The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 11, 1896, Page 1

VOLUME LXXX.—NO. 41. . SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY MORN NG, JULY 11, 1896. AND THE DARK HORSE WINS THE HIPPODROME, Customary Ending of All the Big Democratic Circuses. BRYAN’S ELOQUENCE LEADS TO VICTORY. On the Fifth Ballot Nebraska’s Magnetic Editor-Statesman Receives the Nomination. Now It Only Remains for the Silver Majority of the Divided Party to Select a Run- ning Mate for the “Boy Orator of the Platte.” “THE OCALL’S” HEADQUARTERS, GREAT NORTHERN HO1EL CHICAGO, ILL., JULY 1n.§ The silver monometallists in the uniform of Democrats to-day threw down that sturdy, honest, old farmer, Boies of Iowa; repudiated their old-time leader and incorruptible champion, Silver Dick Bland of Missouri, and placed at the head of their ticket an elocutionist, 37 years old, who has won the fayor of the Populists of his tate by speaking at their meetings. New York sat in the council white-faced, sullen and silent, with a sneer on her intellectually aristocratic lips. When she announced that she declined to cast even one of her seventy-two Democratic votes for a freak man on a freak platform a shower of hisses and curses fell about her head. Monometallists and monomaniacs demanded that her delegation should be expelled from the hall New York’s retort was a smile, asneer and that particu- lar kind of silence which acts as the sign-post for contempt. Senator Hill wore his white face to-day. In the midst of the storm he ex- hibited that peeuliar smile which is suggestive of an extremely disagreeable hereafter for the person or thing favored by it. Altgeld and his pal, Governor Stone of Missouri, were turned down by the defeat of Bland, and the marks of the political gamblers’ thumb could be plainly seen on their backs. Tillman, the political blackguard and party splitter from South Carolina, received one vote for President of the United States. That vote was hissed. Colorado, faithful to her canse and to her favorite son, east her solid vote for Senator Teller. “ Shame 1 She was hissed until & delegate from another State cried Senator Hill and ex-Secretary Whitney went home in disgust to-night, They will be heard from before November. role does not require him to go before the supernumerary it is not expected for Bryan. But as the heavy tragedian’s the footlights and praise the acting of that brainy Hill will mount the stump The convention resumed its session at 8 o’clock in the evening for the purpose of nominating & Vice-President, but Governor Altgeld was not ready and an adjournment was had until 10 o’clock to-morrow. J. R. McLean is the favorite, He h: tuff and a newspaper. JOHN PAUL COSGRAVE. The New York “Herald” dJoing the “Sun” in Supporting McKinley. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 10.—The Herald will to-morrow print the Sun’s edi- torial of to-day, bolting the Democratic platform adopted at Chicago, with this addition: “These are our sentiments and those of every true, honest and loyal American whose word is as good as his bond.” HOW BRYAN WAS CHOSEN. Supporters of Leading Candidates Forced to Give Way to the Convention Clamor. CHICAGO, Irn., July 10.—William J. Bryan of Nebraska was selected to-day as the standard-bearer of the Democfatic party in the campaign for the Presidency of the United States. Yesterday when the bandsome young Nebraskan mounted the rostrum in the convention hall to close the | debate on the party platform he was con- sidered the merest possibility in the race for the honor to be conferred. Halt an hour later, when he concluded his great rhetorical effort, he had become a seem- ing probability. With the hours of the night his chances grew, and when the con- vention resumed business this morning he had been established as Richard P. Bland's most formidable competitor. As the balloting progressed his popuiar- ity among the delegates became more and more apparent and his strength in votes went by leaps and bounds until the culmi- nation came in the capture of Illinois and Ohioand the withdrawal of Bland with the consequent transfer of Missouri to the Bryan column. There were no glaring transparencies, no life-sized lithographs, no special bands of music to attract to the eloquent lawyer and newspaper man. The modest banner of the William J. Bryan Club, a Nebraska organization, was the only conspicuous emblem of the Bryan cause. During the night a standard had been vrepared bearing the concluding words of Bryan's speech of “yesterday—''No crown of thorns, no cross of gold”—and this