Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-22
NAME NEbRASKAN
BY ACCLAMATION
FOR PRESIDENT
ON PRO T|CkE 7
Arid Party at Lincoln Con-
vention Chooses Former
Secretary of State As Its
1920 Standard Bearer.
DELEGATES SPURN HIS
REJECTION OF OFFER
Nomination Comes After He
TeIegraphs Friends That
He Cannot Accept Post
If He Is Chosen.
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Lincoln, Neb., July 2t.-William
]. Bryan was nominated by accla-
nation as the prohibition party's
presidential nominee at the nation
al convention here today. The
nomination came after resolu-
ton rendering" him the position
of standard pearer had brought
out the fact IL debate that he had
telegraphed friends here that he
'could not accept"
Precedent Upset.
In naming Mr. Bryan the con-
vention upset all precedent as well
as it's program by selecting the can
didate on the first day. Nomina-
tions We're not scheduled until Fri
day.
The nomination came after a
complete stampede of the delegates
which was started by the resolu-
ton of w. G. Calderwood Of Min
nesota, rendering Mr.. Bryan the
leadership and asking him to reply
promptly to the convention wheth-
er he would accept.
Attempts to table this resolution
only resulted in an hours recess
during which its opponents, led by
Clinton N. Howard Of New YORK,
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I-pior re ReDtaskan had replied,
~, 1..ss he would decline. Speakers
criticised Mr.. Howard for what
they termed his 'recalcitrant atu-
tude" in not making public the
correspondence sooner, when it was
generally known this morning that
he had heard from Mr.. Bryan.
The text of the telegram fol-
lows:
prohibition Convention, Lincoln,
Neb.:
81 appreciate your confidence in
me, Please see my brother, c. w.
Bryan. He will fully explain why
acceptance Is impossible"
Charles Bryan sent letter to the
convention after it reconvened, urg-
ing 1t to reject the resolution and
saying that Mr.. Bryan's friends
would oppose him accepting. The
gist of it follows:
Kindly request the members
of the, convention 10 omis Mr.. Bry-
ans name from consideration in
connection with the nomination or
in the adoption of such resolution
The letter was addressed to G. n.
Howard, New York delegate. Mr.
Howard read it to the convention.
Various speakers then charged
that innumerable secret confer
ences betweens delegates and
Charles w. Bryan had been held in
the past twenty-four hours with
the apparent object of preventing
Mr.. Bryan's nomination on the
ground that he did, not want to he
named.
Many Delegates Angt red.
The fact that these conferences
had not been made public seemed
to anger many delegates and speech
bitCi opCtSll tiiO NNiNSA
wood resolution followed, until II
was adopted with only six dissent
ing votes out of he more than two
hundred delegates present.
This, apparently, was only the
spark of the fire, however, for del.
egates in all parts of the house
clamored for the floor, each urging
that Bryan actually be nominated
Miss Marie Brehm of California
first woman to be elected perma
nent chairman of political con
vention, relinquished the chair ant
placed Mr.. Bryan in nomination.
Parade Is Staged.
The delegates Immediately wen
into the usual post-nomination up
roar with a parade and genera
shouting and whooping. After fif
teen minutes the delegat(s finally
realized they had not yet actual,
nominated Mr. Bryan and proceed