Image 7 of The eagle (Silver City, N.M.), July 15, 1896
author: Anonymous
source date: 1896
availability: public_domain

TUB KAULK WKDNKSMY JULY 15 lllffi DEMOCRATS RATIFY Nomination of Bryan Received Enthusiasm With Huilla K DrinorriitK Are Well lUitHtl Willi I lie Action of III Cliliiiho Convention Santa Fk July 13 Within fifteen minuten niter the nomination of Will imti J líryiin at the Chicago convention lait Friday the democrats of Santa Fe hail a hand out on i lie streets playing ami far a time ilHeeineil as if pandemonium hail lieen let loose in the streets of the an cient city A painter was set to work painting a huge iortrait of the democrat ic candidate for ilie presidency and prep aralioiiH were iniinediatuly eoiiiiueneeil for a hig ralilieatiou meeting in the evening Repuhlicans appeared to lie bewildered and thought of the funeral solemnity with which the nomination of McKinley waH received here and noted the contrast In the evening the hand played in the plaza lireworki were setoff and a nuiii her of leading citizens of Santa Fe made miecchcH to lilt hundreds of democrats who had assembled to listen to them Among the sjnuikers were Secretary Miller President Weber of the lioard of trade Sheriff Cunningham and A lvcnchan They spoke very encourag ingly of the