The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-09-30
WONDERFUL RECEPTION.
LADORING MEN TURN OUT BY THou'
SANDS TO GREAT BRYAN.

LADoRlNG MEN TURN OUT BY THOU
SANDS TO GREAT BRYAN.
One of the Most Significant Demonstrs'
tions of the Presidential Campaign by
Labor Men.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-There has
perhaps never been such significant
demonstration for VIM. Bryan in the
East as that given tonight in Brook
lyn by the combined labor interests.
It has been a mooted question whether
the labor people of the East would re.
spond to call for mass meeting In
favor of Mr.. Bryan, but there was no
mistake about the demonstration at
the Clermont Rink. ".-.
The capacity of the building was
estimated at 5000 and every available
corner was filled with good.nstured
humanity, while thousands besieged
the doors and were refused admission.
1t was typical labor gathering and
even the women and children present
were filled with the enthusiasm OF the
occasion. It was also meeting for
out of the ordinary in its method OF
procedure. Instead Of the formal in.
PRODUCTION nominating presiding Of
fcer, clean cut man with gray halr
stepped to the front of the platform
shortly before 8 o'clock and said:
''Will the audience please take from
their seats the song that is there and
join in singing itl" and they responded'
so hartily that the refrain "Ycu shall!
not press the crown of thorns upon the.
toilers' BROW" rang against the uni
painted rafters and reechoed again,
and when it. was finished a mighty
cheer went up. Andso it was through
out the meeting and while they were
waiting for the arrival of Mr.. Bryan
who was speaking at another place,
they listened to several speakers.
The meeting was presided over en-
tirely by labor organizations and the
stage contained representative from
each local labor organization. When
the meeting was called to order every
aisle and each corridor was crowded,
and when letters Of regret were read
from Eugene V. Debs and John w.
Hays, secretary Of the Knights of La
Dor, there were vociferous cheers.
Debs said in his telegram: 'The mil.
lions are with Bryan and will place
him in the chair Lincoln occupied In
spite of British toryism and corpora
ton coercion" Resolutions were adj
opted commencing the work of the
Chicago convention and proclaiming:
"We believe the present contest to.
be much more than struggle between
the Democratic and the so-called Re-
publican parties. more than silver
against gold. aud is nota fight of the
poor against the r1ch-> nor OF labor
against capital, nor Of 10 farpers
against the artisan or mechanics, the
creditor against the debtor; but when
sifted and analyzed and stripped from
all sophistry, is a battle of the people
against the oligarchy of weslth,
founded on special privileges, therefore
be it
Resolved, That we pledge our servi-
ces unreservedly to the earnest and acs
tive support of the able young tribune
of the people, VIM. J. Bryan, for Presi. :.
dent of these United States, and we
ask the support and earnest co-opera.
ton of all the toilers.
President John McKetchnie an
nounced that it would be $50 o'clock
before Mr.. Bryan would arrive and
the audience cheered Justify his declara-
ton that I'VE will wait until morn
ing if necessary" The time before the
arrival of Mr.. Bryan was whiled away
by brief speeches. John Phillips, ma
tional secretary of the Hatters Union,
beginning the addresses. Others were
John Brisben Walker of New York
and Joseph B. Buchanan of New Jer-
sey. >
1t was few minutes after 10 o'clock
when Mr.. Bryan appeared and after
the police had fought 3 way through
the crowds at the door for him they
had to repeat the operation inside, the
vast assemblage in the meantime stand
ing upon the seats and yelling them
selves hoarse in their adulations OF the
leader. ....
When Mr.. Bryan had secured Or
der he made a speech covering the
same ground of his previous speech IN
BROOKLYN tonight at the Academy.