The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-13

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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW
4 YORK, Aug, l2.-Thnt the interest OF
4 the whole city OF New York was focus
4 sed to-day upon Madison Square Garden
where william J. Bryan, OF Nebraska,
and Arthur Sewall, OF Maine. was to be
4 formally notified of their nomination by
4 the Democratic party for the offices OF
4 President aud Vice President OF the
United States, was proven by the groups
j OF sovereign electors which early as the
middle of the afternoon begun to come
under the trees in Madison Square.
which by o'clock had been reinforced
by hundreds; at o'clock was multiplied
10 expectant thousands and before :
sw.lled to a strainInG. clamorins army.
New York had discussed for weeks the
master-stroke OF oratory by which the
Nsbrasknn Inspired the tidai-wave OF
enthusiasm that swept him Into the
highest place In the gift of his party
and curiosity was rife whether the can
d!date was equal to a second speech that
might aid in winning for him the fore
most office In the gift OF his country. The
Garden had been the stage for several
events OF the same character, political
meetings had been held In Its walls
without number. Eight years ago
Cleveland had been there notified OF his
selection to lead second time the cam
paign OF the Democracy. but the specu-
latiop attached TO all the events had
been but shadows compared with the
fierce light OF curiosity which beat upon
this night: President Cleveland had
been parsonage familiar to New York.
but the young leader who had come out
from the west TO plant his standard In
the field OF the enemy, as he c;tiled 1t,
and there TO open the battle ofshis cam
pa!gn was only name in this city.
Therefore, the assembly waited eagerly
- discover what manner OF man he was
of whom they had read so much and
what manner OF speech was hts which
had such power over great party con-
vention. On this sultry night the Wild.
oval OF the garden was furnace In
which q. 900 were 10 suffer fiery torture
FOR their enthugaSm'J sake. The glass
had been removed from the acre Of sky
lights In the roof and sheets OF canvass
hung below. RadIating from this cell
Ing were strips OF electric lights 0utlin-
ing the sweep OF the ratterS which rose
over solid acres Of heads.
Like an Infantry Charge.
The hands OF the clock marked when
the main doors down at the west OF the
garden swung inward and announced
their opening by the invush OF a yell-like
war.cry. Then with roar came the
people, pouring through the entrance
uHd spreading over tho floor like the un-
cna!ning Of a food OF water. Men and
women they swept dawn 70 the center Of
the hail, climbing over chairs and OBJ
Structlons like Hn Infantry charge until
the hluecoata sw00ped down upon them
and dispersed the crowd with admirable
skii! down the various a!SicS TO which
the tickets directed. The first contn-
gent were the holders of reserved seats
and they scattered themselves through
the aIyles on thu floor and swarmed up
through the boxes. The GALLERIES rising
ter on tier to roof from the oval arena
hNF' lIlG iluIl lIlt VI an slbSICIlL
cNliieum wonderfully bright with light
hrct dresses and cleaning shirt fronts
OF coatlesB men. r53r.i vi *
Over In q far gallery band played
Vnn0tIccd and almost unheard at the
national a!r1, while the crowds Euvc
cheers for thu local fnvdrites an1 studied
thc democrats OF national reputation
who walked Into the gallery bAcle.uf the
platform. The frat real demonstration
81 thc night was given 10 the Wife'0f the
presidential candidate. Twice Mrs,
Bryan bowed to the right and left and
then ghe was seated.
The cheer for Mrs. Bryan had no. end
rd when the fnrmoat parsonage OF the
hour. the Democratic candidate TOR
President In the midst nf small group
ot his chief supporters, appeared and
pushed through th: same d0orWnt. :,
same Old 1h,ntricn1 Effects. ~
AZ the smooth.shaVen, strons-faccd
young statesman from the west utoOd at
The front Of the platform, a flag was
raIscd and waved Just ,aboye, him in the
gallery, 30 that It's folds swept down as
background for his form and made
ll!!n tho ono figure OF the whole nsscln-
hlnGc. Tho cheer that broke forth waH
of Tremendous force Certainly It's re-
HpIcHt had never heard It's Ike but once
'"iorc. and that other whs the cheer
whi2h followed the close OF his now IA
nous speech before the Chicago convcn-
'!nn This time It vas fans and hats
and handkGrchfefs' that flnttercd In the
thick Of the sultry heat and the cry was
"Erynn, Bryan" and repeated until the
rrGat crowd wcarlcd. The candidate
lowed several times embracing the dir-
f"rent points OF the compass In his nc-
kh0wlcdgcment It was only whcH he
hGd vat down nj the right OF the stage
'ir,t the people took notice OF the men
wiz accompanied him. Foremost
GE3nr them. EGntcd at the left. was Ar
thur SewnlI. the Bath shipbulldcr. and
candidate for the vice presidency, Wig
orors l1olsiuR man whose frnmc told OF
iat New England mir. There was Gov
crnpr Store, Il thin iacrI nan, minIstc-
rial IN his bearing, and the presiding
'i'i'9r Hon. Elliott DnnfDr,lI. cX-ttrnS-
ui"r ri tic state Of New York There
were m vacant chdlr5 In the hull when
the nominees mounted the platform, ana
all Finnh!ng space wns nlIHd. bl. The
alsieE were clon and there was no crowd
Ing. 1t was twenty minutes after eight
when Senator Jones stepped TO the front