The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-10-22
GREAT STATE FAIR
First Large State That Went for him
When First Nominated-Is Think
ing About Writing a Book on Po-
Utica | EconOmy-Greeted Many
fines as the Next President
Need of New Buildings.

Raleigh, n g." October 18.-Most Il
the talk today was about the great
success of the state fair in point o.
attendance The social side of the
fair is of course its feature. AS TO eX-
hibits, county fairs in many cases sur
pass it, notably in other states. The
good order has been very marked dur
ing the week Yesterday the dispen-
sary was closed, and as a result there
was no drunkenness in the city nor a.
the grounds, while there was some at
both places on Wednesday. William 7.
Bryan made some pleasant comments
about the excellent behavior and good
appearance of the people, who cerLalG~
ly gave him a royal reception There
were 1000 people in the grand sand
yesterday, and these he addressed. /.
was impossible to speak to the 80 900
outside Of the stand ana he never 1T
tempted it. He certainly looks the PIC
ture of good health and was in excel
lent voice He says that his first speecl:
was made in 1888, and that it was COM
plimented and this led him to think
that he cOuud do something in this
line. 1t was on the tariff question.
Later he stumped Nebraska and ade
fifty speeches. In these he named
Governor Thayer of that state, though
it was against his custom to thus men
ton names of opponents. Thayer won
by the usual majority and later pre-
sided at big Irish celebration Ut
which there were various singers,
speakers, etc, and when Bryan came
ON Thayer introduced him, stepped for
ward, held out his hand and inquired:
DO you speak or sing?'- Mr. Bryan
said he was completely f1abergasted
and this was the hardest hit he ever
got. He said Thaye did not know n1m
and perhaps never even heard or him.
Mr.. Bryan went On to speak about
lhS pleasure in being in North LarC-
lima and said that North Carolina was
the first large state which went toc
him at the convention which first nom
mated him for the presidency, not IN
Guiding Of course, his own state, Ne
braska, North Carolina having thrown
her strength for him on the first bal
lot. He talked a lOI yesterday with
President Winston of the Agricutu1 a.
and Mechanical college, and the latter
cOmplimented him very much on Ills
powerful presentation of civic ques-
tions, saying that professor of pollt-
zeal economy, himself for example,
would require six weeks of lecCuriy5
TO students to pHt before them wat
Bryan had done i'll an hour and 8 halt
yesterday Bryan said he was think
ing ~ writing a book on political ecCn-
my. DR.. Winston said he had thought
about the same thing but would GER
tainIy retire from the field in favor OF
Mr.. Bryan. The latter then went on to
Sleak about his first nomination for
the presidency and said this was made
b. the girls of the State Normal and
Industrial college at Greensboro, be-
fore whom he had made a free silver
speech, it being the first made in the
south on occasion of his first visit D
North Carolina, before he entered the
great political arena.
1t was surprising to know the num-
ber OF people who greeted Mr.. Bryan
as the next president He had the
same smile for each but was non-cor-
initial. One man who was presented
to him told him that by all means he
must put Josephus Daniels in his cao-
net, and Mr.. Bryan gave i'm a very
hearty smile too
Mention has been made Of the need
OF good buildings at the state lair
grounds. This is urgent and something
will certainly have to be done next
year. The present ones are in several
cases not worthy of the state Or fair
1t must be borne in mind that the state
only gives the fair $1,000 a year 1t
ought TO do much more. 1t is the pur-
pose to put up new buildings next year
and the executive committee will press