Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-10

we're stirred with eager expectancy a.
the supreme and long deferred work OF
nominating the presidential candidate
was begun.
Alabama tho first state ON the roll
call, yielded to Nebraska, the home
state OF Bryan. whose spokesman, the
youthful orator Ignatius J.. Dunn, OF
Omaha. advanced to the platform. He
spoke in good voice, with great ear
nestness, and to a sympathetic audi
ence, which greeted each utterance or
tribute TO the Nebraska leader with
demonstrative evidence of approval,
Ills concluding passage was a fervid
tribute to the commoner as the in
trepid leader who had borne the hnt
tle-scarred flag of Democracy through
the campaigns of 1896 and 1900, with
the devotion and faith of the crusaders
of old, Americas great commoner. Me-
braska's gifted son, William Jennings
Bryan
A FURY OF EXCITEMENT.
This was the signal for a long con-
tinued uproar, rivaling in intensity and
duration, the demonstration of We'd
nesday. which lasted one hour and 26
minutes. Again the whole assemblase
was dashed into a fury OF excitement,
The delegates seized the state stand
ards and gathered them on the presid
ing officers platform, while the gall
leries broke into tumutuous clamor.
The demonstration lasted upwards OF
45 minutes. AT times il assumed sucn
proportions of madness, as the excited
throngs rushed through the aisles to-
ward the platform. that there was Sc
rious danger of panic. Men and wo-
men were l.owled over in the mad on
rush of flag-bearing enthusiasts. One
woman famed and was carried from
the hall.
JOHNSON NAMED.
The nomination of Gov Johnson of
Minnesota, precipitated another whirl-
wind of excitement if not so long sus-
tanned, hardly less enthusiastic than
that for Bryan. The delegation from
Minnesota, standing on their chairs
and waving hages, handkerchiefs,
hats-anything that could be waved
were the storm center of the demon
stration, while groups of scattered del
egates here and there, lent their ener-
giles to those of Minnesota. The gal
leries, too. seemed to contain an ample
supply of Johnson enthusiasm, and
on every hand the waves of johnson
demonstration swept back and forth
from end TO end through the great
building. When it had lasted a con-
siderable time, the convention officers
alarms was ordered TO seat the yelling
delegates. and every effort was made
to bring the convention back to state
of subsection, but in vain. The DEM
onstration went on with undated fury
until 1t had spent itself after more
than a quarter of an hour of vocifer-
Gus tumult.
NOMINATION OF GRAY.
The Gray nomination also received
its full share of enthusiastic approval,
although the nominating speech of
irving l.. Handy, of Delaware, was
frequently interrupted by the impa-
tient crowd, and finally by the arrival
of the committee on resolutions bear
ing the completed platform.
II was after midnight when the
nominating speeches were temporarily
suspended to receive the report of the
committee. Gov. Haskell, of okla
homa, chairman of the committee,
made the report, announcing at the
outset that II was presented as the
unanimous view of the committee the
entire membership of which ranged
themselves on the platform Ranking
Gov Haskell as an, evidence of their
united attitude.
The enunciation of the party prin-
ciples was received with close atten-
ton and with frequent demonstrations
of assent The provision concerning
injunctions was punctuated by APP.
plause, and at its conclusion Ringing
cheer went up from delegates and
spectators The provisions concerning
trusts. railway regulation, income tax
and various other provisions awaken
ed lively appreciation. The platform
was adopted by rouslng unanimous
vote.
sECoNDING SPEECHES.
The speeches seconding the nomin-
alton of candidates were then RESUME
ed, with limit of five minutes for
each speech. The seconding speeches
for Bryan included those OF Gov.
Glenn, of North Carolina; Gov. Swan
son, of Virginia, Representative Hef-
lin, OF Alabama, Augustus Thomas.
the playwright. OF Missouri Jerry
Il. Sullivan, of Iowa: o. w Powers
Of Utah, ex-senator Gearin. OF Oregon
and John j, Lynch of Ohio. Most OF
these speeches had been scheduled in
advance, but owing to the widespread
Bryan sentiment. and the desire of
inc various states TO record their pref
erenoe for him, many impromptu
speeches We're made and nearly every
state voiced It's approval OF his can
didacy.
WORK ON PLATFORM.
For nearly 60 hours the committees IN
resolutions rs whole or I'm sub-oom-
mittees were in practically continuous
session at work upon the platform. and
mp To very short time before midnight
when the document was finally present :
cd to the convention, Its members
wrestled with the momentous subjects
concerning which they were chart.d
with the framing of the official sub
committees for redrafting and even aft
or what was intended TO be the final
draft was IN the hands OF the press
associations TO be telegaphed TO the
newspapers of the country from Cam.
Cod To the Golden Gate, changes of
| phraseology were made sentences were
turned about for more forceful express
| sion; word by word and plank by plank
the platform was infinitely scrutinlzed
| In the effort for clearness and perfec-
ton OF expression. When Chairman
| Haskell finally took II under his arm
and Jumped Into an automobile for his
lying trip 10 the waiting multitude in
| the convention hall. the document that
lac bore was the unanimous expression
| OF the committees there was not the
| smallest suggestion of a minority re-