The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 11, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OME FAMOUS SPEECH ES BY ORATO JULY 11, 1896. AT NATIONAL CONVENTIONS. By reason of the very general belief that the nomination of William J. Bryan for President of the United States by the Democratic National Convention at Chicago was largely effected by his famous speech for silver, the subject of National Convention oratory takes on mew inferest. Mr. Bryan isnot the first orator who has by well- rounded periods awakened the enthusiasm of delegates. 'Below are submitted extraots from various convention orations, including some of the more striking passages of Mr. Bryan’s addr vould <umptuous indeed to present myself against the distinguished gentieman to ‘ e »:‘\-rrlfsmnix if this were but a measuring of ability; but this is not a contest of The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of & righteous cause, than al sts of error that they can bring. Icome to speak to you Inidefense as holy as the canse of liberty—the cause of humanity. When this debate is con- motion will be made to lay upon the table the resolution offered in commendation of on, and the resolution in condemnation of the administration. Ishall is question down to the level of persons. The individual is but an atom. But principles are eternal, and this has been a contest of princi- me as aggressors. OUT War is nOt & war of conquest. - We are fight- omes, our families and prosperity. We have petitioned and qur entreaties have ed. We have bezged and they have mocked, and our ealamities became worse. 10 longer. rtreat no more. We petition no more. We defy them. . ) from Wisconsin has said he fears a Robespierre. My friends, in this land ot ced fear no tyrant who will spring up from among the people. What we need is ckson to stand, as Jackson did, against the encroachments of aggrandized Having behind us the commercial interests and the laboring interests, and . we shall suswer thelr demands for the gold standard by saying to press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns. You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.—William J. Brysn at Chicago. —— 1 propose to present to the thoughtful consideration of the convention the name of one who, on the field of battle was styled “The Superb,” yet won the still nobler renown a: re dies . the constitution by proclaiming that the military rule shall ever be subservient to the civil power. The plighted word of 8 soldier was proved by the acts of astatesman. I nominate one whose name will suppress’ 3\’ factions, will be alike acceptable to the North and to the South—a name that will thrill the Republie, 8 name, if nominated, of aman that will crush. the last embers of sectional strife, and whose name will be hailed as the dawning of the day of perpetual brotherhood. - With him we can fling away our shields and wage an aggressive war. We can appeal to the supreme tribunal of the American people against the corruption o® the Republican party and their untola violations of constitutional liberty. With him as our chieftain, the bloody banner of the Republicans will fall from their palsied hands. Oh, my countrymen, in this supreme moment the destinies of the Republic are at stake and the liberties of the people are imperiled. The people hang breathless on your deliberation. Take heed! Make no misstep! I nominate ons who can carry every Southern State, and who can carry Pennsylvania, Indiana, Connecticut and New York—the soldier statesman, with a record as stainless as his syword—Winfield Scott Hancock of Pennsylvania. If elected he will take his seat.—Daniel Dougherty, at Cincinnati, 1880, EDGIES Ihave witnessed the extraordinary scenes of this convention with deep solicitude. No emotion touches my heart more quickly than & sentiment in honor of a great and noble character. But as I sat on these seats and witnessed these demonstrations it seemed to me you were & human ocean 1n & tempest. I have seen the sea lashed into a fury and tossed into & spray, and its grandeur moves the soul of the dullest man. ButI remember that it is not the billows, but the calm level of the sea, from which all heights and depths are measured. When the storm has passed and the hour of calm settles on the ocean—when sunlight bathes its smooth surface—then the astronomer takes the level from which he measures all terrestrial heights and depths, * * * Not here in this brilliant circle, where 15,000 men and women are assempled, is the destiny of the Republic to be decreed; not here, where I see the enthusiastic faces of 756 delegates waiting to cast their votes into the urn ana determine the choice of the party, but by 4,000,000 Repuplican firesides, where the thoughtful fathers, with wives and children about them, with the calm thoughts inspirec by love of home and love of country, with the history of the past, the hopes of the future and the knowledge of the great men who have adorned and blessed our Nation in days gone by—there God prepares the verdict th: all aetermine the wisdom of our work to-night. In the silence of deliberation will this great question be settled.