Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-10
Bryan Got Nearly 900 Votes.

Denver, July 10.-William Jen- nings Bryan was this morning nomi- mated for president of the United States by the democratic national convention. The nomination was made at $40 o'clock amid scenes of tumultous enthusiasm. the vast as semblage breaking en masse into a frenzied demonstration of intensely dramatic tribute to the chosen lead CT. The first and only ballot gave Bryan the commanding and decisive total of S921a votes, or 21 more than enough to nominate, with Gray 59ia {; Johnson AS.
 The announcement was greeted with perfect pandemonium of sound and motion, floor and galleries join ing Tn deafening, long continued tn. mutt.
 The decisive ballot was followed, at the first lull. with motions from the Gray and Johnson leaders to make the nomination unanimous, and by exclamation, which was carried with an eehoing chorus of approval in which every state joined it's voice, with but one dissenting voice from the state of Georgia.
 The convention adjourned at 3:50 until o'clock this afternoon when the candidate for vice-president will be nominated.
 The announcement of the vote was the signal for a wild demonstration equalling in turbulence If not dura- tion, the record breaking display which on Wednesday afternoon greet ed the first mention of Mir Bryan's name in the convention. The scene within the amphitheater at the mo- ment of the nomination was made was one of stirring animation. From pit to dome the vast building was pack ed with ten thousand people thinned out in the remoter galleries after hours of waiting and the intense dis comforts of the hot night. It was a spectacle of grandieuse proportions. tier on tier and gallery on gallery of agitated forms. the women in white. the delegates massed below many of them coatless. a myriad of fans fut- tering to combat the stifing heat and close atmospheric conditions
 When for a moment order could be secured out of this tempestuous chaos of demonstra ion state after state which had at first recorded it's vote for Johnson or Gray fell into line with the overmastering column and the nomination was made unan- imous and by exclamation.
 The taking of the vote had hzenI followed vi h breathless interest asI state after state swelled the Bryan strength. When New York was reached in the call of states the an- nouncement of Chief Murphy "sev- eniy-eight votes for Bryan brought out a wild Outburst of enthusiastic approval which for a time com pelled the suspension of the roll call A further delay vas caused by q demand for poll Of the New York delegation
 On this poll many Of the New York delegates including Judge AL ton B. Parker. the presidential nom inee four years ago. remained siIen. but the entire 7S votes of the dele gstion were cast for Bryan under the unit rule.
 Pennsylvania vas similarly called after sharp disagreement uifhin the deiegatiOn and the vote Of Peunsyi-l vania as finally cast vas divided.
 The eonven inn adjourned sfI 5sse o'clork this morning until I D. m-. after having tssn ia session contfnucusly for more than eIrnt hours As the delsgafes and spec- tstors left the kzIi the eeSo-< of co1tfrusd to revert thruzEhout the h1siding wkile fhs rruwt 0atsids tock ID tks skout