The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-07-06
BRYAN The man
Nominated By Acclamation at
Kansas City.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
Imperialism the Paramount Issue, But
There Is Specific Declaration For
Sixteen to One.

Special to the Bee.
Kansas City, July Civilian Jennings
Bryan of Nebraska, was unanimously
placed in nomination as democratic can
didate for president of the United States
last night, on platform opposing imper.
ialism and trusts and specifically declar-
ing for the free coinage of silver at a
ratio of 16 to l. The nomination came
as the elimination of frenzied demon
stration, in honor of the party leader,
lasting 81 minutes and giving utterance
to all the pent up emotions of the vast
multitude. It followed also fierce
struggle, throughout 36 hours, concern
ing the platform, the declaration on
silver and the relative position which the
silver question is to maintain to other
great issues of the day.
It 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 delays, due to
the inability of the platform committee
to reconcile their differences and present
a report. Until this was ready the con-
vention managers beguiled the time by
putting forward speakers to keep the
vast audience from becoming too restless.
Bryan was nominated w. D. Oldham in
a splendid oration and seconding speech
es were made by Senator White of Cal
ifornia, and others. One of the chief
seconding speeches was made by Hill of
New York. 1T is time for unity, not for
DIVISION" he exclaimed, to the rapturous
approval of the great multitude facing
him. Others were eloquent, among them
being Governor Pattison of Pennsyl-
vania, Governor Mcmillan of Tennessee,
John Weise of Hawaii, and sweet
voiced woman alternate from Utah. The
applause following the announcement
was terrific and lasted 81 minutes.
The platform was then read by Sena-
tor Tillman and deafening applause fol
lowed. The reading lasted % minutes.
Imperialism is made the overwhelmingly
paramount issue and silver is put far
down the line, the white metal barely
saved the day for the declaration of 16
to l, as one vote would have turned the
scales. Stevenson seems to be a strong
man for vice president, nominations for
which will take place some time today.
Towne is also making hard fight.
Stevenson will represent the conservative
faction and Towne the radical silver men.
Danforth has a little boom but Sulzer
appears to be out of it, Webster Davis
yesterday declared his conversion to
democracy.
The platform holds that the constitu-
ton follows the flag and that no nation
can long endure when half republic and
half empire, and warns the people that
imperialism abroad will soon lead to des-
potism at home; the Porto Rican in
fanny is denounced and the platform
declares that the people of the island
who welcomed the Americans as saviors
have been doomed to poverty and dis
tress; the administration policy in
Cuba is condemned, and the platform
declares that the pledge of the United
States to the people of the island has
been broken and they are being des-
poiled by carpet bag robbers; the Phil
ippine policy of the administration is
strongly denounced and the platform
calls for the immediate establishment of
stable government for the people and
independence and protection from out
side interference. The platform is not
opposed to territorial expansion when
the territory is desirable and the people
ultimately may be granted citizenship,
and says, 1.-The Filpinos connot be cit
izens without endangering our civiliza-
ton. They cannot be subjects without
imperiling our form of government"
The platform next insists on strict ad-
herence to the Monroe doctrine and con-
demns militarism as menace to time
honored institutions. A long paragraph
devoted to strong denunciation of trusts,
and pledges are made for the enactment
of legislation to remedy the monstrous
evil. The Dingley tariff law is charac-
terized as trust breeding measure.
The monetary reform calls for and de-
mands the restoration of free coinage
of silver at the ratio of 16 to l.
The republican currency law is de-
clared to be vicious legislation and a
measure which will fasten upon the
country perpetual and ever increasing
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