The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-13


bluecoats swooped down upon them and
dispersed the crowd, with admirable
skill, down the various aisIes to which
the tickets directed. This first contin-
gent was made up of the holders of
reserved seats and they scattered them
selves through the aisles on the floor
and swarmed UP through the boxes.
The galleries, rising tier on tier, to
the roof from the oval arena, gave the
hall the likeness of an ancient coli
scum. wonderfully bright with light
hued dresses and cleaning shirt fronts
of coatless men. Over in a far gallery
a band played unnoticed and almost
unheard, all the national airs, while
the crowds gave cheers for the local
favorites and studied the Democrats
of national reputation, who walked in
to the gallery back of the platform.
Two or three times some enthusiast
rose in the gallery and proposed three
cheers for Bryan, which exhortation
brought the expected shouts.
The first real demonstration of the
night was given to- the wife of the
presidential candidate. It was o'clock
when a policeman in the doorway un-
der the stand was heard calling
make way for Mrs. Bryan" Those
nearest heard the call and climbed on
their chairs. Others did not hear, but
they saw that sensations af1oat
and they promptly followed suit, leav-
ing their seats rank after rank, as
though answering to a word of COM
mand. Mrs. Bryan was seen climbing
the steps that led to the first box rail-
ed off at the platforms right. She was
on the arm of Hon. William P. st.
john treasurer of the Democratic
national committee and the host of
the Bryans during their stay in New
York. She stepped down into the box
and faced the mammoth audience CIV
ing New Workers their first sight Of
the woman who had won her way into
quick popularity on the trip across
the continent with her husband.
OVATION FOR MRS. BRYAN.
AS Mrs. Bryan swept her eyes across
the hall they had a weary look and
her face seemed very pale. It lighted
with a bright smile at the roar which
swept across the floor and onward
through the galleries and which grew
into 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 To the
masculine eye her gown was a linen
like material, striped with jet black,
and she wore small bonnet of jet and
green. Mrs. Bryan was followed into
the box by Mrs. Bland, with George H.
L ".
with NJ f. D. Campau, of Minneapolis,
and Mrs. Macy with Clark Howell, of
Atlanta. Following came Mr.. Bryan
on the arm of Chairman James K.
Jones, followed by Mr.. Sewall with
Gov. Stone, of Missouri, and by Mr..
Bland with Eliot Danforth.
Senator William M. Stewart and
party occupied box No. AZ within the
special enclosure; and Senator John P.
Jones occupied box No. 81.
The cheer for Mrs Bryan had not
ended when the foremost parsonage
of the hour, the Democratic candidate
for president, in the midst of small
group of his supporters, appeared and
pushed through the same doorway. The
first glimpse was of a black coated,
broad-shouldered man with a roll of
manuscript held at his side, stepping
with quick, light stride up the short
flight of stairs. At his side and tower
ing over him was the strong figure,
clad in gray, of Senator Jones, of Ar
kansas, chairman of the Democratic
committee.
AS the smooth, shavera, strong-faced
young statesman stood at the front of
the platform, flag was raised and
fastened just above him in the gallery
so that its folds swept down as a back
ground for his FORM and made him the
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cheer that broke forth was of tremen,
dous force. Certainly its recipient had
never heard it's like but once before
and that other was the. cheer that fol-
lowed the close of his now famous
speech before the Chicago convention.
This time it was fans and hats and
handkerchiefs that futtered in the
thick sultry heat and the cry was
Bryan, Bryan" repeated until the
great crowd wearied. The candidate
bowed several times IN his acknowl-
engment Seated at Mr. Bryan's left
was Arthur Sewall, the candidate for
the vice presidency.
There were no vacant chairs in the
hall when the nominees mounted the
platform, and all standing space was
filed but the aisles were clear and
there was no crowding, for the police
had promptly closed the doors when
they saw that the seating capacity Of
the hall had been taken. Among the
prominent Democrats arTayed back of
the platform were: Senator's German,
Of Maryland; Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, and many others who had borne
parts in the convention which nomi-
mated Mr.. Bryan.
1t was twenty minutes after eight
o'clock when Senator Jones stepped to
the front of the box and lifted his hand
for order. The response came in the
form of calls for Bryan. After a mo-
ment the senator was able to hear him.
self and introduced Mr.. Danforth as
the chairman of the meeting. Mr.
Danforth pounded with gavel on the
rail and in his turn was showered with
calls for Bryan. Mr.. Danforth's speech
was a brief one, a mere formal in
PRODUCTION of Gov. Stone. Gov. Stone
read his notification from printed
strips but his voice carried to almost
the ends of the hall. His statement
that the last national convention was
convened under the call of the Demo-
cratic national committee, was a truly
Democratic convention and evolved a
platform of Democratic policy, was re-
ceived with applause, while his refer
ence to the Republican platform as an
upholder of foreign policy called forth
Kisses. Turning to the presidential
candidate who sat at his elbow, as he
finished his speech with the formal ad-
dress to Mr. Bryan, the Missouri gov
ernor placed in the Nebraskan's hands
a roll of parchment bearing the noti-
ffcation proper.
OFFICIALLY INFORMED.