Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-13

sr,,au Modest and biBhihc"'
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, \. y
..-..t 1o-w. j. Bryan and Arthur
sswau were formally notified tonight
tb,t they were the choice Of the Demo
cratic Marty for the highest offices in
ne eIn OF the people of the United
et.t.s The occasion wa3 one TO whlch
l. entire country had been looking for
,..r5 for many weeks, and interest had
,..n TO the boiling point, through re-
coated promiscs and hints that the
s-..,b the Young Nebraskan would de-
ll..- would exceed in eloQuence. vigor'
and magnetism his great EFFORT before the
Chicago convention
Air. BRYAN himself had been partly
,s.nenrbie for the ieverish feeling gene
rated among the people Only the other
dav. when "a crowd of enthusiasts gath
ersi at a station along the route Of bis
i,-rrrv from Lincoln 10 New York had
imrorrued him for a few words, he had
answered. "Eead the newspapers Thurs
aay morning. and YOU viii have some
thing worth reading
Whatever might Doe the political incli-
nations of any person who attended this
grand ratification of the Democracy al
tae spacious Madison Square Garden, he
must have been permeated with the
bu,iest prejudice not TO have been thfil-
"a by the excitement and the enthusiasm
which prevailed during the entire time
She notification ceremonies lasted. The
rresence of so stupendous a crowd of
human beings was in itself an eloquent
tribute TO- the Importance attached 10 the
occasion And such a crowd as 1t was.
.eu and women poured into the vast
.uIitorium. They came in droves. in sec
lions. and in orderly marching step The
.aenlng of the doors was followed by
lrryng. scurrying rush of feet, and i'm
.ray came. shouting jumping. showing
,usnn-. an intent on reaching the places
best available to see and hear all that
wss to be seeu and heard. After awhile
ta. neress became more orderly and the
entrance of the audience settled down into
constant inflow.
WILD EXCITEMENT
Outside the Garden the widest excite
mmt had prevailed. A perfect Gordon
Of police had been formed on the four
sides Of The building and no one was
permitted 10 cross the line until the time
advertised for the opening of the doors.
lr.r one thousand uniformed policemen
ue-e stationed I'm and about the hall
Iae crowd began TO assemble shortly
after @ o'clock. and an hoxr later the
avenues leading 10 the garden were lite
rally througeI with the waiting multi
tulc. The extreme heat Of the day had
b. no means spent its fury. and many
OF those who had arrived early 10 secure
good positions iu the line, were obliged
Co drop out and retire 10 less favorable
places.
AT o'clock the doors were thrown
opsn and. despite the efforts Of the police
.o restrain ,hem. the crowds on every
side made desperate rushes for the en-
frances. ln the struggles many women
tainted and had 70 be- carried away. The
loIce finally began to use their clubs in
tr effort 90 restore order. 4 wild scene Of
turmoil ensued al the main entrance.
N.1 women. and policemen We're jumbled
together Zoo am indiscriminate mob. Then
OBJ. police rallied. and. with "A vigorous
-.. ol their clubs. soon formed line,
wl hereafter there was a semblance Of
c.tt
tom floor TO roof the Garden was
crowded with human beings. The heat
Was n.. as intense within as might have
hooH expected. But it was hot enough,
and i.r.p.rIag humanity brought fans in
plenty. Overheatel men took of their
coats and unloosed their collars. The
women had prepared for the tOrridity by
lfc ls ln COOL light frocks.
LITTLE DECORATION.
There was little decoration in the hail.
Tie speakers desk was simply covered
WITH the lraperes OF an American stand
ana. While the gallery spaces Immediately
behind DO were decorated elaborately, but
With the same material There we're two
btan,ic portraits OF Bryan and Sewall,
or. ua each side of the stand.
seats 0n the platform Immediately in
i-t t.r OF the rostrum had been reserved