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THE BRYAN TOUR. ABOUT. 'lOO,OOoVPE,uPJLE HEARD HIM, He Made'Speeches" in -Twenty-One Oonpaies and in Twenty-twor Towns and Rode' for .Four Hundred and Twenty-Five Miles Over North": Carolina Soil How f Esti mates of the Crowds--Varied-Disjunctive . Featuros of. tno Various Demohsiralions Tno-. '.Grand, loud of ' fiesu'i , Which Must. Foilow The Brilliant Nubraskan's OUT. -.. v.".. :--;.V:.- . -. ;. , William Jennings Bryan, o'fNebra's ka, hasflashed.through North Oaroli na like a meteor dazzling and de lighting tbe ; multitudes who 'have heard, him by the splendor or bis ap pearance and "tl'ie sublimity : of his oratory. Hi.s special train, stealing cautiousjy around the precipitous mountainsides of the Great Smokies and dashing cofideutly along the river sides.in the valleys the scenes of Charles Egbert Craddock's stories in .east Tennessee crossed the border into' North .' Carolina near Hot Springs, and sped up ' the French Broad valley into the : beautifu Tairv-iiKe iiauu o. cue ok.v i.u - . .. " scene of the best of all the stories o Christian iieid and into the r hiii conntry, whose sturdy, simple citi zens boast proudly of having been th. neighbors and fellow-country ' men of Zebulou B. Vance; Mr. '.Bryan was inclined to be' partial to the neonle of the North - tState. It f was r their representatives at tne oniciio convention wiio were first and iore- " most in securing his nomination. It was the chairman of their delegation who made the first speech seconding' the nomination -of the Nebraskan. Then, too,7 Mr; Bryan and Senator Vance had been entirely en rapport on every issue." which came up for consideration While they were in the national Congress together, and the dweller on the banks of the Platte , made one of the principal, eulogies in honor of the lamented son of N,6rth Carolina on the dav set apart in the r t Congress for - orations in respect to his memory. So it must have been with expectancy that the distinguish ed Westerner crossed over the boun dary from the' daughter tate of Ten nessee into ..: the mother States of North Carolina, and his introduction to the people of this great Common wealth could not -have ; been made under more favdrablee circumstances thanamid such environs as the tall blue: sentinels ; that' stand guard around Asheville, a the mountains are round about "Jerusalem, or amid the rapid-rushing rivers that twine around the sweet-scented forests of nine, whose tall tops are ever sway ing and': swinging blown by the breatn of the purest oi muntasn air Mr. Bryan traversed 21. counties- Mad ison, McDo w ell , B urke, Cata w ba t n nf ktrtxrYxtr f5n.hArrns.-Row- llCUCUi jjjLJV"-' " i . an; Davidson, Guilford, r Alamance, Orange, Durhami .Wake, Johnston, Wavne, Wilsondgecomte, Halifax; ; TTft Rnoke biff . towns, namely: Hot Springs, Ashe ville. Black Mountian, Old b'ort,' Ma rion, Morganton, Hickory,Statesville, " Mooresville. ; Charlotte, Concord, Salisbury,, Lexington, "Greenboro, Burlington, Durham, Raleigh, Selma . Goldsboro, f Wilson; Rocky Mount, anrlWeldon.' ' . , - . - The Nebraskan's tour of the ; State was a series .of brilliant, successes. How could it be otherwise when he bounded over the bdrder at a : Hot s Spring and lef t it a place whose very -name said to him "Well done -r Greensboro, "naturally being the most central point .in the ..State had the largest crowd, 2,000 at least larger -than at any otber point, ana yet iai Aicrii' mnltitude was remarkable,- 'VnnQiflprinff that the speech ; made : "Tiiri-R n.t nieht, and that a speech " by Mr. Bry"an had been made at Dar - only 25 miles westwafdand that Sel- ma and Goldsborotne .latter! at a central pointr and both not far; dis tant" :by rail from the "capital cit .y were to, be favored with doeecheVthe day. following the Raleigh speech. Some thought that the Rocky Mount speech, being . the last opportunity that such a ast-. section of eastern JSorth Carolina would i have to hear, the nominee' would attract the great est crowd in the State, but the assem blance there did not exceed half the Greensboro "sea'huitianity.r ; CHARACTERISTIC- FEATURES. Each of the 'principal sneakirii? places in the State had its distinctive feat i re of demonstration. The pro cessional was pre-eminent at, Ashe ville.; This was natural because 'this city set upon a hill .is a mile anda half or two miles