Show B ry A A N A A ND K U 0 RN horuff LN WINS BALLOT johnson and gray have small following their managers manager moving unanimous nomination of successful candidate 4 4 4 THE BALLOT 4 bryan 4 gray 4 johndon 46 4 not voting 2 t denver william jennings dryan bryan of c nebraska was waa chosen by the dem national convention as the candidate tor for the presidency tin on the first ballot at 3 40 0 clock friday morning july 10 amid scenes of 0 tumultuous enthusiasm the vast as sem blage breaking into a frenzied demonstration ot of intensely dramatic tribute to the chosen leader the first and only ballot gave bryan the decisive total of votes or more than enough to nominate with gray 59 bah johnson 46 the 1 I he announcement was greeted ith a perfect pandemonium of sound bound and motion floor and galleries join oln ing in ia deafening long continued tu the decisive ballot was fol lowed at the first lull with motions irom the gray and johnson leaders to biake the nomination unanimous and by acclamation which was carried with an echoing chorus of approval in which every state joined its voice A small american flag had been placed on every delegates chair to the beginning of the evening ses sea bion alon chis I 1 his wai the evl evi lence dence of the nominating session of the convention and quickened the in terest of the spectators who early made a rush tor for the galleries filling them to overflowing it was just 7 BO 50 0 clock when chair man dan clayton began to rap for order m aich he secured within the minute ollie james of kentucky moved that a committee of three be appoint ed again to wait upon the platform and ascertain when it would bo be ready to report rending pending the of the commit tee on inquiry thomas P ball of layas was to address the con I 1 ol lowing the address of sir ball Cli chaliman aliman clayton said in november next we will witness in new york the tammany tiger drown irig DB the republican elephant I 1 there tore lore anite to the stand for a speech senator thomas 17 grady of new 1 lork ork judge M AT wade of iowa and champ dark clarl of address ed the convention after which depre senta tentative tive james of Kentur kentucky ky an that the committee on resolutions would not be ready to report before midnight ile he then made a motion that the rules be suspended and that the nominating speeches for pres identical Ident lal ial candidates be mode made with the understanding however that no bal lot should be taken until after the tha report of the committee had been received the motion was adopted and the rules were declared by the chair to be suspended and nominations to tie be la fit order the secretary will now proceed to call the roll of states for nominations lor for the th e office of president or of the unit cd 0 states shouted chairman clay ten alabama called the clerk the rho chairman ot of that delegation acobe and wag recognized knowing that nebraska will make inc cic mistake in nominating the right man I 1 he said bald alabama yields to ne braska 1 I T dunn of omaha will speak for the Ne nebraska brasla delf delegation gation announced the chairman ot of that state willei the which milich followed the first statement from alabama continued abated As mr dunn proceeded in a most eloquent 10 quent and eulogistic address in placing the name of the tha man who twice beffie has beta the standard bewer beai er of the democratic party before the assembled delegates al every allusion he made to the character of mr dryan bryan was enthus las applauded although he had not mot bet et the name of the ne braskat mr air dunn declared that his candidate was wag the chief of the militant democracy of the country the be convention broke 11 in with wild cheats the ever ready flags were tossed aloft and a roar of applause swept through the hall chile the cheering was waa at its ita height a L valte dove was visa let loose from the gallery and it flew arross across the convention hall ball alle the dele delegates gatts hailed it with great on en and cheered as long ions as it was in n mr dunn brought out the name of william jennings dryan with mith in t tense dramatic force and the response the great throng nas mas electric aho delegates sprang up tip the galler ies ice follo followed wod suit stilt and a demonstration was as soon boon under tinder vay may which indicated ule the outcome of the billot only six banners were missing from the states in the parade through the aisles a plea aft after erthe the grouping at the stage had broken into a procession these were vere maryland minnesota new york georgia new jersey and delaware after the demonstration had bad lasted thirty minutes chairman clayton at tempted to restore order and again fifteen minutes later but was hunsuc at 10 20 p in when the demon