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The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-05

Every Child in Washington Will
want Grip Van Winkle," the complete
theater presented With next Sundays
Times.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-05

rip Van WinkIe'' viii be the com.
plete play presented by The Iim@
next sunday.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-05

Grip Van Winklev4will be the COM
plete play presented by The Times
next Sunday.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-05

II lcdRt 10 be Me Jctoeitf
wso comes into youn. n.ind
first. "
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
Cheap Groceries.

The 7. Y. Morgan stock of
Fancy and Staple Groceries are
now opened up for sale on Court
street, two doors south of Wis
nor Hotel, and are being closed
out by ]. n. Worthy at low
prices. Call and see me and
get some bargains. Royal In
dian Tea, worth $1.O0 per h.,
for 80 cents; Maple Syrup,
worth $3.50, for $1.OO, and all
other goods, too numerous to
mention, in proportion. Call
early and see me.
oft j. n. WORTHY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

h -
ons Nsaro Bes Kliin Aassher Thi,
Aftsruooa Ia ssstA Ardssrs-siaysr
Mae. vIetia Seven Years.

This afternoon at about 3
o'clock a negro boy, son Of Sam
Jones, the court house janitor,
aged nine years, shot and in
stantly killed another negro
boy, the son of Sam Strickland,
aged seven years. The tragedy,
which seems to have been acci-
dental, occurred at the home Of
Sam Jones in the south part Of
the city, Particulars of the
unfortunate affair were meager,
but it appears that the two boys
were playing and that the
slayer conceived the idea Of
playing bad man. He procured
his fathers pistol and proceeded
to carry out his idea of the char
acter he was acting. The
weapon was a double action
one and pointing it at his vic
tim he pulled too hard on the
trigger. The bali entered the
left eye and the Strickland boy
fell to the floor, expiring in
stantly. After the Jones boy
realized what he had done he
seemed deeply affected. Word
was sent to Sam at the court
house and he went Immediately
home. Next to the grief of the
parents of the dead boy, that of
Sam is the greatest, at the
lamentable cause of the death
of the victim to his boys
rashness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
Broke IiIs Ankle.

Fred Means, n young man
about 10 years old, yesterday
met with a painful accident
resulting in his left ankle being
broken. He and Will Wyont
were wrestling in front of the
Baptist church and in falling
the fracture of one bone occur
red. He was taken to the home
of his sister, Mrs. Dora Far
mer, where DIR. Booth set the
broken member. He was rest
ing easily at last accounts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
Bad Texas Negro.

Last Saturday Deputy A. NJ.
Burch arrested near Berwyn,
Lewis Mathews, a negro wanted
at Brennan, Texas. Mathews
escaped from the county con-
Wet farm, where he he was
serving a sentence on convic-
ton for a criminal assault.
This was his third escape. He
is regarded as a bad, dangerous
negro. The Texas officer left
with him Saturday night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
Fresh line of eYaporated
fruits at Star Grocery.
Extensive Preparations.

Local republicans are very
busy today preparing for their
big banquet and ratification
blow out next Thursday night.
Landlord Tolson, of the Wisnor,
has been engaged to prepare
the refreshments and he will
spread himself to make it the
most elaborate affair ever given
in this country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

Mrs. LizEie Eddisnsn. Afssr q LIaasrlnG
Innsss. Pssses ouIstiy Away
Yesterday Aftsraooa.

Yesterday afternoon at $40
one of Ardmore's happy homes
was visited by the messenger
death and the devoted wife and
mother called hence to the great
beyond. Mrs. Lizzie Eddleman.
aged 81 years, 5 months and %
days, wife of Hon. A. Eddie
man, was the victim. For some
time her life has hung in the
balance, her family and friends
anxiously watching and with
humble resignation awaiting the
inevitable, the coming Of which,
while momentarily expected,
was an aff1iction hard, indeed,
to bear.
Mrs. Eddleman, a noble Chris
tan woman, an affectionate
wife and devoted mother, had
been a long, though patient,
sufferer from that most malig-
nant of diseases, consumption.
she had been a resident of Ard
more for the past six years, was
& popular member of society
and an exemplary member of
the Christian church. She po-
sessed all those noble traits of
character, that go toward max
ing the model woman, wife and
mother. She was particularly
devoted to her family and her
home. 1t was there her good
ness was most displayed and
where the purity of her life
was best exemplified; it is there
she will be most sadly missed.
1t is sad, indeed, that in the
prime of womanhood and the
glory of motherhood, she should
be called away from earthly
ties, but her life has been such
as to cause those so cruelty be-
reft to know that she has only
gone higher and into a create.
reward.
The deceased leaves a heart
broken husband and three chill
dren, two boys and a girl, the
youngest , years old, to mourn
her departure and to them tn,
ARDSIoREITE in common with /;
very large circle of friends, ex
tends its most profound sympa
: thies in this their dark hour o
affliction.
Funeral services were con
Quoted this afternoon at 2:3
o'clock at the Christian churcl
by Rev. Volney johnson, he
, pastor, and were attended by
; large concourse of mourning
= relatives and sorrowing friends
After this interment followed il
South Cemetery. May she res
in peace.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
Good Entrrtslnnsnt.