distant, and-itsuub- lic square, from the Southern llail- wayvdepofcV' thus , affording splendid bppor t u u i ty to , make - air imposing triumphal entry, and: Asheville' suc cess in this respect was . worthy ot u conquerinir Roman 'captain's .return to 'theSb: ternal City. The uniqueness (it that is a permissible word) of the site of the speaking-place at' Ashe-vilie--it being a sort of natural hill side amphitheatre with superb acous tic properties is another, distinctive feature. . At ' Hickory, A vast crowd and wild enthusiasm. A t Charlotte: .The critical atten tion of the speaker's utterances, with a less degree of ethusiam than pre vailed at other places:--;. . ; , At Greensboro: ' The '1 human Mog jamb in the street from the depot to the'Benbow Hotel; the - overwhelm ing multitude at the grove where the nominee spokei and the intense'1 ,en- uuduoui. .-.- . . . ... .... ..;.-. At Raleigh: The perfection of ar rangement and beauty Of the specta cular demonstration', the - line ... of :orch lights through which the Bry an party marched to. the stand be ing the prettiest sight,' perhaps,' of any North Carolina exhibition. ; The avishness of the light that lit the speaker's stand, the comfortable press arrangements, and the excellent po lice regulations were unsurpassed anywhere before, thanks . to the en ergy of Ch ief Marshal John Y. . Mac- Rae. ' " ' . At Rocky .Mount: Thev immense grandstand full of auditors, nearly all of them the beautiful and inteJlir gent women of eastern North Carbli na, and the exuberance and intense enthusiasm of the great - throng out1 side of the stand; in spite of the in tense heat. CROWD ESTIMATES. How many people in all' North Carolina has Mr. .Bryan spoken to? Every one of North Carolina's 1,750 000 inhabitants will give you a differ ent reply. The estimates of the crowds during this itinery have as tonishingly varied. . - . With the immense Chicago conven- tion crowd fresh in memory, however I could not conscientiously raise my estimate of the Greensboro multitude to over 16,000 or 17,000, , even though the Chicago group was seated in .chairs while at" Greensboro nien were packed like sardines. - Put Asheville , at 13, 000, Black Mountain 150, , Old Fort 1, 000, Maron 2,000, Morganton;, 3,000, Hickory 10,000,, Statesville 2,700, Mooresville 1,000, . Charlotte f,000, Concord 2,600, Salisbury 4.000, Lex ington 2,000, Greensboro 15,000, Bur lington 2,000 Durham 3,500, Raleigh 8,000 Selma'500, Goldsborb 5,000, Wil son 2,000, Rocky i Mount 8,000. Add these figures and they make 93,650. Call it a hundred thousand to eyen up. DrMclver said that it' was-a moderate estimateV. and that Bryan spoke to 150000 people in North (Jar- oliha. J3ut-100,00u is . not a small crowd- r ' ' '- ... WIIAT WILL BE 'THE HARVEST? :Wnat;wiIlDe'the',resait.of.the.BryT am North Carol ina'sp'ecial train cam paign? ZVhat will be the outcome of the vast.energy expended by Jbhe distinguished" orator; by the' State committee in carrying it out;-by..-the gigantic gatherings of theclans; hy thecirculation, newspaper accounts. of the speeches of the silver champion; OJ tue enthusiasm created, 'Which must jnevitablyViden influence-ripples .as the time' .passes: s until - the election? ' Whatever be the result in North arolinu ; next -November -.by reason of-;. political complications,! I am convinced tliat North Carolina is raBryan State; tliat tie common peo ple have, lieard him gladly;, that" he has eonvinced them of lis sincerity, of his'integrity; of his genuine, "Lincoln-like love' of' -them "the. "plain people;) aiid that -"if he is defeated in Noyenibtjr it will iiot be the fault of the North . Caf ol i na fin isses, and they will be the first day after his d e teatto retibuiinate him in their sir J eut. wi 1 la . arid hearts, f or . the : Presi dency in the. year 1900. Charlotte Observer. ; ' , " -' " " " . v- l". ..;"-, - ,: ..' ' cVSRYTHffiG F0H RYAN. ; , ' ' " ' AlalontJus claimed for Him 'By the Democrtic Press Bureau.' -J", . - The press bureau at the national Dem6cra,ti4c headquarters issued the following statement to night: ''Based upon the 'present outlook the follow ing estimate of Bryan's majorities in Novem&er . is. made; . Alabama", 60,000; Arkahsas' 75,000: Oalifornia,50,- OQCf ;Ool6rad o, 10,000; -Delaware, 10,000; Florida; 15,000; Georgia; 75000; Idaho,! 