The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-12
The Democratic Candidate Ar
rives In New York.
Messrs. Jones, Sewall and st.
John Meet Him There.
WAS SMALL
But Tt Made Enough Noise to
Make the Horses Balk.
Jones Got Scared and
Left the Carriage.

New York, Aug. 12.-W1lliam Jen-
nAngs Bryan stepped upon the soil or
the Empire state yesterday, the hrst
time since his nomination for president
It was an event both In his career and
in the general canvass for the presi-
dency of no small moment 1t was
practically a step into the avoWed sec
ton of opposition to his candidacy and
opposition not only on party lines but
said to exist within the party to whose
emblem he looks for victory in Novem-
Der. If, however the ordeal was one
that would make nervous the average
its effect upon Mr.. Bryan was not to
the observer of that character.
When Mr.. Bryan stepped from the
train he grasped the hand of Senator
Jones. chairman of the Democratic
committee, his greeting showed not one
iota of nervousness or fear but rather
a tinge of bravery in facing the ordeal
or gladness at being among those
with whom he could discuss and argue
the great issues of the campaign. The
crowd gathered at the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad station to greet the Bryan
party was not as large as had been
expected, 1000 in all paying their way
to ferry house in order to see the re-
aoubtable orator from the west
But it was a crowd that made the so
Jersey City policemen display every bit
of their ability in subduing and which
crowd that was quite as cOsnoppIitan
in it's nature as it was evidently Dem
ocratic in it's procliYities and sympa-
th1eS. The majority of men stood with
their coats off to relieve themselves of
the terrific heat There were q few
women in the crowd. Awaiting the ar
rival of the train the crowd amused it
self by watching Chairman Jones, Vice
Presidential Nominee SeWall W p St
John and National Committeeman
Tomlinson of Indiana eating q modest
IN HHv4r--a
A large majority OF the crowd pur-
chased ferry tickets emitting them to
pass in New York city and it was evil
dent from the actions and words they
meant to follow the Bryan party. One
anxious individual. inquired of Ser
geant-at-arFns Oliver of the Democratic
national committee If he would go in
q special boat
Mr.. Oliver responded with a contempt
that almost withered the questione1-
No, hes a Democrat"
And so he was. When Mrs. BRYAN
alighted Mr.. Tonlinson took her In
charge and hurried her along the pri-
Yate paSsageway which the police had
lald out for the party to pass through
She was hardly noticed by the crowd
and took the first boat out of the slim
while her husband and the remainder
of the party followed behind the strug-
glnS ponce to a second boat. To go a
distance of less than a hundred feet it
took the party some Is minutes or more
The police threatened with their batons
sage way. The mob was gOod-natured
Finally the police made way and the
party reached the boat. They went up
stairs up into the cabin while two
thirds Of the great crowd surged on the
lower deck and the boat piled it's way
to the DesbrOsseS street slip.
When the boat reached the dock in
New York Captain Cross with a Gordon
of police held the crowd aboard the
boat for a few minutes while Mr. BRYAN
Mr.. Sewan and the remainder of the
party entered a carriage in waiting
When they got outside the ferry gates
they found at least 500 more people
awaiting and although the police made
diligent efforts to allow the carriages
to proceed it was stopped several times
last time being when the horses were
annoyed or scared by applause and
shouting baked. Besides Mr.. Bryan
and Mr.. SeWall, Chairman Jones and
Mr.. st. John occupied the carriage. The
national chairman became q little
frightened at the behavior of the horses
and left the carriage. The remainder
OF the party sat quietly until the ami
mails were ready to proceed. Mr. Bry-
an wore a black alpaca coat and a sill
yer colored alpine hat. Mrs Bryan
wore dark green travelling dress. a
black hat with flower trimmings
At Mr.. st. Johns house visitors were
stopped at the door by policemen and
nobody was allowed to see the candi-
date until 10 O'Clock when he simply
told newspaper men how he would de-
liver his speech. Mr. and Mrs Bryan.
MI anu MIS-. X. +. Bland and MT. Sc
wall dined at 10 o'clock Mr.. st. John
gave out today's itinerary At II
O'Clock Mr.. Bryan and his wife will
hold a reception on the Fifth avenue
stoop of the Windsor hotel and receive
the people but not shake hands, his
arm and hand being tired
At 4 O'Clock IN the afternoon Mrs. r.
p. Bland and Mrs. Bryan win receive
the women of New York at the Bar
thoidi hotel, Mr.. Bryan resting all the
aftern DON. His speech is finished and
will be read from manuscript. After the
meeting at the Garden he win sneak
from the balcony of the BaFtholdf Mr..
and Mrs. Bland, Mrs. Bryan and Mrs.
Stone of Missouri will occupy a box AT
the Madison Square meeting
Mr.. and Mrs Bryan were accompa-
MED last night by a comnitee of gen
tlemen from the Colorado contingent
now in New York for the notification
meeting They were: Judge A w
Rucker, A. 3. Roeder, Ed r. Holden
and John R. Poole and they had been
selected by the Colorado contingent to
meet Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan at PhiIadeI-
phia and escort them to New York