The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
MR.. BRYANS ACCEPTANCE.
DemOcracy'S Standard Bearer in the
Nations Metropolis.
GREETING OF THE WILD EAST"
Madison Square uaruen Quickly FILLED
With an Enthusiastic Crowd, Many Of
Whom Had Awaited for Hours
the Opening of the Doors.

New YORK, Aug. 13.-That the interest
of the whole city of New York was TO.
cused yesterday upon Madison Square
Garden, where William j. Bryan, of Ne
braska, and Arthur Sewall, of Maine,
were to be formally notified of their nom.
ination by the Democratic party for the
Offices of president and vice president of
the United States, was proven by the
crowds which early in the afternoon be-
gan to come under the trees in Madison
Square, which'by 3 o'clock had been rein.
forced by hundreds, at 8 o'clock was null
tiplied to eXpectant thousands, and before
2 swelled to a straining, clamoring army.
On this sultry night the wide oval of the
Garden was n furnace in which 10000 were
TO suffer a fiery torture for their enthu.
siasm's sake. The glass had been removed
from the acre of skylights in the roof and
sheets of canvas hung below. The center
of the great floor space was furnished with
several hundred chairs for the leaders of
the local Democracy, and the boxes rising
in triple tiers at both ends of the chairs
were reserved for the Tammany chiefs.
The most distinguished Democrats, mem
bers of the national committee and of the
notification committee and their friends
were assigned to the section Of the lower
hlNOllA VII AlE NONblGh ANL
form.
The first comers to the hall were pla-
ICONS of police, who were followed by two
or three hundred reserved seat holders. AT
z O'Clock the doors were opened. for those
with tickets, n they came with n roar,
spreading over the floor like the unchain-
ing of u flood of water, climbing over
chairs and distractions like an infantry
charge. The roar and the rush was re-
peated with increased intensity when the
doors were opened to the general public,
but despite the vast crowd that endeav-
ored to fight their way into the building,
there was no serious accident. The police
promptly closed the doors when the ca
pacity of the hall had been taken.
The first real demonstration of the night
was given TO the wife Of the presidential
candidate. 1t was s o'clock when IA police
man in the doorway under the stand was
heard calling, make way for Mrs. Bryan"
She was on the arm of William p. st.
John, treasurer of the Democratic ma
tional committee. AS Mrs. Bryan swept
her eyes across the hall they had a weary
look and her face seemed very pale. 1t
lighted with n brilliant smile at the roar
which swept across the floor and onward
through the galleries. and which grew
into a swelling cheer and rose and fell in
half a dozen waves. Twice Mrs. Bryan
bowed to the right and left and then she
was seated. Mrs. Bryan was followed
into the box by Mrs. Bland. with George
H. Macy, Of New York, Mrs. Governor
Stone, with f. d. Campau, of Minneap-
oils, and Mrs. Macy, with Clark Howell,
of Atlanta.
Following came Mr.. Bryan on the arm
of Chairman James X. Jones, followed by
Mr.. SeWall with Governor Stone. of Mis-
souri,, and by Mr.. Bland with Mr.. Elliott
Danforth. As the smooth-shaven, strong
faced young statesman from the west
stood at the front of the platform a flag
was raised and waved just above him in
the gallery, so that its folds swept down
as a background for his form and made
him the one figure of the assemblage.
The cheer that broke forth was of ire
mendous force. Certainly its recipient
had never heard it's like but once before,
and that other was the cheer which fol-
lowed the close of his now famous speech
before the Chicago convention. This
time 1t was fans hats and handkerchiefs
that luttered in the thick sultry heat,
and the cry was Bryant Bryant" re-
peated until the great crowd wearied
The candidate bowed several times, en-
braoing the different points of the compass
in his acknowledgements. 1t was only when
he had sat down at the right of the stand
that the people took notice of the men
who accompanied him. Foremost among
them was Arthur Sewall, the candidate
for the vice presidency. There was Gov
ernor Stone, of Missouri, a thin faced man,
ministerial in his bearing, and the presid-
ing officer, Hon. Elliot Danforth, ex-treas-
urer of the state of New York, Among
the prominent Democrats arrayed back of
the platform were Senators Blanchard of
Louisiana, German of Maryland, Roach
of North Dakota, Tillman of South Caro-
lima, Congressman Richardson and Nc
Millin of Tennessee, Livingstone of Geor-
gia, Rusk of Maryland, Governor Hogg of
Texas, and many Others who had borne
parts in the convention which nominated