Evening star., 1896-08-14
How Republicans Regard the Bryan
Notification Meeting.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WERE ABSENT
No Delegations From the Neigh
boring States Appeared.
THE EAST NOT STIRRED

The republican leaders concede that, in
point of numbers present, and as designed
the Bryan and Sewall notification meeting
WAS a success. Madison Square Garden
was full Of people. Whether a crowd quite
as large. or larger. might as easily have
been collected to witness any spectacle of
an interesting character is another ques-
ticn. What the democratic managers had
In view was a demonstration which would
carry an Interpretation favorable to the
silver cause In the west, and such a DEM
cnstration they succeeded in securing. 1t
was grand stand play, and well done.
'opulistic centers in the west will now ring
With the story of how their champion has
completely captured the east, and planted
his standard, firmly, right in the heart of
The metropolis.
But men familiar with eastern life and
it's influences noted things at the meeting
which tell a different story to them. The
success OF the meeting, as they believe
was the success of a spectacle. That, nd
no more.
Conspicuous by Their Absence.
The eastern leaders Of the democracy
were conspicuous by their absence Had
the outpouring been truly representative
of the east they would have been there in
numbers. But they were absent, and their
people were absent. No long excursion
trains brought people from a distance, as
would have been the case had the east
been profoundly stirred by the event. AS
it was. New York, with its enormous popu-
lation, was left to take care Of the meet
ing almost alone
Few From Other States.
Mr.. Sewall came down from Maine, but
alone. He had no escort Of democrats from
home. Massachusetts, contributed George
Fred Williams. Vermont contributed B. b.
Smalley. her national committeeman; but
he was so blue with dissent from the whole
business that he could not conceal the fact
from his friends. New Hampshire demo-
Gratis and Connecticut democrats remained
at home. The Jersey men-next-door neigh
bors-were but little in evidence. Senator
Smith is in Europe. and ex-senator McPher-
son Is In Colorado Pennsylvania sent Mr.
Harrlty, Mr.. Singerly, and even ex-Gov-
ernor Pattison. failed to appear. Senator
Gray OF Delaware was an absentee.
No Prominent New Workers..
But the attitude of New York was most
conspicuous. If the street crowds of sight
seers filled hte garden, no democrat Of
statewide influence appeared on the scene.
Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Whitney, Colonel Lamont, Mr..
Fairchild. Mr. Murphy, Mr. Hinkley re-
mained at home. Ex-Mayor Grace is in
Europe, as is Richard Croker. There was
loud call for Mr.. Sheehan at the meeting
of the national committee, but he failed to
respond. A few district Tammany leaders
occupied conspicuous seats, but in the mat
ter of its real leadership the New York
democracy may be said to have cut the
meeting dead.
The East Not Stirred.
1t is this survey of the whole eastern
situation which the republicans consider to
be of moment. The gathering and the
cheering Of a great crowd in a large city
may carry personal comfort and compli-
ment to a speaker, but in this case the
democracy of the east was called upon to
respond to a cause and it failed to do So
The east, judged by the Madison Square
meeting, is as yet unstirred. And il Mr..
Bryan himself has failed to stir it, can any
of his supporters hope to succeed?'
The republicans are expecting cordial re-
cepticns Of Mr.. Bryan at other eastern
points, but they do not fear the effect Of
them on voters