The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-20
bus SCENE.
A FAMOUS SPEECH,

.,,o extracts from the pens Of
CORRESPONDENTS for prominent
,aners give interesting pen pic
,na s,iylug scenes incident TO
n's great speech:
INNINGS, in the New York Jour
he stood before the convention.
49,, and unnssum.ag, he looked
|, ,,cture of Samuel j. Randall,
an of the PEOPLE. he voice filled
apnarsn,ly without EFFORT. HIS
wsre the acme of grace as he
kkward and forward in an easy
with his hearers. There was
III either acton ur
me words poured icrtn IN
volume. DIMINISHING his ideas
.nd they shon, like diamonds.
smiles AMI me.al hers wer.
m. whole specs was i.t
f.. delegates sat as IL enchanted.
Into arnlause at oul moments,
,ouched by electric wires. IL
knlnv of ciuuu. lnr, and un-
maihinc that recalled the lays
M 4 Prenilss u of David Paul
t,ay himself could not have Gre
rat A furOre. shall not at
iesrribe il. Pale ami cNhluSte,,
i,shing eyes and a smiling face,
'is,d ,c the Shoulders ct dele
ia the gilu1lis of three tourihs
ntcs " sre dancing ground him.
AN ocean of app.arsc while IL
bse bearing the suiIons marched
IAN around the delegates. Shout
AS of satisfac ton. II WAS a
|yer before paid to a living or
Handy in Chicago Timos-llerald.
INST be told. The great speech of
nd the greatest speech so far in
The National conventions of lS9t
nj William j. Bryan of Nebras-
he rarely heard speech more
adapted to the occasion. more
in delivery or more immcdi-
ential in executing its purpose.
an has IA commanding presence,
.ectual rather than physical en-
H.S face is w'nsome. his Voice
his diction good and his delivery
In tone and gesture. liis iirrt
put the discussion on n new nd
Inc than rad been reached by
Ing speakers. and that level WAS
b except for "A moment until ne
Other men had been cheered on
I'm of this convent on. hut bryan
fied the convention off its feet.
very large proportion of the
which thronged the galleries.
was strained lest a word he
en'cnce fell unhecdcd. The 6D
silver delegates were wild wieh
w. delight Here was the man
heir thoughts and vague asp.ra-
language which stirred ihcir
The idea ran from man TO
from delegation to delegation
was the apostle for whom they
p ideal leader for their cause.
heen possible under the rules
4Wld have been nominated Tor
there and thcn. AS +, wa, the
tried to manifest their feelings
artiest cheers with which the
lldl fuiiEs ne VI
oliver States were waved, and
States. each with its banner.
procession. with Nebraska IN
and marched around the part
sat apart for the delegates.
ans seemed shouted by every
he hero of the hour was raised
Ne the heads of the crowd. Not
ybody was worn out DID the
subsde. The scene viii live
le memory Of every spectator.
often see the like.
sreoia! correspondent of thn
Herald: ''rhe Silver Knight of
William Jennings Bryan OF
set the convention On fire this
with n speech which VIII he
by the oom.ng generation OF
orators. IL was followed hy a
ioii which VIII never be forgot
u 5000 people who Witnessed
Fticipated n it.
nme of Eryaa's onslaught the
had not been duh! for want OF
alory. The tcarfdl and p.ea,i-
Fellows Of New York, the
impusivc Blackburn of Ken
iorceful and aggressive All
mos. aud uch famous orators
ussell. Waller and White had
ir lriumphs ana added new
neir laurel wroaths. But. when
10 the !mpasSloned oratory of
Eise Of Nebraska" newly
&C ever Knight of the West"