The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-10
HALL GOES WILD AND
STATES SWEEP IN LINE
Scenes Of Frantic Excitement
Are Enacted at the Den
yer Convention.


DENVER. Colo, July william
Jennings Bryan was nominated for
the third time for President by the
Democratic national convention at
S:40 o'clock this morning amid
scenes Of frenzied enthusiasm.
The result came after an ali-night
session which was kept In constant
state of turmoil up to the eliminating
moment when the Nebraska leadsr
was proclaimed the choice of the con-
vention as the Democratic standard
bearer.
How the Vote Stood.
The nomination was made on the
first and only: ballot, the vote stand-
ing Bryan, S92 IL; Governor John
A. johnson, 46, and Judge George
Gray, So 1-2.
The announcement of the vote was
the signal for a Wild demonstration
equalling in turbulence, II not in du-
ration, the record-breaking display
which Wednesday afternoon greeted
the first mention of Bryan's name in
the convention.
A Scene of Frenzy.
The scene within the amphitheatre
at the moment the nomination was
made was one OF stirring animation.
From pit to dome the vast building
was packed with ten thousand people.
Twice before the throng had been
moved into a mad ecstacy, first by the
speech placing the name of Bryan in
nomination and again when that of
Governor johnson was proposed, but
these nominations paled before the
eliminating ontburst OF emotion as
the announcement OF the Nebraskan's
actual nomination was made. The
whole assemblage rose enmasse wav-
ing flags, handkerchiefs, newspapers,
hats and coats, anything and every-'
thing which their hands could lay up
on to wave or hnrl into the air,
while bedlam sound poured from
ten thousand throats in exultant yells.
States Fall Into Line.
When for a moment order could
be secured out of this tempestous
chaos Of demonstration, state after
state which had first recorded its
vote for Johnson or Gray fell into
line with the overmastering column
and the nomination was made unani-
nous and by acclamation. The TAX
ing OF the vote had been followed by
breathless interest as state after state
swelled the Bryan strength. Win
New York was reached the announce
ment OF Chief Murphy OF seventy
eight votes for Bryan brought out a
wild outbutst OF enthusiastic ap-
proyal.
Canvass for Vice-Presidency.
The convention adjourned at $3.50
o'clock this morning until / D. m.
1t remains now only to nominate a
candidate for vice-president and the
work of the convention will be con-
cluded. This nomination will be
made this afternoon. Absorbed with
the intense interest OF the night, the
delegates had little time to devote to
the consideration OF the vlce-presl-
dency and the final canvass of avail
able candidates was hurriedly made
this morning.
Prior to the eliminating scene,
when the nomination of Bryan was
made, the assemblage had listened
for hours to the oratory of the nomi-
nation speakers who moved them fre-
quently to outbursts of feverish ex-
element. 1t was expected that the
platform would be ready for adoption
at o'clock in the evening when the
night session began. But at that
hour the committee on REVOLUTIONS
was still struggling with 1t. A COM
mittee was appointed to learn how
soon the platform would be ready
and reported that :. would be mid
night before the document would be
ready for the consideration of the
convention.
Nominations Go On.
The regular order Of procedure
was suspended and the convention
proceeded to call the roll OF states
for nominations for. president with
the understanding that nominating
and seconding speeches would be
made without final vote until the
platform was adopted.
At 9 o'clock the nominating
speeches began. Alabama, the first
state on the roll call. yielded to Ne
braska. whose spokesman, Ignatus ].
Dunn, of Omaha, placed Bryan in
nomination. He was enthusiastically
eheered throughout and at the con-