The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-10-24

| Brsaa vas expected to arrive, the
crcwd began 20 warm up. Tie Garden
! was jammtd. Tie police kept the
isles y-e,t: well cleared and back oF
sajIc7y scats there was not an i1ch Q?
aysil.ole space.
Bfysn entered the Garden at l:15
c;cck. As tha face of Mr.. Croker,
b,bind which appeared Bryan was seen,
the crowd burst forth in one great pro-
loDged yell Everyone stood tip tee
oa his scat soG the Garden was sea
Q: waving f ,gs. As Col. Bryan, es-
corted By N7. Croker, mounted the
| speaker staod. The cheering was con-
uarous. Ibe two climbed the stair
aac nale :hej- way 10 tho front Of the
reception committee. Bryan and Nr.
Croker frequently responded to the
| cheering BY ooa,ics tothe vas: aulierce
and tee faces CT both men were wreath
ed in smiles. .jus5 behind Ike two as
they mounted the platform, was Mago@
Vzn Wyck, esceg:ed b Edward y.
Sheppard, who actecas chsirmar Of tie
meeting. The cheering continued; ncw
dying 6ogn, nov being re1e.e6 with
increased @igor. |! Continued Tor FIVE
minutes, net abatiag VIXEN Bryan rose
to MS feet aod raised his hand Mc.
Croker pulled him back into his seas,
The cheering went op. Then Mr..
Croker rose, hcsitsted moment, then
raised his hand Tor silence. Instead
of ceasirg the crowd broke forth louder
ihaa ever. Do what he could. Air.
Croke, could not silence the crowd.
After nearly Is minutes Of chtcri2g
the sHp;ause began 10 decrease. hiia-
gied With cheers and Kisses; ihe iat,er
fer silence, lasted minute longer
Three cheers fer the next pres
;ders, brought out 6aal cheer on:
an effort to repeat il vas drowned in
cries Of Put them out, The en-
thusiasm nearly carried the crowd away
The throng at Madison avenue end Of
the garden jaumed Down at the aisles
AID the sixty odd policemen st that
point hsd to 30 sincere battle with the
crowd to keep it under control. When
quiet vas restored, Mr. Croker rose,
took Mr.. SHEPPARD by the hand ana
introduced hun to the audience as
chairman Of the meeting. Before Mr..
Sheppard could get into the subject
imperialism to which his address
vas devoted, the crowd get so impatient
20 hear Bryan shat Mr.. Sheppard could
not proceed. He suddenly stopped
end introduced President Grusgenheim
Of the council, who offered the formal
resolution OF the evening. They vel
coined Bryan and Stevenson to New
York, approved the Kansas City plat
form; opposed Imperialism; protested
against an enormous standing army as
a menance to the republic; praised the
volunteer army as being sufficient IN
emergency; opposed entsngling for
eign alliances; synpathizea with the
Beers; denounced trusts; pledged the
party 10 bring back to the people cor
stituLionsi government and charged the
Republicans with having raised 81
gantic corruption fund to 6ebaueh the
suffrage. The resolutions were cheer
e6 though they could not be heard for
the shouts for Bryan, aud Mr.. Shep-
hard at once introduced the latter.
Bryan stepped to the railing about
the stand, as the throng broke afresh
into cheers. He raised his haud for
silence, but the cheers did not subs:de.
Bryan was dressed simply in black
suit, with a short sack coat.
Three cheers for our next pres
;dent," came up from the audiercs,
Bryan raising his hand in depreciation.
The crowd Was about TO become quiet
when with boom and fash of fire
Aashligkt bomb went cf in the centre
of the room. Women shrieked and
the men yelled, not knowing what it
vas. There was great disorder for
minute and calls for police. a dozen
policemen rushed to the spot where the
man sat who had fred the bomb, grab
bed him aud hustled him and his cam
era out into the aisle and out Of the
garden. Bryan had stopped quietly
at the rail On the platform. There was
another attempt to renew the cheering
Kisses greeted it and Col. Bryan com
nenceo speaking.
He began quietly, his voice being
scarcely aa6ibie hundred feet away
from the stand, but he gradually spoke
louder and in a moment his voice could
be heard by the galleries.
Col. Bryan began by referring to the
vast audience before him and said that
it indicated an Interesting campaign
which must be gratifying TO all who
realized the Importance Of the questions
involved. He declared that ne was
not vain enough to accept the enthus-
iasm manifested as q personal tribute to
himself, because he said, the individ-
ual counts for nothing except that he
may be the instrument used by the
people to carry out their will. " He
Immediately entered upon the defense
of the Democratic causes.