The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-13

the sporadic cheering in the audience
and the hand Clapping on the stand.
But 1t was when the young wife of the
young Nebraskan nominee entered the
box reserved for the use of herself and
her friends, that the asSemblage let it.
self loose for the first time. All men are
anxious to do honor to woman, and the
fan-waving beings who thronged the gar
den were only too willing to follow pre-
cedent. Cheer AFTER cheer went up from
floor and gallery and platform, and the
dark-skinned little woman opened her
eyes in surprise, and then went ahead
calmly sitting herself in her seat in the
box nearest to and to the right of the ros-
trum.
But the cheering continued and men got
up on their chairs and waved hats and
fans in their desire to do honor to the
wife of the democratic candidate. Wo-
men, too, rose and Joined in the shoutins
and soon it looked as IL the whole audi
ence was on its feet yelling with might
and main.
Mrs. Bryan rose to bow her thanks. The
cheering became more intense. She bowed
again and again and still they cheered.
Through it all she looked cool and cain,
just as she appeared on that exciting day
at Chicago when the Bryan whirlwind
swept all before it and brought about the
circumstances that made her so proml-
nent a perSonage Finally the cheering
ceased, and Mrs Bryan began welding a
broad palm leaf and surveyed the au-
dience. She was attired simply in waist
of light grey silk crossed with black bars
and dark skirt A little black jet turban
adorned with white aigrette was on her
head Mrs. Bryan had entered the han on
the arm of William z. st. John. Mrs. st.
John could not attend ON account of ill
ness, and the wife of Gov. Stone came in
her place.
In the box with Mrs. Bryan were Mr.. and
Mrs. Bland, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Macy of
New York. and Clark Howell, editor of the
Atlanta Constitution.
1t was Just s o'clock when the principal
actor of the evening entered. Mr.. Bryan
had reached the garden in company with
his wife and Mr.. St. John, but had remain
ed below until they were seated. They
had been conveyed to the TWenty-s
street entrance from which the police had
kept back the crowd and the arrival Of
the candidate was not known to the
struggling masses around the other doors.
But when he stepped on the stand and
was recognized by many in the audience,
great cheer went up Bryan, Bryan,
Bryan" was the shout of those who knew
him. and as others in the crowd realized
that the hero of the evening had come
the cheering became louder and louder,
and threatened not to stop. But it did
stop at last and those who timed it said
that the ovation had lasted six minutes.
At SIS o'clock Senator Jones of Ar
kansas, chairman Of the national com
mittee, after several attempts to call the
audience to order, managed to get enough
quiet to announce that he had been d.
rected by the national committee to NOM
mate as chairman of the meeting Hon.
Elliott Danforth of New York. Mr. Dan
forth was cheered with hearty good will.
He told the people that he knew they did
not want a speech and he was not going
to disappoint them. He closed by pre-
senting Gov. William A. Stone of Missou-
ri, chairman Of the committee on notin-
cations.
There were more cheers as the tall,
spare form of Missouris chief executive
rose from his place on the stand and came
forward to give formal notification TO
Messrs. Bryan and Sewall of their nomi-
nation by the democratic convention.
There were Kisses when he spoke Of the