The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-19
WOULD STEM SILVER'S TIDE.
HON. BOURKE COCHRAN REPLIES
To BRYAN.

UnsympRthetIc Audience-Say the
Fight Bryan Would Make Is He
tween Honesty and Reputation.
The Question of Wages-A Strong
Address Before a Large and En-
thusiastIc Audience-He Talks on
Sound Money.
Madison Square Garden, n. Y, Aug. IS
! The mass meeting OF the Democratic
| Honest Money League was held this even
ing under the most favorable auspices.
The weather was all that could be desired,
clear and delightfully."- cool, and thousands
upon thousands of persons turned out to
hear Hon. w. Bourke Cochran reply to
the speech Of William Jennings Bryan, de-
! livered in the same amphitheater last
| Wednesday night.
The arrangements for the meeting were
on a most elaborate and almost perfect
scale, and the trouble and tumult in the
garden, which marked the Bryan demon
stration, were entirely lacking. Instead
Of opening but two entrances to allow of
the ingress Of the auditors, five different
doors were opened and the people came In
easily and without undue crushing and
crowding The doors were opened a 6
O'Clock, and from that hour until the
speaking commenced Q steady stream of
people flowed into the huge auditorium.
The police arrangements were practical
ly the same as on the occasion Of Brayns
meeting. Acting Chief Cortright, who is
the commanding officer of the police force
during Chief Conlin's absence, was early
on hand with fully 500 uniformed men.
The Sixty-ninth regiment band rendered
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ence filed in. Every man, woman and
| child who entered was given small
American flag and leaflet containing
the words of the star Spangled Banner"
and America" The songs were render
ed by a double quartette. in which the
vast assemblage assisted. The small
American flags played a prominent part
later in the evening, when they were
waved vigorously and with charming
effect by the vast audience when II gave
vent to its enthusiasm over some Of the
many points made by Mr. Cochran in the
course of his speech.
The platform, which was considerably
larger than that used last week, was
/ tastefully dressed in the national colors.
On it, besides Maj. John Byrnes president
of the Democratic Honest Money League,
who called the meeting to order; Hon.
Perry Belmont, the permanent chairman
Of the meeting, and the Hon. Bourke
Cochran the speaker of the evening, were
2 a host of prominent democrats of ma
t tional and local renown and large num-
2 er of the vice presidents OF the meeting.
Included in the latter were the following:
r John T. Agnew, Lloyd Bryo, w. Bay
ard Cutting, John K. Cowan Of Balti-
more, William Henry Clifford of Portland
Me, Chas. A. Conant of Boston, James
c. Carter, Felix Campbell, Paul Dana,
% Chas. A. Dana, S. II. Dent of Alabama,
VIM Everett of Boston, George H. Earle
TP of dplr hfu has Fnfr a1,gr
: C. 5. Ferguson of Alabama, George Gray
of Wilmington, Del, John Gill of Balti-
more, John c. Bullitt of Philadelphia, j.
Sargent Cram, John D. Crimmins, Thomas
, N. Clark of Alabama, Roswell p. Flower,
]. w. Falkner of Alabama, e. l.. Godkin
, Patrick J. Gleason of Long Island city;
Elbridge T. Gerry, Abram S. Hewitt, w
c. Harris of Louisville, Thomas c. Jones
, of Alabama, John A. Johann of Philael-
, phia Horatio c. King, James Lyons Of
kchmond' va. Alexander T. London Of
Alabama, St. Cair M. G. Kelway Chas.
e. Miller, w. J. Miner of Alabama,
Thomas ]. Gargan of Boston,
VIM. b. Hornblower, Jos. c. Henderix W.
II. Ketting of Alabama, Jos. L. A Rocje
John A. Mccall, A. K. Mcclure of Phila-
delphia, w. G. McAdoo, Jr Ben. f.
Moore of Alabama, Delancey New, Alex
ander E. Orr, Jos. ]. O'Donohue, Herman
Oelrichs. Osweld Ottendorf, J. Edward ST.
mons, VIM. NJ Singerly of Philadelphia;
. Daniel j. Sickles. w. W. Screws of Ala
bama, ]. H. Outhwaite of Ohio. Wheeler
H. Peckham, Friedrich o. Prince of Bos-
ton,, S. o. Pickens of Indiana, Edward NJ
Shepard, Carl SchurZ. j. Kenan Todd,
Spencer Trask, John p. Tillman. of Ala
bama, John Dewitt Warner, w. NJ. c.
Whitney Vim. Pinckney White of Mary
land, Thomas NJ. Waller of New London,
Conn. Daniel w. Lawler of Minnesota and
the following gentlemen of Baltimore: S.
d. Davies Warfield, Douglas H. Thomas,
Randolph Barton, Andrew D. Jones' j.
Mckinney White, Robert c. Davidson, AL
exander Y. D. Dolheld Meyr Strin, Robert
Ramsay, Thomas H. Downing.
At 7:45 the Garden was rapidly filling
up. The galleries, for admission to which
no tickets were required, was crowded,
and no more persons were admitted there
The holders of seats in the boxes and the
reserved chairs were more slow in gather
ing but fully one-half the seats were occu-
pied at above hour, and there was a con-
stant influx at all the doors.
All persons prominent in political and
business life came in and were recogniz-
ed by the assemblage, the spectators mani
tested their enthusiasm with cheers and
other forms of applause. Mayor Strong
received a specially cordial reception. Ex-
Gov Flower and Hon. Perry Belmont
were also well received.
The audience was far more enthusias-
tic than that which greeted Mr.. Bryan
last week. The slightest occurrence out
of the ordinary set them to cheering. A
vigorous band helped matters along, and
the numerous patriotic airs rendered by it
were received with loud and long con-
tinued applause
Eighty-three hundred chairs had been
placed in the. arena Of the great audito-
rum This arrangement swelled the seat
ing capacity of the building to about
1900.
, At 8:25 o'clock, when Mr.. Cochran came
r in. every seat was occupied. With Mr.
Cochran were Gen. Lloyd Brogo Hon.
Perry Belmont, ex-Mayor Cooper, Horace
White. John c. Thomins, John Mack, Jr.,
: Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Hewitt, Mrs. Creary
and Mrs. Brice. The party was escorted
bv Mai. Byrne. Mr.. Cochran was re-
ceived with prolonged cheers
Mai Byrne Immediately advanced to the
] front of the platform, and when, at $3.50,
order was restored, he called the meeting
r to order in brief speech. He was heart
ilv applauded throughout. When he NAM
, ed Hon Perry Belmont as chairman the
{ cheering was renewed. Messrs. Byrne and
Belmont each made brief addresses.