:lO.
Chairman Patterson called for the re-
mort of the committee on resolutions, but
that body was not prepared to report
and a long delay ensued while waiting
for the arrival Of the platform. which
was in the hands OF Jerry Simpson, of
Kansas, the chairman Of the committee.
A number of short speeches were made
to entertain the convention while the re-
port was being waited for. The COM
mlttee stated It was not ready until
the evening session when at 5:45 the
session adjourned until 8 o'clock.
Jerry Simpson In his Glory.
When the convention was assembled
for the evening session, the resolutions
committee, through Its chairman. Jerry
Simpson, made its report.
The long financial plank Of the plat
form, including the denunciatlon of the
recent banking law, and especially the
demand for the free coinage Of silver at
the rutio Of 16 to /, was received with
wild cheering. The demand for an in-
heritance tax was also received with u
round Of applause. Vigorous cheering
was also accorded tho reading Of the
plank on transportation. the demand
for the abolition Of all tariffs on trust"
goods and the endorsement of the inI-
tiative and referendum. Cries cf
"good,r good" greeted the denuncia-
ton Of the administrations Philippine
policy and the Porto Rican tax.
When that portion of the plank, ex-
tending sympathy to the South African
republics, denounclng any alliancc with
foreign powars. was read the. convene
ton broke into wild applause lasting
for some time. Endorsement Of this
municipal ownership of public utilities
received but faint applause, but vlgor-
ous handclapping ensued when direct
election of United States senators was
demanded.
The Platform was Adopted.
Al the conclusion of the reading of
the platform Jerry Simpson moved that
the platform be adopted as read and the
committee discharged. The motion re-
calved half a dozen seconds.
\ delegate from Michigan objected,
as the platform carried no pledge Of
support to the candidate to be nomi.
mated.
There's no objection to any delegate
Offering motion TO that effect, l
guess said Mr. Simpson. the commit
Ice would like to be discharged"
The motion was made. A standing
vote was called for. and amid great
cheering every delegate in the tent
arose.
THE platform IS adopted by unanl-
nous vote" announced Speaker Patter-
son The next thing in the conven-
tIon." said he, "ls the presentation Of
names for candidate for the nomination
for the office of President Of the United
States"
Then without puusing or calling for
any roll n states, he went on: II havn
the pleasure Of introducing Senator Al
len, Of Nebraska"
Senator Allen Nominates Bryan.
This could mean but one man and
that was Bryan, and before senator AL
len could come to the front OF the plat
form the convention was on Its feet
cheering frnntically, waving fIags, hats
and handkerchIefs. The speech Of SEN
ator Allen was brief and to the point.
He spoke az follows:
He smbodies In his political convic-
tionB, in his life, all that Is good In an
American citizen, NIL that Is pure and
loyal. all that the most exactIng could
dasIre; statesman of ripe experience,
philosopher, a patriot without a peer
on this or on any other continent. Peer
lefs bold. determined thoroughly
united to the interests Of the great mass
Of his countrymen. who would make
and viii make an ideal candidate for
Tie sxaIted Office Of President Of these
United states. Since the result OF the
election in 1906 was known to the Amer
ican people, among the fusion forces OF
the United States thare has been but
one name connected with the office and
with the nomination at this time. He
!H the embodiment OF all that opposes
fluf9cracy. that opposes greed, that op-
poses the exercise Of criminal power In
public lIfc. He is In my judgment. tho
most American citizen Df the age. 1
think he 10 an orator. as n statesman.
the equal Of webster and Clay, n not
their superior. He was Nabraskan,
but belongs now to the world. without
further discussion, without further de-
mrIptlon Of this magnificent man, l
present to this convention, this hero.
alatcsman and orator. william Jennings
Bryan"
Boy Orator Has no Opposition.
Tho announcement Of Mr.. BryAn'S
ramr was the signal for another enthu'
rigsuc outbuFSt. The Minnesota dele
faiIoa hoisted n large star having the
portrait Of Mr.. Bryan In the center, and