The morning times., 1896-09-10
on An 0UTIhe'
Interstate Club and Its Friends
GO to River View.
HEARD LOTS OF SPEECHES
Ex-COngressman BrOoksiiire and
Other weIl-Kuoyn Men Made Ad-
dresses-Pnrty Issues Discussed
Amid Much Enthusiasm-OneSi
Man Fell iOverbOard.

An enthusiastic rally of Democrats under
the auspices OF the Interstate Democratic
Association was held last night at RIVER
View.
The postponeniept of the rally from last
Saturday did not materially affect the
a,tendunce, bit was Inclined to add to
the affair, for With the 400 or 300 voters
there were equally as many ladies'.
The committee OF tbirty-two, or which
Mr.. Eugene L. Thompson was chairman,
representing the association, had taken
especial pains to provide the guests OF
the evening With all that goes with Il
iirst-ciass Democratic rally, aud the band
music, the enthusiasm, AMI the good
speeches were. all there.
1t was a Bryan aud Sewali, free silver
crowd, and no mistake. Everyone, or
nearly everyone, said So
When the speech making began in the
dancing pavilion there was large ana
enthusiastic audience, who cheereu Justify
every reference made to the silver cantii-
date, and bissed the names OF ex-GCT.
Flower and Bourke Cochran.
STAND WAS DECORATED.
Capt. Randall had hal the pavilion dec
GRATED with flags and bunting, aud tile
music stand had been arranged for the
committee and the speakers.
On the speakers platform and among
those in the audience were the following
wel.-known Democrats: Eugene L. Thorn
son, Harold Benedict, Dr. ID. c. Gantsch.
j. b. Campbell, DR.. E. A. Bryant. ex-Con-
gresham Poindexter Dunn. OF Arkansas;
c. L. Phelps, B. F Clayton, Capt. Julian
Rhoies, D. W. Gall. j. W. Ramsey, j. II.
Turner, Mai. w. C. Mcintyre, ]. a. Edger-
ton, secretary Peoples party committee,
Franklin II. MacSey. W. T. Richardson.
r. X. Beail. Maj. Debro. j. B. Finn, Capt.
W. p Steaiman. John O'Brein, j. z.
Dickson and many Others.
The meeting was called TO order by Vice
President ID. W. Gall, of the association,
who announced that on Saturday night,
September 12, there would be organized a
Bryan and SewaIl Club in Oxford Hall, Ok
ford, Md.
He also announced that william Hnl-
mead had invited the association to visit
him at HOimead manor on Saturday night
where Bryan and Sewall rally would be
hell on the lawn, and at which the Rev.
Dr. Kent would speak on the issues of
the day.
MIR. BROOKSHIRE SPOKE.
Capt. W. A. Bartlett was selected as per
manent chairman, and the captain in de-
nyerinE his speech said the money question
was not political question, but a moral
one. Mr.. Bartlett said lie was once Re
publican. but his party had got Il wa V from
its moorings. and lie couldn't stay with It,
Tie principal speaker OF the evening. the
Hon. T.. v. Rrooksiiire, cx-Congressman
from Indiana. was then introduced. He
spoke at considerable length on the issues
OF the campaign. Before closing lie spoke
OF the excellent qualifications of the mo- n
from Nebraska and said that william J.
Bryan was not only the candidate or the
Democratic party. but that he was the
candidate OF the people. He poin&er out
the benefits TO be derived by the election of
Mr.. Bryan. and eulogized him much TO the
satisfaction of the crowd.
The trip hor.e from the View was equally
as demoEstrativ as the trip down. and
there was a good deal of fun and excite
ment. the FORMER icing Otcasioned by the
imprumptu speeches of Capt. Rhodes and
Ste5dman. and the excitement by A g.
Carruthers Of the Silver Knight, who fell
overheard wheBifhe boat TOUCHED at Alex
andria. .'-4 "