The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-01
IAN PASSES 10 GL0AMING |ITH HEADHIGH
bugh Kissed, Grim .Jests With His ! Audience
By THOMAS l.. STOKES (Staff Correspondent)

MEW YORK, June BOA great political figure is passing into the sun set, but he passes bravely, and with head held high.
 William Jennings Bryan is tired, old man. For the last time, perhaps, he has stood before the assembled rep resentative of his party. Possibly for the last time, ne mas raised his magic voice in an appeal to that party-the voice which swept a convention into han exalted fervor in 1896, and made him national figure overnight, and the hominee of his party.
 Twice since then, his party has made Jim its standard bearer, throughout the years since that memorable call in he has taken an outstanding role in councils. Now, he passes from the Ature, but his head is held high, Augh his shoulders droop. and his face ined.
 Dramatic And Pathetic % The farewell blow of Bryan was dra- jmatic-in a way it was pathetic, in- kensely pathetic to those veterans who have watched his colorful career and kealized that it was Bryan who stood before the thousands in Madison Square Garden and made an appeal to the Edelegates not to name the ku klux Klan in the democratic platform. Significantly, the passing began with a prayer-in a close, smoke-filled room where the minds of men could not agree, and there was no harmony. 1t ended with an appeal before bolster ous, bowling mob for a return to the principles of Christian religion.
 T now introduce to you Mir. Will liam Jennings Bryan," said Chairman alsh.
 Where was a hush over the mammoth ll. The feverish movement among xious delegations was, stilled. Those the edge of the crowd moved up ser. Bryan stood before them, smil- wearily, but confident and audaci- as of old. He threw back .his Ferful heal. He began to speak.
 Kissed By Crowd
 or whik the huge crowd sat quiet s= IS Bryanythrew himself with his old hruSnto~his appeal. Then he made
 pricked the anti-klan
 tremendous hissing, like
 pn snakes, drowned his iieted down finally. Later, ly, it arose again. Several the crowd with him. Once passed his appeal on party Ire was a prolonged cheer standards were waived, tood on chairs.
 g. cross of gold,' huh?" one man still has a few tricks another remarked. X as humorously telling the nat a mention of the klan the organization too much
 This brought laughter SC.
 became the flaming preacher, throwing into his speech of Darwinism, by the re- neitheI science nor educa-
 world problems that
 ng. He closed with
 n to the principles
 to the Prince of
 0y Appeal
 sorous fighter with an sue in 1896, free silver, Bry me the weary warrior, still tn religion as his appeal as rom the political stage in art in this convention, how cen no minor one, despite his lost power with party Ee flared up in the gruelling be resolutions committee,
 lked those who were in-
 ping the klan. Charac-
 the heated debate wore
 long night, it was he
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 pence in shaping the
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 ever had. There
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 against naming
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 ainst the m4 ssed
 ented in thsSGgallAries,
 Ea with 'bit of satire
 tremendous applause.
 fire was gone. Bryan's
 move his hearers as he For even in 1920 at San Che day of his power is