Nomination Speeches Hearten Bryan Support at Denver Convention
Delegates fill the Denver hall as Ollie James suspends rules for presidential nominating speeches. Nebraska and Alabama yield to Bryan ally and the crowd erupts as a white dove is released, a Bryan oil portrait unveiled, and banners and doves energize a booming outdoor style demonstration. moments later Hammond of Minnesota and others place Johnson, while the crowd cheers.
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Democratic platform pledges and calls for reform
Report of Resolutions Committee adopted by unanimous vote outlines a Democratic platform. It pledges loyalty to party principles, condemns predatory wealth, and calls for a people’s government with equal rights and no special privileges. It defends the courts and supports eight hour government work and a separate labor department, urging tariff reform.
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