10,000; Illinois 45,000;'Indiana, 50,000; Kentucky; 35,000; : Louisiana , : ."40,000: lowa, 5U,UU0; nansasf 60,000; Maryland, 15,000; Michigan, - 30,000; Minnesota, 35; 900; Mississippi,- 50, 000; 'Missouri; 60.000; Montana.' 15,000: Nebaska. 30.- i 000; Nevada 4,0bdr fNortli, Carolina,' 20,000; hro, ,2500 );n Oregon, 10,000; lu,UU0;:Tennessee74U.UU; Texas, 175,000; Utah 10.000; Virginia 25,000: Wash ington, 15,000; .West- Virginia, 1 10,00 J; Wisconsin. .Sfo.000: Wvoirn'nor; R Onn- - These estimates give Bryan. 26 out of 45 States, with 324 electoral votes Chicago Dispatch; 17th. Two. Fatal Railway Accidents. f -RALEIGH, N. C-, Sept'. 18. Near Colon, forty miles south of here, a freightrtrain on the - Seaboard Air Line was wrecked today. One brake7 man was killed aud thirteen box cars were demolished; The accident was due to a broken truck." . , h . . Cincinnati, Sept. 18.TThe Cincin nati, Hamilton and Day ton -pay car went over the line this : morning . to pay off the nien When about U four miles west of Connors ville, it collided ........ , i . with a wild engine backing westward derailing the engine and pay car: Several persons were killed and in jured. - ''.' ' ' The Sultan Assassinated. London,"' Sept. 19. The , Weekly Dispatch- prints an. alarming' rumor from Constantinople to the effect that the Sultan has been assassinated. . ; Constantinople, Sept 19. The Sultan has issued a long reply to the collective note of .the power,, in the matter of t he massacres were : pro voked by Armenian revolutionists: He denies flatly that the rioters were known to and; directed by govern ment agents, and asserts to the . Ar menians a s s urn e d M.u s s u 1 man costumes, in orderto perpetrate I the crimes. v . - ,N - Consul Gibson Dead. Washington; Sept. 21: The State Department has been advised ' by a telegram from ; Vice-Consul Khourb at Beirut, Svria, that the . Consu there, "Thomas R. Gibson, died from smal 1 pox yestei'day. Mr. Gibson was a native 'ofj Augusta,' Ga., ap pointed in September, 1893, to y his post: He had been editor of the Augusta Evening News, " andwas a. graduate of the University or vieor gia.. V ..: . MEXICANS MARCHING ON ELPASO. EL PASO Tex;, Sept 18. A telegram from Las Cruces,:N.1 M, -states that a body of 75 armed Mexicans had' just passed a station above Las Graces; coming, toward -EL Paso; that the men are .well mounted, ana all are armed with new Winchester rifles. 5i:-:-Highesikf all in Leavening SILVER FORCES UNITED, Democrats: Populist and Silver Parties Ail a- - ' T - - " gree to Co-operafe,, . ; '-.'--'...' i . ...j.. r ...... .... : . - ...'.. i... ;. - - At 1:30 b'clocli this morning ' fjision between the i Democratic,t jPopulist and Silver) parties obi th e 'electoral ticket was agreed upon: Thus all : the silver elements in. the States are luni ted, and'theState jnsufl for i Bryan by a majory of from 40000 to : 60000. The Democrats ; are : to have five electors, the, Populist five electors and the Silver parfyvone; elector. : "The following is the ticket: " - :" 'Electors at large,'' Locke Craig, of Buncombe (Democrat) . - R. B. Davis, of New Hanover (Pop ulist).. " ' ' - -' 'First District-Theo. F.s White! of Perquimans (Populist), J : Second-District H. F Freeman,of Wilsoh'(Populist) ; Fourth, District W; S. Bailey,pf Nash. (Populist). J Fifth District William .Mtrritt, of Person (Pcpulist). '. '-. ' Sixth DistnctTB.' F. KeithVoC New Hanover (Silver party). "j Seventh District Theo. F., Kluttz, Eighth Districty re rYork,-of vV liKes iveinocrK-.' - V. U t-Ninth DistrfctirnSiTmer;. of Hay wood (Democrat). ; , -The following resoluti6n was - adop ted by theDemdcrati5 Executive coin- mittee: - Vr' " - - AVhereas, the National Silver party in North; Carolina has in a communi cation of its State Chairman" dated the 19th'inst., and on several prev ious occasions asked that for the sake of. harmony along' all the silver forces in our State, the said Silver party be allowed representation of the elector al ticket, and wherears the said Silver party has nominated Messers. Bryan and Se wall for President. and Vice President '-. ; , ; - Resolved, that this committee ac cord to the iaid Silver party . one of the six electors reserved to theDem-, bcratic party' in. the proposition how pending with the people'sparty. ""And whereas,-, the People's . party through their committee has since ac cented the proposition of this'; com mittee of 31st of ' July and 10tiT of August to accord the ; People's -party five electors on ; a joint . electoral ticket, therefore, -'";. Resoived,-that a committee of f five be appointed1 by the chairman of, this committee to confer with a similar committee of the -People's party.; for the purpose of arranging tne saia joint ticket and the t result of such arrangement be. reported; - to this committee tomorrow at 9 o7 clock: ; , , Correct: CLEMENT MANLY, THOS. J. JARVIg, J. R. WEBSTER, . ; F' M.SIMMONS, . . ,F. J, HAIJJ, - Fusion on this basis was reconized by both parties as; fair, and just, both have been working' to this end for some days. Raleigh News and Obser- ver: THE SEABOARD TO RES! ORE RATES. , '.Washington, Sept.48.f The Sea board Ar; Line has filed with the inter-State ' commerce commission a notice of withdrawal of its recently announced reduced rates.. The notice read:: '.- '".' tBy order of TTnited States District JudgeSpeer, tariffs will : be with', drawn at 12:01 O'clock, a. m., Monday September 28th, nextovhen the rates n force prior to, September 5th will be restored. Skinner and Lucas will .have a joint canvass. Power. Latest : U. S. Gov't Report. SfATtNEWS: INrEREST ISSiQ TTEWS .PICKED - UP HERE . AND THERE IN OUR 'EXCHANGES.' Co'ndehseGNevvs ; FrorrriAirOvor the Old North ; - Stats .$,1 O'l Week sn A Ksadable. Form . - J - Of interest to our Readers.. - s " . ' : , " Senators Morgan and Teller will- spend two days 'sp e e eh -in a k i n g "in. this State - . Governor Carrorders a special term, , of. Richmond court; there are' twelve murder cases for trial., "'l 4 ', James Cheek; of Hillsbbro, has $2, " ' - ' . T . -v 500 that offers to pu t up on four elec - - tioii betsv' - , A freight train is wrecked on the Seadoard Air Line near Raleigh and a brakemanjis killed v ' -; ".-V . The $1 00,000 cotton mill at Elizabeth City-is now about completed and will commence operations about No vem- t V-IOY. 1 of : Ttlvil C inh- ilil'j -m ill -rrrn ei nil ? subscribed - by tbe residents -of the; tcrwn. . , x - - - '. It is estimated that the prof essiohai pickpokets rot over 5,000 in the State iirsx "raiu-xn&y:irdiuiw1fc: gL3eJ5aterv 'i The : people Avould I simply npt be' .warned 1 against them.' , -" , s . , The Democrats and Populists" of.-" i ii r ' j " .. j. .... -. j ; . - t in ifi HHiPiMi ffn nrv H.)rr nnnn Tn v , f "O ..v.. e : . fi . sion on thej county n ticket and : the PoDulists nominate their.Dart of it., i - f ' , . T ' , . A." V. Jamison; Esr4:, of Statesville, tells the Landmark that Clay and Bry-: r an are not the only presidential can- . didates'wbo have e ver visitedNorth :z Carolina; that' Stephen - AlDbug) as spoke at Raleigh in 1860 and that he heard him. ' " ' . Crumplef, the sanctifidatibn preach- - . --... x .. " . - a . Cumberland during the past week or two; The Fayette ville Observer says s a-gentleman who, was at the meeting last Sunday night saysthere was a most remarkable demonstration, 600 people, wildly "excited, numbers craw- - ling about on hand and knees going: into trances, etc. , . .. . v.- . .A .. .i.- ".- ' A call has boan extended to Rew- Jas. A. Westou of Hickory, to become the assistanirector of Christ church, Raleigh, Rev. Dr- Marshall, .rector. This is a second time . Mr. Weston has received a call to this charge vhile he hasl as yet arrived at no .V lecision- in regard to the call th Hickory Times' understands that the ? call will probably be accepted. i -. . . . 'i " .f r , . - ... i -r.- .:.'r-: r - ------ j..'-v '. . - , v - .- , 5 . ""- -:. - . : -;: -s :. i"-. J. Rosevilie News. - :' . ; ' ; Mr John Denny continues quite sick we are sorry to note. V 7 - -- , r ' - t .' Wo' 1 oo-rn Vof oAirta nf nni npitrh hna ninnf nroli r I lnphom TA-- hpflr Hon. J. Bryan, speak. They . re ported a large crowd present.' M issf M assrie Scosrffin lef fc to-dar for Bethel Hill, where she goes ta. enter school. . , - Misses Hattie Russell and Irla. Scoggin are visising in Eoxhoro this week. ' - . ' - . ' - . 1 - ' !V I T" ii - V HIIKKP IM 1IM.V Illy 111 IIC II residence - erected, which' will he much attraction to his home. ; The farmers ar.e;very 'busy gath ering corn and busting stnbbles. , Mr. R. W. Crump ton and family- expects to visit his.father near . Dan- vine tnis wee. - . Some of our neighbors went to Sun hyside Sunday afternoon, to hear Dr P. C. Morton preach. .' . . Catcher. - A Sept. 22, 1896. i '"'
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