—James A. Garfield, nominating John Sherman at Chicago, military Governor, whose first act, when'in command of Louisiana and Texas was to salu: motion for adjournment was to prevail, the crowds, without waiting for the ter- mination of the vote. determined not to “istand upon the order of their going, but to go at once,” and so they began an in- formal and rather tumultuous withdrawal. The clerk went on with the rollcall and did not always wait for a reoly, but set down the State as voting “aye,” and in this way the result was arrived at and was announced as carried in the affirmative. The chairman then stated.at 9:30 p. m., that the convention was adjourned until 10 A. M. to-morrow. s FOR VICE-PRESIDENT. Conference of the Leaders Held, but an Understanding Is Not Reached. CHICAGO, IrL., July 11.—A conference on the Vice-Presidential nominee was held at the Sherman House to-night. Nearly every State except the gold States was represented. Governor Stone of Missouri, Governor Altgeld of Iilinois, Senator Daniel of Virginia and other prominent leaders were present. It was nearly 11 o'clock before the meet- ing got under way. The door was care- fully guarded and little leaked out as to the deliberations. Jobn R. McLean, Governor Matthews, G. Freda Williams and Joseph Sibley were talked of, as were others who have been mentioned 1n connection with the second place on the ticket. The relative strength of each man was considered and a mes- age was sent over to Mr. Bryan to learn on in regard to the men most :30 A. M. no decision had been reached as to who should be placed in nomination. The concensus of opinion was that candidates from the South and from States east of the Alleghenies were unavailable. This practically killed the chances of Sibley and Sewell of Maine, George Fred Williams and the several can- didates from the South. The split in the Ohio delegation, which was divided between John R. McLean and Allen W. Thurman, made it unlikely that either of these candidates would be se- lected. Governor Mattnews of Indiana seemed to stand the test of criticisa betfer than most of the other candidates. Governor Aligeld distussed the qualifications of ex- Congressman Fitbian of Illinois and C. K. Ladd and J. B. Williams of the same State. g en Al BRYAN IS CONSIDERATE. In the Event of Election He Wil Not Be a Candidate for a Second Term. CHICAGO, IvrL., July 10.—William Jen- nings Bryan, the nominee of to-day’s con- vention, heard the news at his rooms in the Clifton House, and received it without any apparent show of feeling. His wile was not present to greet him, for she wit- nessed the extraordinary demonstration in the hall that stampeded the convention to the standard of her husband. Together with a few friends Mr. Bryan received bulletins that told him of every move made in the political game being played at the Coliseum. At this distance, unmoved by the stirring scenes enacted on the floor of the convention, Mr. Bryan was able to analyze the sitnation and figure out the victory that appeared to be within his grasp at an early hour this morning. A party of newspaper men were the first to congratulate after the reception of the bulletin announcing his nomination. As the men gathered about him to shake hands, Mr. Bryan reached for a piece of paper and wrote the following, which he said was intended for the American peo- ple: “In order. that I may have no-ambition but to discharge faithfully the duties ot the office, 1 desire to announce that if elected, T shall under no circumstances be & candidate for re-clection.’” *This is not a sudden resolution on my part,” said Mr. Bryan. *I have had it in my mind ever since my nomination has been considered by my friends Dossi- bility. I believe itis a gooa principle for me to foliow, and 1 shall live up to it. The Presidency is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon any buman being by his country, and the power placed in the hands of the President of the United States is so great that there should be no temptation thrown in his way to cause him to use it for his personal advancement, “Mr. Cleveland, in his first letter of ac- ceptance, set forth the objections to a sec- ond term in language so forcible that it cannot be surpassed. President