Show unanimously BRYAN named for president yesterday evenings proceedings kansas city july 6 william jen bryan of nebraska was last night unanimously placed in nomination as the democratic candidate for president of the united states on a nm opposing imperialism militarism and trusts and specifically declaring for the tree coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 the nomination came as a culmination of a frenzied demonstration in honor of the party leader lasting twenty seven minutes and giving utterance to all the pent up emotions of the vast multitude it followed also a fierce struggle throughout the last thirty six hours concerning the platform declaration on silver and on the relative position which the silver question is to maintain to the other great issues of the day when hill declared with dramatic emphasis that the candidate would have the support of his party a party there was tremendous applause at the suggestion of democratic unity aside from the brilliant eulogy of bryan the speech of the new york leader was chiefly significant and attractive in its strong plea tor unity it is a time for unity not tor division he exclaimed to the rapturous approval of the great multitude facing him the eloquent daniel of virginia added his glowing tribute to the candidate while former governor Patt lson of pennsylvania for his state and tor the east finally a sweet voiced and pleas ant faced woman alternate from utah seconded the nomination of mr bryan in behalf of the state of utah then came the voting state after state recorded its vote in behalf of the nebraska candidate and giving him the im vote of all the states and territories the plank in the platform denouncing glands En policy toward the boers had called out immense applause but it was announced by chairman alch ar daoro that the convention would be addressed by hon webster dails former assistant secretary of the interior the crowd manifested its enthusiasm by cheering for quite two minutes as the former republican leader ascended the platform and stood facing the thousands of spectators the speech of air was arranged in order to enable him to announce bis allegiance to the democratic party and the democratic platform and to the ticket of the convention in dramatic style and with all the force and magnetism of a fine orator mr dails began his address he denounced aa a malicious lie the statement that he had been forced to leave hla domce in the present national administration iro pictured in brilliant and flaming sentences the cruelties cruel ties and aggressions 1 practiced by great britain upon ana boers ot south africa ho expressed bla intense eanls faction that the democratic party had incorporated in tho platform a plank so cordially and in dorsing the cause of the boers which was the cause ot liberty and justice As he felt he said that this great republic should not bhain itself to the chariot wheels of the empire that was crushing liberty to death in south africa he believed it to be the duty to ally himself with the democratic party ills account with the republican party he regarded as fully balanced these sentiments met with great applause in conclusion in announcing his intention of supporting the democratic party and its ticket mr dails said with great emphasis 1 I stand upon this platform and shall support william J dryan jennings it was a and laughable confusion of the syllables of mr bryans name but the crowd knew what he meant and cheered him wildly As mr dails concluded the band struck up hall to the chief and while it was rendering the music he held an impromptu reception upon the platform chairman richardson was the first to grasp his hand as he concluded they crowded around him until he had great difficulty in retaining his feet he left the platform as soon as he was able but all the way to his scat he was given of approval by those whom he passed the band passed from hall to the chief to america and the convention sang with it until the band would play DO more senator tallman read the platform As he proceeded each plank was greeted with applause the senator accompanied his reading with emphatic gestures striding up and down the platform turning this way and that as is his manner in the senate there was a howl of approval as he clenched his fist and fiercely the course of the administration in cuba but it remained tor his reading of the declaration that imperialism Is the paramount issue of this campaign to evoke a storm of enthusiasm the delegates cs sprang ta their feet standing on their chairs waving hats handkerchiefs umbrellas and flags while the galleries took up the chorus and carried it along for many minutes senator hill could marshaling the hosts to cheer he held a fan high above his head and added his voice to the vociferous shouting A second tima senator tillman read this declaration and now even a greater demonstration than before carried the convention oft its feet suddenly hundreds then thousands of miniature american flags were passed among the delegates and the whole floor of the vast structure became a sea of flags ATI instant later the flags swept over the galleries like a mass of flame bundles of them were tossed upon the seals and distributed the scene was magnificently inspiring and the great audience waxed to fever heat on eab flag was the device the constitution and the flag are inseparable now and forever the flag of the republic forever of an empire never amid the billowing of the flags could be seen a tall standard bearing tile inscription forcible annexation would be criminal aggression will lam mckenley it was at this juncture thai the climax was sprung the great assembly A huge flag had been strung across the root between two trusses and as the signal was given the were cut and slowly it unrolled its white and crimson folds as it fell gracefully and hung over the platform slightly to the rear and south of iho speakers desk the banner was an enormous affair being fully fifty feet long and about one halt as wide upon the broad stripes printed the following sentences in large letters of blue constitutional governments derive their just powers from the consent ct ahe governed the constitution and the flag one and inseparable now and forever the flag of a republic forever of an empire never A republic can have no colonies |