Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-21
HEAR LEADERS VOICE
Local Democrats, Listen to.
Bryan by Talking Machine.
CHEER CANNED" SPEECH
Two Hundred Of the Faithful Attend
the Meeting.
MR.. E. H. NEWMAN PRESIDES
Announces Receipt Of Orders to Be-
gin Organizing clubs-views
Of the Speakers.
CHEER "CANNED" SPEECH
MR.. E. H. NEWMAN PRESIDES

|
Bryan were wildly cheered last evening by
about 100 loyal followers of the demo
! cratic presidential candidate assembled on
the sixth floor Of the Munsey building
| From the cavernous depths OF the big
| horn Of talking machine 1.-THE Great
Comomner" told all about 'The Trus,
Question" Popular Election of sena.
| tors Publicity Of Campaign Contribu-
| tons and immortality" Every word
was clear.
Rev. DR.. Donald c. Mcleod, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church: Greed NJ
Fulton. Prof. J. Praise Richard and Ed
win A. Newman, national committeeman
spoke in the flesh.
Makes an Announcement.
Il wish to announce we have received
| orders from the national committee to
begin club organization" Mr.. Newman
said. I'VE propose to organize the twen-
ty-two legislative districts in the District
of Columbia and about 100 democratic
clubs in Maryland and possibly other
states. The democrats of the District
count Tor as much as their brothers In
states If they put their shoulders to the
wheel and push
When this had been said the talking
| machine was introduced and MI. Bryan
addressed the meeting on The Trust
Question" When the cheering had died
ava! it was Prof. Richards turn.
Prof. Rchard-"Who is going to occupy
the White House for the next four
years."
Voice from the rear-"William Jennings
Bryant
Great cheering by the audience.
Republican a Bryan Man.
Prof. Richards-'I for one-republican
as l am and speaking in my individual
capacity as a citizen of the United States
and of the state of Ohio-believe that
under the circumstances it is best for the
interests Of the country that William
Jennings Bryan should be elected"
Voice from the rear-'That's right.
Whoopee.''
More cheering, during which Prof Rich
Mr.. Fulton was introduced by Com
mitteeman Newman, and made a SPELL
binders speech that aroused his hearers
to high pitch of excitement and en-
thusiasm for Bryan. He held the republi-
can party up before the 200 democrats in
the hall with one hand. and with the
other pounded 1t until there was abso-
lutely nothing left of it. Then he COM
menced to talk about Bryan, and after
he had been going for half an hour. told
everybody that he had not intended to
talk very much about politics when he
started. and he guessed he had better be-
gin to think about stopping.
Voice from the rear (same one)-"Dont
do it,"
Fulton Followed by "Dixie."
Mr.. Fulton went on talking about
Bryan for another half hour. The minute
he took his seat the talking machine
man turned on Dixie" and before there
could be any more cheering for Bryan
several rebel yells rent the air and they
were cheering the song
Right on top of this Bryan's voice was
turned on, and the talking machine dis
cussed campaign publicity for five min
utes, more or less. The Immortality
and "election-of- senators-by- popuIar-vote''
speeches were sandwiched in as best they
could be during the evening
Minister Adds Approval.
The next speaker was DIR. Mcleod. who
told everybody that he came down from
Canada, his native soil, in 1893. and be-
came a democrat. Anybody who could do
that, he said, was certainly sure of re-
naming a democrat for a pretty long
time. He could preach a sermon1 he
said, but wasn't SO sure about making a
political speech. That made him afraid
to proceed. for even democrats are not
good enough 10 listen to sermons when
th~y don't have to.
The minister concluded by saying that
Bryans election would be blessing
from Cod
There were speeches also by J. W. Nye
and others.
The me et;ng last night marked the open
ing of the real democratic headquarters
l.ere. The entire sixth floor OF the Nun
sey bull ling has been rented and the Of
flee will be opel. every day except Sun
day. from o'clock am. to 6 o'clock pm.
to receive Bryan men until the election is
over.