Hayes ed- vocated an amendment to the constitution making the chief executive of the United States ineligible for re-election, and a similar amendment was advocated by President Andrew Jackson. “I desire to express my deep apprecia- tion of the kindness shown to me by other candidates. My nomination is due to the peculiar circumstances which surround this campaign and not to any superior merit. In fact, hed the convention con- sidered who was most deserving the lot would have fallen upon another. I so highly appreciate the responsibilty im- posed by this nomination that I have avoided making any promises or pledges to any person. After indicating this declaration Mr. Bryen accepted the congratulations that were tendered, and in 8 few moments it Was apparent that the room would not accommodate those who were surging to zetin. In response to appeals Mr. Bryah took a position in.the lobby and for almost, 2n hour shook hands with the crowds as they passedin line. Mr. Bryun was forced to say & few words. He declared he felt hignly hon- ored by the convention, but asserted that no words of his could add to the work of | the convention. The convention, however, was but the beginning, and whether its action was wise or not could only be de- termined in November next. It was not for him to say whether the convention had acted wisely, but it was his duty and all those who agreed with him to back up the convention and the platform and make theelection sure. Mr. Bryan closed his short but felicitons speech with an injunction to those pres- ent who believed in the Democratic party to make it their business to see that its suc- | cess was assured this fall, During the conrse of the evening Mr. Bryan was visited by several hundred people, prominent among whom were many of the delegates of the convention. Visiting clubs also called at the hotel and clamored for a speech from their new candidate. Mr. Bryan was compelled to make three short addresses during the evening. One of them was to the Bland Club of Kansas City, Mo. In his speech Mr. Bryan complimented Mr. Bland as the pioneer in the fight for free silver, and stated that it was his generosity in with- drawing that enabled him to become the nominee of the convention. Mrs. Bryan held an impromptu reception in the parlors during the evening, quite a number of ladies of Chicago paying their respects to her. It is the present pro- gramme of Mr. Bryan to leave tha city to- morrow, accompanied by his wife, and go to Salem, IiL, his old home, where he will spend a week, at the expiration of which time he will go to Lincoln, Nebr., where he will receive the formal notice of his nomination. Within a few minutes after the nomina- tion was announced telegrams of congratn- lation began to pour into the hotel. They were from all parts of the country. Among them were seversl from Republican and Populist leaders, especially in the Western Btates, all pledging support for Mr. Bryan in the coming campaign. Among the telegrams were the following: SYDNEY, NEBR.—May the Lord, with the as- sistance of the Democrats and Pppulists, in- stall you in the White House next March. ROBERT S. OBERFELLER, OMAHA. NEpR.—All Nebraskans feel par- donable pride in your nomination.and recog- nize the fitness of your selection as the ablest advocate of the views dominating the conven- tion and embodied in the platform. JoHN M. THURSTON. LEBANON, Mo.—Congratulations. Will sup- port you with all my heart. RICHARD P. BLAND. LINCOLN, NEBR. — Al Lincoln rejoices. Whistles blowing and bells ringing.and bon- fires burning in pride of your genius, which rises with the mantle of Jefferson in a play of oratory unsurpassed in all the ages, and moves toward the chbdir once occupied by him for whom this city was named. J, H. BROADY. ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Congratulations. Na- tional salute being fired here in honor of your nomination by Democratic committee of Marion County. You wiil carry New York State. People are with you. B. 8. BEAL. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.—The Iroquois State League pledges California to you by 20,000 majority. CHARLES L. WELLER, Grand Sachem. DURANGO, Cowo.—W. J. Bryan, mnext President of the United States: We all send congratulations and promise the support of this great Southwest. Whistles blowing, bells ringing, cannons firing, bands playing and everything in Durango ago. No such re- Joicing ever heard of in this section. H. GARBANATI, Chairman Populist Convention. JoE PruITT, Chairman Democratic Convention. W. A. REED, Chairman Silver Convention. W. J. MILLER, Chairman Republican Convention. DENVER, CoLo.,—Colorado womenZwill cast their votes for you. Hearty congratulations. MARY HOLMAN KINKAIDE. ASPEN, Coro., — My heartiest congratula- tions. Every one in Aspen is for you, and you ‘will get 95 per cent of Colorado’s vote. J. M. DUNNING. PORTLAND, Or. — Congratulations. The young giant of the West will lead the reform forces of the Union to victory. The story of David and Goliath will be repeated. SYLYESTER PENNOYEB. WATERLOO, Iowa.