The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-19
COCHRAN 'SSP[ECH
The Assertions Of Billy Bryan
Answered by Mastery
Oratory.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Madison Square Garden Again Crowded
with Interested SpectatOrS-An
Address by Perry Belmont-hr.
Cochran rendered an Ovation and
His Speech EVOkes Laughter and
Applause.

Democratic honest money league was
held this evening. under the most IA
vorable auspices. The weather was
more than could be desired. clear and
delightfully."- cool and thousands upon
thousands of persons turned out to
hear Hon. W. Bourke Cocklan's reply to
the speech of William j. Bryan deliver
ed in the same amphitheatre last
"Wednesday night. The arrangements
for the meeting We're on Il most elabor-
ate and almost perfect scale and the
trouble and tumult outside the garden
which marked the Bryan demonstra-
ton We're 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 any crushing and
crowding. The doors We're opened at
& o'clock and from that hour until the
speaking commenced Il steady stream
Of people flowed into the huge audi
t0rium.
The 69th Regiment band rendered
a series of national airs while the aud
i"nce filed in. Every man, woman and
child who entered within was given
small American flag and u leahet con-
tanning the words of star Spanglcd
Banner" and "America." These songs
We're rendered by II double quartette in
which the vast asselnbage 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 aud
ience when it gave vent To it's enthus-
iasm at some of the many points made
by Mr.. Cochran in the course of his
speech.
The DECORATIONS in the great hall
Were far more profuse than those at
the Bryan meeting. Flags, shields and
sireamcrs We're hung In every available
place and the garden presented u most
beautiful picture. The stars and stripes
was the only flag used and as there is
none more beautiful to look upon. ac-
cording to all patriotic Americans.
everybody could not help but be salts
fled with the effects they produced.
OCCUPANTS OF THE PLATFORM.
The platform, which was considerably
larger than that used last week. was
ors. ON ii beside Major John Byrne,
president OF the Democratic Honest
Money league. who called the meeting
To order; Hon. Perry Belmont. the per-
manent chairman of the meeting. and
the Hon. Bourke Cochran. the speaker
"f the evening. We're IL host Of DrOmin-
ent Democrats of National and local
renown, and n large number Of the
vice presidents Of the meeting. lnclud-
Ell in the latter were the following:
John II. Agnew. Frederick w $.
Blanchard, Bath, Maine: Lloyd Bryce.
Sigorney Butler, Boston; W. .Bayard
Cutting, John l.. Cowen, Baltimore.
Henry clifford. Portland. Me-; Cam
eron Currie Detroit, Mich; Charles A.
conant, Boston. Mass; A. Kennedy
Childs Hartford. Conn: james G. Cart
er. Felix Campbell, Paul Dana. Charles
A. Dana, Jeremiah Dwyer. Detroit.
Mich; ). III. Dent, Alabama: William
Everett. Boston; George II. Earle. jr.
Philadelphia; Charles :. I'airchild. q. :.
Ferguson. Alabama; George Gray
Wilmington. Del. John Gill. Baltimore; );
John g. RuIlitt, Philadelphia; J. Sar-
geant Cram; John u. Crimmins. Thorn
lass. Detroit. Mich: Roswell r. Flower.
]. w. Faulkner, Alabama: E. l.. God
kin. w. N. Gardiner, Rockand, Me. :;
Patrick j. Gleason, Long Island City:
Elbridge II. Gerry. George Hadlcy,
Abram j. Hewitt, g. V. Holman, Rock
land, Me-; W. G. Harris, Louisville: T..
G. Jordan. Portland, Me-: Thomas c.
Jones. Alabama; John A. Johanna, Phil
adelphia; Horatio c. King James
Lyons, Richmond. Va: J. II. Lawrence.
Grand Rapids. Mich; Alex II. London.
Alabama: ST. Clair McKelway. Charles
r.. Miller, n. Matthews. jr.. Boston: w.
J. Milner. Alabama; G.. S. Mcdowell.
Lewiston. Me-; Thomas J. GarSan. Bos-
ton, William Il. Hornblower, Joseph G.
Hendrix, :. Il. Hamilton, Boston: w. II.
liettig, Alabama; Joseph Larocque
John A. Mccall, Robert Greir Monroe
A. X. Mcclure. Philadelphia; w. G. Nc
Adoo, jr., w. Il. Merson. Saginaw
Mich; Ben +. Moore, Alabama: De-
lancey Nicoll, Alex +. Orr. Joseph
J. O'DOnOhue, Herman Oelrichs. Os-
wald Ottenderfer, G. 4. Paine Thorpe,
j. Edward Simmons, William NJ. Sim
gerly, Philadelphia; Clarence Il. Saw
yer. Brunswick. Me-; Daniel f.. Sickles.
Charles M. Swift, Detroit, Mich; w. w.
Screws. Alabama; Harry +. Thompson,
Brunswick, Me-; NJ. w. O'Brien, De-
troit; ]. H. Outhwaite. Ohio; r. N. Os-
borne, Auburn; Wheeler II. Peckham,
Frederick C. Prince. Boston, Mass: S.
O. Pickens. Indiana: Thos. F.. Quimby,
Detroit, Mich; Edward NJ. Shepard,
Carl Schurz. l.. N. Slower, Brunswick,
Me-: W. r. Shelby, Grand Rapids,
Mich; ]. Kennedy Tod. Henry G.
Thacher, Boston; Spencer Trask, John
f. Tillman. Alabama; John Dewitt
Warner, Peter White, Marquette,
Mich; william c. Whitney, william
Pinckney White. Maryland; X. Y. Will