Show I BRYAN WILL LEAD DEMOCRATS t Nebraskan Was Unanimously Placed i jn Nominatioh Last Night by tle 1 Kansas City Conventioii lIe Stands Upon > a Platform Which Declares Imperialism I Im-perialism to t be the Paramount Issue Which Opposes Militarism and Trusts and Specifically Declares for Free Coinage at Ratio of 16 I to L 1 1 < f S IH q P I 0 1 i i tL a r I 4 1 J t 1 I oE f j t t Ar P4M f7Jc UE11 I I J 44 I j jL 2 d1 N I UII N r TN t4t4 a J N J 1 I r 1 7 r XyilLTAM JENNINGS BRAN 4 l IDemocrntic Nominee for President j > < Kansas City Mo July 5 William Jennings Bryan Nebraska was tonight to-night unanimously placed in nomination nomina-tion as the Democratic candidate for President of the United States on a platform opposing Imperialism militarism mili-tarism and trusts and specifically declaring de-claring for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 The nomination I came as a culmination of a frenzied demonstration In honor of the party leader lasting twenty seY1n minutes and giving utterance to all the pent up emotions of the vast multitude It followed fol-lowed also fierce struggle throughout the last thirtysix hours concerning the platform declaration on silver and on the relative position which the silver sil-ver question Is to maintain to the other I great Issues of the day FLOOD OF SPEECHES It was late this afternoon when the convention was at last face to face with the Presidential nomination Earlier Ear-lier in the day there were tedious the laysduc to the inability of the platform committee to reconcile their differences and present a report Until this was ready the convention managers beguiled be-guiled tho time by putting forward speakers of more or less prominence to koep the vast audience from becoming too restless PLATFORM APPROVED The first session beginning at 10 oclock this morning WaD entirely fruitless II fruit-less of results and It was not until late in the afternoon whon the second session ses-sion had begun that the platform committee was at last able to report nn agreement Already Itii main fea > turcs embodying tho 1C to 1 principle had become known to tho delegates and there wag little delay In giving It unanimous appioval This j remOved the last chance of an open rupture on questions of principle and left the way clear for tho supremo event of the day the nomination of the Presidential l candidate GREAT AUDITORIUM JAMMED The vast auditprJunxwaa filled to its I utmost capacity when the moment arrived ar-rived for the nomination to be made Not only were the usual facilities afforded af-forded by tickets taxed to the utmost but the doorkeepers were given liberal instructions under which the aisles and areas and all available sjmucs were packed to their fullest limit ONE POINT TO OLDHAMS SPEECH When the call of States began for tho I purpose of placing candidates in nomination nomi-nation Alabama yielded its place at the head of the list to Nebraska rind Oldhain of thAI State made his way to the platform for the initial speech placing Mr Bryan In nomination for the presidency The orator was strong voiced and entertaining vet to the waiting delegates and spectators there was but one point to hIs his speech and that was the stirring peroration which closed with the name of William Wil-liam Jennings Bryan WILD OVER BRYAN This was tho signal for the demonstration demon-stration of the day and as In a common i com-mon purpose the great concourse Joined In a tribute of enthusiastic devotion to tho party loader A huge oil portrait of Bryan measuring fifteen feet across was brought down the main aisle before be-fore the delegates At the same time the standards of the State delegations were torn from their sockets and waved on high while umbrellas of red white and blue silk banners of tho several Stares and many handsome and unique transparencies were borne about the building amid the deafening clamor of 20000 yelllnic gesticulating men and women All of the Intensity of former demonstrations and much more won added to this final I tribute to the leader t SECONDING SPEECHES When 011 demonstration had spent I itself the speeches seconding the nomination nomi-nation of Ml Bryan wore in order Senator White spoke for California I giving the tribute of the Pacific coast to tho Nebraska candidate When Colorado was jenehed that State yielded yield-ed to Senator HIM of Now York Tho audience had anxiously awoitod tUe appearance of the distinguished New Yorker and as he took the platform he was accorded a splendid reception the entire audience rising and cheering WIldly with tho single exception of lac little group of Tammall tCi d rswJ1S for the cheers throughout sat silent Hill New York associate Mr their tc his tribute voice and was In goo Nebraskan touched a Jnpatl1etl the Ho audience of the au hearts chord In the champi9nof the Jlcturcd Drran as the mnn wor1dn the and or plain people far wIth the strong With tho masses mer and with the artisan HILL PLEADS FOR UNIPI When Hf11 declared with dramatic that the candidate would hmaO emphasisthat united party of his PIUtya the support tremendous applausoat tIme there was of Democratic unity ASlle susgesUon the ot Bryan the brilliant eulogy from was Yorlc leader New speech of the AttrnctlVe in its Ignitlcantand chiefly signhilCZLmit for time It Is L1 strong plea for unity divisIOn he exclaImL not for unity approval of the great to the rapturous niitittdi facing him n1I cd VIrginJ3 The cloq ucnt Dan lot candldate tribute to the his glowing Pattison ot Pennsylvania Gov whll former spOke for his State and for sylvnnltt oC Tcnncssco Gov ircMIhl1n v the East whIch had voiced he wishes of a State volc President Hovall furnished three H John delegate UUOUg1 its native speech Vise mado Hs first sonding in a Democratic national coI1enllon WOMAN SECONDS uTAH and pldSZStnt swOtoICcd Finally a Utah eec nltermitcflOnl faced woman alternate Mr Bryan inc tho nomination of onded T hnJf of the Suite erf utah a ft nftCr Thm ii amo tho voftnS bcl1o1t iJL ot tl1D State recorded its ote In gllJng hHn the Nobra9ko candIdate and stires oJu1 of aU tIme vote unl1rumo1JS lluinagerS convcntlon iiiii4 S The lorrJtoll that this wnssu had alrcUlY greed arl d the VJc 11plent work for time daY illlt1fCd tQ Jresldcnftl 110mulnI WlS Jo over until tomorrow EABiiMOOKT ISSUE I I for tbrl NatttG the dcmonitrotlon the < nn PuttY CaIl < JJt1ntcthatGrect1tJ ft13oJ b d uouncemtfnt tbatJmPcrJJ thlscomJ1C1Jr11 thiS or the pftJJJflOtLflt 1ss1JO cndsJGT1ltl was the ySlWnwnCOllS Senator lJllm3J1 I cant cthcda3 with mesuued i ffivs rind t opLLtform that 1sm1 nitdl t brought out Limo fact 1sm1UPSI M Aq |