The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-28
BATTLE FOR CHICAGO BEGINS.
CYCLONE OF PARTY ENTHUSIASM
MARKS DRYAN's ENTRANCE,


O'Clock ana Is Escorted to the
ArmOry Building by "A Monster
PrOcessiOn-Hisses and a Few
Over-Ripe Eggs Greet the Pnrad-
ers Rt Some Points Along the Line.
None of the Eggs Hit MIR. Bryans
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. "a conquering
hero returning home from victories ga
lore could not have been more royalty
welcomed than was William j. Bryan on
his arrival in Chicago this afternoon.
The enthusiasm was remarkable, Crowds
lined the entire route over which he pass
ed from the railway station to the scene
of his initial speech in his fight for Cook
county, and maintained a continuous
cheering. Many organizations pledged to
support the democratic nominee were in
the escort procession; brass bands played
patriotic marching airs with a vigor born
of the excitement along the way, and al
together from the time his train came to
standstill in the union depot until he con-
cluded his address at Battery ID armory,
he was lauded by thousands of enthusias-
tic people with such heartiness of voice
|
gratiied and showing that qualification in
his remarks.
A wild shrek that continued to grow in
volume went up from the big crowds lin
ing every approach to the union depot
when Mr.. Bryan's special pulled in at $3.50
| o'clock, exactly on time. The police had
done very well in their endeavor to keep
the people out of the enclosure where the
trains stand, but couple of thousand men
and boys eluded the bluecoats and made
a dash for private car "Idler," In
which Mr.. Bryan has travelled for the
past three weeks. The police were almost
powerless in their attempt to keep the
| shouting enthusiasts from overwhelming
the candidate and his wife, and 1t was only
by hard struggle that they were pushed,
pulled and wedged to a stairway leading
to the street. This proved an island Of
safety, for the police turned on the excited
mob following Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and
kept them from coming farther.
Outside the streets and sidewalks were
| crowded A great cheer went up as the
candidate stepped into a carriage drawn
| by four white horses After some delay,
the procession started, the carriage con.
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan passing
through a double line OF political organi-
cations, which fell into line and followed
after it. The central committee of the
Cook county peoples party organization,
the central committee of the democratic
party of Cook county, the Silver League
of Cook county, the president and secre-
taries of the democratic silver clubs OF
Cook county, the Carter Harrison Associ-
alton, the Cook County Democratic March,
ing Club, a negro free silver club and Bry-
an clubs, composed of Germans, Irish
French, Polish, Bohemian. Hebrew ana
other foreign nationalities, were in the
parade.
The candidate had as his personal es-
cort a large body of men, composing the
Chicago reception committee who march-
ed beside his carriage over the entiie
route.
The procession proceeded up Canal
street. to Madison, to Fifth avenue, to
Washington, to Clark street, to Monroe
street and to Battery d., at the intersec-
tion of Monroe and Michigan avenues.
All along that roundabout line Of
march the greatest enthusiasm was man.
ifested. Kisses were heard frequently.
They came principally from people who
swarmed in the windows of business
houses and brought vigorous responses
of an uncomplimentary character from
those in the line. AS the negro silver club
was hissed the loudest, so was II the re-
cipient of the greatest shouts of approval
The Cook County Democratic Marching
Club also came in for much of the ex-
pressed enthusiasm. Nearly everybody
i'm the procession carried an American
flag.
1t was just before Mr.. Bryan reached
the Armory building on the lake 'front.'
that the only incident that marred the
demonstration occurred. A number of
eggs were thrown in the direction of his
carriage from the Metropolitan Business
College, on the fourth floor Of a building
situated on the north side of Monroe
street. near the corner of Michigan. None
| M mi of mr.
his wife, but several members of the re-
ceptlon committee, marching beside them
suffered. Daniel j. Mcmahon, a lawyer;
Sol van Praag, a well known ward politl-
clan; James Traynor and ]. r. Payne
were among those who exhibited yellow
stains on their clothing, to a reporter OF
the Southern Associated Press.
The spacious armory, capable of hold
ing 10000 people standing, had been kept
clear by the police until the arrival Of
Mr.. Bryan A wild rush of the people fol-
lowed Mr.. Bryan's entrance. So quick
was the charge of those anxious to get
inside that Mrs. Bryan had not time to
alight before wild, cheering mob separa-
ted her from her husband. She, there
fore, remained in the carriage and was
driven to the Auditorium annex, where the
nominee will make his headquarters while
here.
When Mr.. Bryan, eheered by the 1900
or more who had obtained entrance be-
fore him and who were seated In the gal
lery, reached the stage, and had shaken
hands with National Committeeman
Gahan and other prominent democrats
who were seated there, the doors were
opened and the outside crowd poured in.
BY that time, however. many thousands
Of those who had welcomed Mr.. Bryan's
arrival had gone away, but those who re-
mained were sufficient in number to
crowd without too much discomfort n,
themselves the entire floor.
Alexander Jones, chairman Of the Cook
county democratic campaign committee,
made an eloquent address Of welcome that
was frequently cheered. He was follow
ed by John Weinberg, who presented Mr..
Bryan with a silver star In behalf Of the
| Democratic Hebrew Club. Then the can
didate rose and scene that he has wit
messed so frequently in the past three
months was repeated with vigorous en-
thuslasm.
Many people In the audience carried
American flags and these they waved in-
accompaniment TO their cheers. Hats
were waved and handkerchiefs Haunted,