The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-23
GRAND OVATION
Given William Jennings Bryan
People Of Spartanburg.
LECTURED AT NIGHT

On ssthe Prince Of Peace" in the
Baptist Church to Eighteen Hun
dred People-The Most Brilliant
Audience That Ever Assembled IL
Spartanburg, Not Excepting the
{ Music Festival.
In speaking of the visit of the Hon.
William Jennings Bryan to Spartan
burg on last Friday the correspondent
at that place Of The State gives the
following account of the honors paid
the distinguished gentleman by the
people of Spartanburg. The CORES
pondent says:
This day has been largely given
over by the people Of Spartanburg to
the entertainment Of their distin-
guished guest, William Jennings Bry-
an. During the morning the ladies
of the city gave their time and atten-
ton to making beautiful the interior
of the Y. NJ. C. A. hall, where at 5
o'clock this afternoon public recep-
ton was given in Mr.. Bryan's honor
attended by fully 1000 persons, with
whom the Nebraskan shook hands
and greeted with that broad smile so
characteristic of the man.
Tonight Mr.. Bryan addressed an
audience of i 800 people in the audi
torium in the First Baptist church,
delivering his lecture, "The Prince OF
Peace" He vas presented to his au.
dience by DR.. Henry Nelson Synder,
president of Wofford College.
This day has been ideal and to-
night was perfect, in great contrast
with the weather conditions which
greeted Mr.. Bryan here three years
ago when a terrific rain prevailed and
the crowd that heard him was small.
A wreck on the Southern railway
DELAYED Mr.. Bryan's arrival two
hours and brief stop at Carney be-
tween sections of his train added
another half hour to the time. The
crowd in Spartanburg had to wait,
thus putting him here a few minutes
before four o'clock. At the station
he was cheered and about SO me1
shook hands with him before his car
riage left the depot, carrying him u
the home Of Prof Gamewell on Wof
ford campus.
Tn the hour he spent there before
going to the reception in his honor
he received State representative
and talked Of his recent trip in Nortl
Carolina. When asked if he would
ne a candidate for the Democratic
nomination in 1908 he smiled and re-
piled: Now, young man, you are get
ting on dangerous ground" and de
clared that he would have something
definite to say along that line later IN
the fall.
The reception of Mr.. Bryan this al
ternoon was the most largely attend
cd event of it's character ever held IL
spartanburg. The great company oi
citizens and people from the county
who passed in line to grasp the hano
If their guest being augmented by
line of 500 young ladies from Con.
vorse college and fully as many Wof'
ford students.
Those in the receiving line were:
senator and Mrs. Howard Carlisle
AR and Mrs. Stobo Simpson.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Nelson SNYDER
Dr and Mrs. John S. Watkins.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Cleveland
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Payne Pel'
DR.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Roper.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. John Gary Evans
4 Prof and Mrs. D. a. DuPre.
II Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Massaoeat
Mr. and Mrs. William N. Jones.
Prof. and Mrs. John G. Clinkscales
Mr. and Mrs. George Nichols.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Simpson
Mr. and Mrs. Warren DuPre.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. F. Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Burnett.
; Congressman and Mrs. Joseph !
Johnson.
Judge and Mrs. D. E. Hydrick.
Tonight Mr.. Bryan's audience
the First Baptist church was one
the most brilliant ever gathered
l rhe CITY, not excepting the great fe
riva1 crowds. He did not leave u
text of his lecture upon Christ as u
4 Price of Peace, and only in the oFie
:, eet vav spoke of things political an
: tbe problems of government:
: Tbe address is a powerful sermo
h ,pon religion as the basis Oh a.. so :,
f a srnnent and the idea that by a man
sarI;ce TO the world is his sreatne'
: '''S sneaks at Gaffney.
d dispatch to The State says 40 10,
Il r outs. representing Carney
e ~ So,rd of trade, and ]. B. Bell reps
It on-ine ,'oa the city of Gafney' ie
If se,e ser CHARLOTTE Thursday night to me
/ Mr.. Bryan and escort MIN 70 o@nA
k "ny1e Mr.. Bryan spoke for twenty mi
oaa1 Caffney Friday while on
Ga wav u.r to spartanburg between tran
: 49, Ms than 1000 people heard t
ar Nv a,ar large number
20 20 neople crowded around the era.n
iT snake his hand after he had hnlsn
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C. g whatever may have been said aoe
= - Mr.. Brvans extreme views heretof'
- ~ his speech stamped him as a ore
~ ~ minded and conservative citizen
~ one who would make a SAFE pr