Evening star., 1896-09-21
BRYAN IN BALTIMORE.
Given an Enthusiastic Reception by
Gathering of 15,DOO.

Given an Enthusiastic Reception by
Gathering of 15,1OO.
Mr. Bryan, democratic candidate for Pres
ident, made two speeches in Baltimore Sat
urday night. He first spoke to a crowd of
Hearty $1,000 persons from stand on
Mount Royal avenue, in front Of the Music
Hall, and afterward addressed over 1900
people within that building.
Probably several thousand persons who
would have been present were kept at home
by the threatening skies, discouraged by
the heavy rain that had fallen earlier in
the evening. Still. there was great crowd
present.
The Baltimore American thus describes
Mr.. Bryans arrival:
While the band was induStriously pla wing
an ai- from one of the latest operas, about
o'clock, carriage drawn by pair of
white horses stopped on the outskirts of
the crowd, and tremendous cheering from
that quarter announced the arrival of Mr.
Bryan and his party. The crowd was then
SO dense that no one could see very far
away, and while the crowd was watching
the handsome team, and directing volleys
of cheers in that direction, Mr.. Bryan and
party, under the leadership of Congressman
Rusk, and pIloted by Deputy Marshal Far
nan and Police Captain Baker, reached the
speakers stand undiscovered. The frs;
thing the crowd knew a rather stout
smooth faced man was standing on the
platform, diveSting himself of q somewhat
stormbeaten overcoat 1t seemed nearly q
minute before the crowd realized that this
| was William Jennings Bryan the nominee
| of the famous Chicago convention, the tire
| less and eloquent advocate of free silver anG
the man whose meteoric passage of the
country is arousing and attracting the in
| terest of the whole land. Then n mighty
| yell went up. Hats flew in the air. umbrel
| las and canes were wildly waved, and the
crowd surged wildly to and fro, as though
| sw3yed by mighty electric current. Mr.
| Bryan seemed greatly pleased by his re
ce ption and stood bowling and smiling, Will,
| the crowd cheered and the hand playe.
| Hail to the Chief" The demonstrate:
| continued several minutes. and during tina
| time the party that accompanied the pres
| idential candidate proceeded to make them
| selves as comfortable as possible on the
| platform, while the rain descended fiercel,
| and sea of umbrellas in front waved tt
| ard fro. For fully five minutes he wa!
| compelled to wait, all the time waving hi
| hands for quiet. 2
He first faced the crowd in front, an,
then turned to each side, holding mis- hand
| above his head and waving them will
| deprecatory gestures to quiet the clamo
| l.elow and on both sides. Then he began hi
speech. His voice was husky, as though
worn out by constant; use. 1t lacked tn
clear, penetrating qualities usually char
acteristic of it. During the first part of hi
speech the rain blew in great sheets, s
that he could not face a large part of hi
! audience. Mr.. George Lewis assistan
sergeant-at-arms,w who had charge of tn
press box. andfwas making himself gener
ally useful. ls-ld an umbrella over MI
Bryan during part OF his speech. The can
didate began his remarks bareheaded, bu
was soon compelled to call for his hat, an
finished wearing his hat.
| Mr. Bryan returned to Baltimore las
night at IL 70 o'clock. 1t was his intentio
to remain in Washington over Sunday, bu
he was told that 1t was necessary for hir
| TO in, ord ofoh fhn nolo
train this morning.
Mr.. Bryan was accompanied by Nationa
\ Committeeman Josephus Daniels of Mort
Carolina, General Richard P. Kenny, ma
tional committeeman from Delaware, an
John F. Salisbury Of the reception com
mittee from Delaware appointed to escol
him through the state. The trip fror
Washington to Baltimore was made with
cut any special incidents. Mr.. Bryan an
his party occupied regular car OF til
| train.
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