The Detroit times., 1912-06-29
BRYAK'S ATTACK ON
BOSSES ONE OF HIS
GREATEST EFFORTS
Voice Penetrates to Every Cor
\ ner When He Denounces
Ryan and Others
HAS TAKEN PLACE WITH
JEFFERSON, SAYS WRITER
Story of Scene When Nebraskan
Flayed Money King in De-
mocracy's Great Council
BY II. N. RICKEY.


BALTIMORE, Md. June 29.-It
was 10 minutes before o'clock in
the convention hall. William Jen-
nings Bryan, who 16 years ago had
swept all before him at similar
gathering and electrified the country
with his historic cross-of-gold and
crown-of.thorns defiance OF privilege.
had appeared on the speakers plat.
form, and amid thunderous applause
had taken his seat alongside that
great bulk of an American, Chairman
bOllie James.
Bryan had not been in the con.
vention hall since the first session,
when he was defeated by Parker for
temporary chairman. He had been
working night and day as a member
of the resolutions committee, writing
the Democratic platform. There was
much speculation among delegates
vand spectators as TO what the Ne
braskan's presence at this time
meant. II was rumored that he had
decided himself to make the Wilson
nominating speech and again throw
down the gage of battle to Wall-st
and its candidates. 1t was reported
that he was TO bring message from
the resolutions committee. All eyes
/ were focused on the Commoner and
| all brains were working trying to
I figure out the significance Of his
/ presence.
/ At 8 o'clock, Chairman James arose
I and called the great gathering TO or
der The band stopped playing and
the nearly 10000 men and women
gathered in the hall quieted down
fand, seemingly forgetful OF Bryan and
the possibilities that his presence
suggested sat back in their chairs
10 witness the greatest spectacle AZ
forded by this or any other country
the nomination OF a candidate for the
presidential Office
Puts Convention in Uproar.
.A"I recognize William Jennings Bry-
Rn OF Nebraska, for the purpose OF Of
ferfng a resolution" said the chair
man As the Commoner arose and
stepped to the front OF the platform
there was an instant stir all over the
hall, followed almost at once by
adeathly silence.
y The stage was perfectly set for the
supreme effort Of the greatest forensic
orator OF his time. Bryan stood for
a moment surveying his audience and
then in a voice that thrilled with the
suppressed emotion behind II, he be-
gan TO read the resolution pledging
the faith of the Democratic party 70
the cause Of popular rights, denounc-
ding the money trust and demanding
in the name. Of an outraged Democ
Z racy that Thomas F. Ryan and An
gust Belmont withdraw from the con-
vention.
AS the epoch making significance
OF the resolution was grasped by dei-
egates and spectators, the effect was
as though dynamite bombs had been
hurled from the platform.
" An uproar as of deadly conflict
arose from the floor and galleries.
From the newspaper section COM
manding an unbroken view OF the i'm
mense auditorium. packed to the very
roof with hysterical people the scene
was one never to be lost from the
memory Of those privileged to witness
Il.
BRYAN never presented a more in
rnpirlng figure as he stood with his
hands resting on the rail of the speak
ers' platform waiting for that psyche
logical moment which his intuition of
leadership would tell him had come
10 begin his speech.
There was a lull The moment had
arrived. and the great commcner's
ringing voice swept to every corner
of the vast convention hall There
were those who said after Bryan's
Aeech on Tuesday, protesting against
Parker's election as temporary chair
man, that he had lost his power to
sway-that he had tried TO come back
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