Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-07-22
BRYAN NOMINATED FOR PRESIDENCY BY
 PROHIBITION PARTY
Is Named by Reclamation After Declaration He
 Wouldn't Serve
REFUSAL HAD BEEN
 WITHHELD BY FRIENDS
Secret Conferences With Charles Bryan On Nomination Also An ger Delegates Who Indulge
 in Hot Debate

Lincoln, Nebr., July 2.-William Jennings Bryan was nominated by exclamation as the prohibition s .party's presidential nominee at the national convention here today. The nomination came after resolution "tendering" him the position of standard bearer had brought out the fact in doubt, that he had teHe- graphed friends here that he 'could not accept"
 In naming MT. Bryan the conven- tion upset precedent as well as its's program, by selecting the candidate on the first day. Nominations were not scheduled until Friday.
 The nomination came after com plete stampede of the delegates start ed by the resolution of w. G. Calder wood of Minnesota, "tendering" MT. Bryan the leadership and asking him to reply promptly to the convention whether he would accept.
 Attempts to table this resolution resulted in an hours recess during which its opponents. led by Clinton N. Howard of New York, urged Char les Bryan, brother of the nominee, to make public communications he was known to have concerning MT. Bryan's attitude on the subject.
 This brought out that proposed stampede plans for which became known yesterday, had resulted in MT. Howard sending a telegram to MT. Bryan asking if he would accept the nomination and that the Nebraskan had replied, saying he would decline. Speakers criticized MT. Howard for what they termed his "recalcitrant at titude" in not making public the correspondence sooner, when it was generally known this morning that he had heard from MT. Bryan.
 Charles Bryant sent letter to the convention after it reconvened, urging that it reject the resolution and say ing that MT. tBryan's friends would oppose his accepting.
 Various speakers then charged that innumerable secret conferences be- tween delegates and Charles Bryan had been held in the past "A hours with the apparent object of prevent ing MT. Bryan's nomination on the ground that he did not want to be ramed.
 The fact that these conferences had not been made public seemed to an- ger many delegates and speech after speech favoring the Calderwood reso- lution followed until it was adopted with only six dissenting votes out of the more than 200 delegates pres ent.
 This, apparently was only the spark of the fire, however, for delegates in all parts of the house clamored for the tloor,, each urging that Bryan actually be nominated.
 Woman His Sponsor.
 Miss Marie Brehm of California, first woman to be elected perman- ent chairman of national political convention, relinquished the chair and placed MT. Bryan in nomination.
 The delegates immediately went into the usual post-nomination up- roar with a parade and general shout ing. After fifteen minutes the dele gates finally realized that they had not yet actually nominated MT. Bry- an and proceeded to name him their nominee by exclamation. Tired and worn from the hot. all-day session and the previous demonstration, they gave only a few seconds ap- plause when the nomination actually was made. Mr. Bryan's nomination was seconded by Nebraska, Florida, Missouri, Illinois, Califirnia Wis consin and Ohio.
 During the parade, MT. Howard remained aloof until some one shov- ed him in line and later he walked out of the auditorium.
 Tonight the delegates expect to elect the new national committee. possibly name a ice-presidential can didate, listen to more speeches and possibly adjourn by night.
 In meantime every effort is being made to get in touch with MT. Bryan and learn his official attitude toward