New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
BRYAN IN JERSEY CITY.
THE boy ORATOR" ADDRESSES TWO
GATHERINGS.
bob" DAVIS THE COUNTY LEADER. sOfhHiN-
TENDS THE MEETING IN THE ACADEMY OF
MUsIC-MANY REPUBLICANS IN
THE AUDIENCE.


Rrvan visited Jersey City yesterday afternoon.
He accepted the invitation OF Bob Davis. ieader
OF the Democratic machine. who hoped the Fresi-
Dental candidate would influence the waVer'ns
Democrats TO vote the whole ticket which wouiu
include IA vote for Heller for Sheriff. on whose
election depends Daviss continuance In power as u
political boss.
Davis engaged the Academy Of Music for the
meeting The only decorations were Autographs
of Bryan and Sewall at the wings. and that OF
Heller was tackled to the front Of the desk In the
centre OF the stage.
Mr.. Bryan was not familiar with pontlcai al
fairs in Jersey CITY, and he consented to make
speech there for Bryan. He had occasion TO feel
proud of his reception. The doors OF the theatre
were opened at o'clock, and in few minutes
every seat occupied and the aisles were
crowded Fifteen hundred persons were IN the
playhouse. and nearly one hundred OF these were
women They were not all Democrats In the
audience. The Rev. J. L. Scudder. the Kew. Z. IL.
Vail the Rev. Martin Hancock. Flavel MCGEE ana
other prominent Republicans were present. They
had a. weary wait. The meeting began at O'CLOCK
but Mr.. Bryan had not arrived The audience
found something TO interest them for wmie III
studying the faces OF those who crowded the stage
Not a prominent man was visible only DAVIS
henchmen When Bob" Davis advanced to open
the meeting his followers on the stage endeavored
TO start applause for him. but II did not extend
beyond the stage lie introduced Assistant Prose
cutor of the Pleas Joseph NJ Noonan, who occu-
pied a seat in of the boxes. as chairman. Cor
poration Attorney Minturn, of Hoboken. made a
speech and was followed by Assemblyman Queen.
who urged his hearers vote for the excellent
county ticket which Davis had named. The speak
er who is one Of the candidates. tried to convince
his hearers that the only issue in this campaign Is
equal taxation Ii almost o'clock, and
BRYAN had not appeared. The band played. Then
there was IA painful pause and the chairman re,
ouested the musicians to play again. lie looked
around for another speaker and discovered Alex
ander Young. who began talking against time un-
I'll Mr. Bryan entered. >.
Mr. Bryan's speech, which occupied about half
an hour about the same harangue which the
Bow Orator inflicted on his audiences in Paterson
and Newark on Monday. but the crowd did not
seem 10 object to the repetition, and frequent
cheers interrupted the speaker.
When Mr.. Bryan had finished his speech ne was
taken 10 the balcony of the theatre. where he ad-
dressed the crowd OF two thousand persons that
had assembled outside the theatre Bryans recep-
ton BY the outside crowd was not enthusiasts and
ne made only q few remarks. He entered the car
rage which had conveyed him from New-fork and
returned mis- hOtei.
About three hundred persons were gathered at the
feriy-house 10 catch glimpse OF the candidate. nut
few were gratihed. iEe police kept the crowd
away from the coach.