The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-06
BRYAN IS
VICTORIOUS.
Nominated For President on a
Platform
Built on Plans and Specifications
of His Own.
BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
Great Demonstration Follows
the Expected Event.
Hill Promises United Party
in New York.
Webster Davis Swears Ale
glance to the Democracy.

Jennings Bryan, OF Nebraska, was last
night unanimously placed in nominal
ton as the Democratic candidate for
president of the United States, on a
platform opposing imperialism, mill
tarisIn and trusts, and specifically call
ing for the free coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to I. The nomination
came as the elimination of a frenzied
demonstration in honor of the party
leader, lasting twenty-Seven minutes
and giving utterance to all the pent-up
emotions OF the vast multitude 1t fol-
lowed also a fierce struggle lasting
thirty-six hours concerning the plat
form declaration on silver and on the
relative position which the silver ques-
ton is to maintain to the other great
issues of the day
1t was late in the afternoon when the
convention was at last face to face with
the presidential nomination. Earlier in
the day there had been tedious delays,
due to the inability of the platform
committee to reconcile their differences
and present report Until this was
ready the convention managers be-
guiled the time by putting forward
speakers OF more or less prominence to
keep the vast audience from becoming
too restless.
when the second session had begun that
the platform committee was at last
able to report an agreement. Already
it's main features embodying the Is to
delegates, and there was little delay in
giving it unanimous approval. This re-
moved the last chance for an open rup-
ture on questions of principle and left
the way clear for the supreme event of
the day-nomination of the presidential
candidate.
The vast auditorium was filled to its
utmost capacity when the moment ar
rived for the nomination to be made
Not only were the usual facilities af-
forded by tickets taxed to their utmost,
but the doorkeepers were given liberal
instructions under which the aiSleS and
areas and all available spaces were
packed to their fullest limit. When the
call of states began for the purpose of
placing candidates IN nomination, Ala
b2ma yielded its place at the head OF
the list to Nebraska, and Oldham of
that state made his way to the plat
form for the purpose of placing Mr..
Bryan in nonina ton for the presidency.
The orator was strong-vofced and en-
tertaining, yet to the waiting delegates
and spectators there was but one point
to his speech, and that was the stirring
percration which closed with the name
Of VIM. Jennings Bryan This was the
signal for the demonstration Of the
day, and in a common purpose the
great concourse Joined in a tribute of
enthusiastic devotion to the party
leader.
a huge oil portrait of Bryan. meas
uring fifteen feet across, was brought
down the main aisle before the dele
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 transparencies
were borne about the building amid the
deafening clamor of 10000 yelling, ges-
ticuiating men and women All Of the
intensity of former demonstrations and
much more was added to this final tr1b-
ute to tee leader.
When the demonstration had spent
itself the speeches seconding the noni-
nation of Mr.. Bryan were in order.
Senator White spoke for California,
giving the tribute of the Pacific coast
to the Nebraska candidate. When Col
orado was reached that state yielded to
Senator Hill of New York. The audi
ence had anxiously awaited the appear
ance of the distinguished New Yorker,
and as he took the platform he was &C
corded a splendid reception, the entire
audience rising and cheering wildly
with the single exception of the little
group of Tannmany leaders, who sat
silent throughout the cheers for their
New York associate Mr.. Hill was in
fine voice and his tribute to the Ne
braskan touched a sympathetic chord in
the hearts of the audience He pic
tured Bryan as the champion of the
plain people and of the working man,
strong with the masses, with the farmer
and with the artisan. When Hill de-
clared with dramatic emphasis that
the candidate would have the support
tremendous applause at the suggestion
of Democratic unity.
Aside from the brilliant eulOgy OF
Bryan, the speech of the New York
leader was chiefly significant and at
tractive in its strong plea for unity.
1T is time for unity, not for division,
he exclaimed, to the rapturous approval
of the great multitude facing him. The
| eloquent Daniels of Virginia added his
glowing tribute to the candidate, while
former Governor Pattison of Pennsyl-
vania spoke for his state and for the
east. Governor McMillin of Tennessee
voiced the wishes Of a state which had
furnished three presidents Hawaii.
through its native delegate, John H.
Wise. made its first seconding speech in
a Democratic national convention, and
finally a sweet-voiced and pleasant
faced woman alternate from Utah sec
onded the nomination of Mr. Bryan in
behalf of the state of Utah Then came
the voting. State after state recorded
didate, and giving him the unanimous
vote of the states and territories The
convention managers had already
agreed that this was sufficient work for
the day, and the vice presidential nOmi-
nation was allowed to go over.
Next to the demonstration for the
party candidate, that greeted the an
nouncement that Imperialism was to be
| the paramount issue of this campaign
was the most spontaneous and sig
nihcant of the day. Senator TillTnan
read the platform and with measured
force brought out the fact that i'm
perialisTn was now given first and su-
preme place among the issues of the
party. That the delegates were in COM
plete sympathy with this expression
was shown by the terrific and long
sustained applause, lasting over twenty