The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-30
Vivid Scenes in the Can
didate's Campaign.
HERE YOU'VE PATH0S
And There Champagny Bubble OF
Delightful Fun. The Old Mother
With Her "Bresh". A Young
Blood Who Didn't
Exist.
BY X. I. GRAY.

BY X. l.. GRAY.
Lenoir. \. G.. Sept. 29.-Today's
speaking At Leuoir furnished more
run tnau a aix-ringed circus. Every
body ana his wife and best girl We're
there; 1t was a growing crowd. Peo-
pie kept drifting into the grove
throughout the speech, but they all
stayed 10 listen. As IN the Aesop
fable; all the tracks went one way
and Il Republican who got under the
spell was very likely 10 get himself
"kotched."
The site was an ideal one for an
outdoor speaking. The stand stuck
in between the giant trunks OF seven
immense white pines, was at the foot
of the hill on the top Of which DaVen-
port Female College is situated.
Although the sun beat down fiercely.
"a breeze blew constantly through the
long needles Of the trees and famed
the people sitting in the shade.
Glenn was at his best and spoke
for over two hours with a force that
had compelling fervor. He was in
troduced by x-Representative j. l..
Nelson who stated that he rejojced
that the day had come when the most
refined and modest women could safels.
such as now represented the party.
This declaration took added force from
the presence OF nifty or seVenty-five of
the young women students vino.
seated on the grass. made with the
light colors Of their dresses a pretty
picture.
ON the stand / noted Major Ballew,
r. II, Crump. Major Deal. Measrs.
Tuttie aud Holiday. Chairman Clark.
4 4 A..4}a fw8
Made The Grove Rc~ound.
Mr. Glenn spoke with all his old
time fire. ana he WAS most warmly
received. The people Cheered him
again and again TN the grove re-
sounded with their vociferation.
When he took up Roosevelt and re-
iterated his statements as TO what the
latter had said of the Southern peo-
I,le the enthusiasm was intense.
As he declared that he would as IL
we're shake his fist i'm the Presidents
face and deuounce his expressions as
false. there was Il chorus OF applause
that sounded like ''Amens" from the
corner of a camp meeting
The crowd was most interesting
one.
At the conclusion of Mr Nelson's
Introduction, the young college wo-
men rose and sang "0ur Country Tisi
o. Thee" and again N the end they
sang The old North state" while the
throng Joined i'm the chorus.
Empty l. The Cradle
Directly ia front of tire stand two
young bioods with high collars and
wearing red Ties sat I'm a high rcd |
wheeled buggy with u green wagon
body. Twenty minutes after the com
mencement OF the speech they at
go
ed their horse To and fro among the
that thc disturbance Nas considerable. /
The htse stepped over babies and
boys spTawling i'm the grass and the
buggy backed into the women To tleil |
great Constc rnatlon. For few min
utes no ore thought Of anything eX-
cept the efforts OF the Young fellows
10 control their horse
Glenn. however, did not stop his
speech until after one of the young
men had gotten out and the other was
drit ing the buggy down the road di- /
leCtly pass the speaker: then he hit (
quick and hard: Never mind that /
he said; its nothing bur a horse and 1
buggy"
The crowd howied its pleasure. and /
the young school girls who nad been
suffering from the CsIiug OF the youths .
slapped delghtedly, while the eiimm- /
ajed young man. biushing To the ears
drove away at a three minute clip. fol- /
lowed by the derisive laughter OF the /
people.
An old man with bIlly-goat whis-
kers stood up for the two hours of
the speech and mumbled after the
speaker. evidently reciting the words
one by one.
She '.Comforted't III.
An ample oid mother from the
country. dressed IN a black and white
dotted skirt waist and a hat with /
black rooster Dlumes. sat on 2 bench !.
under q tree and dipped snuff while /
she showed toothless JOY at the jokes !
and meanwhile administered old time i
comfort 10 a little yellow headed kid !
some three years old. The kid was .
much invigorated By its drink and I
proceeded 10 amuse Itself b. running 4
up and down the path.
At the conclusion Of burst OF ap-
plauSe the kid stepped on a stone 1
that turned and went rolling down the 4
Hill ike a ball The cd mother \
gasped and came near to swallowing Z
her snu1 I'm her excitement While 4
the crowd shook with emotion the +
baby was rescued and again comtcrt-
ed, and the speech went on.
Old Uncle Jesse Gragg, over ninety h
Republican ticket came into town to-
and ris bright blue eyes alive with in !
terest and Intelligence. He gave un- I
HASgiuS attention 20 the speech. nod /
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