Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-30
BRYAN DECLARES
FOR BIG ISSUES
CoMMoNER'S SPEECH FULL OF
DECLARATIONS
Hundreds Hear Americas Leading
Private Citizen Deliver His Mes
sage to Southern California
Democrats
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ing for him, dirty faced youngsters
dripping with the rain and the wet
urchins garbed in sweaters. urchins
wearing their fathers clothes and shoes
that would have disgraced an ash pit
but embryo Americans and youngsters
with the hearts of men.
They stood in the rain and cheered
Justify for Bryan, their childish trebles
rising above the noise of the streets,
and Bryan turned and lifted his nat
to them. He stood bareheaded, the ram
beating down on his happy, smlllng
face. and shook each lad by the hand'
stopped there and waited while above
were millionaires and men whose IN
fluence would prove an enormous asset
to him, and yet he attended to the
boys first.
Rush to Shake Hands
At the top of the stairway he was
greeted with q cheer, men crushed one
another in their wild dash to shake MS
hand. Republicans and Democrats
alike pushed forward to greet him.
At promptly o'clock the doors OF
Lewis banquet hall were swung open
and the banQueters were seated.
The hall was beautifully decorated
Festoons of every greenery known 10
the abundance of the sunny south
twined and twisted in great arbors
Myriads of electric lights in the ma
tional colors peeped from every crack
and crevice. American flags swept the
tables and draped the balconies.
AS Mr.. Bryan entered the room the
band struck up Hail to the Chle1
and the crowd cheered.
Mr. Prya n npGSed bnCk of the sneak
ers table at the end of the hall. AS he
did so the wall behind him burst into
lights, the national colors hung there
swept to one side as though by magic
hand and q fifteen-foot portrait of the
great Commoner set in a frame of
diamondlike lights burst into view.
1t was the picture of the old Bryan,
of the Nebraskan when he first en-
tered the arena of politics. The hair
has departed from his head and he
has become world wise since then, but
there is the same light, glowing red
light in his great eyes signaling the un-
quenchable spirit of Democracy that
lies hidden in the soul of the great
man.
Bryan Table Gorgeous
The Bryan table was magnificently
decorated, great bouquets of roses,
lilies and violets showerng about and
reaching caressingly toward that CEN
trail seat as though desirous of touch
ing the man or sending their sweetest
breath to him.
One moment Mr. Bryan stood there
facing those who had assembled to do
him honor and at the same moment his
guard of officers stepped behind him
and stood at attention. There We're
four of them, with Sergeant Harry
J,oC n
White is a splendid specimen of man
hood-big and boyish looking, with
close-cut gray hair. He stood guard
for Mckinley when the martyred presi-
dent visited the southwest, and he
guarded Bryan equally well. With him
were Officers McGann, Rockoff, Ma
ranville and Spellman, any one of them
capable of handling a dozen men if
necessary.
At the signal from Mr.. Levy and
Manager Ward the supper was served.
and it was an excellent one. The SER
vice rendered was perfect and worthy
of the clever men who arranged the
affair.
The Menu
Following was the menu of the even
ing:
Manhattan Cocktail
Oysters on Half Shell
Haute Sauterne Special
olives Celery
Consomme in Cup
Lobster Outlets
Roman Punch-a la Diplomat
SQUAD Chicken
Tipo Chianti Water Cress
Celery Salad-a la Princess
Ice Cream
Asst. Cheese-Water Waters
Fruit Nuts and Bananas
Black Coffee
Cigars .Ciragettes
AS the last bell tapped and the last
vestige of repast had been swept away,
Old Blind Tom Collins, the director
at the city hall, staggered forward.
He heard the voice of the man he
sought and he started for him. A
dozen hands reached out to help him
and he was hustled along, and Bryan
saw him coming. Turning his back
on the assemblage he arose and greeted
the poor old blind man, murmurng
his appreciation of the act of devotion
in words that will make the old direc-
tor happy for many a day.
Eugene German opened the program
of the evening by reading an address