The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-07-16

caught its second wind and galloped
away with all order. This outburst
was short lived.
PAID CLOSE ATTENTION WHEN QUIET
From the moment that he began to
talk Mr.. Bryan held the free silver men
to every syllable. Some of the dele
gates craAed forward in their chairs for
fear they would lose something that he
had to say. His clear voice carried to
the remotest balcony. The applause
which interrupted him came in quick
and decisive vollies, marking his direct
attack on the money power. His eulogy
OF the farmer was the signal for terrific
cheering. and a few minutes later
there was another fierce outbreak when
he denounced the magnates who, he
said, attempted to control the money of
the world. In the midst of the shout
ing he was encouraged by shouts of
"Good for you" and "That's right, ;"
from all over the hall. The speaker had
the entire assemblage within his grasp,
and at every three or four sentences he
would have to. stop and listen to the
thunders of applause. His fiery
declaration of war in behalf of the
farmers and workingmen set the silver
men shrieking in approval.
The listeners delighted in his martial
way of talking, and when he paused to
say that his time was up hundreds of
people shouted $50 on! go on!' SO he
went ahead and almost every declara-
tion was applauded. At one time at
least fifty delegates stood up and waved
their flags. He talked about Mckinley
and caused great laughter when he said
that the man who boasted that he look
ed like Napoleon had been nominated
on the anniversary of the battle of
Waterloo. 1t was evident Mr.. Bryan's
audience was deeply interested, for the
intervals between the bursts ofapplause
were absolutely quiet. Each of his as
saults upon the gold standard made a
hit with the delegates from the west
and many Of the people in the galleries.
OVATION FOR THE SPEAKER.
The most general demonstration that
had been seen in the hall unloosed its
fury as the Nebraska man concluded.
From end to end the great interior
there was one mingled futtering. of
flags, handkerchiefs, canes, umbrellas
and hats and unfolded newspapers.
The silver men on the floor were simply
crazy, and for the first time seemed to
join in unanimously, The excited
delegates grabbed up their state ban
ners and, fighting their way along the
aisle, began to cluster them around the
Nebraska delegation The band played
"For He's Jolly Good Fellow but
in that awful explosion OF. sound the
musicians we're lost, There was a
triangle of blue banners around the
Nebraska men, and onlythe banners of
the gold states remained in their regular
places. The hurricane came wilder in
stead of subsiding. Looking over the
great stretch of people packed from
wall to wall in the huge interior the
movement of handkerchiefs was like
the tossing of a field of grain under a
breeze. ALI this time the frightful
tumult of sounds continued. With the
Kentucky standard leading the silver
delegates began to march around the
aisles bearing their standards, and as
the row OF standards was seen moving
in procession the howling grew in
volume. "Buck" Hinrichsen was
carrying the Illinois banner and caper-
ing like a school boy. All the previous
outbreaks of the week had been tame
compared to this great ovation to the
Nebraska man.
The people gathered around Bryan,
lifted him on their shoulders and tried
to hold him up so the crowd could SEE
him, but he was allowed to drop bach
into his chair, where he was closed in
upon by the wild men who wanted tc
shake him by the hand. The band
ceased playing andthe chairman pound
ed for order, but the big hall was still
in q rumble and roar. Mr.. Bryan, wht
was flushed and agitated, mopped hii
brow with handkerchief and Nebras
ka man standing beside him famed hin
vigorously. Every moment or two h
had to stand mp to shake hand thaf
was held out to him. In vain the act
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