Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1908 — MR. BRYAN NOMINATED [ARTICLE]

MR. BRYAN NOMINATED

On the First Ballot at the Democratic Convention in Denver, Colo., With 9001 Votes.

Auditorium, Denver, Col., July 10. —William Jennings Bryan, twice defeated in the race for Presidency of the United States was nominated for the third time as the standard bearer of the Democratic party early to-day by the convention here after an all night session. Balloting began at 3 a.m., and as the states were polled more “canned cheers 11 for Bryan were given by the weary and worn out delegates and spectators. The vote on the first and only ballot was afYoilows: BRYAN 0001-2 CRAY ULi 591-2 JOHNSON .46 Two delegates failed to vote. When the result was announced the exhausted throng which had waited up all night to listen to the nomination of Bryan by Ignatius J. Dunn tried to repeat the “canned cheers,” but it was a feeble effort. The prediction that Johnson and Cray would not go before the convention was shattered when Winfield Scott Hammond, of Minnesota, put the name of the Western Governor before the convention and living P. Handy did the same for Judge George Gray of Delaware. But the “roller coaster” was too well greased by the Pairview dictator, for the • best the Minnesota and the Delaware jurist got were a few complimentary votes. The Bryan forces won by 900 giving Gray 591-2 and Johnson only 46.

The name of W. J. Bryan was placed In nomination for the Presidency of the United States by Ignatius J. Dunn of Omaha at seven minutes past nine, Denver time. After that tumult waged in the convention hall for more than an hour. The report of tl)e committee on resolutions had been promised for midnight, but it failed to arrive. The convention voted that no ballot should 'be taken on P.o idnttsl nominations until after a platform had been adopted. Dunn’s peroration set the crowd wUS. As he concluded with the name j of the Nebraskan a flock of doves was set loose from the gallery and they went floating about the audi- \ torium. A great picture of Bryan was let down from above the platform. Jim Dahlman, Mayor of Omaha and Bryan’s chief lieutenant, seized a great American flag, and leaping upon the desk of the presiding officer, began waving it frantically about. Thousands of American flags bad been placed in the hands of delegates, alternates and spectators.

Wild scenes followed. The noise was a steady roar. Megaphone squads kept it going. The horns increased the din. The interior of the arena was a solid mass of swaying color. Great flashes of exploding snapshot powder and the dull roar following them, added to the spectacle. One of the released doves took refuge on the frame of the monster picture of the candidate and the concrete walls of the hall fairly trembled beneath the shock of the volume of sound that was set loose. All but a few of the Eastern states participated. New Yok still held out. “Fingy” Conners and a detail "IP" lected by him fought off a party of determined Bryanltea who sought to wrench the New York banner loose from Its fastenings and carry it about the hall in the procession of states which was started. The band could not be heard above the roaring. The convention went absolutely Bryan-foad. Women, as well as men, joined in the hysterical rush about the hall. The forest of state standards was erected on the speaker's platform. Bryan’s picture was at the center of the group. ..■i-.-JU—J