The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-06
QUIET Day IN LINCOLN
NOMINATION OF MIR. BRYAN HAD
BEEN MOST FULLY DIS
COUNTED
MR.. BRYAN IN JocosE MOOD
Remarked, When Informed of His
Nomination, That 1t Was Sudden
Nominee for President Gives
Out Statement.

LINCOLN. Neb.. July 5.-News of the
nomination of William ]. Bryan for presi-
dent did not arouse the tumult OF en-
! thusiasm that 1t did four years ago, when
the convention at Chicago similarly hon
ored him. His selection today as his
partys standard bearer had been SO long
forecasted that anything short of
unanimous call would have been sur
prise. Added to this is the fact that
about half of Lincoln's Democratic vot-
! ing strength is tonight in Kansas City.
However. there were hearty congratula-
| lions showered upon the nominee by an
abundance of red fire and noise when the
news became generally known.
! AT the Bryan home there was no
marked demonstration. Mr.. Bryan was
resting on lounge in the parlor with
only the family present. when State SEN
ator Talbot, in the telegraph room above.
shouted: You're nominated. old man.
| Then Mr.. Talbot came hurriediy down
stairs and as Mr.. Bryan reached for the
bulletin he remarked jokingly: Talbot,
this is terribly sudden
Late tonight Mr.. Bryan repeated what
he has said so many times before, that
he was unable to say whether or not he
would go to Kansas City. State Senator
Talbot, who has heretofore affiliated with
the Republicans. gave out a statement to-
night. saying he would vote for Bryan.
BARREN OF INCIDENT.
The early day was barren of incidents
at the Bryan home. Although Mr.. Bryan
did not sleep much last night he was UP
early this morning. He was fully APP
prised of the proceedings of the committee
on resolutions and the victory Of the radi-
cal silver men was plainly gratifying to
him. He told the Associated Press cor
respondent this afternoon before the con-
vention reassembled after the noon adj
journment that he was hopeful the fight
would not come up on the floor of the
convention at all. Mr.. Bryan apparently
was In happy frame Of mind. He
answered the question Of neighbor as
to whether the convention had nominated
a president yet that it had not. mot
even a candidate" said he jokingly. But
that is a secondary matter"
Mr.. Bryan devoted little time to his
visitors today. When the convention met
this afternoon and bulletins began coming
on a private wire, he read them in
room by himself There were few call
ers, but to them Mr.. Bryan had no COM
ment to make on the news. signed
statement by Mr.. Towne was received by
Mr.. Bryan and he was asked for some ex-
PRESTON but declined to speak. Mr..
Bryan spent much of the time during the
recess of the convention in his library.
,,,aeI,roo IIzy yrerariuo erpach
MAKES A STATEMENT.
When. the convention reassembled he
remained alone with the operators az the
reports came In Tonight he gave out the
following statement:
81 am very much gratifed to learn of
the adoption of a platform which Is clear
and explicit on every question.
THE controversy over the silver plank
was not a controversy between men who
differed in the principle, but rather
difference of opinion as to the method or
stating the question.
eff we only had Democrats to deal
with a simple reaffirmation would nave
been sufficient. But we have to do with
Republicans as we'll as Democrats, and
some of the Republicans would miscon-
strue a reaffirInation and endeaVor to
twist it into an evasion or abandonment
of the silver question.
"Our appeal is to the patriotism and
conscience of the people, ana we must
take them into our confidence if we ex-
pect them to have confidence In us. Our
platform deals honestly and fearlessly
with every question before the public,
and since we have nothing to explain we
can spend all our time in assaults upon
the Republican policies. The Industrial
trusts have alarmed many who were not
with us in our fight with the monopoly
trust in 1886 We shall not disappoint
them. We shall not cease our efforts
until every private monopoly is destroyed.
imperialism appeals to many as the
most dangerous of the evils now mem
acing our country. 1t involves not only
a change in our ideas of government,
= but a return to the militarism Of the ID
world. No matter how many may differ
as to the relative Importance of the queS-
tionS now before the country, every one
must recognize that an economic evil can
be corrected more easily than one which
attacks the foundations of government.
ment Is thing made by the people for
every wrong, but If that doctrine is once
surrendered the people are powerless 10
redress any grievance. The six and one
half millions who supported the Chicago
platform in 1896 stand like a solid wall
against the trusts and against imperial
ism. If 10 per cent of those who by vot-
ing the Republican ticket brought the
present dangers upon the country will
Join with us this nation will once more
become the champion of liberty and an
inspiration to the oppressed everywhere"