—Accept Iowa's most hearty congratulations. She will be with you in November. 'HORACE Bores. CHICAGO, I1L.—You and the people of our country have my congratulations upon your nominatfon for the’ Presidency. My services at your command, and as our cause is just and right, the Master will give us vietory. Your friend, J. C. 8. BLACKBURN. WASHINGTON, D. C.—I am directed by Sen- ator Call to say that you are the unanimous choice of the real Democrats of Florida. J. E. ALEXANDER. ATLANTA, Gi—I congratulate you most heartily. All Georgians ;will support you gladly. W. J. NORTHERN. DENVER, Covo.—If elected will you appoint Senator Teller Secretary of the Treasury? Hearty congratulations. Coiorado will elect you. LAN8SING WARREN, Editor Denver Times. INDIANAPOLIS, INp.—Accept congratula- tions. Indiane Demoerats will give thefr best efforts toward your success. ¥ CLAUDE E. MATTHEWS. KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Every Nebraska citizen, Republican as well as Democrat, is honored by your nomination. Accept my congratula- tions. GEORGE W. MERCER. Al e WILD WITH ENTHUSIASM. Omaha People Suitably Celebrate the Nomination of the Editor= Statesman. OMAHA, Nesr., July 10.—From the time the convention openea in Chicago this morning there were crowds at all the bulletin boards. In front of the World~ Herald gffice, of which paper Mr. Bryan is editor, the street was packed with a surg- ing mass of humanity, and bulletins 'were vosted and announced by men stationed at different points in front of the buiiding. Aseach gain for Bryan came in it was greeted with mighty cheers. Though not nnexpected, when the fin& bulletion saying “Bryan is nominated” 1880. Sy 44;7"" dJohn R. McLean of Ohio, Who Will Probably Be Nominated for Vice-President by the g Vote of the Silver Democrats. [Sketched from life in Chicago by J. Kahler of *“The Call's” art department.] came the crowd seemed stunned for a moment and then went wild, the demon- stration growing and continuing for half an hour. Crowds packed the streets until a late hour, keeping up the enthusiastic cheer- ing. BSince the evening set in there has been a continuous celebration all over the city. Stocks of fireworks left over from the Fourth are being used up, principal corners are illuminated with red fire, flags are flying and the whole city is being dec- orated. In all of this demonstration Republicans and Populists are taking an active part, and declare that they want to take part and assist in the ovaiion which will be tendered Mr. Bryan when he reaches Omaha. To-night 1n one of the opera-housesa large meeting was turned into an im- promptn ratification meeting of the nomi- nation, every mention of Bryan's name bringing forth the pent-up enthusiasm of the audience. His welcome home will be by far the largest affair of the kind ever | witnessed in the city. To-night everybody, without respect to politics or anything else, is celebrating as the fancy strikes him. Several Bryan yells are heard on the streets, and every- body is shaking hands and congratulating everybody else, whether friend or stran- ger. Itsa tribute to Bryan's personal popularity among all classes, and an ex- pressiou of gratification at the honor done one of Omaha’s citizens. Nothing ap- proaching or like it has ever been wit- nessed in the city. el kil IT PLEASES LEWELLING. Bryan’s Nomination Meets the Ap- proval of the Ex-Governor of Kansas. WICHITA, Kaxs., July 10.—Ex-Goy- ernor Lorenzo D. Lewelling of this city, who is a delegate-at-large to the Populist convention at St. Louis, is highly pleased with the nomination of Bryan. Inan in- terview with Tue CALL correspondent to- night he said: ¥ “It 18 probably the best nomination that could have been made, and I can see no reason why it should not be emineutly satisfactory to the Popuhsts throughout the United States. The position he has maintained on the silver question and other questions which are uppermost 1n the minds of the people have made him 0 uncertain candidate. He represents are contending. “He is & Western man and knows the wants of the people of the West, who are the chief sufferers under the present condi- tions. The platform is more than could have been expected and all that could have been desired under the circumstances and Iam personally in favor of the indorse- ment of