The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-20

and threatened not TO stop. l}u, il
did stop and those who timed it said
that tho ovation had lasted six min.
utcs.
| At :. l3 O'clock Senator Jones of Ar.
kansas, chairman Of the National com
mittce, after several attempts to call
the audience TO order, managed TO uct
enough quiet to announce that he Mad
been directed by the National com
mltttcc to nominate rs chairman Of
the meeting, DR.. Elliott Duuforth of
New York.
Mr.. Danforth was chccrrd with
hearty good will. He told the pcoplc
that DC knew they did not want Il
| speech, ana nc was not going to diSaD-
| point them. lie closed 10y presenting
Governor William y. Stone, OF Mis-
souri, chnilmHn OF the committees on
notifications. There wurU more cheer,
as the tail, .purc form of NJ issouri',
chlci executive rose rom his place on
the stand and came forward to rive
| formal notification to Mcssrs. BRYAN
ana Sewall OF their nomination by the
Democratic convention, There were
hlsscs when he spoke Of the British
gold standard in force in America and
more hisscs when he spoke OF Marcus
Aurelius Hanna. Hit him again"
cried voice in tho gallery, with refer
cncc to MIR. Hanna, and II laugh fol-
lowed. Some cries, seemingly Of pro-
test, followed Gov. Stones reference to
MIR. Hanna, but they were not marked.
Hc found sympathy in his audience
with his reference to the bond issues OF
the administration. Toward the end
OF his speech the audience began to
grow impatient and the spirit OF the as
! 81 a. 81 : in nf =.
| Bryan"
at the outset Governor Stone OK
! n!a!ncu that he was acting us proxy
for Senate" White Of California, upon
whom, as chairman of the committee,
would have devolvcd the pleasing duty
OF formally notifying the candidates,
but unforeseen circumstances had kept
Senator White in California. Gov
| ernor Stones speech was an urruign-
mcnt as much OF the Cleveland admin
lstration as OF the Republican party
and concluded with an eloquent culO-
gium Of the Democratic candidate, and
Il prophecy by him OF an administra-
tion made illustrious by great achieve
mcntS.
When Governor Stone concludcd with
the notification OF his nomination to
Mr.. Bryan, II man began to wave a big
American Nag over the luttcr's head.
People jumped to their feet and shout
Cd with vim. Chccr followed cheer,
and Tor minute or two pandCmOnium
rcigncd. The crowd went wild with
enthusiasm, and lung power was drawn
on to an alarming extent. But this
demonstration had its ending in the
desire OF the people to hear the speech
to which they had been looking for
"A h,
with the flag came down to where Mr..
l}r an was sitting and fastened the
standard in the corner Of the stand,
tho cheering ceased, and everybody
watched with interest while Mr.. Bryan
helped the banncr-wavCr to fix the
stan in place.
Although the cheering thousands in
the hall were hot of body and hoarsc
of throat, they rose as u man when
Chairman Danforth stepped forward
and introduced MIR. Bryan.
Then came a demonstration that far
| exceeded those that followed the men
tion OF Bryans name previously in the
evening. The scene presented was
strongly reminiscent Of the tumull
that ragged in the Coliseum at Chicago
when bryan finished tho effort that
! established his reputation us u great
orator. Men and women rose to thci
feet and chcercd. On the platform, in
the boxes, up in the galleries, people
were cheering like mad.
Men waved their coats and thci
hats, while women iluttcrcd fans ant
har dkcrchicfs as only women can
Nearly every person who joined in thi
noisy tribute to the Democratic candi
date was standing on his chair, wavin
and shouting. The bard struck mp
lively air, and added to the din. Nh
Bryan held up his hand for silence
IT was like an incentive to yell louder
The crowd would not be thwartcG
Mr.. Bryan made an cilort to speak.
His voice was drowned in a wilt
howl Again he held up his hand
and again the cheering rose in it,
might. Somebody began to shake tht
floor by rising and rcceding quickly on
his toes. Others followed his example
and that thunder0us rumble which
sounds like the approach OF an army o
war chariOts rose above the cheers Ol
the multitude. This was too much
for the nominee He saw that his au-
dicncc was bound TO have its way, and
he gave up his attempt to check the
enthusiasm. Elc sat down wcarily,
but in IL second jumped up again with
mana upralScu lOr SllonCc. Inc SnOuL-
crs were getting weary by this time,
but the restraining hand made them
take Il last lease in their efforts. Scna-
tor Jones shouted appeal to this
crowd to be in order.
But he was not listened to and the
crowd did not cease until it felt like it,.
Mr. Bryan rose and stepped to the
front and centre OF the speakers plat
form. In his hand he had Il manu-
script copy OF his speech. His face
was pale, but he was cool and calm.
He began to speak slowly, but was
obliged to stop for the demonstration
had several renewals before it died.
There we're hisscs for quiet before
some Of the wildly enthusiastic admir-,
crs Of the young candidate could be
subducd. He began again. and man
in the gallery gave another inccr tive
to enthusiasm by shouting. 60" rec
cheers for Bryan"
Then he began in earnest. His
voice was firm, but it showed signs OF
hoarscncss. 1t was plain that the
physician who attended him at Mr.. ST.
Johns house had not been able to bring
the wonderful voice to the perfect con.