The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-31

possessed, as always when he faces a
big meeting. bis i} 10 tf,e,9, {. Tsst.s
He sat down where but Few could see
him, whileSsthe band played and the
to the front Of the standvandl held out
an imploring hand, 4 It did. !! not act DO bit
It was eight minutes before Mr..
Johnson's voice could be heard. Every
body thought he wanted to make, a
speech, but; he only: introduced Angus
tus, Thomas, and sat. down; GOOD Mr..
Johnson. The crowd loved him for his
brevity. Ill.,. 49,, II IT, =.
Nj. Thomas is speaker Of note He
hobnobbed him with princes and poten-
tates, and finally left him on, the APP
plan way amid q whirlwind Of cheers.
Then in brief speech Mr.. johnson
introduced in, M i, Bryan. He concluded ,ea,, Saed
As the last word fell from Mr.. John
son g lips there upstood in the center
Of the lofty stand, the black-clad figure
Of Bryan.
Only his torso showed above the
flags about him. For a moment he
seemed like an idol from a block Of
stone. He stood still His face was
pale: 1t seemed powdered with mar
w
pressed into tense straight line.
Tears Come to His Eyes.
The eyebrows over the nose formed
thick neck fell over his collar like the
dewlaps Of an OK. His nose dllated vio-
lently as he inhaled the air. :. -.
It was the air he loved In it there
were the thunderous clamors of great
political combat. Cheer. upon cheer, roar
upon roar arose while the band worked
like Trojans to hurl their rsharps and
flats over the heads Of the seething
Bryan, batted his eyes to keep back
the tears-the real, true tears OF q
great emotion: He bowed his head to
hide them. He ficked his eyelids with
his fan to keep the briny drops from
coursing down his democratic nose.
Then, as he gradually mastered his
emotion, he held up his hand to stay
the tumult. It was vain appeal. The
sFoT sS was n Td mgne 9 Ss RseRs
seats Of the high galleries topping ana
swaying and laundering as stormclouds
thunder.
Voice. Falls Short.
Gradually as quiet was restored he
stepped close to the edge Of the stand
and swept the crowd with rapid
glance, from end to end Of the galleries
and from floor to roof. :. It was sort
was mingled pride, gratifed emo
tion and high resolve.
Mr.. Bryan's voice did not have the
carrying power Of four years ago, and
he had not been talking q half hour
when the galleries began to empty.
From that" on until he, finished his
speech at 1876 O'Clock. there was a
constant trampling Of feet and confu-
sion. Many left the ground floor as
It was not an expression Of dissatisfac-
ton; Bryan simply could not make him
self heard. He spoke for about an
hour and half. -,,,...- -.
When the end Of his address came
there was rush for the platform, and
for nearly five minutes the Nebraskan
was kept busy shaking hands with ad-
mirers. He had a smile for everybody,
but only to those whom he knew would
he try to speak. He was hoarse.
.-.;; Indians Are Grateful. -;
New York, Aug. 31.-Among the call
cation Of natives Of India headed by
Pundit .(professor(x Mohammed Baraka.
tullah. They prs5e nted an address to
| Mr.. Bryan, in which t'fsy thanked him
for his reference in hisj beech last night
to British. rule in India; iratygA.
! Mr., Barakatu1lah in his address to
! Mr. Bryan said: r. T. - -:
/ eve, the children Of Hindustan, re-
7 siding in New York, respectfully ap-
proach your noble presence to offer our
sincere and hearty THANKS on behalf Of
three hundred millions Of India for the
great service you have rendered to that
hypocrisy which characterized the Brit
ish rule in the Indian empire. That you
took the trouble of paying visit to
our afflicted fatherland, made thoro
Investigation Of the causes Of poverty,
! famine and plague-the- normal condi
tions Of the present India-on the spot
made genuine efforts to penetrate the
surface of the outward glamor of Brit
ish administration inIndia, broke the vel
. Of the well-organized system of subtle
! tyranny, rapine and plumber, and having
discovered the truth about the ingen
ious methods Of British bureaucracy al
Calcutta, gave, it oqt with impartialiitty
to the world at large, has greatly
touched all the Indians in this country
4 and millions at home across the CONT
nent and oceans. --'
| Bryan at New Haven.
New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. 31-W. !
Bryan reached New Haven at 1918
o'clock. At the station was long line
of carriages for the members Of tn
party and for the committee Of enter
tainment. In and about the station
and on nearby streets the crowd fillei
the walks and a hearty round Of cheer,