p. VI. Gunter, the eminent ell
ocutiOnist and delineator Of
character, will give a dramatic
and humorous recital at the
Episcopal church. Ardmore,
Tuesday evening, Nov. -. he
comes we'll recommended by
the press as holding a front
rank among the best elocution-
lists in the land. lie is espe-
cially strong in his Shakesperian
work, and his rendition Of Poe's
Raven" is said to be without
an equal. There is no doubt a
rare treat in store for the lovers
Of literature as told in verse and
story.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
Union Thanksgiving Service.

The following is the program
of the Union Thanksgiving ser
vice to be held in the Christian
church Thursday, Nov. %, at
1880 a, M:
l. Hymn.
3. Scripture reading by Rev.
w. H. Ayers.
3. Anthem.
4. Prayer-Rev. j. F. Young.
5. Anthem.
6. Presidents proclamation.
Z. Hymn
s. Sermon-Rev A. J. Wor-
ley.
9. Thank offering for the
poor.
10. Hymn.
Benediction.
Fresh line of eYaporateC
fruits at Star Grocery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

Yesterday an Indian, prom
inent in Chickasaw political af-
fairs. fell down an entire fight
of stairs, on Main street.
Strange to say he escaped un-
injured. He had just come up
from Gainesville.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
PURELY Personal.
Pronlnent 0osrs snd csners ss Caught
on the wIna by the Reporter
for the Ardmoreits.

for the Ardmoreite-
L. w. How, Of Oakland is n
the city.
NJ. Levin of Gainesville is at
the Wisnor.
Buck Garrison went to wynne-
wood today.
John Harper went to Sulphur
Springs today.
Charley Powers went to
Wynnewood today.
5. T. Lindsay went to Paoli
on the noon train toany.
Farmr L. b. Robertson was
in from his place west OF town.
J. Wesley Parker, prominent
in Chickasaw affairs. is in the
city.
Lee Gait went to Davis mis-
morning to look after his build
ing contract.
! Deputy Pet Law went to Pur-
cell this morning with an at
tached witness.
J. F. Lilly, for eighteen years
district clerk of Cooke county,
Texas, Is in the city.
Mr.. J. 4. Leatherwood and
wife spent Sunday visiting their
, parents in Pottsboro, Tex.
Mrs. a. $. Pulliam, we un-
derstand, is quite seriously i'll
, at her home on North Caddo
street.
Hon. ;. T. Bledsoe was
among the departures on the
I noon train today, he going Ia
! Purcell.
n Judge Walcott and Constable
Hill returned last night from a
: two days trip to the country OF
e private business.
T. District Attorney Cruee anC
Marshal Stowe returned to Pur
: cell yesterday. Court will adj
journ at that place Thursday.
: J. ID. Crawford Of New Yorl
is at the Wisnor. He is here I,
represent certain heavy credi
g tors of Munzesheimer a. Daube
Joe Lilly. for a long time con
nected with the deputy mar
: = shal's force for the Paris court
= = is in the city after an absene
u of several months in Oklahoma
# j. S. Carton, tie inspector 70
,f the Santa Fe, is in the city. ii
le will go out tomorrow mornin
n- with Lee Galt's work train
10 load ties along the line.
x, Mrs. W. II. Darden, who Ia
10 been visiting her niece, Mrs. l.,
B. Dibrell, went TO Weathel
nj ford Sunday morning. She WI
r return in a few weeks.
G.. w. Burnett Of Marieti
came up on the noon train {,
n, day. he says that town Wa
r quiet this morning, all signs
er Saturday nights war haviI
to- been dispelled.
ms DIR. J. w. Lea of Jackso
rs La, is in the city, the guest
e. his cousin, DIR. J. y. Worth
nit DIR. Lea has for some time be-
ott superintendent Of the state i
no sane asylum and stands emi
d, emily high in his profession. /
Ter is thinking seriously of locatil
ny in Avdmore.
II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

