Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-21
SNAP SHOTS OF
 DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS
The Convention of 1900
Copyrighted by G. M. Adams Service

The 1900 National Democratic Con ventien met in Kansas City, on July 4, 1 in a great auditorium which three months before was destroyed by fire, but l which was rebuilt in time for Bryan's reneminatien for President. The great | question of free silver which had split the party four years before, was still per aramount-
 l A big wing of the convention wanted to side-track this treacherous money question Capon which the country had already returned one verdict) and urged
 i-imperialisna" as the issue to be l magnifled into paramount concern. To this end, tremendous "anti-imperialism"
 demonstration was staged-wtih 10000 | American flags suddenly loosed in the ! convention hall, amid a riot of patriotic 1 music.
 But William J. Bryan of Nebraska- | the cohvention's Inevitable nominee for president again-insisted upon a reite- 1 ration of free silver faith and though a vast majority of the delegates, includ- ing some of Bryan's own convention managers, favored a contrary course, the dynamic Nebraskan had his fall way.
 ''The silver plank went through the resolutions committee by narrow mar gin of 2votes. New York's big delega- l tFen-unyier tine .siBver'' control Of l Richard Croker of Tafhmany HalI instead | of the gold control of ex-Senator Day.
 i'd B. Hill-was credited with the decid- ing influence. The contest ended, how CT with the committees vote. The con vention itself did not divide.
 MT Bryan was re-nominated on a ] single roll-call by the unanimous vote of
 all states and territories.
 Bryah wanted Charles A, Towne Of Minnesota (his running mate on the
 Populist ticket) nominated with hipa on the Popalist ticket) nominated with
 him for vice-president but the coRven-
 tion had made it's last concession to its
 great leader. Although Bryan was wait
 ing with special train at Lincoln for
 an expected invitation to address teh
 convention personally, the invitation new
 CT came: and the moving reason was a fear that his presence would result in
 Towne's selection.
 , Instead the convention nominated Ad- lai Stevenson of Illinois, who had been vice-president with Cleveland in his sec l ond term. This action did not come, however. until tremendous pressure had 1 been put upon David B. Hill. of New York to accept second place. Hill's name was presented to the convention by Sen } ator Grady of New York who was inn rnediateiy followed 10 the platferm by Hill himself with a positive deciination : One roil=cail gave Stevenson 559 1-2 votes, Hill 200 and Towne S9 1-2: but l before the announcement of the totals 5 Tennessee changed to Stevenson, and was : quickly followed by enough others tc l make the Stevenson nomination complete l Thus Bryan again-as in 1Se6-foant 2 himself on two tickets, with two differen' Q running mates as candidates for second
 place.
 t (1overner q c Tl,aroAs Saf C.oIora d, was temporary chairman of the conven = 1 tion and J. D. Richardson of Tehnesse l was permanent chairman. This cam
 paign resulted in the election of McKin . ley and Roosevelt
 l To be continued tomorrow with thi
 story Of the Convention of 1894