Mr. Bryan by the St. Louis Popu- list Convention. “Considéring the fact that he is a young man, that he is Western man, and that he is th® first man who has ever been named for the high office of President west of the Mississippi River, I believe his candidacy will appeal to the votes of the States that many of the ideas for which the Populists | the coming campaign. His brilliancy ard ! occasional magnetism make him an ideal candidate, especially when his integrity and personal worth cannot be ques- tioned.” “It is measures, and not men, for which we have contended, and if we do not get all the measures which have been sought, we will, by the election of Bryan, at least be able to strike a light by which we shall See olr way clear to the altimate triumph of the people over their oppressors.”’ The ex-Governor has sent his congratu- lations and tender of support to the nomi- nee. AnlE il GREAT JOY IN NEBRASKA. Residents of Lincoln WIll Give Bryan a Great Reception Upon His Return. LINCOLN, Ngsr., July 10.—The enthu- siasm at Chicago and in the Democratic Convention hall itself could not have been much greater over the nomination of Hon. W. J. Bryan for the Presidency than here at his home. The result was ic a measure anticipated since yesterday when his speech closing the debate on the adop- tion of the platform and the demonstra- tion following almost stampeded the con- vention and launched him firmly as a pos- sibility. But with the temper of the dele- gates not well understood at this distance there was enough of the element of doubt to keep his friends and supporters on the tiptoe of expectancy from. the time the convention met until the result of the fate- ful fitth ballot was flashed from the wires. Then Bedlam broke loose. At the Democratic headquarters on Eileventn street, in the heart of the busi- ness district, where a crowd running into the thousands had gathered and remained since the first bulletins began to arrive, the effect was magical. “Bryan is nomi- nated” came the word, quicklylfollowed by the announcement “by acclamation.’” The cheers that followed were deafening. They swept across the big room, out into the open, dashed themseives against the brick walls across the street and rolled back in echoing reverberation. The whole city seemed to catch the con- tagion. Republicans shouted as lustily as Democrats, and Populists vied with their Prohibition brethren in attempting to outdo the other in making nowse. Every whistle was set screeching, bells were rung and the bands played. Five minutes after the result was officially announced a parade was formed and the jubilation began in earnest. A big cannon was un- esrthed somewhere and carried bodily into the public tquare to be utilized in adding to the din. No attempt was-made at speech making, that being reserved fora later date. When the first burst of enthusiasm had in a measure snbsided preparations were begun for a more elaborate demonstration on the return of the Nebraska delegation, accompanied, it was hoped, by Mr, Bryan himself. The pent-up feelings of the people, however, were not allowed to ‘wane and throughout the evening and fer into the night the sound of marching shouters | wus heard. Among all classes of people, even the more moderate political enemies of Mr. Bryan, there was a feeling manifest of mutual congratulation, It is a great thing for Lincoin, a marked honor for Nebraska,” was the universal comment, and this sentiment secmed to find an echo everywhere. From ail over the State came messages of congratulation to friends of the nominee. On the return of the Nebraska leader it is proposed to have a State demonstration in Lincoln which will outshine anything of a like nature ever heid within her limits. The first step in this direction will be taken to-night, but, of course, wiil be subject to the approval and suggestion of the delegation on its return from Chi- cago. Noue of Mr. Bryan’s immediate family are in the city, his wife and three children accompanying him to Chicago, and the hundreds who were unaware of this and who early hastened to the modest home at Sixteenth and D streets to offer congratulations were obliged to postpone the pleasant duty until a later date.. REJOICING IN UTAH. Both Republicans and Democrats Unite in Expressing Joy Over the Nomination. SALT LAKE, Urtax, July 10.