Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-09-20

citation under whose auspices the meet
ing vas to be held, aud one of the
Committee on Reception. He replaced
our tickets giving admission to the au-
ditorIum with others which gave US
seats on the speakers PLATFORM; and,
after entertaining us at dinner at the
Planters, he conducted us to the hall
and saw US advantageously seated,
within a few feet of the speakers. The
scene which greeted our eyes on
emerging from the stairway into the
hall is beyond adequate description.
The o is i've three hundred feet
in length-about as long as a block on
main street in Ironton-and its width
is not far from q hundred and fifty
feet. Round the end and sides are
galleries rising from the floor to the
roof. The arena in the center is usu-
ally vacant of seats, but on this occa-
sion chairs had been placed for five
thousand people. Around these was
drawn a rope, and the space between
the rope and galleries was left for
''standing-room." When we stepped
on the platform and looked over the
vast area it was filed in every part to
overlooking. The galleries were gay
with color and animated with moving
fans, Cor the ladies were there in le-
gion. The arena was one solid mass of
faces. The space outside the rope was
damned with perspiring humanity, and
yet with each minute came in march
ing clubs, to the music of fife and
drum, until it seemed impossible to
wedge in their numbers. A c~Onserva-
tive estimate placed the number of
people at 20, 1000. Flags by the hum
dreds and thousands were distributed
among the audience, and when rang
out from the band the inspiring strains
of the national airs the symbols of
liberty and common sovereignty danced
in time to the music. Animated?
Enthusiastic? Cheers rang out until,
for all the ear could tell, you wouldn't
know that there was a brass band or a
bass drum within a hundred miles.
At 1880 o'clock the meeting was called
to order by the President of the Asso-
and shortly afterward Hon.
Web. Davis took the stand. He re-
a welcome that did him proud
and for five minutes shook the building
in its intensity. Mr.. Davis remarks
were addressed principally t. the al
lance of the Mckinley administration
with England, and its attitude in the
war OF the Beers in defence of their lib
critics. He is an eloquent speaker and
lmpresses his hearers by his earnest
ness and sincerity. As he was 10 hold
the rostrum only until Mr.. Bryan came,
with the advent OF the latter Mr.. Davis
retired, and ''Hail to the Chief" gave
the signal for an ovation which lasted
to the wearing out of patience.
At length, enthusiasm having yelled
itself hoarse and wilted it's shirt-collar
gesticulation, order was restored
and Mr.. Bryan began. He read his
address and apologized for reading it,
but off-band interpretations punctuated
it at frequent intervals. When at
he had folded the document and
returned it to his pocket, and, extend
his arms, crying "My countrymen!"
vast audience arose to its feet and
cheer upon cheer again filled the coli
scum. He then talked extempore for
hSO III O"Ohhy WAhoSOo &C OAIS AC
talk. Then the crowd dispersed
and we wendell our way politically re-
and Refrigerated, to our hos
sslrie-not ~neglecting the demands of
inner man as we passed along.
Next day being Sunday we attended
1t vas quite convenient, for
services we're held on the corner Of
our block, and consisted of hymns
sung to lively airs by our w~eil-trained
Army voices, with guitar &C
compartment. This duty performed,
the remainder of the the day was ours,
and after dinner a trip to Delmar Gar
den, a view of the grounds-we didn't
stay to see the show-and the return, |
brought US close to the close of day.
After supper we went to the station
and called on Jul old-young friend,
Frauenthal. 1t is a delight to
anybody to meet Barney; to US it is
more t. n that. In the darker days, |
the old life and hopes and aspi-
were passing from US forever,
he stood a friend in heart and deed
and made US to know and understand
than ever before the value of
1isinterested friendship. May it be
meted unto him as he has melted it to
D hers! When we met him last Sunday
evening he was genial as ever, but
very busy answering interrogatories
in vOlleys through the window
into the Bureau Of Information. After
a time there came q lull which gave
him time to exchange a few words with
around him. He is an admirer
of Web. DaYis, aud his regret was that
our train would leave befo e the arri-
val OF his distinguished friend, whose
vas scheduled to depart at 8
But the connecting train
the East was late and we had the
pleasure Of receiving an Introduction
to Mr.. Davis, after all. He has an
honest face, and no one who meets
him a question his earnestness or
doubt his integrity. His ability is
acknowledged by friend and foe alike,
and we are proud to have shaken
hands with him. At a few minutes
after nine we babe st. Louis goodbye,
and in due time were at home.
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