Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-30

New York, September 29.-Whether it
may be set down to the enthusiasm for
a candidate or the natural curiosity that
p.edomina,es in the American public, it
is nevertheless a fact that the demon
suadon that greeted William J. Bryan
tonight in this city was most remark
able in its character. Blockadad
streets. crowded auditorium, sieged
speaking stands, and crowds that deicd
the energy Of the police in their stability
were seme OF the features. Tammany
Hall. that had made the arrangements
for the welcome and the reception, out
did itself in the doing. Tammany is
noted for enthusiastic assemblag 5, and
tc-n.gA. within the big assembly hail
the members tore the air with shouts Of
approval OF the candidates, of the Amer
lean flag and OF every comment that sa-
weed either OF patriotism or loyalty 10
d fmOcIatic principles. Every man wac
entered was presented with a flag, the
effect being that when anything pleased
the audience the crowded hail seem d
one huge wave Of Stars and Stripes. On
several stands there waved with thS
predominant Star Spangled Banner"
the 1lags OF Italy. o. Ireland, Of Ger
many, and the union jack OF England.
When leader John c. She IAN, OF TAM
many. issued an invitation 70 The gen.
eral public TO b. present at the Out OF
door gatherings, he probably little eX-
pected the vast crowds that made two
thirds Of Union Square, two blocks OF
Fourteenth street in front Of Tammany
Han. the Plaza and Fourth avenue ab-
solutely impossible. AS early az seven
o'clock Tammany Hail was jammed TO
the doors and the police were wrestling
with the thousands outside VINO were
demanding admission, which, when they
did not get in, drove them 10 tn various
stands erected at vantage points within
the space of six blocks OF Tammany. Inc
small army Of policemen fought and
struggled with the crowd to keep the
sl5 Is open 20, tr-G-, -- -hey -'14
gave ii uD and allowed them TO stand
massed IN front of the stands.
The police who escorted Mr.. Bryan
through the lines had to figh, like tigers,
the clubs refusing 10 move even When
the horses almost trampled upon them.
Bu. Jupiter Pluvius, who mad threat
eued moisture all day, took the place OF
the police force in dispensing the crowd.
Soon after Mr.. Bryan entered Tmamany
Hall a driving rain storm started, and
il was no- long before at least half the
crowd had sought shelter Many Of
them Went home but many others
sought nearby shelter, waiting for the
candidate. Very soon the stand ana
streets were a mass of umbrellas.
At 7:45 o'clock, John ". Keller was
presented as the presiding officer Of the
Tammany Hall meeting and ne accepted
the place with a brief, but ringing speech
on the evils of the gold standard. The
names of Mckinley and Mark Hanna
were greeted with q sibilan5 storm a.
fierce as The enthusiastic ou,bursJs which
me- that of Bryan.
When Mr. Keller had concluded, a
stirring set of resolutions were read and
adopted with a WhO0p. After declaring
the answering allegiance of ''Fhe De
mOcracy of New York city" TO Bryan
and Sewall. and voicing the denuncia-
ton OF gold and the corresponding adu-
latiOn of silver. they touched on State
matters, denouncing the Raines law and
the las Republican legislature, endOrs-
ing The State Democratic ticket and pla.-
form. called upon the United States gov
q Il s,-. - III 3,,',e "t,,5e" 81 oeIll
i ~ ~ ..' ,, %. -, -
i,'' VI, ''' 49,. 10 l'ilu p, -
~ W. rotionaJ r'l oo 80 so'I ,,J-, ,,' ,,-'
nromn- stems Co inyestiqa.e Ono re-
nor,od imnrisonr,en. and br,o,,or,, -
non-comba-ant American citizens in
Cub9 and if facts wsrran- If demanT
i9me4iate redress =, ''' "
A. tbras Minutes mast oiobt oor,ro
lion in the rear of he Goo sor+ ,i,,
NO tbroncb +bo orovd ord nr
i.o,+ lo+o7 tbo ,,oI;oo - -,
, ,ossaqs-way wb;cb rorcoIed tbo e s.. ""
IT| p'or "CI On - eef o,.'e e.sa lie u
were Arthur Sewau. the Vice Presiden-
t..i ,-.s.-a.o amI 60 ~ U-1Ii,,lr.
80 :7 60.
tne COyerD0rshiD of Massachusetts
~, 5is,''lts ~, - -, @ l~ 5o ,,,' oroJ Duy,1
juaIeU III O-I .,. III ~. ~'l'r
IeI, mo Ilen1l anu ,L t'.f' - tto,
'oiune OF Suduu -i.ou o.,,''i - -
eAdeu eAdc' 81 No. ,.., ~
Ine alr VS. h''er,1S.o ~.
mas ana - na$s Ia orec. e ' Fscin 5.rsc'