Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-07-16
Tremendous
Bryan First.

Kansas City, Mo-, July 7.-Adlai r..
Stevenson, of Illinois, was nominated
as candidate for the vice-presidency on
the first formal ballot, David B. Hill.
of New York, declining to allow his
name to be considered.
Kansas city, July civilian Jen-
nings Bryan of Nebraska was last
night unanimously placed in nomina-
don as the democratic candidate for
president of the United States on g
platform opposing imperialism. mill
tarism and trusts and specifically de-
claring for the free coinage of silver at
the ratio Of 16 to 1. The nomination
came as the elimination of frenzied
demonstration in honor of the party
leader. lasting q minutes. 1t followed
also a fierce struggle throughout the
last thirty-six hours concerning the
platform position which the silver
question is to maintain to the other
great issues of the day. The first ses-
sion, beginning at 10 in the morning
was entirely fruitless of results, being
given up to speechmaking, and it was
not until late in the afternoon that the
platform committee was able to reach
an agreement.
Then came the speechmaking and
voting. State after state recorded its
vote in behalf of the Nebraskan, CIV
ing him the unanimous vote of all
states and territories. Next to the
demonstration for the party candidate,
that greeting the announcement that
imperialism was to be paramount
issue of this campaign was the most
spontaneous and significant of the day.
Following this the announcement that
the 16 to 1 idea was retained in the
platform received only fairly sustained
recognition. The great battle of the
convention had not been fought under
the eyes of the cheering thousands, but
In the rriYacy of the closely guarded
quarters Of the committee on platform.
Here Waged throughout Wednesday
might, and again yesterday morning
one of the remarkable struggles that
has ever racked the historic party Out
of this fierce strife the adherents of
Bryan emerged, SCARED but victorious.
1t was a victory by scratch, for a sim
gle vote would have turned the scale.
And it was not a victory without con-
eession, for in the final draft silver is
no longer paramount . but is far down
in the platform, while in the very fore
front is the declaration that imperial
ism is the paramount issue in this
campaign"
The Nomination
At 3:46 Senator Hill, who had been
absent from two preceding sessions,
came in and received hearty ovation.
At 4 Chairman Richardson brought the
convention to order and the platform
committee, headed by Senator Jones,
D. ]. Campau, Senator Tillman and
Judge Van Wyck, pushed their way
through the dense throngs to the plat
form. Richardson appealed long and
vainly for order. At last the noise
subsidized and Tillman stepped to the
front and read the platform in full
round voice, easily heard through the
hall Each plank WIS greeted with ap-
plause. There was howl of approval
as he fiercely arraigned the course Of
The administration in Cuba. But it re-
manned for his reading that imperial
ism is the paramount issue of
this campaign" to evoke a storm
of enthusiasm. The delegates sprang
to their feet. standing on chairs, wav-
ing hats, handkerchiefs, umbrellas
and flags, while the galleries took up
up the chorus. Suddenly hundreds
and thousands of miniature American
flags were passed among the delegates
and the whole floor of the vast struc-
ture became a sea of flags. The scene
was magnificently inspiring and the
great audience was worked up to fever
heat
At this juncture climax was sprung
upon the great assembly. huge
flag had been flung across the roof and
was unrolled and fell gracefully over
the platform. The banner was an
enormous affair and upon it's white
stripes were printed in large letters of
blue: Constitutional governments de-
rive their just powers from the con-
sent of the governed. The
constitution and the flag, one
and inseparable, now and
forever. The flag of the republic for
ever, of empire never. A republic
can have no colonies" The frantic
roar which followed caused every
thing that had gone before it to sink