alone was the most suggestive outward in- dication that the Nebraskan was in the race to stay. But it needed no artificial means, such as these, to keep Bryan’s name to the fore. Hisstriking presence, his earnest bearing, his wonderful melod- iousness of voice asexhibited in hisspeech, had not faded from the minds of dele- gates and spectators, and every mention of his name brought forth hearty cheers that told the story of the firm hold he had upon those who could make or unmake him in his Presidential aspirations and upon the thousands of on-lookers. The battle of the ballots was fought with & doggedness that showed a firm de- termination on the part of those pledged to particular candidates tobe consistentin the desire of their hearts, but little by lit- tie the standard of Bryan was pressed nearer and nearer to the point of vantage. At first he gained slowly, then a great leap would be made as some delegation of formidable numbers would throw in its : lot with his cohorts. The foarth ballot was reached and the result was still un- certain, but at its end Bryan was al! bat within the goal. Delegates and audience became excited when it became apparent that the Nebras- kan had gathered many recruits from the Bland forces, and cheer after-cheer went up from floor and gallery. A rumor went round the vast hall that Illinois, consistent as Missouri in adherence to the lifelong champion of free coinage of silver, was wavering, and When Governor Alt- zeld and his associates withdrew for con- sultation the excitement grew to fever beat. Change followed change in the bal- lots cast by the various States and all went to the man from the Platte, and when Iilinois, Ohio, and finally Missouri, threw their strength to his support the race had been won, and William J. Bryan stood forth in triumph as the lsader of his party. Exhausted oy cheering the name of the Nebraskan, the vast congregation in the convention was slow to avail itself of the opportunity for displaying the full extent of its vigor, but it gradually rose to the demands of the occasion, and turned loose a volume of sound that made the iron roof tremble in umson. Every man and woman in the hall was standing as the Bryan supporters on the floor grasped the guidons indicating the positions of the various States and marched in triumph through the aisles bounding the square spaces reserved for delegates, and as the guidons of other States joined the proces- sion the cheering became madly intense, Bland banners, Boies banners and em- blems of other candidates fell into line, and the culminating point in the enthn-’ siasm was reached wher: the Bland band, headed by the numerous transparencies bearing the Missourian’s name, took step with the rest and bent their endeavors to “Dixie's” quickstep. When it was all over people fell back in their chairs weak and exhausted and listened quietly to the formalities which concluded the session. To-night a session was held for the pur- pose of selecting the candidate for Vice: President, but without proceeding to a ballot an adjournment was forced until to- morrow 8t 10 A. M., when efforts will be made to complete the business of the con- vention. —— - WITH CHEERS AND HISSES, Nolsily the Delegates Conclude Nominating Speeches: and Se- lect Bryan on the Fifth Rallot. CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO, IrL., July 10.—The fourth day’s session of the Democratic National Convention opened PRICE FIVE CENTS. AN EDITOR IS TO BE JHE DEMOGRATIG STANDARD-BEARER. Hon. William J. Bryan of Nebraska, Nominated for President of the United States by the Free Silver Partisans Now in Session at Chicago. [Personal acquaintances of Mr. Bryan declare this portrait to be @ perfect likeness of that gentleman. He is always smiling.] in torrid heat, untempered by any of the cooling breezes which have hitherto fa- vored the gathering. The galleries’ occupants were on hand vromptly ana in full force, quite prepared to take charge of the proceedings, as they did repeatedly yesterday. There were not a dozen of the New York delegates in their seats when the proceedings opened. Mr. ‘Whitney was there, but Mr, Hill was con- spicuously absent. At five minutes before 11 o'clock Sena- tor White of California, the permanent chairman, took the chair and made an ef- fort to establish a degree of quiet and or- der in the nall. Atter five minutes de- voted to that purpose, with very little suc- cess, prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Gron of Grace Episcopal Church, Cedar-Rapids fowa, the same clereyman who officiated the last