The herald., 1896-07-26
SIXTH DIVISION,
THE ISSUES DEFINED
The Pavilion Packed to the Doors-The
Speeches

Speeches
1t was after 10 o'clock when the various
speakers Of the evening mounted the
pavilion stage. Hon. r. +. de Vale act
ed as the chairman of the main meeting
| indoors. Every seat under the immense
roof was, upstairs and down, occupied
within few minutes after the doors had
been opened. The crowd had to wait
for nearly two hours before the speak
ing began, but not one left his or her
seat upon the hard bottomed chairs
which had been provided. On the con-
| trary, men and women continued to
struggle and contest for admission long
after every inch of breathing space in
/ the vast auditorium had been taken up.
! 1t was a good natured crowd and very
| patient.
The pavilion was handsomely decorat-
ed with flags and bunting, the speakers
platform being ornamented with huge
| bouquets of carnations.
| Col. c. r. Hayden was the first of the
| vice-presidents to reach the platform
and shortly after the First Regiment
band marched into the hall playing a
| lively marching air to the cheers of the
, thousands who had been waiting their
coming It was then Just five minutes
of 10 o'clock. The band was applauded
again and again as its members took the
seats provided for them in front of the
stage Then some one proposed three
cheers for Bryan and Sewall and they
were given with a will. The list of vice
presidents on the stage was as follows:
THE VICE PRESIDENTS
The long list of vice presidents was
as follows:
DR., Joseph Kurt, John Chanslor, DR..
Charles T. PEPPER. W. b. Akey, Louis X.
Wiuana. John. Rozell Joseph Mesmer,
Ell. Owen, f, "A. Hoffman, L. c. Bower.
John Robinson, S. Z. Fulton, Simon
Maier, Gen. c. F. A. Last. David Lewis,
7. D. Smart. John r. Thomas, j. F.
Folbrook, Chas. /. Mcintyre, John a.
]. w. Hudson, P. c. Tonner, Roy Jones,
j. T. Writer, Samuel Prayer. NJ. Morris,
William Dryden, A. t. Peets. James H.
Blanchard. Henry Roberts, William H.
Warren, j. F. Humphries, Richard
Brewer, Omri Bulls, j. II. Whitney, E.
| T. Sutherland, Chas. L: Lang, j; NJ
Voss, Judge Benjamin S. Eaton, I. f.
Adams, Pop, L. Sabichi Mr. Pope, w. B.
6Sirii 6Sir. Johnson. Judge S. G. Baffh6f6nfeW
| Volney Metcalfe, w. r. Dndson, j. {.
! Hanon, Mr. Meredith, H. b. krukell,
| H. S. Sock. f. T. Park, j. L. Ayers. capt
! D. Gray. Soldiers Home; Mr.. Romlner'
| Mark Maloney, r. F. Del Vale, n. A
4 COVarrublaS, r. Z. GalDtllt, " L. SIN
Geo. Kate. w. n. Best, r. H. Witherall
NJ. B. Walker, DR.. j. c. Kendrick, h
l.. Montgomery, George Kinds, Bert G.
! Chandler, ]. w. Young, w. H. Rontzhan
| Y. Millsop. L. N. Sayer, r. F. Mcconnell
John A Kingsley, w. B. Kemper, 2
D. Greeley, I. S. Smith, H. Nadeau, VII
Fawcett, c. J. Willitt, Pasadena; r. NJ
Thompson, Joel B. Parker. e. j. Davis
Riverside; DR.. X. d. Wise, Dr. j. r
Stanwood Santa Monica; Ben c. Tru
man, B. Guiardo, Los Nietos; G. A. Flu
diker, Lee A. Mcconnell, G. B. Hayden
l.. V. Glasscock. j. p. Rogers. S. j Chap
pell, ]. F. McElheny, F. b. Mackin
Oscar Harrell, ]. e. Macdowell, R. S
Ferguson, A. Helander George Swan
ton c. E. Abbott. VIM. Schete, y. 3
Colver, H. V. Riffel, c. H. Young, H. E
Martens a. Nj. Green, c. c. Clevinger
S. E. Fulton. w. II. Bird, G. J. Mack,
E Fisk. w. E. Collins. S f. Rude, A. H
Hetherington, C. Russell, A. Hamilton
]. H. McWilliams, r. Kelley, G. Hutch
eson, T. Kerns, C. S. Stewart, H Cos
ten, G. NJ. Craig A. Ninette, s. Gray,
Harvey, j. Bailey, T. L. Wnder. Judg
A. NJ. Bragg, w. J. Broderick, Geo.
Denis. Judge Olin Wellborn T. f. Row
an, John NJ. Mathews, Jas. Hanley, i
NJ Nickel, J. Jochum, ]. II. Brewer an
. ! Col. John Bradbury.
4 transparency of the Democrat
nominees received an ovation when
reached the speakers platform.
Judge Albert NJ. stephens made hi
way to the front of the stage at ten min
utes past 10 and announced that quar-
tet would sing The Money of the Peopl
to the air of The star Spangled Banne
Judge Stephens asked the audience
rise and join in the chorus, which wa
done in a volume of sound which, ems
mating from the throats of the 5000 pee
= tIn, E [
Glory was being held in the place of no!
or during the singing, the chorus
which was accompanied by stirrin
hand music The conclusion or the sins
ing brought forth cheers.
! Chairman Del Vale was generous
| received. He began his remarks Wl'
( the two now celebrated declaratioi
| which at Chicago won for William Jei
| | nings Bryan nomination anu peIhai
t an election for the presidency.
!, Senator Del Vale in his third sci
5 tence mentioned the name OF the DEM
I cratic standard bearer and immediate
2 the vast audience arose as one man
+ woman and shouted ard stamped /
e feet and swung hats and sticks in II
. air for a period lasting nearly two II
S minutes. Horns were blown and the
were shouts and shouts again. Del Val
referred to the Democratic PLATFORM
f the second Declaration of 1ndependenc
e and there We're more cheers. 4he spea
:, er in eloquent terms referred to Il
= manifold qualifications of Democracy
/, leader. and again mentioning him
l. name. there was another demonstr
s ton. The speaker referred to the m'
upon the platform beside him, who hi
left other political parties where tn
had fought for years, most of them sin
manhood. They had forsaken their o
political associations in the effort
a save the land from inevitable ruin.
After Frank James had been elect
secretary of the meeting and the rea
ing of the long list of VI
presidents had been very properly di
pensed with, w. r. Burke was introduc
as the first speaker.
: Te told the audience about the Wo
of the national convention. The ne
sneaker was J. T.. Murphy, who was
,roduced as life long Republican "
had seen the error of his ways. \
e Murphy told his hearers that he W
5, not present as g. Democrat, but rath
y as Republican. and more so as
American, and he was on hand hee
and soul to ratify the nomination
IF William Jennings Bryan. Three +
ID publican national conventions had
). clared for silver at 16 to l, and they we
Y, right, and now the party is wrong