—The town is wild with enthusiasm for Bryan. Can- nons are being fired and fireworks sent up. General rejoicing, in. which Democrats and Republicans unite, is the order. Ninety-tive per cent of the prominent Re- publicans of this city, on being ‘inter- viewed, declare they will support Bryan and free silver. Judge Goodwin, editor of the Salt Lake Tribune, the leading Re- publican paper of the State, savs: “Bryan is the best man named in the convention. He will come nearer getting the indorsement of the Populists, will come nearer harmonizing all the elements of the Democratic party than any man who could have been selected from among the names which went before the conven- tion, and I believe he will be elected. I believe he will carry every State west of the Allegheny Mountains.” OGDEN, Uran. July 10—Ogden City and Northern Utah have gone absolutely wild with enthusiasm at the nomination of Bryan for President. When the an- nouncement came from the wires the enormous crowds which were gathered in front of the telegraph office broke out with cheer after cheer. The entire city is awake to-night and meetings are being held to prepare for the grandest ratifica- tion meeting ever heid in the State. Re- ports from all over the State indicate that Bryan is the man of all men for Utah eit- izens, regardless of party. All the little towns are enthusiastic in their demonstra- tions, and the coming few days will usher in one grand continuous ratification of the youthful candidate from Nebraska. SR COLORADANS SATISFIED. ol s Enthusiastic Silverites Already Fig- ure Out Majoritles for the Nebraska Statesman. DENVER, Coro., July 10.—The nomina- tion of Bryan was a general surprise to Colorado, and while the great crowds @ The el ection before us will be the Austerlitzof American polities. It will decide whether for years to come the country will be Republican or Cossack. * * * Never defeated in war or in peace, his name is the most illustrious borne by any living man; his services attest his greatness, and the country knows them by heart. His fame was born not alone of things writ ten and said, but of the arduous groatness of things done, and dangers and emergencies will search in vain in the future, as they have searched in vain in the past, for any other on whom the Nation leans with such confidence and trust, * * * Never having had a policy to enforce against the will of the people, he never betrayed & causeor & friend, and the people will never betray or desert him. Vilified and reviled, fruthlessly aspersed by numberless vresses, not in other lands, but in his own, the assaults upon him have strengthened and seasoned his hold upon the public heart. The ammunition of calumny has all been exploded, the powder has all been burned once, its power is expended, and Grant’s name will glitter as a bright and imper- ishable star in the diadem of the Republic when those who have tried to tarnish it will have moldered in forgotten graves and their memories and epitaphs have vanished utterly, Never elated by success, never depressed by adversity, he has ever, in peace and in war, shown the very genius of common sense.—Roscoe Conkling, nominating U. S. Grant, 1880. e i O The Republicans '0! the United States demand a man who knows that prosperity andire- sumption, when they come, must come together; that when they come they will come hand in hand through the golden harvest flelds; hand in hand by the whirling spindles and the turn- ing wheels; hand in hand past the open furnace doors; hand in hand by the flaming forges;: hand in hand by the chimneys filled with eager fire—greeted and grasped by the countless sons of toil. * * * Like an armed warrior, like a plumed knight, James G. Blaine marched down the halls of the American Congress ana threw his shining Jance tull and fair against the brazen foreheads of the defamers of his country and the maligners of his honor. For the. Republican party to desert this gallant leader now is as though an army shoula desert their: leader upon the reld of battle. * * * Gentlemen of the convention, in the name of the. great Republic, the only Republic that ever existed upon this earth; in the name of all her| defenders and of all her supporters; in the name of all her soldiers living; in the name of:all her soldiers dead upon the field of battle, and in the name of those who perished. in the skeleton clutch of famine at Andersonville and Libby, whose sufferings she so vividly remem- bers—Illinois—Illinois nominates for the next President of this country that prince of par- liamentarians, that leader of leaders, James G. 1876. fore the bulletin boards cheered the nomi- nee the more conservative wanted 10 know something about the man before commit- ting themselves. A few hours later the Denver public had satisfied themselves of his silver record, and they now talk of majorities for him ranging from 25,000 to 85,000 votes. A classmate of Bryan in Union College Law School practicing here states that fearlessness and loyalty to prin- ciples are his leading characteristic traits. *It will now bea contest of the people against money,” said D. H. Moffat, presi- ideat of the First National Bank. “Iam glad that they have named a candidate whose personal character is beyond re- proach and whose life has been clean. Although a Republican I can vote for him, and Colorado will, of course, give him a great majority.” Governor McIntyre, Republican, says: “‘Bryan is magnetic and he will pus plenty of enthusiasm in the campaign. His silver record will elect him.” Nearly every town in the State to-night is celebrating the nomination by out-of- door mass-meetings. i BRI COAST SENTIMENT. D=mocrats, Populists and Bolting Republicans Applaud the Nomination. LOS ANGELES, Oavn, July 10.