The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-22
NOMINATION COMES AFTER MESSAGE HE
 COULD NOT ACCEPT
Named by Reclamation After Resolution Tender ing Nomination Re- veals Commoner Does
 Not Want 1t
By Associated Press

Lincoln, Neb., July 21.- William Jennings Bryan was
 nominated by exclamation as
 the prohibition party's presi-
 dential nominee at the nation
 al convention today. The nomi-
 nation came after a resolution
 Rendering" him the position of
 standard bearer had brought
 out the fact in debate that he
 had telegraphed friends here
 that be "could not accept" In naming Mir. Bryan. the convention upset precedent well It's program l by selecting the candidate on the first 1 day. Nominations were not scheduled | until Friday.
 | The nomination came after 6 stampede l of the delegates which was started by 1 the resolution of W. G. Calderwood Of Minnesota rendering" MT. Bryan tha leadership and asking him to reply | promptly to the convention whether he would accept
 Attempts to table this resolution only | resulted in an hour recess during which its opponents, led by Clinton N. Howard of New York urged Charles Bryan. broth CT of the nominee, to make public com ! municatons he was said to have con | earning MT. Bryan's attitude WILL NOT ACCEPT l This brought out the fact that pro- posed stampede, plans for which became known yesterday, had resulted in Mr. Howard sending telegram to Mir. Bryan | asking if he would accept the nomination and that the Nebraskan had replied, say- | ing he would decline. Speakers criti- cized MT. Howard for what they termed his ''recalcitrant attitude" in not making public the correspondence sooner. when | it was generally known this morning l that he had heard from MT. Bryan | The telegram follows: ~Prohibition Convention, Lincoln. , Neb.s
 l q aapreciate your confidence Ia | me. ricnse see my brother, c. ". Bryan He will fully explain why l acceptance Is impossible" 1 Charles Bryan sent letter to the con vention after 1t reconvened urging that | it reject the resolution and saying that MT. Bryans friends would oppose his ac- ceptance. The gist of it follows:
 CHARGE SECRET CONFERENCES Speakers then charged that secret conferences between delegates and Charles Bryan had been held in tho last twenty-four hours with the apparent object of preventing MT. Bryan's nomi- nation on the ground that he did not want to be named.
 The fact that these conferences had not been made public seemed to anger many delegates and speech after speech favoring the Calderwood resolu- tion followed until it was adopted with
 ant nf A more 200 delegates present
 This apparently was only the spark of the fire. however for delegates clamored to the floor. each urging that Bryan actually be nominated.
 Miss Mary Brehm of California. first woman to be elected permanent chair man of a national political convention. relinquished the chair and placed MT. Bryan in nomination
 The delegates immediately went into the usual post-nomination uproar with a parade and shouting and whooping. After fifteen minutes they finally real ized that they had not yet actually nominated MT. Bryan and proceeded to make him their nominee by acclama- tion.
 Tired and worn from the hot aIl- day session and the previous demon stration, they gave only few seconds applause when the nomination actual ly was made. The nomination was seconded by Nebraska Florida. Mis- souri, Illinois. California, Wisconsin and Ohio.
 HOWARD QUITS HALL
 During the parade MT. Howard TO- mained aloof until someone showed him in line and later he walked out of the auditorium.
 Tonight the delegates heard several speakers assail the republicans and democrats and tell of the wonderful success of the prohibition party"
 Tomorrow the delegates expect to elect the new national committee, pos sibly name a vice presidential candi- date. hear few more speeches and possibly adjourn by night.
 In the meantime every effort is be- ing made to get in touch with MT Bryan and learn his attitude toward the conventions action.
 Other permanent officers chosen