The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
IRE FORMALLY NOTIFIED
BRYAN AND SEWALL INFORM
I ED OF THEIR NOMINATION
IN NEW YORK.
III TWO HOURS SPEECH BY BRYAN
LISTENED TO BY TWENTY
THOUSAND PEOPLE IN MAD
IsON SQUARE GARDEN.
''e:!yEAPER DOLLARS EASIER TO GET
WAS THE DRIFT OF HIS SPEECH.
MORE ARGUMENTATINE
THAN ELOQUENT.
NO MENTION OF THE POPULIST NOMINATION
The Nominee Said Nothing of the st.
Louis Compliment Only Two New
York Democratic Leaders Were
Present-Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
Enthusiastically Cheered
on Entering.
WAS THE DRIFT OF HIS SPEECH.
MORE ARGUMENTATIVE
THAN ELOQUENT.
mo MENTION OF THE POpULIST NOMINATION

New York. Aug. 12.-William Jennings
Bryan of Nebraska and Arthur Sewall
1of Maine were tonight formally notified
Of their nomination by the democratic
party for the offices of president and
yice president at a meeting in the big
I Madison Square Garden. which was Il
notable political event and remarkable
climax to the remarkable tour of the
presidential candidate across half the
continent. An army of unnumbered
thousands filled the streets for several
1sguares about the building in the vain
Ions of securing admission. In the hall,
(which was fiery furnace. Mr.. Bryan
spoke to 10000 people for nearly two
hours. His address dealt almost en-
tirely with the financial question; was
more argumentative and less eloquent
than his historic Chicago speech, which
won for him a presidential nomination,
and only in closing appeal to the citi-
zens of New York did he speak in a
strain which had captured the Chicago
convention.
He was surrounded by many of the
silver leaders-Jones of Arkansas, Hogg
of Texas. Blackburn of Kentucky,
"Silver Dick" Bland of Missouri
st. John of New York. Stewart of Ne
vada. Tillman of South Carolina, Geo
Fred Williams of observation-disclosures
of whom had been rival aspirants for his
place on the ticket. The democratic
leaders of New York, with the exception
of the former state treasurer, Eliot Dan
forth. who presided over the meeting.
and eX-Congressman Sulzer. who or
ganized the first Bryan club in the
state. were absent. Mr.. Sewall spoke
briefly after Bryan and was heartily
cheered Governor Stone of Missouri
delivered the notification speech, which
declared that the work of the Chicago
convention had been the work of the
people and that Bryan was their candi-
nrte.
sss jfter the notification meeting Mr..
Ryan was driven to the Hotel Bar
'tholdi. facing the Garden. where he
spoke again. standing on balcony with
Mr.. Sewall and Mrs, Bryan, who shared
with her husband all the honors and at
Stentions of the day. This audience,
standing in the streets. seemed to he
composed mostly of working men, and
Mr.. Bryan exhorted them to support the
cause of free silver.
Lesser lights of the party and single
tax men held six overflow meetings on
the streets around Madison Square and
made speeches during the Garden meet
ing. so that the opening of the demo-
cratic campaign in this city made an eX-
ceedingly lively night.
The police lines were formed at about
ID o'clock by 1000 picked men. AS the
hours rolled on the crowd increased so
rapidly that this large force was almost
powerless to handle it. Twice the
900 men, women and children, who
4 were steering and surging to get closer
no the Garden, broke through the ranks
{ltd with difficulty were driven back
4 inly one person was reported injured-a
: marvellous fact, as the enormous crowd
BANNED the streets for many blocks.