The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-01
BRYAN IN THE SOUTH.
EVERYWHERE ENTHUSIAS-
TlCALLY RECEIVED.
Spirit or 90 Still Manifest Wherever the
Peerless Champion of the Cause OF BIZ
metallism Speaks-A Typical Rcception
at Montgomery, Ala.

have us believe the star of BRYAN and
silver is waning there comes from
the sunny south a shaft Of light that
give the lie to such prediction. Wit.
ness the following:
Montgomery. Ala, March 14.-WilI.
lam Jennings Bryan has come and
gone. His reception here was one
of the most enthusiastic in
the history of the south. After the
mass meeting last night Mr.. Bryan
was driven back to the Exchange no.
TEL where after day equally rs pleas
urable as it was fatiguing he sought
rest. Ibis morning at $50 o'clock
Mr.. Bryan departed for Rome, Ga.
His train stopped at Calcra for half
an hour, during which time the free
silver champion addressed a large
number from the platform of his car.
he was accompanied by Hon. John w.
Iomlinson. He will speak at Macon
tomorrow, at Augusta and Athens the
following day, then he will go to
south Carolina to speak at several
places. Returning he will take in Me
rld'an, Miss, on the 18th. New Or
leans on the 18th, Greenville, Miss, on
the 10Th, and Nicksburg on the ED,
whence he will start home to Nebras-
ka.-Montgomery Journal of March s.
SCENES AT THE SPEECH.
The report of the scenes and the
address OF Mr.. Bryan, as reported by
the journal, follow:
IN the hey-day Of it's enthusiasm,
IN the presence of the most famous
man OF his time, Alabama's people, to
the number of at least fl 900 heard
William Jennings Bryan espousc the
cause OF democracy last night The
meeting was held in lIurter's ware
house in Coosa street, and when BRYAN
WAS escorted to the platform twas a
scene that would inspire an artist.
Hard nuts without number were
cracked and the kernuIs distributed
among the people in manner that
was instructive, forceful and amusing,
From the moment Mr., BRYAN en,n-
clated the first syllable to the end of
his speech, he commanded the unwav-
erlng attention of his hearers. Mr..
Bryan spoke two hours and fifteen
minutes.
The warehouse. being. of course
very large, it was anticipated by the
committee OF arrangements that there
would be no trouble in providing seats
for all. but such was not the case. The
public's response to the invitation had
been so generally accepted that long
before tue hour announced for the ar
rival of Mr.. Bryan the warehouse was
chock full OF men, women and chill
dren.
WERE EVERYWHERE.
Those unfortunate enough not to
obtain seats because of tardy arrival
managed the best way they could and
their points. of observation were both
lofty and ludicrous. Dignity in more
than one instance was conspicuous
through the windows opening out
the roof, it having gained this dizzy
height by ladders and box cars out
side of the hall which has a seating
capacity of 9,OOo. Then down from
these windows gazed fully 200 people.
Others climbed up onto perpendicular
supports extending from the floor to
the ceiling, and midway between the
audience and the roof, watched and
listened
WORDS TELEPHONED FOR MILES.
Directly in front of the speaker were
four long telephone wires, at the end
OF which were sensitive rransmitters.
So ardent were the people of Alabama
in their desire to hear the silver
tongued apostle of true democracy.
last night that the local telephone
company, in qualification of the wish
es of many out-of-towners who were
unable to be present, arranged to have
them hear the address over their own
Vx,Ir m <f
speculated during the occasion as to
what the strange gutta percha de-
vices were intended for. They did
not know that people in Opelilka, Sell
ma and Prattville We're listeners to
the speech and the swelling, roaring
and deafening applause.
Among those present were: Gov
ernor Joseph f. johnson, Pri-
vate secretary to the Governor Chap
pell Cory. Auditor w. S. White, Treas
urer G. w. Ellis. Superintendent of
Education j. O. Turner, President of
State Convict Board S. b. Trapp, JUS
tice of the Supreme Court Thomas N.
Mcclellan, Supreme Court Clerk S. A.
Wood, Supreme Court Reporter Phares
Coleman, Attorney General w. C..
Fits, State Librarian Junius Riggs,
Commissioner of Agriculture L. +.
Culver, Hon. Tennent Lomax, presi-
dent of the democratic Bimetallic
club; Captain p. Ii. Mastin, chairman
county democratic executive commit
tee, and many city and county Off
GERS, all acting as vice-presidents.
AN OVATION FOR BRYAN.
When Mr.. Bryan was escorted to the
platform at $50 o'clock he met with
an ovation seldom eqnalled in this
commonwealth. His stepping on the
rostrum was the signal for which the
audience had waited. It's manifesto
tons of enthusiasm were at once va
ricd and thunderous, the shell form
building seemed to tremble from the