—The nomination of Bryan at Chicago to-day seems to give great satisfaction to therank and file of Democrats in this city, but what is somewhat surprising is that Popu- hists and bimetallists are equally delighted with the nomination and do not hesitate to express the opinion that Bryan will re- ceive the indorsement of their parties at -| 8t. Louis on the 22d inst. A Carx correspondent met Hons. Enoch Pepper and J. T. Savage, both Populistic- silver leaders, soon after the announce- ment of Bryan’s nomination, and asked them what they thought of it. Pepper replied: . “It is a capital nomination, from the standpoint of Populists and free-silver men. Bryan is an able and aggressive young man and one of the fir§t and most eloguent defenders of the white metal. Support him? Of course I can, with heart and soul.” Mr. Savage, who listened to these re- marks, added: “Yes, Bryan is really a Populist anyway, and will without doubt get the St. Louis indorsement.” Colonel John R. Berry, delegate-at-large to the bimetallists’ convention at St. Louis, said: *'It is the best thing Demo- crats could have done. Bryan is an able and courageous champion of the white metal and will unquestionably be indorsed by the free-silver men at St. Louis. While I was sure he would be acceptable to the bimetallists I am surprised to learn that both wings of the Populists here are for the silver-tongued orator of the Platte.” Hubbard and Love, silver men and dele- gates to the bimetallist convention, are delighted with Bryan’s nomination. PORTLAND, Or., July 10.—The news of Bryan’s nomination was haiied by bul- letin-board crowds with manifestations of joy, and the concensus of opinion among Democrats is that he is the ‘“‘ideal candi- date.” Napoleon Davis, secretary of the Democratic State Central Committee, said to a United Press representative to-night: “In my opinion no nomination has ever been made by the Democratic party that will give such universal satisfaction to the rank and file of the Democracy as that of W. J. Bryan, and especially to- the younger members of the party. 'Already here in Oregon there is an evidence of enthusiasm that has never been called forth by the nomination of any other can- didate. Young men of all parties agree that Bryan is an ideal candidate and a man who, if elected to the position for which he has been nominated, would recognize the young men of the Nation as no other man has ever done.” “While the Democracy of Oregon is dis- appointed in that ex-Governor Pennoyer did not receive the nomination, it feels that it could not have fallen to any other man more acceptable than Bryan as a sec- ond choice.” ENO, Ngv., July 10.—The nomination of Bryan was received with general satis- faction by Democrats and silver men of Reno. The booming of guns to-night be- cause of the nomination showed their ap- preciation. oy The Silver party members here seem to be a unit in a demand that their National Convention indorse Bryan’'s nomination. J. B. McCullough, chairman of the Popu- list State Central Committee and one of the delegates to the National Convention, stated to a correspondent this evening that the nomination of Bryan was even more satisfactory to him than if Teller had been named, and he would use every effort for his indorsement by the Populist National Convention. George Peckham, Populist candidate for overnor at the last general election; Hon. Benjamin Curler, late candidate for Distriet Judge; William Thompson and B. F. Curler, delegates to the Populist National Convention; J. M. McCormack and other prominant Populists are loud in their advocacy of Bryan’s caunse. SEATTLE, Wasn., July 10.—Three dele- gates—Richard Winsor, Colonel J, H. Todd and E. w. Way—to the National Populist Convention, this afternoon, upon the announcement of Bryan’s nomination sent the nominee this telegram, which was signed also by eight other leading Povulists of Western Washington: Populist friends send congratulations and city wild with delight. Hon. Jobn Wiley, Colonel George G. Lyon, ex-Mayor Harry White and other bolting Republicans wired as follows: - Beattle friends send congratulations. Wash- ington is yours. Bryan's nomination appears to have been received throughout the entire State Blaine.