The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-09-07
Seating arrangements. 1t YVES 2 gay
spirited, big natu ed audience, which

Seating arrangements. 1t YVES q gay
spirited, big natu ed audience, which
rad q cheer ON the tongue for every
me. as Sho crowd continued to |
gather the cheers Increased In vol !
ume. The "NebraBka Byan's Home
Folks arr vad In aho5yand were given
seaes Just back of the speakers stand.
The hall was devoid OF decorations
other than the bunting and flags placed
about the temporary sage.
During the interval before the meet.
nR was cSiied TO order q band played
mArrtlv. Such tunes "a Maryland"
My Old. Kentucky Home" Why
Duwn Upon the SuManee R!vor." and
other melodies Of the South called
10Th tumultuous applause but when
he first strains Of Dixie" were
sounded the thousands If Bryan well
oomers were on their feet in an instant
and the cheers drowned the band for q
time.
AS each notable Democrat visitor
entered the hall and was recognized,
n1s name was called and the cheering
was renewed.
Twelve Thousand persons. many of
them women, were seated by 7 p. m.,
n an hour later not q vacant seat
vas to be seen.
At 8 O'Clock, when Mr.. Bryan had
not yet arrived, Harry w. Walker. on
behalf of the Commercial Travellers
Anti-Trust league, called the assem.
olage to order.
Gov. Folk was given an ovation and
It WAS several minutes before he c)uld
speSk. When he finally secured
silence, @ asked the the audience to
be as quiet as possible. other wise none
" the speakers, not even Mr.. Bryan
,imsnlt, could be- heard, The men.
lion Of NJ Brysn' 3 name called forth
renewed cheering. Then, when quiet
rad been restored, Gov. Folk proceed
Cd.
Gov. Folk concluded by introducing
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson Of Cleveland,
as chairm II Of the meeting. The ap.
plause was deaftning as Mr.. Johnson
came forward on the speaker's plat.
form. At this same moment William
Randolph Hearst entered the box
which had been set aside for him. Fol
Two minutes the crowd oheered him
Without interruption.
When this Jint demonstration had
out PARTLY subsidized, Mr.. Bryan, &C
coDpAuicd by his wife, entered the
sarden, aid appeared on the plat
'Orm.
The crowd, which had been so fret
IN It's oheerig before, wal now fairly
.eside itself.
The moi shouted and jump.d OF
seats. They ,cheered and threw theil
hats into the al, while the wOmer
waved hanGkerchiofs and oheered 81
audly az they could. Eventually
Obairman j rhnson asi ured con para
live quiet, and introduced Augustus
Bryan called for additional cheers.
Chairman Johnson then aroau TO III
troduce Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan was presented at 8:4'
O'Clock. AS he arose the audience wa
on It's feet as one man. Toe cheering
Shioh began at that Instant, did no
snd until Mr. Bryen waved his hand
franticaly In an Effort to still tn
waves Of noise. At hrst the man fl
whom the demonstration was plan
ned stood bowling and smiling. The
his attitude was m Of appeal. Thi
| at last prevailed, and as the cheerin
lied away, In reverberating echoe
along the Ordered roof, Mr.. Brya
began.
There we're several outside meet
ings, the principal one of which wa
addressed In the carly part Of tn
evening by representative Su'zar @
New York; Gov. Glenn Of North Cal
J olina and Mayor Dahlman of o naha
] When Mr.. Bryan had concluded hi
garden address at q few minutes afte
10 o'clock and appeared outside tn
? ball, he received another ovation. ii
needed no introduction to the vas
crowd, which had waited so long t
hear him, and spoke brit fly.
; MI. BRYAN then was urlyen, witt
3 Mrs. Bryan, in an automobile directl
o his hotel, where he was greeted b
William r .ndo)ph Hearst. The part
went to the reception rooms, wher
they talked for come minutes. Shortl
before IL O'Clock MI. Bryan, much ia
; tigutd, retired to his apartments.