The funeral cortege following
the remains of the late Mrs
Lizzie Horne Eddleman this
afternoon from the Christian
church TO South Cemetery, was
very lengthy, numbering forty
carriages.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

.sIiss Smith. having resigned
her position as direetress Of
music in the Hargrove college.
viii take pupils for piano les
sons and vocal culture at her
residence. doll jackson placel.
% a
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
Buyyourf fresh meats
at Will PVeatt' s.
Brady Bros. sell Big 4 Floul

NNW VIII WNNNWNNNs
Special TO the ARDMoREITE.

Special 70 the ARDMoRETTE.
Marietta, l. t., Nov. %, go
Gore, one of the victims to Sat
urday nights shooting, is very
weak from loss of blood, but is
resting easily. He will recover
if nothing complicates the case.
Barnett, the other injured man,
is able to be up. His wound is
not serious, being only in the
flesh of his cheek.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

The followingprices are paid In Ard
more for the farm products nameds
Butter, sc per 10.
Chickens, si.25 20 $50 per don.
Eggs, Hate per doE-
Sweet potatoes, fQc-per bu.
Irish potatoes, CSC per bn.
Apples, (northernl f2.ao per bbl.
Onions, 81 per bu-
Cabbage, &c per ID.
Hay, $3.50 TO 800 per ton.
Corn, p 70 SOC per bu.
Oats, isc and 2oc per bu.
Wheat. 90 cents per bushel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
Bring us Your Sewing. /.

The ladies of the Baptist
church have organized a sew
ing circle, and will do all sewing
as cheap as the cheapest. We
guarantee satisfaction and will
not only appreciate all work
given us, but the same shall re-
celve prompt attention
Call on or send all work to
Mrs. r. C. Young, president
Ladies' Aid Society.
Z-tt COMMITTEE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

Jerry Washington and his son,
Claude, were in the city yester-
day from Marietta, the latter
having come up to surrender to
the authorities to answer to his
part in the Saturday nights
shooting affray at that place.
He will be charged with assault
to kill. Commissioner. Walcott
being absent from the city nc
formal charge could be issued,
so Claude was placed under
temporary bond andin company
with his father they returned
home.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

Star Grocery has Just received
a carload Of new canned vege-
tables.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
Bear meat at Will
Pyeatt'S for Thanks
giving

Born last night to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Cathey, twins, both
boys, weighing seven and seven
and three-quarters each.
On the same lot and in adj
joining building about the same
hour to Mr.. and Mrs. w. G..
Glafcke, a girl.
Mothers and children doing
nicely. Congratulations.
James Cathey says something
done it, coeo-cola is all right, for
sale at Cream Bakery.
Star Grocery has everything
suitable for your fruit cakes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
COMMITTEE.

LosT-A Knight of Pythias
watch charm. Finder will please
leave same with w. A. Pride on
Caddo street.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

W. H. Rogers, dealer in sec
Ond hand furniture, will pay a
good price for all your goods.
Come and see me before you
sell. Second door east of j. B.
Barrall's. 27-1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

For RENT-By December /, a
four room residence with good
fireplace and well, north part of
the city Apply to l.. johnson
at ]. B. Spragins & Co. 22tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
Thrown From His Horse.

G. w. Ussery, living in the
northeast part of the city, was
thrown from his horse yester-
day morning and sustained
serious injuries. At last ac.
counts he was resting easily.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

A childs cloak, Astrachan
goods, trimmed with fur.
Finder will please leave at ARD
MoREITE office. 20 3t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

Comb honey and bulk pre-
serves at Star Grocery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
COAL! COAL /!
We arc now prepared to supply the
public with
Genuine MCAIeSteT Coal.

