The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-10
BRYAN CARRIED
CONVENTION OFF
ITS FEET
Nominated by Democrats Ear.
Iy This Morning
ENORMOUS VOTE OF ss6 Ia
Gray Of Delaware Had Sc IL and John.
son Of Minnesota determination
Made Unanimous.

bryan Was mdue the ueIHOCTdtIc nOHl-
inee for the presidency at o'clock
this morning after one of the most
enthusiastic and tumultuous gather
ings of national delegates. Three
candidates were placed in nomination,
the winner, Johnson of Minnesota and
Gray of Delaware but there was only
one ballot, the Nebraskan winning by
one Of the greatest majorities ever
given presidential candidate. he re-
.ceiyed 1861 votes. Gray had 59k and
Johnson but 46.
the nomination OF Judge Gaynor of
Brooklyn for the vice presidency
Tie New York delegation is said to
favor his selection.
IL was already late in the evening
when Allie James of the committee
sent to inquire how the platform
makers were progressing announced
that the committee on resolutions
would not be ready to report before
midnight. Mr.. James then moved that
the rules be suspended and that the
convention proceed with the nomi-
mating speeches, with the under.
standing, however that no ballot
should be taken until after the report
of the committee on resolutions had
been received.
The nomination Of William Jen-
nings Bryan as the presidential can
didate was made by |. ]. Dunn OF
Omaha
AS Mr.. Dunn proceeded every al
fusion he made TO the character of
Mr.. Bryan was enthusiastically APP
plauded although he had not yet
mentioned the name of the Nebraska
candidate. The plaudits, however,
were not long continued, and their
transient character seemed to prom
Use that the record breaking demon
stration of yesterday in honor OF Mr..
Bryan would not when the time ar
rived, be equalled In duration, even
If it proved TO be of equal intensity.
When Mr.. Dunn declared that his
candidate was the choice of the mil
liant democracy of the country, the
convention broke in with wild cheers.
The ever ready flags were tossed
aiOlNt anu lOti vi aVDlduot
through the hall. While the cheer
ing was at its height white dove
was let loose from the gallery, and
it flew across the convention hall.
while the delegates hailed il with
great enthusiasm and cheered as
long as ii was in sight.
Mr.. Dunn brought out the name
OF William Jennings Bryan" with in
tense dramatic force and the re-
Spouse from the great throng was
electric. The delegates sprang mp,
the galleries followed suit, and the
demonstration was under way in a
manner that for the time being at
least, promised to rival yesterdays
exhibition of enthusiasm.
A few minutes after the cheering
began, an immense oil painting of
Mr.. Bryan was lowered from behind
a monster American shield which
had reposed over the chairman's
desk ever since the convention began.
The appearance of the picture raised
the pitch of the outburst to a verit-
able pandemonium. The delegates
poured from the convention floor onto
the already over crowded stage
Many of the New York delegates
stood and cheered with the others,
but the majority remained seated
Only six banners were missing
from the states in the parade through
the aisles after the grouping at the
stage had broken intosa procession.
They we're Maryland, Minnesota,
New York, Georgia, New Jersey and
Delaware.
The crowd of shouters apparently
frenzied, were carried away by their
feelings and literally stormed the
press seats along the aisle leading
to the speakers stand. They broke
down chairs and well nigh overturn-
ed the strong writing tables by sheer
physical weight.
Many of the delegates in the midst
of the struggling, crushing turmuoil
on the floor, lost their hats, their coats
and finally stripped themselves OF
collars and ties.
After 30 minutes of the demonstra
ton, the pounding of Chairman Clay
tons immense gravel could be heard
labove the roar of the crowd. At first
lnOWcNtI, IL Sttlltu OlliN W SCI w OF
an incentive To greater outpouring o.
what seemed to be an inexhaustiblt
supply of Bryan cheers
Forty-fve minutes after the name
of Bryan had been mentioned, Chair
man Clayton again tried to stay thu
tumult, but In vain.
When the noise had continued To-
just 50 minutes, the sergeants at ARM
began their first efforts TO still thu
uproar and to clear the aisles, Tn,
word was given to messengers tina
Il was desired that the paradinI
should cease. A message was sen
to the band in the gallery to ceas,
playing and It willingly obeyed tn
injunction
Those measures had some effect bu
II was impossible for such an uproa
to die away in an instant. The stat
standards in large measure were r.
turned to their places and one hOu
after its commencement the excite
ment and the noise were subsdinl
one hour and Ave minutes after MI
Dunn had spoken his last word, tn
hall was rapidly quieting down an
the mass of delegates and spectator
was seated.
Seconding speeches were made b
Ex-senator Gearin of Oregon, Go