The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-26
His Address at The Notable
Gathering Attracted
Much Attention.
DEALT MAINLY WITH SOUTHERN
SENTIMENT AND WITH TRANS
PoRTATIoN PROBLEM - SAID
LINE Or BATTLE WAS DRAWN
IN 1876.

The great Bryan banquet at
Lincoln, Jan. 15, was one of the most
notable gatherings OF democrats in
the history OF the party and the adj
dress made by Governor n. B. Brow
ard. of Florida, on that occasion has
attracted widespread attention.
Great Day for Democrats.
The Lincoln Journal in it's report
of the dinner said: at was a great
day and a great night for the demo
Gratis o. Nebraska. More than
thousand strong they gathered in Lin
coin yesterday, ostensibly to arrange
for opening the state campaign, but in
reality to set the ball in motion for
the national fight of 1908. All of their
actions and all of their speeches in
Dictated that no single city contracted
their powers, but that the whole
boundless continent was theirs, at
least in hope and imagination.
Enthusiastic democrats declared
tina the dinner at the auditorium last
night passed the high water mark of
all similar gatherings of the demo-
cratic party in this state. Probably
it was e largest dinner ever served
in L.ncoln. More than 1000 men sat
at the tables on the main floor and
on the stage. Hundreds of ladies and
gentlemen watched the scene from the
balcony and the people from an over
flow dinner at the Linden hotel
across the street swelled the audience
when e speaking began. 1t was a
strictly cold water affair. but the pros
pect of furnishing a president to the
nation seemed SO promising to the
average democrat that it required no
7Asr -
spirits of the crowd overflow at slight
provocation.
"The auditorium presented a strik.
ing appearance when the doors were
opened at 1880 O'clock and the demo-
Gratis who had been waiting in the
cold fled in and took their seats.
Eleven rows of tables ran from end
to end of the main floor and five
tables filed the stage. Each table
was divided into sections of eight
plates by traverse strips of ribbon.
The Table.
"A1ong the table that stretched full
length of the front of the stage sat
the sneakers of the evening. facing
the audience, and other notable demo-
Gratis found room at the table w. J.
Bryan was the central figure, with A.
G. Sba enberger, POSTMASTER of the
occasion. on his right On the left
OF Mr. BRYAN were J. r. Sullivan of
Iowa, Henry Warrum of Indiana and
Governor N. B. Broward, of Florida.
On his right sat Senator Thomas H.
Patterson of Colorado. mike" Har-
rington. of O'Neill Judge T. H. Tih-
bles of Omaha and Mayor James Dahl
man of Omaha. At nearby tables sat
Mayor Brown of Lincoln, George W.
Berge of Lincoln. ey-Congressman
Sutherland of the Fifth district. and
w. H. THOMPSON of Grand Island"
The Speakers.
Among the sneakers were Governor /
Haskell or Oklahoma Senator Thos +
NJ Patterson Of Colorado. Governor
Broward of florida. and Mr.. Bryan
Governor Broward was introduced and
said in part: :
Governor Broward's Address.
Mr.. Toastmaster, Ladies' and Cen
tlemen: / esteem IL great honor to
he with YOU on this grand occasion.
Measured by miles Florida Is a long
way from Nebraska hut measured by
sentiment we are side by side. The
thoughts that your people think when
they are blowing corn are the same
thoughts that come to our people
when they are pinwfng cotton; our in
terests are .Ientfeai and our view Of
public questions the same.
Some of the New York papers talk
Of the conservative South; well when
the word conservative is used in a
proper sense the south Is as conser-
native as the democratic party is
everywhere, but when the word con-
sentative Is used as cover for poll