stra atra tion B s last cry had bad died away chair man clayton directed the secretary to continue the call of the roll of states arkansas passed and california yield ed cd to oregon ex senator gearin of that state then was introduced to sec bee ond end the nomination of 0 mr air bryan Ax arkansas kansas which had bad passed early in the 0 roll gaye gave way to north carolina calolina and governor glenn of that state took the stand to second the nomina tion ot of arran the next speaker bleaker to rise to second tle tie nomination 0 of mr bryan was waa goy gov arnor swanson swansea t f virginia the opportunity of the johnson supporters came ahen ben tho the roll call reached connecticut and that state gave way to minnesota V infield S II 11 ammond of the latter state took the stand amid a considerable volume t f applause to place in nomination governor john A Job johnson lison of minnesota that all the cheers not killed in the convention vms vas made manifest nhen dr hammond concluded the loyal sons of the north star state responded with a cheer and a number of c delegates from massachusetts and oklahoma joined in A liberal amount of 0 applause came down from the gal erles erlea but the bolso was but a wills per compared the terrific roar ot the bryan demonstration order leing restored in about twenty five rill minutes alle the be johnson cheats were slowly dying and the chairman was waa struggling with the obstreperous gal tries ries L irving handy of delaware mas as waiting on the rostrum to name us presidential candidate george gray of his state when he wasl wasi given an opportunity to speak he did so BO when mr handy had bad spoken for a few minutes he ha was interrupted b bi the appearance of the long waited committee on resolutions after the committee had been provided with seats governor handy proceeded mith ft ath his speech ile he asked the delegates to give him close atten attea tion as an offset to the difficulty of 1 8 position in being cut short by the committee a appearance some cheering was mas heard when mr handy had concluded but there was no attempt at a gray demonstration I 1 gentlemen of the convention paid fold chairman clayton I 1 now have the pleasure of presenting to you the chairman ha irman of the committee on resolutions lut ions lons governor haskell of oki oklahoma a the governor cabled forth loud bleers from the convention when he announced that there was no division among the members ot of the commit tee and that he represented them all la in presenting the report lie then read the platform the declaration la in favor of the else elec tion ot of senator s by direct vote mas as licar heartily tily applauded as mas the plank on cin wais and that in favor of 0 he independence of tire th philippines tile i lie reading of 0 the platform was mas con eluded at 1 66 56 governor hav ing read tor for a few minutes less than one hour and was waa adopted anant amid much cheering john D U lamb of indiana reported flem tho the committee on resolutions a that the annl anni of the birth of abraham lin coln coin be appropriately ob observed throughout the country after the aes aea had chorused their approval chairman clayton said that as a son of a confederate soldier and be declined to put tho tha 1 ega tive and declared the vote unan amous when the call of the roll of states admed florida yielded to augustus thomas of missouri who made a seconding speech in behalf of mr air bryan senator looney of texas williams of ct indiana ard james of kentucky fr fir presidential nominations was ro re made seconding speeches tor for dran bo an judge 0 W powers of utah made one tie ol 01 the most moat brillient brill lent speeches in fior of the nebraska Nebra ana leader that as made when ohio wai reached chairman james ross arose and protested agal against list the furth further lir and howl ing down of s ile he declared the convention not be allowed to proceed until tha delg athes were in older cider I 1 if there are other nominations rat eald d chair chairman man clayton I 1 the secretary will ft cal the roll of states and vote was waa begun thomas F smith of tammany hall ball was selected as clerk to read the roll f 4 t fa t W 4 aa 41 at 14 41 if I 1 t 44 4 f C t I 1 10 WA 1 4 is 4 wei N 7 aw A 01 I 1 ar ir S tit IS ab A 4 0 14 I 1 46 q WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN pho ly awl 0 ot athe the statts an and tho the vallia began alabama Alaba mit the fart dr 41 state stata called cast ing 22 votes for dryan 14 minnesota Minne inne BOta gota east her 23 22 1 otes tot foi johnson A mighty roar ment abin new york cast her 72 votes for kiryan and it was a foie ono conclusion that wll wil liam bryan was the noal i eo ce of the democratic patty pairy for pros ident of ua tha united states |