The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-04-21
FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE YORK ENTERTAINED by COL
BRYAN IN A BANQUET SPEECH
In
People swereP to
.Pa

urday night, in point of numbers, was
one of the biggest affairs ever held in
the city. Nearly 5000 men and
women sat down at long tables in the
various rooms of the big palace.
There were all kinds of people there,
dressed in all kinds of clothes. There
were four japanese and three Chinese
present, but the Chinese were merely
spectators, and sat up in the second
gallery. They said they had come to
see Bryan.
The main hall presented different
aspect from that of the Metropolitan
opera house at the $40 dinner of the
Democratic club. There were no flow
er embellishments, but just great long
avenues of tables covered with plain
white plates.
The only ornaments were punches
of celery and graniteware coffee pots.
The boxes about the hall were festoon'
ed with flags, with silken banners sus'
pended between the flags. At the back
of the stage were two American flags
draped, one bearing the portrait OF
Jefferson and the other that of Bryan.
Small portraits Of Bryan were inter
spersed between the flags OH the bal.
comics.
On the stage was an immense floral
horseshoe of carnations, roses and he
lotrope, it had, worked in flowers, the
words, "Women's Bryan League. Be-
low the red carnations in white -, ~ !,
III ,roro the numerals "l6 to l: p"oN
III na of The cane bottom chairs was
magnificent boquet OF roses, masts
Reauties But not even on .ne
tohlo WAS there single flower. 49,,
There were $50 policemen ih
"'T%. ,rno WV women to the number OF a, !,
1;neI in the long hall just on ', ',
sanond gallery. They sat down 10 v
.o,Ies ut $50 o'clock. Inc lrSV
":tan,ont Of the evening occurred "n'
.,'o Drss;an American Democratic -
Wv" ;at;on $50 strong, from the eiSh @
assembly district, marche" ILL.,
wore received with cheers.
,rI,ar. was no concerted attempt
soot The 2. 900 diners simultaneous
All we're tcld to go in ana S'' oot
AIont o'clock nearly every S,'.
.ho mons tables was occupied
.t,o sarv;ce began. Over 6oo wan
began work shortly "e."'' fs,, y,
The menu included soup n' an,o
beef, turkey, ice cfe""'
cigars. ,,.uos os wine '
Three thousand bottles Oh "'no
served. p, aid no
,;vn until shortly after ~ ~
r.o,vds on the outcide signaleu HE
onnearane hy tremendous chee'
~ non,a in n cab, and was esc'
'"nh o a tremendous crowd 10
;,;,1rr room outside the mann
"" rnan he was escorted to the S'
.olLn a long table in front OF the
tnrw Following came the sPe
of the evening. w ,n,o +
u The I band played "Hail to the
nrvon was hurried down one
~ oisles. There was treme
cheering and waving OF nnpn,h
Diners stood on chairs anu
waving frantically. The "e'h'
t;op lasted for five minutes.
Thc crowd was thero"gh'y
ssntotive one, and before ,he
'.as concluded hundreds OF the
vs.. their seats and began m J."
,a ,eS with Colonel Bryan.
stonned with much difficulty.
At 9 o'clock the commit,ee
snooEcrs ascended to the P'"'''
RYAN received a vociferons
=, 1;,ors in many instance
standing OH chairs ana 'an,ss m-,
mnmeu waving napkins wA!u'y
lanes II. Brown called tfo
90 order, and introduced ''eo'
IU;l;,ms, of Massachusetts
given fine reception. ,h :,
The galleries meantime IN" 90 =,
Wv, there were Mt least 3,oo
-; bc hall. The mention
Gonroe's name evoked an
nary demonstration.
O. II. p. Belmont was h'
duced, and read from mi M
Inhn Clark Ridpath spoke ON
I,.,rson When Mr.. Rid
hot Jefferson stood above =
Otis. and was the most l,
democrat that ever iiVe"'
voices shouted: -,
"No, no! Bryan!
At the close of Mr.. Ridpa
horseshoe of flowers was
TO Colonel Bryan VINO
bowed