Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-18
BRYAN HERETONIGHT
CANDIDATE WILL DE
rrypERED A GREAT OVATION.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR The MEETING.
VIII Speak mt the Auditorium and
From the Frank1in-street veranda
of the Jenerson-Thousand Will
Hear the Nebrasksn.

nominee OF the Democratic party for
President of the United States, will ar
rive In Richmond from North Carolina
on the cannon-Ball train about O'Clock
this evening, and will be rendered a
welcome and reception, the like of which
probably no southern city has ever ac-
corded a candidate for public office. He
will be greeted by not less than 5000
people. either at the station, along the
streets. at the Auditorium. or at the
Jefferson. where he will speak from the
FrankIin-street balcony Immediately af-
ter the great meeting at the Exposition
Grounds is over.
Arrangements for Mr.. Bryan's sojourn
In this historic city are about as per-
feet as they could well be. and the can
didate's brief stay here will be pretty
well occupied. He will be met in Peters
burg by a committee OF gentlemen, rep
resenting the City Democratic Commit
tee, and the citizens generally. who will
escort him and his party to Richmond.
At the Byrd-Street Station the distin-
guished visitor will be taken In car
riage. drawn by four handsome horses,
TO the Jefferson. Should the time permit
IL. Mr.. Bryan and those with him Will
take dinner at that elegant hostelry.
and then proceed to the Exposition
Grounds. where the speaking will take
place in the Auditorium.
DETAILS OF ARRANGEMENTS.
This spacious building will hold. ii is
claimed, about IA, 900 to 1900 people. The
general arrangements for handling the
immense crowd which will assemble
there to hear Mr.. Bryan have already
been published in the Dispatch. and the
minor details were fixed by the City De-
mocratic Committee at two hours ses-
sion held at Powhatau Club last night.
The committee decided that the doors to
the Auditorium should be opened at
$50 o'clock, sharp, and that general adj
mission shall be by the main doors Of
the hail No tickets will be required at
the main entrance. but all persons hold
ing tickets for the stage. those holding
press tickets. and the tickets issued to
the visiting newspaper men. and also all
holders Of green tickets will enter the
Auditorium by the rear doors, as will
the ladies and their escorts. who are not
required TO have tickets. The committee
requests all ticket-holders, as well as the
ladies and their escorts. to enter the
grounds by the driving gate, and to pro-
ceed promptly to the Auditorium by the
rear doors, as before stated.
WHO WILL HAVE STAGE SEATS.
ABOUT four hundred stage tickets have
been issued to the more prominent per-
sonages to attend the meeting. These
cards OF admission have been sent to the
Governor, heads OF State departments,
the Mayor and heads OF the city govern
ment. members OF the State Committee,
members of Congress from Virginia.
and Democratic nominees for Congress,
members of the City Democratic Com
mittee. the presidents OF the Board OF
Aldermen and Common Council. members
OF the Legislature judges OF courts In
Richmond. the Mayor and judges OF
Manchester, the Democratic electors,
presidents of all labor organizations, and
prominent citizens representing all
classes and nationalities.
One thousand seats In the galleries
have been set apart for ladies and their
escorts There will be no tickets of ad-
mission to these seats.
In the hall there will be between
10000 and 1l000 seats unreserved. II
good order is maintained Mr.. Bryan will
be easily heard by every one in the
building.
Just in front OF the stage the working
newspaper-men will be arrayed. and back
of these will be seated the visiting scribes
who come to hear the great leader Be
hind these will be the county chairmen
and presidents Of the Democratic clubs
of the State. and then will come the rank
and file of the Democracy.
COMMITTEE TO MEET HIM.
III.
Democratic Committee last night TO 90
to Petersburg to-day to meet Mr.. Bryan
and party is composed OF Colonel John
S. Harwood. Hon. Thomas B. Murphy
Hon. ]. Taylor Ellyson. Marion L. Daw-
son. Jefferson Wallace, Cunningham
Hall. John II. Redwood, Charles NJ Wal
lace. Jr., James w. Gordon, and Charles
l.. TODD.
1t was said last night that Mr.. Bryan
would come from the Cockade City on
the Cannon-Ball. StateChairman j. Tay-
lor Ellyson. Senators John w. Dan
iel and Thomas S. Martin, City Chair
man Marion l.. Dawson, and probably
one or two other prominent gentlemen
will form a special Reception Commit
tee to meet the distinguished Nebraskan
at the station.
Senator Daniel was expected to reach
tnc CITY last llEHl Dut 10 90 SO.
He will probably come In on one of the
trains.
At the Auditorium State-Chairman FL
Tyson will preside. and present Senator
Daniel, and the Senator will introduce
Mr.. Bryan. The acoustics Of the Au-
ditorium are very good for so large a
hall. and il is assured that every one
present will be able to hear most OF the
great speech Mr. Bryan Is expected TO
make. The candidates address will pro-
badly consume about an hour. and by
special arrangements. made by State
Chairman Ellyson. who is anxious that
everybody who desires to see and hear
Mr.. Bryan shall be afforded an oppor-
tunity to do 50, the presidential nomi-
nee will be driven down to the jefferson,
where those who are not able 10 get
in the Auditorium will be addressed
briefly by the westerner. Should 1t be
raining this evening the overflow meet
ing win be held at some other place
MANY VISITORS COMING.
The reduced railroad rates to the big
meeting. coupled with the desire OF vir-
ginia Democrats TO see and hear the can
didate for President. will bring large
number of visitors TO the city to-day. In
deed. a good many came In on last nights
trains. Some of the most prominent
party men who will be here are Senators
Daniel and Martin. Congressman William
A. Jones: Hon. James Hay. nominee
Of the Democratic party for Congress;
Judge Garnett. OF Mathews; State-Sena-
tor James n. Stubbs, of Gloucester; Col
onel r. c. Marshall. OF Portsmouth; Mr..
". O. Hardaway. president OF the Roa-
nolxe Bryan and Sewall Club; Hon. Jo-
semi f.. willard. OF Fairfax: Mr.. Ebb
Thompson. OF Portsmouth. Persons who
arrived Yesterday report that great num-
bers will come to-day. 1t is expected
that farmers will drive to the city from
distances. The railroads
have made provisions Tor handling the
bnweyar large.