Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-10-03
THE GREATEST OF ALL
GlsiM.iss's BIG RECEPTION TO
THst SiAs FIR CANDID ATE.
York Democracy Nutsi;i Itself
i'm the Doing

New York September 2aThe demons
uation that greeted Mr. Bryan today II
this city was most remarkable in its
character. Bockaded streets. crowded
auditorium. besieged speaking stands.
and crowds that detied the energy OF the
police il their stability We're some Of the
features.
| Tammany Han had made the arrange
monts for the welcome. and the reception
outdid itself in the doing. Tammany IS
| noted for enthusiastic assemblages. and
tonight, within the big assembly hall the
members tore the air With shouts ana rp-
lIoval of the candidate. of the American
flag, and Of every comment that saVort-d
either Of patriotism or of loyalty to the
democratic principles.
| Every man who entered Was present.
Cd with q flag. the result being that Wn"n
| anything pleased the audience the crowd
| Cd hall seemed one huge wave Of the
Stars ana stripes. So too. 1ammany is
| cosmopolitan. and on the several stands
| there waved with the predominant star
| srangled banner the flags Of Italy. Of
| Ireland, OF Germany, and the union jack
of England.
| When Leader John G, Sheehan Of Tam
many issued an invitation 10 the general
public to be present it the out-of-door
gatherings, ne probably little expected
| the vast crowds that made tMo-thjris
| u tiiItll SludIt, Two DlOtkS Oh fOIf-
| tccnth street in front Of Tammany hall.
the plaza and Fourth avenue absolutely
| imnaSGable.
MI ir:tt Sic Given Up.
As early as ! o'clock Tammany hall
was jammed to the doors, and the police
| We're wrestling with the thousands out
| side who were demanding admission,
which, when they did not set drove them
to various stands erected at vantage
POINTS within the space OF six blocks Of
| Fammany. Tie small army OF police
men fought and struggled with th- crowd
| to keep the streets open for traffic but
they soon gave it up. and allowed tnGm
| ID stand masSed in front of the stands.
The police who escorted Mr.. Bryan
| III. ough the lines had to fight like tigers.
| the people refusing 10 move even when
! the horses almost trampled upon them.
| But Jupiter 5luViuS Who had threatened
moisture All day. took the place Of the
| police force in dispensing the crowd Soon
| after MI. Bryan entered Tanmany hall
| driving rain storm started. and il was
| ROT long before ut least half the crowd
| had sought shelter Many of them went
| home but many Of The Others sought
| nearby Shelter waiting for the can4i-
| date Soon the stand ana streets were
| mass of umbrellas
| ~ 4 - o'clock John m. Keller Was pre-
| scented as the presiding officer Of the
| Tammany hail meeting, and he accepted
| The place with brief speech on the
| evils of the gold standard. The names
| Of Mckinney and Mark Hanna We're
| sieeted With i Sbilant storm as fierce
| as the enthusiastic outhurst which met
! that of Mr. Bryan. When Keller had
/ concluded. a stirring Sct OF resolutions
| Was read ANA adopted with 4 whoop.
| After declaring thr answering alIegi-
| alice Cf the democracy of New York to
| jryan and Sewal. and voicing tho de-
| nQnciation Of gold and the correspond
irg adulation IF silver they touched Oh
state Matters den0uncng the i}an@S
T.! l@1, and the last republican legislature.
| Idor~ng the state democratic ticket and
| platform, called upon the United States
| government to Investigate the alleged
| cruelty to American citizens convicted Of
| political offenseS and confined in British
| prisons. ana closed with q declaration
| nat the national administration should
| take prompt steps to investigate "thc
| reported imprisonment and bUtChcrN Ot
ncn-combatant American citizens in
| cuba ana if facts warrant ii. demand
| Immediate redress.
Bryan and sc,yail Arrive.
| AT three minutes past O'Clock com
| motion in the rear OF the stage sent
| buzz Of excitement through tn" crowd
| ara An instant later the police ploWc,l
| figure IF Mt Bryan ON ethel side ~
| the candidate were Arthur ScwAl thu
ice presidential candidate, and George
! Frederick Williams. Just nominated By
| hrae conventions for the govelnOrship
ct Massachusetts. The ensuing scene
| had rarely been enualed in old Tam
| many The crowd fell into u frenzy AMI
| Heir tremendous volume of sound which
began than ended exactly seven minutes
| l5trr ,fna the nit, WAS kaleidoscopic with
| waving haas and flags. During the dem
| nnstrati0n Mr. BRYAN stood erect gazing
! direct before, him. There wis 4 erHtiftati
| smile OH hi4 lipS ana Il CLEAN Of ioy
| i'm lj.+ ,yps F,vnfittiaIlv h,. raised his
| hands secured silence and addressed
| ne a,fairlre.
| \yh.n " Ma finished ". showed sisn+
af axha1Islion
| Mir. Scwan thu candidate tor vice
| r,,,e.-idn7,t ,,s introduced ana while
| many Of til. audience were leaving.
| n1aan i fay. remarks or thanks far III.
/ ~aruntiol,
| ,,;., ..,, zt+, n;n.r
| ,,,.. ,,,,ff ,,IrIl1 ',.,n, +i', ,t,,,1
| ''.,1,a h..nd. u,ilb t,o ,s,,did,+ae
| ,,.;tt.,,.!i,,. w., t,,, 1v.n,,ou
| .to,n ,,..s an ir,n,n,.. 4es.,nl,lan. II
| r,. f ,1.,,,,,,.,,,. tl.,11 .,,1 ,,,,nl,n,,nss
| ,,,t,,.iIa r,,l'. ~, a ,f ,i,n.. tho
| 1,,3 IN. ,,,,,,,.i,,- !, jr,, H., .to,,,, .,,.l
| 4,,.,al f,o,,, r,a ao,nfo,t.,,1a committee
| ,na,,,. o,,t M, tro .t,n.ls crnot,d ~, e3cb
| ;,9| ~ tl, ,,,tr,,1, of tha 1yigv,,,,,
| l,,,,,1 ot ,,,,,.ici,,,s 1,n1nc1 f., ntt,rt.i,,
| w. l.,,rl,.,i ],,r n,,t thl,.i,..ti,. ,,.o,n H.,
| fi,o.t j, r,:.f .,l,ir...a. III. ,,,,,....
| ,,,,,, ,i,.i,,o.to,,. of C,noraia ana Amos I
| Cnn,,,inu. ON rt,n advantages of 1l,n free
| eoi,,,on- ~ SILVER
! ,.,,a I.ren crowd seemed 70 thin, Mr.
| f3r,.,n n.,t,,itbstanding, +hn clements
| .vo,,id nrt lnnar, from sran,,,,anx nan
| t,it,,,,t ,,,1,inu an address however
| r,,;ar I'M tha,, hra,n1,- e,ocl +,nir,
.,ro,+r,i ,Ioti! ahoI,t q..a u.h4n M Rrv,,,
| ,ti.l.,.l 1,i. ,,1,4,,o-. M IVA ,yf,wam ,,a
,'.,.n,tod L,. u>--ttn,nnissionnr or ,-har;-
| ,in. -rh,r,.,. lroai,ai, ard Senator Per
| ,,sa II slrtin made AZ vav to rba
| t,,if ,1,o1,7j,ar ~ the ,rrc,;nd tloor
! ,,,,,,., ,,i,.,1 ", ,gr scv.lll R,,t both
| Mr. r1.,-a,, and Mr. sayy,ll seemed worn
| ont a,,a tho beat inside tr,a hail an