The Prescott daily news., 1916-06-16

Peace, Preparedness and Prosperity At 9:15 o'clock Chairman James rapped the convention to order. Tho Reverend w. J. Hardety, chaplain ot the Missouri legislature, prayed.
 Demand Bryan Speech.
 The crowd yielded to the rapping of the gavel long enough to hear the prayer and then renewed it's demands for a speech from Bryan. Chairman James admonished the galleries. Senator Thompson then moved a sus- pension of the rules to permit MT Bryan to speak. When the motion was put there were some noes but the chairman ruled two thirds had voted in favor Senator James intro duced Mr. Bryan as one of the leading citizens of the world, and Americas greatest Democrat While Mir Bryan was speaking, word came in from time to time of leaders marooned out side and of more than 200 delegates who could not enter Recruiting par ties of officers went out and got some of them inside.
 Mir. Bryan's Address.
 Mr. Bryan opened by expressing his appreciation of the honor con- ferred by the invitation to speak to the convention Every Democratic convention is a love feast for me" he said It gives me an opportunity to meet and renew acQuaintanceS with men with whom l have associated in politics for more than twenty years He paid his respects to number of Democratic leaders of the present convention. Reviewing the struggles of the party, Mir, Bryan said, "after sixteen years of waiting, our party entered the White House and forum ately We won the senate and house at the same time. Our party became responsible for national affairs, and now we come after three years of labor to make our plans for the iu- ture and submit to the American peo- pie the claims of our party to con tinued confidence Whatever differ ence of opinion may exist or may have existed as to particular measures or particular acts, we are to begin the fight of 1916 a united party in every state in the union ready for battle
 You may take all the administra- tions from the beginning of our his- tory as a republic to the beginning of the present one and you will not find as many laws written on the statute books of great importance to the people as you will find written in the last three years by Woodrow Wilson, a Democratic president. No presi- dent since Jackson" said Mir. Bryan, has had to meet such an unholy com bination of the powers of high fin ance and even Jackson himself never met the situation better than Wood row Wilson met 1t. We have just commenced to learn what the federal reserve law means for this nation.
 We inherited from a Republican administration revolution in MeNi- co. This administration has dealt with that situation and the Republi- can party dare not challenge yer dict before the country on the MeXi- can question. But, my friends, the president not only has had to deal with war to the south of us, but with war to the east of us My friends, I have differed from our president on some of the methods employed in this war, but am one of those who desires sincerely that this nation shall not become participant in the dreadful conflict We have a record on which We can appeal to the people for their support without fear and without blush'
 Mr. Bryan spoke forty-fve min utes. Then the roll of the states was called for nomination. Alabama yielded to New Jersey and Judge John w. Westcott nominated Presi- dent Wilson.
 Great Demonstration
 Applause was given to Judge Wes- cott's remarks on the policy toward Mexico. The crowd was attentive and quiet As Judge Westcott closed with a mention of the name Wood row Wilson, the crowd broke into great demonstration. Movnd pie