The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-13
OHIO DIDN'T AWAKEN
-, NOT ~ WELL RECEIVED As
IA INDIANA AND ILLINOIS.
RIG CROWD AT PORTSMOUTH.
,rrrnrI0 AVS THERE HAD A COUN-
lER CELEBRA ALTON.

49,, said ne Was Not Farmer,
M, an Agriculturist. Explaining
-. p,nrrence-Gave "a Questioner
ronch of Porto. Rico In aetarn
a., Fling at North Carolina.
v.sl.r on a Housetop Annoyed the
speaker.
,....r.lth. o.. oct. i2.-Mr. Bryan
..1..l the first day OF his Ohio cam
+. This city tonight. He was met
,.a depot by a torchiight procession.
ID o.,ed 20 a square in the center Of
!. r.., where he spoke from platform
.,.s .,.n Dir. The meeting was by far
:. .,r..e OF the day. and it was thor
,- srthusiastic. The Republicans
,.s .a8 a torchiight procession in tho
,.. -s.r g1t. with speeches Ia "a public
q. D.. senator spooner and ex-Cougress-
r.. f.tim. A. a consequence the city
"a. ,. ~ red fre and OF political On d.
tras'-m.
A rriorty of the meetings during the
co. a.rs not 20 largely attended n'r -
ssr.r,t-ouvc as those Of the Indiana and
rr- iour o. last week. Rain threaten
q me greater part Of the day.
ri Nr. Bryan was introduced Al
li. some enthusiasts admirer in
a. sl shouted.
11 Tor the farmer Presldcnt"'
r- nmauon attracted Mr.. Byans
,us..rr and he said:
q a, rot want 70 be elected under false
rrer-as ! am not farmer. I am an
a.. urist You know the difference
evsar them A farmer is a man who
rlse- bis money on a farm and spends Il
i Gown. while an agriculturist Is
rar v1o makes his msney IN . town and
s- on a farm"
4, Greenfield Mr. Bryan was interrupt
q ~ ,u elderly man in the crowd. who
ns question about race discrimlna-
M 1 Norih Carolina. and then pariia'-
q ..s. .neared behind other people stand
r4 O. .r him. Tho inquiry seemed 20 STIR
g- Bryan considerably and he replied
th me warmth. saying,
UarH hide I want YOU 10 stand where
-aa .es YOU when I answer your aues-
,m Now let me tell you that an edu-
"a dro qualification has been imposed
trs- Porto Rico by the Republican ad-
rm.s--ition which disqualihes S per cent.
g. me colored men OF voting age IN that
territory
80 man retorted that he did not
te.et. thc statement. whereupon Mr.
Bryan continued:
aWtI / can SHOW you a bulletin issued
D. yofr oNu administration as recently as
-a Etu of last August IN which IL is
.raIaI that So per cent OF thc c9lored
ra..5s .1n cannot read and write. And
sIar1tional requirement deprves That
ff- s- ze of the people there Of the right
81 Hf hisc. 10 YOU know what per cent.
+ III. .td by the North Carolina law !
or yoI that it g. a good deal smaller
pf cent than that affected by the Pof-
% E..r restriction. Don't YOU think you
td u..lsr reprovc your own administra-
rn t.r .ts acst IN Porto Rico before you
amra.u of North Carolina
N- 8yan began hie speech at Ports
ua.a rt O'Clock. and he had no soon tr
commenced than a hugie call was sounded
a. loufctop across the street. There
80. other noisy demonstrations, and O.
f..si f0r time as n there were 20 b.
-'.r.rdly Interruptions. Mr.. Bryan
o--f tho situation promptly. and ne
f.-haps this IS simply touch OF mill
iHm
Tbs rrned tho laugh Of the crowd upon
H.ler. and he was heard no more for
tm' being though he sounded his
iFr intervals during the entire even