The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-06
Mr.. Bryan Is Nominated UNANIMOUSLY
Platform With the Silver Plank Is
Adopted by AccIamation.
Wild Demonstrations Are Made Over Each Event-Odham
and Hill Sweep the Crowd OFF Their Feet-We5ster
Davis Joins the Democracy.

the danger and prescribe a remedy.
In War and Peace.
| Ivy hen the alarms of a war for humanity
f, reused the heroic spirit of our land, he
| offered his sword 10 his country's cause
! on the day that war was declared
| w fsn later he the administrator
! departing frof:a the ancient landmarks cf
. cur Institutions in its enchanted dream of
I Empire and militarism. he was the first tn
commission on the day the Treaty OF peace
| was signed. ne threw himself into the con-
test Tor the rescue Of the REPUBLIC;
| Realizing that Imperialism. like the
| fahlea Artaeus. was born OF earth. and
| that contendsd with upon the selfish world
! " plane Of greed and gold, 1t Was of giant
| strength: and if thrown down would rise
! again refreshed from contact with SIS
| mother element. he like the mighty
! from which its strength was drawn and on
( plane Of lofty patriotism he strangled il.
. With the issues now clearly drawn. no
DOUBT remains as TO the name OF our can
; 'iidate. on that question We are re-
| united Democracy.
| ALREADY worthy allies differing from us
rather in name than faith. have shouted
for our gallant leader again. and every
State ana Territory has instructed its del
eSates 20 this convention to vote for Kim
! here. SO it only remains for Nebraska TO
pronounce the name that has been thunieF%
| ing forth from the foot Of Bunker .iiil. and
| echoed back from Sierras' sunset slope and
that reverberates among the pine-ciad.
snow-capped hills of the North, and rises
up from he slumbering hower-seented sa-
vannahs Of the South; and that name is
! the name of William Jennings Bryan. her
hest loved son.'
| was reported. 1t was read by Senator TILL
| man OF South Carolina in dramatic man.
| ner and stentorian voice.
Each plank received with ringing
| cheers. The declaration against imperial
| ism led to a wild outburst of enthusiasm.
The platform was adopted by acclama-
delegates Wild with enthusiasm. marched
around the hail. amid deafening roar
from The vast audience
!ir. Oldham OF Nebraska then placed
Bryan's name before the convention in a
speech which set the delegates off again.
After several seconding speeches. Mr..
Hill OF New York called for. He
spoke manfully and enthusiastically. HIS
eiloSy of Bryan. his unqualified accept
"ictory in November caused a terrific out
burst. which took the form Of ovation
To till as well as Bryan
Bryan's nomination was made unar-
tmoUsly. The delegates and audience Joined
in II frenzied demonstration. the like CT
which was never before witnessed.
The convention then adjourned until 10
O'clock Friday morning. when the nomin-e
for Vice President will be chosen and The
business concluded.
Eager and Excited Crowds.
Convention Hall was again besieged to-
day by eager and excited thousands. and
long before the time set for opening the
second day proceedings of the convention
all Of the streets approaching the building
were solidly massed with humanity. moving
forward 10 the many entrances. Expectancy
felt that the day had in store the great
events of the convention.
BY 10 O'Clock, thirty minutes before the
time set Tor the opening OF the convention.
nearly every seat in the galleries was &C.
cupied.
ana came in slowly. The word had
gotten abroad that there would be a fight
on the floor over the adoption of the plat
would be long ana hard after it had once
begun. they preferred TO come only at The
last minute, that their stay in the crowded
sary.
Tae crowd was anxious to see Senator
ti'Ii; and on two occasions, when a baIi-
headed man came through the door leading
TO the delegates seats, they set up the
cry HILL" which had proved so sensation
al a feature at both sessions Yesterday The
senator, however. was One of the last of
the New York delegation TO arrive
me ponce arrangements of the hail were
sciri.e geciGed improvement over those that char
acterlzed the opening of the convention
yesterday During the session on Wednes-
GAY ga iense crowds of spectators We're allowed
20 congregate in front of the speakers stand
IN front of the press seats and up and
down 'the aisles. These were a, times so
dehsely packed that it was impossible 10
were also largely responsible for the conf.-
ZION i mat made 1t utterly impossible. dur
ihs the greater part of the sessions yester-
DAY. for the voice of any man to be heard
ten feet from the rostrum.
To-day swarm of the local police was
,,ror,,at1s o,1 maha' anu they started in well by
ITOhptlF hustling down the passageways
M az persons who were not decorated with
me me proper credentials in the shape of
Delegates Arriving.
Once the delegates began to put in an an
reafance they came in streams and the
SpaSs s,@,. reserved for them filled up with great
rapIuity. At 1890. the time set for the
opening of the convention, two-thirds Of
.htni were seated. and the remainder were
III ti!e nan or crnwding through the doors
The number OF handsomely gowned won
en- around the speakers stand was even
hrssH. man, man Yesterday, and, with their
ing fans. they formed a charming back
ground for the high officials of the parfy
,k mho occupied seats directly in front of
The old familiar tunes, played by the
bsncs IN the galleries. brought forth the
S ..nxid Idna3T ,5 yeiis from the crowd As usual
p.atediy and cheered enthusiastically.
The arrival OF Richard Croker called forth
lew cheers from the galleries. and as
usual. Wnen a Tammany man shows nm
there was the cry of Hill" just TO remind
him that there are others"
. The audience began to manifest signs of
impauence as the time went by for calling
tHe convention to order. and the officials
made no motion to proceed. The hum of
1he multitude increased to a duh roar. The
alsles We're BANNED. and the area In front
OF the platform was choked with a shutting
mates
Many of the well-known leaders went 10
the platform to confer on the status of the
INVENTIONS s business-White of California.
siaNden of Texas. Cable Of Illinois, Nc
treary of Kentucky.
The fino hand labored necessarily TO offset
me confusion. and the medley of patriotic
airs served to keep the crowd in good hu-
nor and maintain the patriotic fervor.
men the Texans raised to the top of their
STANDARD the huge horns of Texas steer
sufmounted by a legend Texas gives 2op 600
majority there was roof-cracking shout
ana an enthusiastic tribute to TeXas's
democracy.
Governor Bsckham of Kentucky was
given an enthusiastic reception as he came
m y large number of delegates crowded
around to shake him by the hand.
Called TO Order.
At II o'clock the slender figure of Chair
man Richardson loomed up above the plat
form assembiage- He swung the gayel
Justify and above the din faintly could be
hearn his calls for order. Slowly quiet was
arcught out of the confusion.
The Chairman presented the Right Rever-
end John j. Glennin. Bishop Coadjutor of
the Kansas City Diocese for the opening
invocation. the entire audience. delegates
ana spectators. standing reverenty with
Bowed heads while the words of the prayer
echoed through the building.
The Bishop said:
Bishop Glennin's Prayer.
20 Almighty eternal God, our Creator and
Father. We invoke thy protection and
people here assembled that in all things
they may consult the welfare Of humanity |
and thy glory. May thy kindom come, thy |
Will be done on earth as II is in heaven.
Thou art infinitely just Grant that jus,
tlce and equity may find expression in all