—Colonel Ingersoll nominating: Blaine with marked satisfaction on the part of the Democrats. This is especially true of Seattle, where the applause and demone strations following the announcement were vigorous and hearty. Leacing Popu- | lists and bolting silver Republicans aimost. to a man expres<ed their approval of the result, and openly declare that they believe Bryan will either be indorsed of nom- inated outright at St. Louis. PHENIX, Arrz., July 10.—When the news cf Bryan’s nomination was ane nounced, the general verdict of the silver- ites was thatan ideal candidate had been. selected. He is liked more than Bland. Populists, silver men and Demoecrats allt favor Bryan, who last spring won their hearts in an impassioned silver speech. Of the six candidates presented Bryani was by all odds the choice of the people of thiscity. Pheenix will ratify to-morrow night with the biggest demonstration ever given in the Territory. SAN JOSE, CAL., July 10.—The People’s Party Club of this city is opposed to the National Conventian, which meets in St. Louis, indorsing the Democratic candidate for President. Last ' evening the club adopted the following resolution. Resolved, That it is the sense of thiseclub that we are unalterably opposed to the indorse- ment of any Democrat for President of the United States, as such action would be equiva- lent to indorsing the inconsistent stand-of the | Democratic party on all great political-ques- tions. BAKERSFIELD, Cawn, July 10—The Democrats here received the nomination of Bryan with great enthusiasm. They! held a ratification meeting with music, fireworks and speeches by prominent’ Democrats to-night. A number of men who have been leaders in the Populist movement have declared that they are going back into the old party ranks again. e A i WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. Sketch of the Life of the Nebraska Statesman Nomlnated for the Presidency. History has repeated’ itself in the in- stance of the nomination by the Demo- cratic National Convention of William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska for President of the United States. Sixteen years ago in | a Republican National Couvention James A. Garfield made a speech nominating John Sherman of Ohio. Thecheering del- egates forgot Sherman and, charmed by eloquence, named the gifted orator, Gar- field, the standard-bearer of the -party. Thursday morning the nomination of Richard Parks Bland for President by the Democratic National Convention seemed to be a foregone conclusion. Bryan- was hardly mentioned as a dark horse. Thurs- day the “Black Eagle of Nebraska,’” as he is called at home, addressed the Chicago convention, and his eloquence earried him at once from a place in the ranks fo the top of the wave of popnularity and stam- peded the delegates in his favor. He was not an active candidate prior to Thursday; not one shouted for him ou that morning, but that night the whole convention shouted ‘‘Bryan.” The candidate is ten years younger than Grant was when he, ran for President the first time. William J. Bryan is only 36 years of age. He has been championing the cause of free silver, for the last fifteen years. William Jennings Bryan was born in/ Salem, Ili., March 19, 1860. He was grad-. uated from Illinois College at.Jacksonville in 1881. To make his way through the: Union College of Law at Chicago he, worked in Lyman Trumbull's law office and became a favorite with that distine: guished jurist. From his earliest years' he had a fancy for public speaking, which developed his oratorical powers. In 1880 he won second: prize as the representative of Illinois Col- lege in the State collegiate oratorical con- test. He was valedictorian of his collegs class and came within one vote of being elected to the position in the law school. From 1880 he spoke in political campaiens. NEW TO-DAY. Success. The people believe in Roos Bros. We are drawing big trade with our special sale of $16 to $20 suits at $15—when the glittering, glaring offers of “one-half” or “‘one-third” value are leaving the stores of would-be competitors lonesome and deserted. No fakish, fanciful bargains to draw an unreasoning buyer, but a reasonable re. duction that appeals to men of common- sense. Success in such a case is absolute proof that the reductions are genuine and the goods first class. Sale continued until further notice.. We’ll make it more spicy with a lioeral seasoning of $22 50 and $30 suits to go with the others at $15.