Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-09-15


within and foes without her brave, loyal
sons are determined that she shall stand
in the vanguard of the States which give
their votes TO Cleveland and Stevenson"
The Chairman followed this by in.
reducing the General as one who
had always stuck up for the people and
has always been friend to the South;
"and by the eternal" he added, as an
atter-thought, "he she'll be the next vice
president of this country
Gen. Stevenson
Gen. Stevenson stood up and the crowd
checred. He looked up at a banner on
which there were pictures of himself and
Mr. Cleveland, and the crowd, following
his eyes, went nearly wild. The General
was dressed in black, wearing
frock coat, similar to Cleveland'S,
aud the crowd noticed that his
right hand sought the front of it,
exactly as the ex-president's does. It's
way platform orators have perhaps.
The applause that his arising created,
lasted several minutes and as soon as
he could make himself heard the General
gave quick glance 1T his wife who sat
immediately behind him with Mrs. Frank
Coke, Mrs, Chas. NJ. Stedman, Mrs. NJ.
+. Carter, Mrs. Thos. d. Johnston, Mrs.
T. =. Branch and other ladies, and began
his address.
Mr.. President Ladies and Gentle.
men," he said, and Mr.. Stevenson lin
gcrcd gallantly as his eve rested OH
thousand of the fair sex who sat on
either side the platform; 81 appreciate
more fully than words can express, the
courteous terms in which your
chairman has presented me to you.
| appreciate the hearty greetings
that yen have given me and shall
bear back to my home, more than
a thousand miles to the Northward,
grateful memory of the heartfelt welcome
that has been extended to me by the
citizens of Ashevlle and old North Caro-
lima. Applause.
81 trust YOU will pardon me Tor saying
that | know something OF the history Of
your State and her people and that the
history, memories and traditions of this
old Commonwealth are as dear to me as
they are to yourself"
This beginning carried the speaker into
the good Eraccs Of everybody in the
house, and his clear, practical way OF
talking had caught them immediately.
Leaving TINS lire OF talk he launched
forth into a most interesting and con-
vucirg speech, a condensed report Of
winch appears on tie second page OF to-
days CITIZEN.
" here is no place Tor the Third party
IN this country the General declared IN
the course OF hlS speech, and the crowd
agreed with him to the letter His
words were taken up by scores OF MS
hearers ana through the cheers that
were created 10y I he remark were echoed
ana rc'echoed I'll NeiI' stevenson had to
stretch out an arm, with index finger
IcvcIcd at the crowd, and appeal tor
silence.
TheN Nfinen'Hereo'
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