Show YAN ran AND KERN K N CHOS CHO N T i U WINS FIRST ohl T bohnson johnson and gray have small folt T lowing their managers mo moving ving f unanimous nomination of successful candidate J A 1 A A A iab T 4 T T T T T T h THE BALLOT 4 I 1 bryan J n 5 gray 4 iJohn eon 46 4 apt voting 2 4 4 4 4 4 denvor Don vor william Jenn luga dryan bryan of nebraska was chosen bv bs the democratic national conyon convention tion as aa tile bartys candidate for tho the presidency juth 0 farst ballat at fri 30 ck ny morning july 10 amid scenes of 0 il enthusiasm tho vas vast t ns as breaking into it ft frenzied fronz lod 4 WW tra tion of 0 intensely dramatic lii blite to the chosen loader leader I 1 tho the first and only ballot gave dr bryan yan luji or of votes or ta dioro alia than t enough to ao nominate gitil ab gray ca johnson 40 A the announcement was greeted with ft perfect pandemonium of sound ind and motion floor flood and gallor galleries leg join im in deafening long continued tu adult the decisive ballot wits waa fol bowed at tho the first lull with motions aro rom tho the gray and andl Johnson leaders to nako k the unanimous and kiy which waa carried with gitil I 1 an echoing chorus of approval in an which every state joined its voice A emall american flag had been chair prior to ito the beginning nang 0 the iho evening ses islon ailon this was the unos evil dence idenie of the nomina nominating Ung session ot of rui UK convention arid and quickened tile tho in terest of the spectators who early nindo a ri rush ish or the gall galleries erlese filling thom them to over dv fant 4 it was just when A hen chairman clayton began to rap for order which he secured within tho the minute ollie james of kentucky moved that a committee of three bo be appointed ag again at lo 10 wal wait upon tho the platform 60 arid and ascertain when it would bo ready to report Pend tig ilig the report of tile the committee on inquiry thomas P ball of texas lo 10 0 o address id dress the contention tile flip address of vr mi dalt dall chairman clayton sald said in november Mo vember ember next we will witness in view york boti C the tiger drown biown jur tho republican elephant I 1 therefore ore anve to the stand far a speech senator thomas P F grady of new york judge M M wade of iowa and champ dark clark of missouri addressed the convention after which representative senta penta tive james of kentucky any t that tile tho committee on oil resol would not bo be ready to report f aloro mid midnight light ile he then made a mo lion lon tha tAhe the rules bo be suspended and hat mai tile no speeches sp eaches fo for r pra pres dilal lal candidates be mado with the hd i dw wever ever that no bal jot biot should pe taken until tit after the re tort ort corttle of tho tle comil committee lIttee had been re W ed tho the motion wits was and S jie atti rules were dee declared lared by the chali chair ye 0 U bo be suspended and to t avs in ili order Vt he fic secret secretary nry will now proceed to ae pall the roll oll of states for nominations br theoffice tle aulce of president of tho the united shafted shouted chairman clayton ala VAIa bama balna called the clork clerk T of that delegation arose iaal and 6 axed knowing that nebraska will make in bomin biting the right f man ti 0 salda A alabina alabama yields to N ne e jj 1 I J dun of omalia will speak for i althe lit ne nebraska announced fie chairman fr ol ok wit that laate ahila tho the cheel cheeling ng which followed tho the alist statement statement from alabama continued unabated As 3 mr air dunn proceeded in a bosl mos and eulogistic 4 s addic addrisi s in tracing the name bf tho nian man who twice before lins has been tho the standard fearer of the democratic party before tue assembled delegates al k most every c ery allusion lie he mado made to the character of mr air bryan was enthusiastically although lie ho had not yet the name of the nora ra mr air dunn declared lec lared that his wa tho the chief of tho the mill teat alt democracy of the country the mv balo in eiith alth wild cheers deiv er re ready ad flags were tossed anda a roar of applause swept benthall be while the cheering was at its height a white dove was lot loose front from tho the gallery and it hew flow across tile tho convention liall hall while the delegates dolo gatos hailed it with great enthusiasm thusia sm aja aind cheered as aa long its as it waa as in sight sleat mr dunn brought out the namo name of william jennings bryan with intense dramatic force and the response arom the great throng was electric ilic iho delegates sprang up the galleries followed suit stilt and a demonstration it was as soon un dor way which indicated the te outcome of tile tho ballot only six banners wore were missing from he states in the parade through tile the nales after tile tho grouping at the stage had brolien broken into a procession these vero maryland minnesota new york georgia no now ni jersey and delaware after tiro the demonstration had lasted