The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-12
MR. BRYAN IN NEW YORK
Cordial Greetings Everywhere for
the Democratic Candidate.
HIS TRIP THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA


At Philadelphia, Despite the Announce
ment That tn. c,tes wo,,1 h. xo,t
.,,
'' ''"' anu Hh'""si's''o 'ro"o
greeted Him-Will Read His Speech OF
Acceptance from Manuscript.
NEW YORK aug R,- "iillam Jennings
ptyon stepped upon the SOIL OF the empire
s''.e N'st highI LOT inc lirst tllne since MS
nomination lor the presidency by inc
peiiiocru'ic hatioiial convention at Chl-
caBo' IL was ah event III ms career ana IN
.he soiiur"i canvass lpr INC presidency oil
no siiilli moment. IL was practicaily
s'eP INTO tne avoWoa sectloh OF opposition
10 ms cthuluaey, an oPpositioh NOT alohe
on purity INES pie sald 10 eXlst Wlthlh
.he party uhder whose emblem ne LOOKS
ior victory Ill november
however the ordeal was one that
Wonia MAKE nervous the average man It's
erect upon MI bfyah was not, TO the OBJ
serNer' Oh thae chaiacter. "heh MI.
bryan "'eppeu from Vho trtlh anu sraspeu
the mana Oh senator Jones' chairman OF
'he ne'locrat'c haeiohai committee MS
greetihg showed nor one iota OF nervous
ness or rear out elther tlh9e Oh bravery
III i"cihg Inc oraeal ora siauhess ut pelhg
among those win Whom ne could discuss
anu argue the great issues OF inc cam
palgh' Inc crowd that gathered at tho
Jersey clty station OF the pennsylvania
railroad 10 greet tne Bryan party was not
rs large us htld peeh eSpecteu, d thousand
people III AL prooaply, paying their way
10 tne Terry mouse III order TO see inc re-
douptable orator from the west
But 1t was u crowd that made the fifty
Jersey City policemen display every bit OF
their abil'ty ID subdulhg ana when was
enthusiastic to the core 1t was crowd
that was quite as Cosmopolitan III It's ma
ture as 1t was evidently Democratic IN its
procliVitles and sympathies. Inc MAJOR.
lty OF the men STOOD with thelr coats OH
10 relieVe themselves OF the terrific heat.
Ihere werea rev women IN the crowd,
ana some mothers Drought their children
TO look upon the face OF possible presl-
dent OF the United states
when Mrs Bryan alighted Mr.. Tomlin-
son, national committeeman from Indiana,
TOOK her III charge and hurried her along
the private passageWay which the police
had laid out for the party to pass through.
she was hardly noticed by the crowd ana
took the first boat out OF the slip, while
her husband and the remainder or the
party followed Dehlnd the struggling po-
lice to second boat 10 go distance OF
less than hundred feet 1t took the party
some fifteen minutes or more. The police
threatened with their batons and hustled
and jostled people to clear passageway
Tho & Sfpnt
and demanded that MI Bryan should
speak. He smiled and shook his head in
refusal, and then the crowd called for
Sewall.
Finally the police made way, and the
party reached the boat They went up
stairs into the pilots cabin While at least
two thirds OF the great crowd surged in
upon the lower deck, and us the boat piled
Its way to the Desbrosses street slip Kept
shouting their approval of the candidate
and his principles.
When the boat reached the dock in New
York Captain Cross, with Gordon OF
police, held the crowd aboard the boat for
! few minutes while MI Bryan, MT.
Scwall, Chairman Jones and MIR. st. John |
uttered carriage IN waiting when they
got outside the gates they found at least
100 more people waiting, and although the
police made dlligent effort to allow the
arrlage to proceed 1t was stopped several
lines.
At Mr. StJohn's housei in Thirty-fourth
treet there was another gathering Of citi-
ems, who applauded vociferously. Neither
Mr.. nor Mrs BRYAN showed much fatigue
liter their long Journey. Mr.. bryan wore
black alpaca coat and silver colored
lpine nat Mrs, Bryan wore dark green
aveling dress and black hat with
lower trimmings. Mrs. Bryan Is quito
Worried over the loss OF her engagement
ing during her stay IN Plttsburg. 1t was
iven to her by MI bryan when he won
or in 1884.
AT Mr.. St Johns house visitors. were
topped at the door by policemen and no.
ody was allowed to see the candidate
ntll 10 o'clock, when he simply told the
cwSpapcr men how he would deliver his
pcech. 1t will be read from manuscript
lr. Bryan has the speech memorized
ut is anxious that more attention
lould be paid to its contents than to the
lanncr Of its delivery After the meeting
the Garden he will speak from the bal
my of the Bartholdi. Mr.. and Mrs. Bland,
Irs. Bryan and Mrs. Stone, of Missouri,
ill occupy u box ut the Madison Square
lceting.
At II o'clock today Mr. Bryan and his
ifc held Il reception on the Fifth avenue
oop of the Windsor hotel and received
lie people, but did not shake hands with
lem, his arm and hand being tired and
ne. I here was monster crowd present,
Id he was finally Obliged to beat a re-
eat. At 4 o'clock this afternoon Mrs. r.
Bland and Mrs. Bryan will receive the
omen of New York at the Bartholdi.
The candidates trip from Pittsburg to
lis city was continuation of the ovation
at awaited him at every station between
hicago and Pttsburg with the exception
at Mr. Bryan did no speechmaking.
is voice had grown SO hoarse by his re.
ated efforts that speaking was an i'm
'ssibility, and at several places along the
ute where a speech was called for Mr..
,n,Iy wi III all ,vbo cn,o i+bi, ,o,,b