South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-22
PROHIBITION
PARTY DRAFTS
WIN. ]. BRYAN
Dry Party Delegates Select
Presidential Nominee
by Acclamation.
WILL DECLINE HONOR
Famous Prohibition Worker
Tells Convention He Will
Be Unable to Accept.
Rr A.soeiated Press

Bt ArHNflhiffA Af7o
LINCOLN. Neb.- July 2l.-Will-
lam Jennings Bryan was nominated
bv aecIamation as the prohibition
party's. presidential nominee at the
national convention Wednesday The
nomination came after "a resolution
rendering him the position Of
standard bearer" had brought out
the fact In debate that he had tele-
graphed friends here that he could
not accept
In naming Mr.. Bryan, the conven-
ton upset precedent as well as us
program by selecting the candidate
on the first day. Nominations were
not scheduled until Friday.
The nomination came after
stampede Of the delegates. which
was started by tho resolution Of w.
O.. Calderwood Of Minnesota, tend
ering" Mr.. Bryan the leadership and
asking him to reply promptly to the
convention whether ne would ac-
cept.
Take Recess.
Attempts TO table this resolution
only resulted in an hours recess
during which its opponents lea oy
Clinton y Howard or NeW or
,,road Charles Bryan. brother OF the
nominee. TO make public communi-
rations ne was known 70 have con-
csrning Mr.. Bryan's attitude
-rbis brought out the fact that a
nronosed stampede. plans for " inca
became known Tuesday, had result
"A in Mr.. Howard sending a tele-
,,rom 10 Mr.. Bryan asking II ne
,,-o,,ld accent the nomination, ahd
tbat the Nebraskan had rephed' say
ING he would decline. SpedK,eIs ;
rriticized Mr. Howard for what they
termed his "recalcitrant attltuue III
not making public the corr ,Ip"-o...,, Pollu,
once. when IL was generally know u
wednesday morning uldI "S
heard from Mr.. Bryan.
charles Bryan sent a letter 10 the
..orvention after IL convened urb
80 rbat IL reject the resolution ana
.a7,in- that Mr.. Bryan's friends
svould oppose his acceptance.
Sneakers then charged that secret
~o,fere,ces between delegates ana
charles Bryan had been held in the
last "a hours with the apparent oo-
iect OF preventing Mr. bryan > Io..i
ination on the ground thaI ne u4u i'O'
want 10 be named.
Delegates Angcrcd.
The fact that these conferences
bad not been made public angered
MANY delegates and speech aiteI
sree.b favoring the CalderWooo
resolrtiOn followed until IL was
odonted with only six dlssen uhs
,otes out of the more than Wv dele-
gates present a.
This apparently was only the
snarlx before the fre, however deit-
Gates clamoring for the h0oI' "a.
urging that Bryan actualy DC ioi'''
mated c,.,tFo-,,ia
ersf woman 10 be elected permanent
t,,t-,,,sn OF q national political con-
,-cDt3on. rclinquished the chair ana
,1scad air Bryan In nomination.
T-be delegates Immediately Weh'
80 +he usual post-nOmination up
,oar with q parade and shou'lls
and ,vhooping. After d min - -
thev dnally realized that they Hiu ~
not vet actually nominated -ai
Bryan. and proceeded 10 mar - ~
,betr nominee by acclamauon- III 80
d uorn from the hot all-day SeS-
-, and the previous demonstration
-, cave only a few seconds ap-
ai.,se when the nomination actual
Us made. The nomination was
seconded BY Nebraska, Florida Mis-
souri Illinois. California, Wisconsin
and Ohio.
viii Elect Committee.
During the parade Mr.. Howard
remained aloof until someone snoNe'
blm In line and later he walked ou
or the auditorium
wednesday night the delesaIe'
heard several speakers assali 'nS q
s,,La wonderful success Of the pro
hlbiuon party
Tbursday the delegates expect q
o1oct The new national committee
Dossibly name a vice preadentia
rsrdIdate. hear a few more Speeche
ard possibly adjourn by night.