Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-28

Little (ilant-N aSllInStOn May
We'll Feel Proud of Her Encr.
sctic and Eloquent Representa-
tive.
"Any citizen of the good and ever
green State of Washington and of any
political complexion would have felt a
glow of pride had he been present re-
Gently, as | was, at tire Jackson day
banquet of the Bryan League in the
fremont House, Chicago, writes Will
| l.. Nisscher. "Pride for the triumph
that was won by son of the great
commonwealth, that with mountains
the grandest, plans the most fertile,
rivers the noblcst and forests the most
expansive; opulcnt in all that nature
gives to increase mans happiness is
yet to be the home of prosperous
millions.
"Thc only business l had at the
banquet was simply to acknowledge
the kindly consideration of a friend
who had sent me Il ticket and to listen
to what might he said by the orators,
even though politically it might not
lie so well on my mental stomach as
the viands of the banquet did upon
the physical one.
al am a Republican and Colonel
James Hamilton Lewis is Democrat,
but desire to say, positively and un-
equivocally, that his was the great
triumph of that great Democratic love
feast and flow of good things material
and intellectual, Notwithstanding that
present were great shining lights OF
the free silver aggregation, from Bryan
its chief and most beloved apostle of
national Importance, to the promoters
who confinc their work to the one city
of Chicago in the camp.
"Mayor Carter Harrison III, of Chi
cagO, was at his best rs toastmaster
and orator; the venerable and white
bearded Senator Stewart was rs ora
cularly impressive as ever, and Bryan
was cool, calm, clear-voiced, eloquent
and earnest rs he always is, and the
enthusiastic Democracy received all
with ardor of the occasion and of
feasting Democrats.
"But when Colonel Lewis was called
there followed such sensation rs one
witnesses rarely in great gatherings.
l was particularly interested to see
what the man from our State-for l
am still a devoted Washingtonian-
would do to glorify the strong young
commonwealth. l stood among
strangers when he began and noted
their comment.
GAS calmly the brilliant colonel be-
gan his work one said, why don't he
get mover; another said, who is
hep; another remarked, 1T won't take
long for him to get through" Bryan
had not spoken yet, and there was im-
patience to hear him.
"Soon, however, the gallant and
eloquent young man struck his gait,
so to speak, and then you ought to
have heard them. Away he went at
that rattling pace of his and, Great
heavens Aim. he daisy?,' THAT
is hot stuff Where did he come fromT
and remarks more dignified but not
less filled with admiration were heard
in the pauses that were filled with
vigorous and earnest applause. Now
and then the assemblage arose on the
floor, some mounted the chairs and
some tables, and they roared and
hurrahed like-well, like the Chicago
convention when Bryan was nominated,
and there was ovation after ovation,
while Colonel Lewis thundered away
at his theme, Personal Liberty and
after speech of about 5000 words sat
down amid wild storm Of deafening
applause that lasted for minutes, while
the banqueters waved frenziedly the
white napkins from the tables or what
ever else they could get hold of, to
make themselves more dcmOnstratiye.
"Thc trumpet rang in long, high
notes through the hall, endeavoring
to bring order, but the crowd hurrahed
for Lewis and what he had said, and
the manner in which he had said it.
And Lewis was king of the moment.
Bryan, Carter Harrison, Senator
Stewart, and heavens knows who, all
rushed to congratulate him, and con-
gratulations did not cease until he
took a morning train for the national
capital.
"The hour was ! q. m. before the
speaking began at the banquet; it was
after when Mr.. Bryan closed. Of
course, the speechs printed in the
morning papers of the more than half
dozen special speakers were type
written copies sent the newspaper
offices by the press committees before
the banquet began and they could not
possibly contain their manner OF de-
livery, and, in fact, were not print.
ed in full in any paper. Those
present know what triumph it was
tor Lewis and Washington. The fol-
lowing day being Sunday and no after
7 L. Co.