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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1900
Page
3
Delegates rally behind William Jennings Bryan as the Democratic nominating speeches praise his leadership and call for unity. The roll call ends with Hawaii and the convention adjourns after Bryan is declared the unanimously chosen presidential candidate.
Minneapolis dispatch reports Adlai E. Stevenson learned of his nomination at Kansas City this afternoon at his son in law Rev. M. D. Hardin’s Lake Minnetonka cottage. He said the news surprised him as he was not a candidate but would accept and support the party platform and campaign more than planned.
From Kansas City on July 6 a special report shows Indiana’s ballot for vice president with Stevenson receiving 7 votes Hill 1 Towne 1 Shively 1 and Henry Colerick casting the lone vote for Shively Indiana also votes solidly for Stevenson on recall of states for verification.
A report notes that Indiana changed her vote prior to the official announcement. The brief highlights a sudden shift in stance with no further details on the outcome or entities involved.
The Democratic national convention adopts a platform reaffirming free coinage at 16 to 1 while casting imperialism as the dominant issue. Senator Tillman read the plank causing wild cheers. delegates waved flags as the hall filled with band music and patriotism.
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