The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-10
Immediately Following the An
nouncement of His Nomination
Bryan Declares He Will Not Ac.
cept . Reelection.
SET UP GRAPE JUICE.
To Friends Who Waited With
Him Through the Night.
Declares the Platform to Be In
Every Way Satisfactory.

Fairview, Lincoln. July 10.-The
following statement was made by Will
liam J.. Bryan when at ABA a. m. he
received announcement of his nominal
ton as the candidate of the Demo-
cratic party for president: 20,
THE presidency is the highest off,
cial position in the world, and no one
occupying it can afford to have his
| views upon public questions biased by
personal ambition. Recognizing his
responsibility to God and his obliga-
ton to, his country, he should enter
upon the discharge of his duties with
singleness of purpose. Believing that
one can best do this when he is not:
| planning for second term, / an,
nounce now, as I have on former &C.
casions, that If elected 1 shall not be
candidate for reelection.
This is nomination as purely
| from the people as can be and if elect
ed my obligation will be as purely to
the people. 1 appreciate the honor
the more because it came not from
one person or few persons, but from
the rank and file acting freely and
| without compulsion."
| So far had the dawn advanced that
| lights were scarcely needed when the
| bulletin flashing the news of the con-
| vention's action arrived. 1t galvanized
into life the somnolent spirits and
| dropping lids of the party which had
! sat the night through in the Bryan
| sun parlor. The nominee-to-be sat
beside his daughter Grace on settee
| when for the third time in his life
Mr.. Bryan heard himself called to
| lead his party in battle of ballots
| for the control of the administration
of the United States. A. r. Talbot,
| Mr.. Bryan's former law partner, was
the first to grasp his hand. and for a
moment he was kept busy with both
hands acknowledging the congratula-
tions of the fifteen people in the room.
All Drank Grape Juice.
A loving cup filled with unferment-
ed grape juice was brought out, each
one present taking a sip.
| Aside from his immediate family.
his former law partner, his secretary
and Mrs. J. w. Winger, and his sis
ter, Mrs. Allen, Mr.. Bryan's COM
panions during the night were news
i paper correspondents. Accepting
them as guests, Mr.. Bryan whiled the
hours with story after story illus
trating his experiences In public life
or some point which he desired to
make.
The early part of the evening was
spent with his family, Mrs. Talbot,
Mrs winser and Mrs. Allen in ! his
private office, where telephone con-
nected with a megaphone in the
convention hall enabled him to hear
the cheering. All present. including
the reporters, were given an oppor-
tunity to hear the tumult. and the
candidates daughter declared she
plainly heard some one shout in a
high pitched voice. "Hurrah for
Bryan That's you, father" she
added.
Mrs. Bryan alone went early to bed
declaring with smile that some one
in the family must be good humored
| in the morning.
A delegation of Lincoln citizens
had planned to visit Fairview early
in the evening in the expectation that
the nomination would have been
made by that time but the delay in
reporting the platform soon made it
apparent that the selection of the
man for first place on the ticket
would be long delayed. Hence the
reception was postponed until this
morning at $3.50 o'clock. About a
ever visited Mr.. Bryan early in the
evening, but departed soon after
learning of the changed plans.
Likes the Platform.
Plank by plank Mr.. Bryan and his
guests waited while the telegraph in
strument in the room licked off a
skeletonized report of their contents.
Mr.. Bryan displayed deep interest and
when the last word of the declaration
was in, he made the following state
ment concerning Its contents:
| 81 am very much pleased with the
platform. 1t is clear, specific and
| strong and 1 am grateful to the com.
| mittee for the work they have done in
stating the issues. / am sure that the
platform will greatly strengthen US in
the fight upon which we are entering"
| 1t was growing late at Denver and it
was an hour later in Lincoln. Mr..
Bryan regretted that many worthy
seconding speeches would not be heard
at sufficient length to do the speakers
Justice, but in general the limitation
of the speeches to five minutes met
with the approval of those who were
awaiting the balloting for the presi-
Dental nomination.
1t was after 3 o'clock when Ala
bama's vote was snapped over the
wire and close to when the report
of the roll call was broken to fash
news of Mr.. Bryan's nomination.
There was a hurried exit. and within
ten minutes Mr.. Bryan was sleeping
deeply after a continuous session Of
| nearly "a hours.
Cheering Words from New York.
Buffalo, N. Y, July 10.-The follow
ing telegram was sent to William Jen-
nings Bryan, Immediately after the
| announcement of his nomination.:
1.-The Democratic society of western
New York salutes the next president
of the United States.-John Sayles
president"
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