The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-07-11
Meet in Matt: nal c. nyent;on in
Kansas Ci:y July q.
GREAT ENTHUSIASTS IS
Manifested by the twenty-five
Theusand Pc pie Who Crowd
in tbs Hall TO Witness
tbs Pfoceadir

Cay Inc NauoGa! Dco4ccT''lc lVDfeA
tion began It's sessions at haasas City
Mo-, on last We2cesday, july /, Tx
natal day Of the Republic. It vas az
inspiring scene that Chairman joe:
looked out unor when at neon, ate:
beating tattoo with lis savsl hs stilled
the tunult and declared The convention
open. About him were fully 25. 0Oj
people, risirg tier on tjtE Ike she spec,
tatocs in some vast coliseum aRaitios
the appearance Of the delegates Of The
party, while or either slCe stretched
away the rows Of desks accommodating
representatives Ct the press from every
section Of he country.
1t was clearly not gatheTios alone
Of wealth ard fashion. The b7oUzed
faces Of mapy Of tic men, their coarse
shirts, collarless ard sca:fess, marked
them as from the soil With hardly 81
exception they tcok CT their coats snc
sat shi-tsleeved ard democratic. Many
of the woven were in cam6rics and
sirghans, rather than N summer silks
ano laces, srG the gorgeous costumes
and picture hats were II oasis Of 1U!!sr
hue. 1t vas a gathering meme the less
inspired with the patriotic spirit Of the
day, which fould constant expression
in wild hurrahs 1T every sound OF
Dixie" or America.
E4rly tie crowds began 20 turn to-
ward convention hsll aud the app.osches
to the vast edi6ce were filed with 81
eager s1d excited tbrorg. surgine to-
ward tie may entrances, ard seeking
to gain carly admission 10 the oulldlng.
With them came bards, marching clubs
and drum corps. and to the confusion
Of tie crash and hur1ah was added the
constant crack, boom, sizz Of 5coms and
crackers SIS the convention enthusiasts
and tie small boy We'd wiih each other
in celebrating the day.
The convention hall itself at first
gIance, locks crude and imperfect, but
this Is OILY in its external Ornamental
ton Of co7nice snd column. The sub.
startial clements Of the structure are
con2lete, ready to give delegates and
a legion of onlookcrs ore Of the most
perfecs convention halls ever offered TO
the gathering of q great psrty. The
Stars and Stripes srap proudly from
hundred stats along the gable and at
Intervals surrounding ;ho entiIe build
ing.
ping the structure, giving an loea OF It's
7sstle:s $40 feet lcUg and 1913 feet
wide. Only Fslday ~ army OF men
were busily removing the debris
and they have succc Gcd so well that
there is net Yestise :, naming. Squads
Of policemen were early ca the ground,
keeping back the crowts SID m.losaln-
ius Quiet. There was iistle oisorccr,
however, for the crowds we're g9od "a
tu,ed and their patriotism vas ten,
pered with discrelion. 1t was notice.
sble tbst = very considerable portioc ef
the Satherirg tGropgs wele MADE up o.
women, who pro6ssd bs the warm "a.
20 rpt ca their gaytsS raiment, TINS
adding another element Of co!or snc
beauty to the bisze cf sunlpg every
where apparent.
The interior Of the bulldog present,
ed gorgeous spectacle Of coJoE, alike
tribute 70 the patriotic sentiment Of the
day ard to the party sd Ut 10 assemble
in convention. TIE disposal OF flags,
bpnting aud shields is quite effective,
hut here and there is too great spread
and tapgle Of steel to be su5cueo By
nstrio.ic devices. TIE great steel roof,
Supported by massive gi1dsrs is psrdy
obscured by fAgs looped into rosetSeS.
The same sch. me Of H4g rcsettes makes
q rim Of color for the gallery " feet
shove, sweeping entirely sround the
hall. Lower down, the front OF anoth-
er gallery is flaming with the coats o.
arms of the IS States ana territories
win here aud there long streamers
caught up into bows snd To:es,es, wHAe
inst back of the platform IS boz Gear
mo the red, white aud blue inscription
~ The New York high school boys.
Rpt the eye leaves these details OF coio-
and rests on the ten mago.hcert AueEl-
oar flags each 81 teet long, wAice are
canopied from the ton o. the oulloil2
70 the sides, TWO Of these monster en-
6iens Sinking the Chairman 5 platform
Ike the wings Of stage. The as1ito
r;,m is shaped ike great Dosl VILE
the presiding ctiicsr &!ul0st IL the cen.
t-s ~ While tie seats rise tier or tier or
eyery side back to The .emotest corn:
~ the building. The hollow Of tn:
SowI " i where he real business IS to os
Sone. fox here the delegates ana alter
oares are seated and The platform l:
located. Area for delegates IS psVee
w;,h store. The seats are arranged II
w. .st 9s oyal, the side toward tie plat
sotn, s.,as and altersa,es make a li:tle lax
= sSs vsIIov in the bottom ef this ;, bowl
% UnoyteS here and there by the tall stan
dsrds Indicating tie various ela.e Gete a1:
cations Raised about two iesl aooS @
This stone are the pistat!srm 11ls 0o
into The lake Of yellow ike some CAP
IN The iIs IIsi platform is aanked on each SD sd
36O u feet. The platform itself present
eTsderce of elegance, even s01se2a:
.a ord 5 far more elaborate ina
lss', .ss ,oanre, mt ar, al Philadelphia. b
.ae os.b i0 t6s cls;rmsn's feet stretches
o;aS neS'4 3nrLish rLs rug of crimson hue, whii
great leather sea seat saysI aSEo1"fad Instead
nan sabIs TIo before ST,s him the ga7el falls upo
a 's15g st2apSe Wooden pedesta,, similar
i5o,bsT dns sso'y,S y.issd platform with a: hug
eboi-Sa e5oir Of lesthe1n elegance, while IL
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