The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-05

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pirited, big nstu ed audience, which
lad a cheer on the tongue for every
ne. AS the crowd c?ntinued to
rather the cheers Increased in vol
ame. TIE sNetrsska Byan's b me
Eolks' sr1 V q IN bocy were given
seas Just back CT the spe ker stand.
The hall was devoid OF decorations
other than the bunting and flags placed
about the temporary sage.
During the inserva! before the neet,
ing was called to order band p.ayeo
nsrrily. Such tunes IS 'Msrvlano."
My Od Kentucky Home" }" way
Down Upon the Suwsnee River" ane
other melodies Of the South calleo
10th tumu:tucus arpleuse but When
she first strslns OF ID xse' WeIe
sounded the thousands CT Bryan wel.
somers were on their feetin an lnssan.
and the cheers drowned the band ior
time. -..,4o,
AS esch notable Dsnocrat Vis!to1
entered the hall and was recognized
his name was called and the cheering
was renewed.
Twelve thousand persons, rany OF
them women, were seated BY p. m,
and sn hour later not q vacant seat
wss to be ssen.
At s O'Clock, when Mr.. BFysn had
not vet arrived, Harry ". Walker, on
bshal, Of the Commercial Travellers
Antitrust league, called the Assem-
olsge to order.
Gov. Folk was given an ovation and
it wss several minutes before be c ulc
speak. When he finally secured
silence, b asked the the audience to
be as quiet ss possib Bile. otherwise none
u the speakers, not even Mr.. Bryan
himself. c,uld be heard, The men
tion OF NJ. Brysn'S name called forth
renewed cheering. Then, when quiet
oad besn restored, Gov. Folk proceed
ed.
Gov. Folk concluded by introducing
Mayor Tom Z. johnson Of Cleveland,
as chsirmsn Of the meeting. The ap'
plause was dssfening as Mr.. Johnson
csme forward on the speakers plst'
form. At this same moment William
Randolph Hearst entered the box
which had been set aside for him. For
swo minutes the crowd eaeereo MIN
without interruption.
When this joint demonstration hao
but PARTLY subsidized, Mr.. Bryan, &C
com panied By bis vile, entered the
garden, and appeared on the plat
form.
The crowd, which had been so free
in its cbeerig before, was now f-lrly
,es;de itself.
The men shouted and jumped on
sests. They cheered and threw their
asts into the al while the women
waved han0kercnis is snd chee1ed aS
loudly IS they could. Eventually
Chairman johnson secured coEpsrs
i've q1iet, and introduced Augustus
Thomas, whose every refersncs to Mr..
Bryan called for additional cheers.
| Chairman Johnson then arose to IN
:roduce Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan was presented st $40
O'Clock. AS he srcse the audience was
on its feet az Que man. The cheering,
| which began at that Instant, did not
snd until Mr. Bryan waved bis hands
tranticslly in an effort to still the
waves Of noise. At first the man for
! whom the demonstration was plan.
ned stood bowing and smiling. Taen
his attitude was one Of appeal. This
at LAST prevailed, and as the cheering
lied away, in reverbsrating echoes
along the girdered roof, MI. Bryan
began.
There we're several outside meet
! :ngs, the principal one OF which was
| addressed in the early part OF the
evening by representative Su zar OF
New York; Gov Glenn OF North Car.
,lins and Msyor Dablman OF O Onaha.
When MI. Bryan had concluded his
garden address at few minutes after
10 O'Clock and appeared outside the
asll, he received another ovation. He
needed no introduction to the vast
;rowd, which had waited so long to
rear him, and spoke brs. f..
Mr.. Bryan then VAS driven. With
lrs. BRYAN, in an autor o5ile directly
his hotel, where he was greeted By
William Rudolph Hearst. The party
vent to the reception rooms, where
they talked for some minutes. Shortly
before II O'Clock Mr.. B-ysl, much ia
5igued, retired to his apartments.