All orders left az the Ardmore Sad
tiery Co., or az the Ice Plant, or given
20 II. +. Foster, viii receive prompt
attention.
EE TERMS, CASH on DELIVERY.
zs-tm ARDNH0RE ICE CO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

The billiard hall and drink
stand of Frank Wilson, east of
the railroad, was burglarized
Saturday night between mid
night and daylight. The thief
or thieves got $500, a lot OF
cigars, a quantity of hop ale
and other beverages. An en-
trance was effected by pryine
open the back door with an AK,
which was left on the scene. Nc
clue to the perpetrator.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

Brady Bros. do lots Of bnsi-
ness every day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

The babe Of Judge and Mrs.
A. II. Law is, we are sorry to
state. quite i'll at their home in
the north part Of the city.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

James Cathey says something
done it, coco-cola is all right, fol
sale at Cream Bakery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
Did Not Conc.

DAu lNON SOMGs
Hon. Sidney Clark, of Okla
homa, was expected to arrive
in the city at noon today, but
but from some unexplained
reason he did not put in an ap-
pearance. He was to be the
guest on his friend, G. b. Doug
las.
Will trade a fine gold watch
for a young COW. Must be a
good mixer. John t. Alexan-
der, at City Drug Store. 22-3t
Thanksgiving.
Bill of fare at Will Pyeatt's S
meat market.
Dressed Turkey,
Dressed Chicken,
Dressed Catfish,
Red Snapper and Trout,
Vension, Oysters,
Celery, Beef and
Kansas City Weinerwurst.
Hog Brains,
Beef, Pork,
Mutton and Sausage.
Brady's High Patent Flour,
best on the Ardmore market.
! Ask for it. 22-3t
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

Star Grocery has Just receiv-
ed another ear Of Hannibal High
Patent Flour the best on
earth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23
Goods RepIevined.

r. P. Smith & Co., of Chi
cago, today replevined $50
worth of goods from the White
hurst Bros. stock of goods.
Assignee Cromer gave bond
and kept them.
James Cathey says something
done it, coco-cola is all right, fol
sale at Cream Bakery.
Lost-Watch charm, Scottish
Rite Emblem, number 30, on
one side, Commandery Malt
Gainesville, Texas, and In Hoo
ST Vincit" on the other side
with my name. A liberal re
ward.
% st W. F. WHITTNGToN.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

Edam. Brick Limburger and
cream cheese at Star Grocery.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-11-23

District Conferenee.
The district stewards for
Ardmore district NJ. E. Church
South will meet in first church,
Ardmore Nov. ~ at / p. IN.
G. +. ROBERTS, p. Z.
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svenson, two.
FIFTH DAY.

The Convention completed its work by plac-
ing on the ticket the name of Arthur Sewal, q
shipbuilder. OF Bath, Me-. al ardent advocate of
the free coinage OF silver. Over 250 delegates
refused to participate in tho nomination of the
Vice Presidential candidate.
The nomination of Mr. Sewall was a complete
surprise. John r. Mclean was the most prorni-
nent candidate in the field. and had the nomina-
ton been made Friday night he would probably
have been nominated But the leaders decided
to allow the balloting to go over until Saturday,
so that opportunity might be had to thoroughly
caucus the situation and to learn Mr.. Bryan's
wishes in regard to his running mate The
names of Mr.. Sewall of ex- Congressman Benja-
min f. Shiveley. of Indiana, who has recently
been nominated for Governor of the Hoosier
State; Mr.. Mclean; Joseph c. Sibley, Of Penn
sylvania; Richard Z. Bland, and others were
canvassed, and Senator Jones and some OF his
associates of the silver leaders came to tue con-
clusou that for geographical and other reasons
the Maine man was the most available candi-
date to place on the ticket with Dir. Bryan.
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since 1880 and made number Of speeches. He
took part in the campaign of 1888 in Nebraska,
and was nominated 10 represent the First Dis
trict in Congress in 1890. He was elected by
the msjority of6713.
He supported VIM. NJ. Springer for Speaker
in the SD Congress. from whose district In
Illinois he came originally. This led to his
being put on the Ways and Means Committee
liz Congress. and on March Is, 1892, he made u
sensational tariff speech, in which was more
oratory than reason. He was reelected IN
1892 Ho helped frame the Wilson bill.
At the close Of the debate on the income tax
In Congress, replying to Bourke Cochran, Aug.
16, 1895, at the special session. he delivered .
three hours speech against the repeal OF the
Sherman law.
In 1891 he became q candidate for the United
States Senate. and announced that he would
not be q candidate for the lower House OF Con-
gress. Republican John M. Thurston was sent
to the Senate and the Republican candidate in
his former Congressional District, ]. b. Strobe,
was elected by 5000 majority.
Mr. Bryan is man of small means. He was
married Oct. I. 1884, to Mary Baird, of Perry.
Ill.,, who attended the female academy in jack
sonville when he was in the other school at
the same place. Three children have been
born to them, Ruth 10 years old; William ~
jr., about seven, and Grace, FIVE years old.
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No Blue and Gray.

