Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-17
UNIQUE Reception at Asheville.


Asheville, N. c., Sept. 16.-Candidate
Bryan was never given reception more
unique than that given him today in this
famous mountain resort. Reaching Ashe-
vile at o'clock, eastern time, he was
met by a great cavalcade of men and
women mounted on all kinds of horse
flesh, from spirited thoroughbreds to
hard worked mules. Mr.. Bryan was con-
veyed to the Battery Park hotel in a
gaily decorated carriage drawn by four
horses, and with him and the members
of his party galloped the mounted escort.
Mr.. Bryans carriage was driven rapidly
and the horsemen rode furiousy along
the streets, many of them shouting as
they went and waving their hats 1t was
a wildly hilarious sight, exceedingly pic
turesque and the tired candidate enjoyed
1T highly.
Luncheon was served at the Battery
Park hotel to Mr.. Bryan and the most
prominent members of the Tennessee
and North Carolina contingent. e. p.
McKissick, the manager of the noted
hostelry, was the host and sat at the
head of the table with Mr.. Bryan at his
right. Cutting short the luncheon the
party proceeded again, under escort or
the horsemen and horsewomen, esti-
mated to number more than thousand,
to a natural amphitheater near the
Southern railway depot, where the can
didate addressed an immense audience.
People from all over western North
Carolina east Tennessee, north Georgia
and South Carolina swelled the Asheville
contingent to large figure. Hundreds
had come in from the mouDtains on
horseback and in wagons The sides of
the Hill on which the concourse was gath
cred were a solid mass of humanity.
Estimates of the crowd range as high as
20, ,000 Mr.. Bryan was introduced by
Hon. Locke Craig. The enthusiasm
shown was of the heartiest kind. When
l,o bad RYic cnaalxipp
taken to the Southern depot and left at
S O'Clock, eastern time, for Charlotte, on
a special train furnished by the North
Carolina state democratic committee.
Through the Mountains.
Hickory N. c., Sept. 16.-The trip of
Mr.. Bryan through the North Carolina
mountains from A Asheviile to Hickory to-
night was made in a special train of four
cars and one sleeper, with drawing
room for Mr.. Bryan's special accommo-
dation. He will travel through North
Carolina by this means, and will not
abandon the train until he leaves the
state at Rocky Mount Friday. The train
was furnished by the North Carolina
state reception committee, of which Col.
Julian S. Carr of Durham is chairman.
A. number of the members of the COM
mittee will remain with Mr.. Bryan dur
ing his North Carolina itinerary. Among
those on board the train are Judge Avery
of the state supreme court. William A.
Guthrie, populist candidate for governor;
Locke Craig democratic eIector; Jo-
sephus Daniels national committeema ;
United States Marshal Carroll and
United States Marshal Allison of the
eastern and western North Carolina dis
triets respectively; Ex-Congressmen
Crawford and Alexander; Clement Man
ly, democratic state chairman; Hal
Aver. populist state chairman, and c. B.
Watson democratic candidate for gov
ernor. The cars composing the train
were decorated with bunting and cam
paign devices.
AT Mr. Bryan's request the train was
stopped at Black mountain in order that
the nominee might see the home of the
late Senator Vance. A couple of hundred
people cheeied him there.
Tar barrels burned brightly at Marion
when the Bryan special reached that
mountain town at $50 and lighted up
the figures of several hundred people,
who hurf ahed for the candidate. Mr.
Bryan told them something about the
silver question in very husky voice.
There were more burning tar barrels at
Morganton, the seat of all the state asy-
lums. People We're packed solidly on both
sides of the track for 100 feet or more
They shouted as Mr.. Bryan appeared on
the rear platform of his car, and made
some remarks about the money question
The stirring North Carolina town of
Hickory gave MI. Bryan a great recep-
ton when he arrived at 8 o'clock tonight.
Fully 5000 people, numbering many from
nearby places, welcomed the nominee
with loud shouts when he appeared on
the temporary platform erected near the
Southern railway tracks. Mr.. Bryan
made fairly long talk, discussing the
money question i'll the same general
lines that he has pursued in his previous
speeches. He was frequently applauded.
He left for Charlotte at 9:45.
At Hickory three pickpockets who had
been following the party We're put off
the train. They represented. themselves
as telegraph operators sent along to
transmit press matter. They said they
were from Chicago.
At Charlotte.
Charlotte, N. c., Sept. 16.--Mr. Bryan
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