hirty minutes chairman clayton at to restore nestoro order and again lateen minutes later but was hunsuc at 1020 10 20 p in when tho the denion demonstrations stra ta frins last cry had lied died away chairman clayton directed the secretary to continue tho the call of tho roll of states ArI arkansas cansas passed and california yielded to oregon n ex senator ot of that state then wits was introduced to see second the nomination of mr bryan arkansas which had passed early ln ill the roll gave way to north carolina and governor glenn of that state took the stand to second the nomination 0 if bryan the next speaker to rise to second tl tie e nomination of mr air bryan was wai governor swanson of virginia tho the opportunity of the johnson supporters camo came when tho the roll call connecticut and that state gave way to Alitine minnesota sota winfield S Fl hammond ummOnd or of the latter state t tool 0 olt tile the stand amid a considerable ble volu volume e of applause to place in nomination nominate on governor john A johnson of minnesota I 1 that nil all the cheers were not killed in tho the convention was waa mado made manifest dr hammond ammond II concluded the tha loyal sons of the north star state responded with a cheer and a number t f delegates from massachusetts and oklahoma joined in A libe liberal ra I 1 amount ot of applause camo came down from the gal erles cries but the noise was but a whisper whisker compared compa with the terrific roar ot thu the bryan demonstration order being restored in about twenty civo minutes while tho the johnson cheers slowly dying and the chairman was struggling with tho the obstreperous gal orles cries L irving handy of delaware Dola waro was nas waiting on the rostrum to naino af presidential candidate george gray of hla his state when he was given an opportunity to speak lie ho lid did so eo when mr air handy had spoken for a few minutes lie he wits waa interrupted by tile the appearance appo aranco of the long wa waited I 1 teci committee on resol resolutions unions after the committee lind had been provided with seats governor handy proceeded with ills his speech he HD asked the flip delegates to give him close attention as in an offset to the difficulty of I ts Is s position in being cut snort short by the committees appearance some cheering was wag heard when mr air handy had concluded but there was no attempt at a gray demonstration gentlemen of the convention raid eald chairman clayton 1 I now have the pleasure plen suie of presenting to you the chairman of the committee on resolutions lut litt ions lons governor haskell of oklahoma tho the governor called forth loud cheers cheera from the convention when lie he announced that there was no division among tho the members of tho the committee and that he represented resented them all ai n presenting the report ile he then ead the Oat form the declaration ln in favor of the election of senators by direct vote was heartily applauded as was the plank I 1 on oil waterways and that in favor of he independence of tire the philippines the ho reading of tho the platform rm was concluded at governor haskell having read for a fow few minutes less than ono one hour and was adopted unanimously amid much cheering lohn john ba E lamb of indiana reported from the committee on resolutions a je commendation that the anniversary of tho the birth of abraham lincoln bo be appropriately observed the after the ayes had chorused their approval chairman clayton said that as aa a son of a confederate soldier and slaveholder lie he doc declined linea to put tile tho vega tive and declared the vote vota unanimous when the call of the roll of states edmed florida yielded to augustus thomas of missouri who made a seconding speech in behalf of mr air bryan senator looney of texas williams william s ft indiana and james of kentucky kr presidential nominations was remade seconding speeches for bryan judge 0 W V bowers powers of utah made one of tho the most brilli vilt speeches in favor of the Nebra sita leader that was made when ohio was reached chairman james ross arose and protested against the further insult and howling down of speakers liters ile he declared declare d the convention should not le be allowed to proceed until tho the delg athes were in der if there aro are other nominations said eald chairman clayton the secretary will call the roll of states and tile tho vote was begun thomas P F smith of tammany hall was waa selected as clerk to read tho the roll of tho the stat s and tho the voting ettin began alabama thu the first state called callec casting 22 votes for bryan minnesota cast her 22 votes fox foi johnson A mighty roar went up abon now new york cast her 72 votes for bryan and it was a foregone conclusion that william bryan was the nominee of the democratic party for pres ident of the united states stales X 4 k A al pk aa A ai P k X N ile V A nc 40 1 IM ilk 1 1 i TV X I 1 V f 1 1 ak T 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