The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-07-03
PARTY united IN TWO
CANDIDATES MURPHY
TO SUPPORT WILSON

1 diana governor was In every way
impartial and that he believed a
better known progressive should
have the selection.
But when the selection was
| finally assured on the second bal
lot, it was Bryan who urged, and
finally succeeded in having the
North Dakotans withdraw Burke,
so that the nomination might be
made unanimous.
The voluntary passing of Bryan
was one great dramatic incident
of the night. The convention had
stopped in the middle of it's roll
call on the nominations to spend
couple of hours disposing of the
platform and the usual resolution,
and it was long past midnigi {
when 1t resumed its labors.
The roll was proceeding slowly.
Finally the figure of fat man
climbed on a chair. He was wet
with perspiration.
'Mr. Chairman" he shouted.
I'VE have nominated for the had
of this ticket a man who every
one admits is progressive. We be-
lieve that his success is assured.
But to make assurance doubly
sure, l now nominate as our can
didate for the vice presidency,
the most progressive of all, the
man who personally has created
these policies. which means the
placing of this nation of ours on
record as insisting on the absolute
right of the people to rule, the
greatest of all living Americans
the Hon. William jennings Bryan
of Nebraska"
There was a pause that seemed
to last ten minutes. 1t actually
lasted ten seconds and then came
the widest, most hysterical out
burst of cheering that has marked
the convention.
From the delegates themselves,
from the galleries and from the
dim recesses of great dust filled
building, there went up roar that
seemed like the whistle of thou
sand locomotives merged into
one.
Down in the very front, In the
seat set apart for him by the Ne
braska delegates, Bryan was SIT
ting. Motionless, he remained,
the palm leaf fan clenched In his
hand, his hair dishevelled, his face
ashen white.
AS the cheering continued, and
increased in volume, a red blush
mantled the Commoner's face and
head.
Bryan! We want Bryan" rose
in loud roar from one end of the
hall to the other and reverberated
back from the ceiling until it was
deafening. At last Bryan climbed
on his chair. ~
Bryan did not speak long, but
every word he uttered will be re-
membered by those who heard it.
He spoke In a voice that, at times,
trembled with emotion, with re-
greet that the personal enmities he
had engendered during the sixteen
years he had been leading democ-
racy made 1t necessary for him to
relinquish the leadership into
other hands.
"He who fights must bear
scars" he shouted In a voice that
again galvanized the galleries and
floor into life.
"And any regret that I may
have is wiped out by the realiza-
tion that l can fight in the COM
ing campaign as I have never
fought before. Able to show that
there is no selfish interest actual
ing my course, / hope to demon
strate to the people Of the coun-
try that the party we love so we'll
is in reality the party of prog
ress."
Bryan retired to his seat amidst
tumultuous applause and the roll
call on the nomination for vice
president began. The first ballot
showed that Marshall led.
Former Senator Purcell, realiz-
ing that the fight was over, with
drew Governor Burke's name and
the motion for the nomination by
Reclamation was renewed and
went through with whoop.