two days. The chair then recognized Mr. Harrity of Pennsylvania, who, standing in the main aisle, was greeted with cheers. He said: o “I desire to say that in obedience to the" instructions given by the Democratic State Convention the Pennsylvannia delegation vresents the name of Robert E. Pattison of Pennsylvania as a candidate for the Presidency.” Dr. Mattingly of the District of Colum- bia, from his place in the rear of the hall, seconded the nomination of that peerless champion of free silver, that true Demo- crat und friend of labor, John R. McLean of Ohio. ~ Mr. Miller of Oregon, on behalf of that State, nominated ex-Governor Pennoyer. No other names being presented the chair declared the nominations closed and, first invoking order, directed the secretary to cail theroll of States. But before this was commenced Mr. Smith of Ohio in- formed the convention of the sudden de- mise of the Hon. Frank Hurd. The chatr asked if any action was desired, and Mr. Smith said not at this time. The call of the roll then commenced. ‘When the first State was called Chairman Lomax of Alabama rose to say that John B. Knox, H. B. Foster, 8. J. Carpenter, J. H. Minge and D. R. Burgess desired to vote for ex-Governor William E. Russell ‘of Massachusetts, but under the uuit rule he cast the twenty-two votes of Alabama for Horace Boies. . Beveral of the chairmen of the delega- tions injected little stump speeches into their announcements of the votes of the delegation. Marsden, the “water fiend” of Louisiana, stood up, and, holding a sil- The chair asked if there were any other | ver dollar, said something which was nominations. drowned in the laughter and cheers. ‘When Massachusetts was called a dele- gate announced that the chairman and vice-chairman were absent, and Mr. 0’Sul- livan of the delegation said that these gold men were purposely absenting themselves. The chair took this occasion to ask delegates to restrain’ themselves from making speeches and to confine their an- nouncements to a statement of the votes. Michigan’s delegation was polled, and several of the delegates when their names were called responded in loud tones: “I decline to vote.’” Others simply said: “Not voting.” Minnesota brought Adlai E. Stevenson’s name before the convention, but not a solitary cheer greeted it. New Jersey being reported, the chair- man of the delegatian rose and said New Jersey respecttully declined to vote, whereupon the galieries broke into cheers and hisses. The chair requested that such demonstrations cease, and ~a ‘delegate shonted: “They areall Republicans and ought to be put out.” The State of New York adopted the same course as the State of New Jersey. On being cailed, ex-Governor Flower rose and said: *In view of the platform adopted by this convention, I am in- structed as a delegate from the State of New York to say that the delegates have agreed not to participate in the selection Silverites in Chicago Are Wildly Happy, While the Goldites HAre Sore at Heart. GRUAT NORTHERN HOTEL. CHICAGO, ILL., JULY 10 (MIDNIGHT). The dark h?fl‘ won. Bryan secured the nomination as a result of his great speech. Before that he was a hundred to one shot. When the silver delegates went to bed last night they were stili for Biand. When they arose in the morn- ing they were for Bryan. The strength of the Nebraskan had steadily devel- oped from the hour of his magnificent defense of bimetallism. Just think of it! He had been ‘‘turned down’’ by the original delegation from his State. He was without a seat on the convention floor, and still he triumphed before the committee on resolutions, had his delégation seated, and then reached out for the Presidential plum and got ite Certainly oratory is not dead. X The gift of speech won for the Boy Orator of the Platfe the Presidential nomination by the stormiest and greatest National Convention in the history of the party. Will the same power to sway the passions and judgment of men make him President of the United States? ‘When BEland lost on the first ballot his strength gradually waned, and the failure of New York and r ther Eastern States to vote only increased the chances for Bryun, who was the second choice of the Bland men McLean and Mathews are in the race for Vice-President, with odds oa the former, and there is some talk to-night of the gold men holding a separate convention and placing a ticket in the fleld. This course has not been fully decided upon. Bryan’s nomination is being ratified by the silver Democracy to-night. The gold men are sour at heart. FEANK McGUIRE, “THE CALL's” HEADQUARTERS, }