The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-07

Four thousand people greeted Hon.
William Jennings Bryan at the mann
moth auditorium at Mountain Lake
Park, in Garrett county, Saturday.
He talked under the auspices of the
Mountain Chautauqua for two hours,
despite the heat of the afternoon, on
Problems of Government" He then
shook hands with nearly thousand
persons, who crowded about him on
the stage, and, leaving the entrance,
wrote his autograph three times for
three little girls lying in wait at the
entrance. He held levees at every
turn and finished a momentous day
apparently as vigorous as when he
began it.
The Chautauqua authorities were
afraid the crowd would be small, as
people arrived slowly. The first meet
ings of the Chautauqua season are
always the most poorly attended.
And again the railroad seemed to take
but little interest in Mr.. Bryan's ap-
pearance, and no special train was
run from the east. But the Republi-
can farmers of Preston county, West
Virginia, and Garrett county began
to arrive in the afternoon, and when
Mr.. Bryan arose to speak there were
1000 enthusiastic persons who gave
him the inspiring Chautauqua salute.
A few of the constant faithful adj
mirers of Mr. Bryan were drawn hither
by his presence. Governor and Mrs
Albert BlakesIee White, of West Vir-
ginia, were among Mr.. Bryan's audit
ors. Mr.. Bryan was introduced by
Superintendent w. L. Davidson, of
the Chautauqua.
The great Nebraskan arrived here
at s o'clock from New Haven He
very democratically took an upper
berth, as all the lower ones were en-
gagged. At the Mountain Lake Hotel
where he was entertained, he was
greeted by guests from many States
He had bright, snappy sentence for
each. He was at the Chautauqna ex-
ercises in the morning. He left the
hotel saying that a young lady from
''our town." meaning Lincoln, had a
part on the program and he was anx-
ious to hear her. The lady was Miss
Mary Manning, elocutionist and vo-
calist, who won many plaudits.
AT noon Mr.. Bryan was the recip-
lent of a telegram from Col. John 7.
McGraw, Democratic nominee for
Congress in the Second West Virginia
district, saying he would arrive at
Deer Park that evening and Mr.
Bryan decided to remain over to meet
him. When first seen Mr.. Bryan was
about to shave and he gave an inter
view while using his safety razor.
Once the interview was interview was
interrupted by a rap on the door,
and, with towel about his neck, Mr.
Bryan responded to meet Col. William
Kilgour, of Montgomery county, who
presented ex-State Senator Richard
7. Browning as the "McGregorn of
the Alleghanies, and Mr.. Geo. E..
Bishoff, member of the Garrett Coun-
ty School Board. Not the least dis
concerted, with the towel about his
neck, Mr.. Bryan chatted most pleas
antly with these gentlemen for sew
eral minutes.
Mr.. Bryan said he was Mr. Lewis
Nixon's guest for three days on a
yachting trip and he felt much bene-
fitted by the outing.
Mr.. Bryan, in his interview, said:
II don't care to discuss candidates.
am perfectly Indifferent as to candi-
dates beyond the suggestion I've al
ready made, namely, that no man
should be considered for the nomina-
ton whose loyalty to the platforms of
1896 and 1900 is questioned. A man
may support ticket without agree
ing to everything in a platform, but
all things considered, he may prefer
the platform he supports to any
other. But when he offers himself as
representative of the people he
must agree with them on all questions
which they consider important
There is consistency in the human
mind that must always be taken in
i
leads man to measure all public
questions by the same fund of mental
principle. That is the reason why
the Democrats who oppose a money
monopoly and bank trust are op-
posed to all other kinds of monopoly
and trust, and it also explains, why
those who favor money monopoly
and a bank trust are suspected by