The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-31
A RECEPTION IS GIVEN
MIR BRYAN SPEAKS ON FUSION
OF PARTIES.
He SAYS, He BELIEVES IN COOPERATION
Not What One Thought ia '96 Counts But
What One Thinks Now Lee. Us Work
Together While We Can, Separ-
ate When We Must.


unusual demonstration in this city IT,
night After participating III several
events OF lesser Importance during he
day Mr.. Bryan addressed an immense
mass meeting in Mechanics Hal!. a
building containing seating capacity
greater than any other I'm Boston. l. Is
estimated that there were ten thousand
persons in the hall. hundreds af them
remained standing throughout me even.
ing.
A reception and banquet TO Mr.. Bryan
by the Democratic State COMMITTEE ut
Fanueil followed This reception which
was held in the armory III the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company, on
the upper floor of The hall. took place
from - to 80 o'clock. While The re-
cepton was going ol he Associated
Press dispatch announcing that Senator
(ioebel had been shot u-,s shown 10 Mr..
Bryan. He was shocked n the news and
tears gathered in his eyes as h. ex-
claimed:
1T cant be possible.
Mr.. Bryan then h..c me silent and
would say no more. but The effect Of The
news were prcceptible in his manner du-
ring the remaining time give. Ia the re-
ception. Mr.. Bryan an,! Senator Coehel
are personal friends aad often nave
spoken from the same platform. After
the reception MIR. Bryan made state
ment expressing the belief that the act
was that of bitter political opponent
and expressing the hope that 1t would
not lead to further acts of violence.
The banquet was spread in the historic
auditorium of the building. Robert
Treat Paine, IT., John II. Altgeld, Con
gresham Lentz and Mr.. Bryan were
among the speakers.
BRYAN on FUSION.
Boston Mass. Jan. 3O.-William Jen-
nings Bryan, of Nebraska. and Congress
man john 7. Ilcntz. cf Ohio, on ten
days speaking tour of the Northeast
States. arrived here from Providence. a
crowd was waiting for the train and as
it drew in the people broke anto cheers.
RcceIniun committees from the Demo
cratic State COMMITTEE and the Bryan
|. Club Were also at the station and unief
escort of these gentlemen the visitors
took carriages for the American House.
whore a reception was held, followed by
n breakfast.
Colonel Bryan was greeted with cheers
when his carriage was driven UP to the
hotel. Among the invited guests were
George Fred Williams, Robert treat
Paine. .Jr.. John F. Mack and Congress
man II. f. Naphen.
After the breakfast President Wash
burn introduced Mr.. Bryan to the crowd
which cheeered as Mr.. Bryan rose to
speak.
Mentioning the fact that persons OF
various parties We're represented IN the
gathering, Mr.. Bryan said:
81 have gone ON the theory always that
YOU can fuse any metal If the heat IS
sufficient. In the last campaign 1t was
sufficient to fuse the DemocEats, the
Populists and the Silver Republicans.
II believe that in the next campadgn We
Shall not only have cooperation between
these three parties, but that the ques-
TORS that have arisen since the campaign
of 1896 will also bring into co-opcratcl
with our forces the men who did not see
the trust question in 1896 see it now and
in view of the question of imperialism
will rush to us for deliverence from !;
partv that seeks to repeal the Declafa-
ticn Of Independence.
II believe in cooperation. 1t Us the
mart of the wisdom TO work together Winnie
we cam and separate only when We must
Cooperation is not possible without
charity don't care bow man Thought
in 1896 so dong as he thinks right now
I don't care how a man talked then ii
he talks right now and ] don't care WHAT
he will say four years from now: am
more concerned about the now thar the
heretofore or hereafter.
Mr.. I4entz followed Mr.. Bryan.