The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-10-24
Trensrdcus Ovation Giv"n - yhe
Peoples Champion.
ENTHUSIASM UN5CUN0ED
Countless Thousands Chaer Fin,
and re Spzaks 20 Mu't:Gucss
Of 2eap'a at Differ
eat 9:acss.

CT lsas week. His reception wss ar
emphatic orsticn As the train steam,
ed into annex OF tie G-ard Certrsi
depot that par: ef the immense build
ing vas packed Nth waiting multi.
tude. Bryan was driven 10 the Gof,
man house il an open carriage IN Skicb
be sat next to Richard Croker, and
with uncovered head hosed aud smiled
TO the thousands who cheere6 hin.
Forty second street presented an ami
mated scene. Fron LeSingtin avenue
on one side to Sixth avenue on tie 9th.
er, the sidewalks were lined With the
populace.
As tee t;mc approached for the ar
rival Of the 5-ain the reception com
mittee started IL, 10 Rove further and
further alorg side tho track. ~ this
point the police lines were made inef
fectual by a regular ioattall rash.
While the rccepucn committee were
waiting every possible inch Of space on
stairs, al windows, platforms, and on
the big bridges crossing the dcp1t was
occupied The narrow passage way
along the tracks was mass OF psorla
when the ergiLe of the Bryan train
blew its warning whistle. Then came
the mad scramble to reach the rear car
Of the train il Hhi:l Col Bryan was
supposed to De. Mr.. Croker, Mr.. Hearst
and the other members Of the reception
committee tried TO walk IN cigDi6eo
manner towards tie train to greet the
presidential candidate, but the crowd
was too great They were pushed and
showed and hustled along until they
had almost to break into s run before
they could swing themselves on the
rear platform and give Col. Bryan
greeting.
Meanwhile the crowd had worked it
self up to what it considered proper
degree of enthusiasm. 1t cheered and
halloesd as Bryan stepped on the plat
form. Then escorted by Richard
Croker and the committee he began the
journey toward the street. 4 number
of people graspe6 Bryau's hands, the
candidate smiled good paturedly
through it sll, in spite Of the tact that
both he and Mr.. Croker were being
rather roughly jostled about. As he
entered the open carriage and took his
seat Bryan took of his hat aud smiled
and bowed on every side. Richard
Croker sat next to him, while Mr..
Hearst and Mr.. Sheylin occupied the
other two seats in the carriage. Ii
took some time to clear passage way
to Forty. second street, but it was final
ly managed and then the carriages il
which were the reception committee
members started for the Holman
house.
Bryan reached tie Hoffman house at
800 p. m. All the way down Fifth
avenue be was cheered by the crowds
that lined the thoroughfsTe. The
demonstration as Bryan left MS car
rage and entered the Twenty. sixth
street entrances Of the MOTEL was a
repetition of that sloDg the lire. Bryan
at once went to his rooms. a few
minutes later he received a delegation
from St. Matthews Lutheran church,
North Fifth street, Brooklyn. Rev
Augustus Summers, the pastor, pre-
sented him with goldhea6ed cane
which had heen won by Bryan IN re-
eeiving the largest number Of votes at 8
fair held by The church. He made o
speech of thanks and then retired to
rest before tie banquet. -Four hours
before the time set for the opening Of
the doors, $50 o'clock, Madison Square
garden, where Bryan and the head Of
the State Democratic ticket, john B.
Stanch6eld, spoke, vas beSieged By
Groves. ThIoDgs gathered and massed
before the two main entrances to the
building or Fourth an3 Madison ave-
rues IS early as O'clock hoping TO get
II when the doors were first opensd.
At $50 O'clock to the minute the
sound cf exploding bo1bS outside the
garden announced the opening Of the
doors. Instantly there vas great
rush by the people from Madison ave-
nue hallway and from the Twenty
Sixth street entrance, which, accord
ing to police arrangements, was to be
kept clear for ticket holders. In the
first rush were few women who got
seats near the speakers stand. IL less
than 10 minutes every seat on the floor
was taken, and tie crowd which had
begun to pour in from ali sides, at,
tackled the gallsries. Five minutes
later saE the balcony aed part Of the
galleries black with people. The rush
was then over, but there came a stea!
stream through the principal doors and
all empty seats were soon filed. The
crowd did not srpear at first TO be
denoustrssive When the lights were
all turned OF shere came brief cheer,
The big semi circular electrical display
over the SPEAKERS stsrd bere the po--
traits Of the two Democratic candidates
the Democratic emblem and the Demo
cratic watchword, credited to Mr..
Croker, We wish TO remain free peo-
lie, in great letters Of light.
Then the band struck up 1ations!
air, and as the people recognized "fan-
kee Doodle" they got up IN their seats,
with uncovered heads, and as they
waved thousands Of small American
flags. shouted out the words of the song.
The Garden was decorated in the na
tiopsl co]ors only. Streamcrs ra6latsd q
from the centre Of the roof, underneath
fhe skylight, to the heads Of the iron
pillars over the galleries, sno fes1oons
of flags, with the colors Of Toe different
States, lined the galleries. The speak
er's stand vas draped simply VIII
American f sgs and red, white and
blue bunting. At $50 O'CLOCK the
only seats remaining vacant IN the en-
tire Garden was an occasional box,
the tickets fer which remained gooa