Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1900 — BRYAN IS NOMINATED. [ARTICLE]

BRYAN IS NOMINATED.

Unanimous Choice of the Convention. Platform Declaring For Silver and Opposing Imperialism, flilitarism and Trusts Unanimously Adopted. A Harmonious Convention Stevenson of Illinois, Nominated for Vice-Presidency. Kansas City, Mo., July 6.—The Democratic national convention unanimously William Jennings Bryan for President at 8:44 last night amid the greatest enthusiasm ever witnessed at a national convention. The platform was adopted by acclamation and makes a specific declaration for 16 to 1. Imperialism, militarism and trusts are tl e paramount issues. After the reading of the platform by Senator Tillman of South Carolina, the convention went wild and for 28 minutes enthusiasm held full sway. Republicans "had hoped for a division of the party on the silver plank, and the unanimous declaration for the white metal came as a sad disappointment to them. At eleven "o’clock yesterday the convention reassembled to nominate the candidate for Vice-Presi-dent. Roh rig of Minnesota placed in nomination Charles A. Towne. Several other names were also placed before the convention. Ex-vice-President Stevenson of Bloomington, 111., received the nomination on the first ballot.