Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-03
Great Gathering Of Democrats in.
the Lone Star State.
SPEECHES BY LEADERS
After Belmont Has shown lIim.r,f
md Received ma ovn,ion Hon. W.
Jcnnlns. Bry nm Gives Ii.iseare,s
some,hing TO intnk = bant-Cor-
porn,ion. That. Con,ribn,c is.pub-
i,onn caMpnis" Funds Con,roi.

(By Telegraph to virginian-P ilot.)
Dallas. Tex, Oct. 2.--Therc were fully
10000 persons on the grand stand at the
Fair grounds when the distinguished
persons who have come from points
outside of the State to attend the Dem
ocratic carnival put in an appearance.
AS the leaders mounted the stand
they were loudly applaudcd. Colonel
w. j. Bryan received an especially
marked ovation.
Among those present were Hon. o. FL.
p. Belmont and Congressman William
Sulzer, Of New York: Ex-Governor w.
j. Stone, Major ii. w. Salmons. of ST.
Louis; eN-Siate Treasurer. of Missouri.
Colonel Moses Q. Wetmore, of St Louis,
the antitrust millionaire; Governor D.
w. Jones, of Arkansas; Governor j. D.
Sayers, of Texas; Congressman Camp
Clark. of Missouri; Ex-Governor 7. r.
Crittenden. of the same State: J. O.
Johnson, of Kansas, chairman of the
National Democratic Executive Com
mfttee of Missouri and manager of the
Ways and Means Committee of the
National Executive Committees; Con-
gressmen j. w. Bailey II. L. Henry and
II. e. Burke, United States Senator
Horace Chiffon. Hon. Thomas Camp
bell and many Texas leaders.
In addition there were also present
Colonel Fred Fleming, danes a. Reid
and l. +. Wilson. allFpfSStSansas City,
who are here for the pnTfl6se OF boom-
ing that city as the locafionSof the next
national convention of the party.
BRYAN. BRYAN. A: 81 81 !,
. Ex-Governor Stone Was thessiAsas
speaker. at the close of his speech
the temper of the meeting was mani
tested by cries OF Bryan, Bryan" in
etentorian tones from every portion OF
the throng. varied with calls for BEL
mont. Belmont, get up and show your
self! The crowd would take no re-
fusal, and from his seat In the back
end of the speakers stand. the New
Yorker arose to receive an ovation.
The call that reached hts ears was long
drawn out and of terrific volume 1t
was the old "Rebel yell"
Governor Jones, OF Arkansas was the
next speaker. When he closed there
were prolonged cries for Bryan.
CONTROLLED BY CORPORATIONS
The program arranged for the morn
ing had not been completed, and his
time mad not yet arrived. The calls
talk, party organization being his
theme. He did not believe all the votes
cast for him the last time were count
ed, and that many were counted
against him which were not cast The
Democratic party did not have The adj
vantage In 1896 or an organiZat ton In
the beginning OF the campaign as 1t
had now.
~ ..rha rank and flle of tla party y Aaa
been fighting ever since the polls closed
and In defeat has been more hopeful OF
success In 1900 ever since the last cleo
ton day than the Republican party in
victory. Funds necessary for Demo-
cratic campaign purposes must come
from the people who control the party.
Not one Republican In 100 contributes
to its campaign fund. and not
one Republican in 1900 has any
thing to say about the policy
of the party after the cam
paign is over. The corporations that
contribute the funds control the par
ty.'
OTHER SPEECHES
Congressman Bailey, Democratic
leader Of the House, and Senator Chill
ton followed. The inner wheel In the
carnival is the Senatorial race in Texas.
Senator Chiffon will stand for re-elec-
ton and 1t is generally understood that
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