Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-10
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,,ho announcement of the vote was
,ha signal for a wild demonstration,
coualling in turbulence, IL not In our
ot,on the record-breaking display
which ON Wednesday afternoon greet
ed the first outburst of emotion.
AS the announcement OF the Nepras-
kan's actual nomination was mace inc
whole assemblage arose en- masse, waV-
ing flags. handkerchiefs, newspapers,
hats and coats, anything and every
hing which hands could lay upon to
wave aloft OF hurl into the air. Whlie
a bedlam of sound poured out from
these 10000 threats in eXultant yells,
cat-calls Comanche war whoops, with
The AIDED din of shrieking horns, the
road of megaphones. and the strains OF
the band playing an exultant anthem.
When for a moment order was Sc
cured. out of the tempestuous chaos OF
demonstration, state after state Which
had at first recorded It's vote ior Johii
son or Gray, fell into line with the
commissioning Bryan column, and the
nomination was made unanimous and
by acclamation.
The taking of the vote had been taxi
en- in GREATNESS interest, as state after
state swelled the Bryan strength. When
New York was reached in the call of
the states, the announcement OF Mr..
Murphy: Seventy eight votes for
Bryan" brought out wild outburst
of enthusiasm and approval, which Tor
time compelled the suspension of the
roll call. A further delay was caused
by Il demand for a poll of the New
York delegation. On TINS poll many
Of the New York delegates including
Judge Alton b. Parker. the presidential
nominee four years ago, remained 81
lent the result disclosing Tor
Bryan. rs; Johnson, g; Gray,
q. but the entire as votes OF the dele
CATION were cast for Bryan under the
"unit rule" Pennsylvania was similar
~ called, after sharp disagreement
within the delegation. and the vote OF
Pennsylvania, as finally cast was Ovid
cd
The convention adjourned at $3.50
o'clock this morning until p. M, after
having been in session continuously Tor
more than eight hours. As the dele
gates and spectators left the hall, the
echoes OF enthusiasm continued TO re-
vertebrate throughout the building.
while crowds outside took up the shout
and bore II along the dark and silent
streets, awakening the city just as the
first pale rays of dawn were breaking
in the east with the resounding chorus
Of Bryant Bryan! Bryant
II remains now only to nominate the
candidate for vice president and the
work OF the convention is consluded.
This nomination will be made this
afternoon. Absorbed with the intense
interest of the night delegates had lit
tie time to devote to the consideration
of the vice presidency and the final
canvass OF available candidates Is be.
ing hurriedly made this morning. Most
OF the delegates We're utterly wearled
after the long vigils and nerve-rack-
ing agitation of the night, and II was
late today before the men OF action be-
gan again to take up the threads OF dis.
ousslon over the still rather chaotic
vice presidential situation.
Prior TO the eliminating scene In the
convention hall when the nomination
AZ Bryan was made, the assemblage
had listened for hours TO the orators
Of nominating speeches, which nloNec
them frequently 10 outbursts Of fever
ish excitement. 1t had been expected
that the platform would be ready toi
adoption al o'clock in the evening
nut nj that hour the committee on
resolutions was still struggling win
the planks relating to the currency, tn,
tariff, the Mormon question, and othel
important subjects. committee ap'
pointed by the convention To learn nov
soon the platform would pc ready re-
ported that II would be midnight before
the document was ready for the consld
Grafton Of the convention. Thereupol
on motion of Congressman Ollie James
of Kentucky. the regular order OF pro
codure was suspended, and the con
Vontion proceeded 10 call the roll o.
4 states for nominations for the presl
4hdcncy, with the understanding that M
W. dominating and seconding speeches
wa ould be made without a final vote un
the platform had been adopted
W NOMINATING SPEECHES.
Al o'clock, the nominating speeche
egan, and delegates and spectator