There should not be, there must not be,
in this great land of ours, over which waves
in authority the Stars and Stripes, any Re-
unions of the Blue and Gray. They are
entirely inconsistent with the service rem
dered by the Union defender in arms. No
crime was greater, none should have been
punished more severely, than this act OF
treason, leaving in its trail desolatiOn and
privation. What sorrow and misery it
brought, as the news Of the loss of some
dear one was carried home to a mother,
wife, or sweetheart
Long years have passed since that mo-
mentous struggle, and with 1T seems TO pass
the memory OF gallant services of the brave
defenders of the Union. Pennsylvania seems
| 10 have almost forgotten the great services
of it's grand division of Pennsylvania Re
serves. All P,nnsylvaniaus, both leaders
and followers, formed an army in ITSELF
Such names as Mccall, Meade, Reynolds,
Seymour, McCandless, and Crawford strike
tender chords in the breasts of their old
surviving followers.
Yet there has been denied the dead and
the living the fitting tribute their services
deserve, the Memorial building at Gettys-
burg.
No services of any division can more than
equal that of the Pennsy lyania Reserves.
Cycloramas of Gettysburg give the rebel
division of Pickett great credit for their
famous charge yet at Fredericksburg, Va,
at the storming of Marye's Nights, the
| Pennsylvania Reserves. under the great SOL
dier, Gen. George e. Meade, though only
one-quarter as large as Picketts Division,
stood the brunt OF battle in the charge on
the hill until they had lost many more
killed and wounded than Picketts Division
at the historic plains of Gettysburg.-J. c.
AITKEN, Lieutenant, Pa. Reserves, Phila-
| delphia, Pa.
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as he began IL In . low voice, was. as might
have been expected, TRADE against the Eng
lish money lenders, with few characteristic
SCOTS at corporations, and number of epigram-
matte sentences snapped out between his thin
lips with almost dynamic force.
Mr.. Williams, of Massachusetts,, made what
was decidedly the best speech of the conven-
ton, both in its brevity and in its sentiment.
He caught the convention first of all by his
broad appeal TO National pride. This is not. "
said he, a sectional convention. The seat of
empire has not been transferred. 1t is still In
the logging camps of Maine, the tobacco fields
Of Virginia, in the orange groves of Florida, in
the rice fields of Louisiana, in the wheat fields
of the West, and in the miners camp Of Cali
forna"
After recess, from the room of the Commit
tee on Credentials had come word that solu-
tien of the vexatious Michigan case had been
found, and the delegates gathered in the hope
that the track would soon be clear Of all OBJ
structions. and the signals displayed for clear
road to the nominating ballot. The report of
the committee, as read by Chairman Atwood, a
Kansas farmer. showed that a compromise had
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THEY CBOSE
AN ORATOR.
Democratic National Convention at
Chicago Selects ". ]. Bryan, Of
Nebraska.
SEWALL ON THE TICKET.

Nebraslxa's ex-Representstive Makes a
Speech That Captures the Tickle Dele
gates and Wins for Him a Presidential
Nomination-Five Days Agreeing Upon the
ResuIt-Silyer Men Had Things Their Own
Way-But Democrats Generally Dubious
About the Ticket.
The Democratic National Convention was
held in Chicago last week, with the result that
William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska was
nominated for President and Arthur Sewall, oil
Maine, Vicc-Presdent. The Convention was
marked by fve days Of tiresome speech-maklng,
and acrimony between the gold and silver men,
but most of all for the way in which Bryan
sfampeded the Convention by his power OF ora
tory, and nothing else. Before Bryan came
into view it WAS beginning to be believed that
Bland would be the Presidential nominee as
the most fitting, but logical thinking seems to
have departed early at that gathering, and
when Bryan. who was not booked to speak, APP
neared almost without announcement and dia-
maticaly delivered a set speech, the crowd
went wild. The next day Bryau's managers
nsed this to the best advantage, and upon the
fifth ballot the fight was won. The Convention
was remarkable, and so was the nomination
but it was not surprising to those who watched
the behavior of the Convention in the first day s
meeting,