The Washington herald., 1908-08-13

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read his speech from a printed copy /
When Re began tie sun was behind a |
cloud. and It was easy going A few
moments later the sun popped out and
began beating down upon his cefenseless
head He stopped TO put On his hat. bat
Chairman Mack was promptly 70 the res
cue with an umbrella This duty he per
formed for about ten minutes Wearying
then. he called Col. Richmond. the newly
elected assistant secretary. and he held
the post Of umbrella holder while NJ
Bryan read on
4 little over fifty minutes was consumed
in reading the speech II was appIauded
frequently and literally
City Awake Early.
Lincoln was up early to-day Long
before the first strealzs Of dawn there
was a hustle on the streets WorEcmen
were busy trying TO repair the Tavsges
of the rain OF last night. which had left
the red white. and blue bunting and the
national signs. with which the buildings
J OF the city were draped, in g be6raggled
| condition The city never had looked so
well Hardly q structure in the business
! section was unadorned. and Republicans
1 and Democrats We'd with each ether 20
| make the best display
/ First OF the programme was the firing
I Of a national salute OF forJy-six suns.
and the boom OF cannon reverberated
{ through the I0wlands al the hour OF sun
rise. TIE tide OF humanity set Itself IN
/ motion through the business section OF
the city
/ The committee OF notification had its
headquarters IN the Hotel Lincoln. and
this was the mecca
Most o. the committee was on hand OF
represented by proxies Its chairman,
! Representative Henry .. Clayton. OF Ala
Z bama- and his associates held inlpromptu
receptions in the lobby as they waited
for the important hour
Breakfast at Hotel
The committee on notification was en-
tertained by the Lincoln Commercial Club
at breakfast at the Lincoln Hotel This
meeting was informal. and there was no
attempt at speechmaking-
Shortly afterward Nr. Bryan and his
running mate, John ". Kern. of In
dianapoIis. put N an appearance at the
hotel They were ushered into the par
lor. and held an inpromptu reception for
some time
Il had been decided that there would
Be no parade OF marching clubs. and al
though several organizations were in
town and requested permission 10 par
ticipate the committee. after confer
I ence. decided 10 adhere TO its original
4 plans. and taey were notified that there
would be no formal parade The Candi-
dates and the committee. However. pro
ceeded in 8 body 10 the capitol grounds.
The entire regular police force OF the
city. mounted. led the way Next came
tine Nebraska state Band Following
came Marshal E. N. WesterveIt and
score Of mounted aids. ali exhibiting big
purple badges from which dangied pic
lures OF erstwhile Boy Orator OF the
Platte"
Array of Carriages
Then came an array OF carriages
Every stable and private establishment
lin Lincoln and the surrounding terri
tory had been ransacked for conveyances.
and all were n line. ranging from the
splendid private equipage 10 the worn
'dOIlar-an-hOUr' hack
In the first carriage were Mayor W F
Brown Democrat), Gov. George L Shell
don Republican,. National Vice Chair
man DR.. P L Hall. and J. E Miller. In
the second were the chairmen of the
State. county, city, and Congressional
committees
! Just before the formal notification was
begun. Chairman Clayton handed 10 Bry-
an an engrOssed copy OF the formal letter
Of notification. which had been drafted
, by the committee and signed by each
member.
Had Lunch On the Lawn.
= After the notification ceremony. Mr..
Bryan held reception in the capitol
! corridor. In the evening the members Of
the notification committee were served
with a cold collation. on the Fairview
! lawn
Chairman Mack and Mr.. Kern left this
afternoon for Chicago. Mack and Bryan
have agreed upon an itinerary for the
. latter that will include about a six weeks
tour OF various sections
Il will not be made public until after
Mach. reaches Chicago and consults with
the other managers
Reid Goes to Visit Carnegie.