The San Francisco call., 1908-09-17
PARKER PROMISES
/. SUPPORT TO BRYAN
Former Presidential Candidate
Introduces Nebraskan to
Meeting
COmmOner's Address on Taft's
Attitude Interrupted to Form
Campaign Club

+ ROCHESTER,, N. ", Sept. 16.-As
the eliminating feature of the demo-
cratic state convention, which closed
To-Day, there was a notable den1onstra-
ton here tonight in honor of the party's
standard bearer, William ]. Bryan, who
reached the city shortly after
o CLOCK and addressed a mass meeting
IN convention hall and overflow gather
1ngs outside.s
Presiding over the convention hall
assemblage was Judge Alton B. Parker
the presidential candidate four years
ago, who took advantage of the 0cca
sion to make a personal pledge, of his
earnest fealty to the national ticket.
AS Bryan and Parker stood side by
side before the great assemblage, which
choked the hall to its capacity, the
cheering welled up In deafening roar.
On the stage with Bryan and Parker
were the state leaders, Chairman VIII
liam j. Corners of Buffalo, Leader
charles f. Murphy of Tammany hall
and National Chairman Norman e.
Mack
The downtown streets were thronged
all evening long and the progress of the
candidate from place to place was made
difhcult by the crowds which pressed
about him.
Augustus Thomas spoke to the wait
ing crowd in Convention hall prior to
the arrival of Bryan.
PARKER PLEDGES SUPPORT
Judge Parker. stepped forward to Of
fer foreword rather than an introduce
tion. He said:
The united democracy of the state
or New York joins heartily with the
people of Rochester in bidding welcome
to our guest of honor and we pledge
him our earnest support until victory
comes"
1T is worth coming long way" said
Bryan, ito participate in the closing
honors of great convention in this
country's greatest state.
L appreciate Judge Parker's cordial
words In presenting me to you. 1 ap-
preciate the pledge he has given, and
especially do L appreciate his own
earnest part in the fulfillment of that
pledge"
Everywhere throughout this broad
country of ours" he added, the demo-
Gratis are getting together to get con-
troll of this government"
The Nebraskan then plunged into his
set speech in which he accused Judge
Taft of attempting to introduce scares
in the campaign and with threatening
the people with disaster IL he were not
elected.
5000 JOIN CLUB
While in the midst OF his address
Bryan was interrupted by former AS
semblyman John Palace Jr. of Roches-
ter, who stated that If he would con-
sent to suspend for five minutes the
democrats of Monroe county would
show him more substantial support
than mere applause and cheering.
.--Ushers rushed about the hall hand
ing out blank applications for member
ship in the Central Bryan and Kern
club. containing a pledge to vote and
work for the success of the national
ticket. There were also spaces to mark
the last ticket voted by the signer.
When the slips had all been collected,
Palace announced that more than 5000
applications and pledges had been
made.
Il think that is the largest club that
L ever knew organized in so short a
time said Mr.. Bryan, 'and IL you can
work as long as you can fast there
will be an immense amount of work
done"
The dinner rendered to Bryan at the
Genesee Valley club was as notably
significant in its gathering of the lead
ers of the partyin the state as was the
meeting in Convention hall.