The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-24
HOBOKEN'S Big DAY
crowds Greet the Boy
Orator at the Railroad
Station.
MAKES i FIVE MINUTE SPEECH
Cheers for Mckinley and Hobart
Drown Those for Bryan.
MAKES 4 FIVE MINUTE SPEECH

Hoboken thinks she has seen many q
great day, but she is willing to concede
that yesterday was the biggest day in
her history, because he whom a large
number of her citizens consider the big
gest man in the country, stopped within
her borders for about five minutes yester-
day and made a speech William Jennings
Bryan, the Popocrat candidate for Presi-
dent, stood up in an open barouehe in
front OF Dukes House, and told $500 Ho-
bokenites a few of the p~latitudes he had
been jollying other Jerseymen with DUR
ing the entire day.
II had been announced that the Boy
Orator would be at the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad station
promptly at 4:26 o'clock yesterday after
noon. 1t was also announced that Nix
Coyle, Alex Young and several other
influential citizens had told Mr.. Bryan
that he would have to speak from the
City Hall steps in Hoboken, and as every
thing that Alex and Mike says goes,
a large lumber Of people gathered IN
The greater number. however, gathered
in and about the station. There was as
many inside as out. The crowd inside was
composed of Hobokenites and
on the railroad, who stopped on their way
to their towns to get a glimpse or the
great Popocrat as he passed through. so
dense did the crowd get about the small
station that the passengers had hard
work making their way to and from the
trains. For Hoboken the police arrange
ments were excellent. Chief Donovan was
on hand himself and directed the force OF
police. They managed to get the passen-
gers to and from the trains without Sc
rious mishap. and beyond a rumpled
dress or a crushed hat no casualty was
reported.
There were almost as many Republicans
as silverites in the crowd. Among them
were Aaron Baldwin and Anthony j.
Volk, would-be Sheriffs. and ex-Assem-
blyman Nutzhorn, who has his eyes on
Senator Days seat. Almost every Demo-
cratic officeholder in Hoboken was on the
platform. At least so one would judge by
| the titles of Commissioner, Alderman ana
Chief. which was applied to almost every
Hobokener who was saluted.
Outside the gates in the square in front
| of the depot and ferryhouses was packed
with another crowd equally as large.
Mayor Pagan kept passing UP and down
the platform. A group that attracted the
| most attention when the crowd found out
who the men were, was made up of three
| men. the martyred Sinjun, Jimmy Oliver
and former Congressman Clancy OF
Brooklyn. Sinjun and Jimmy were there
mittee. Mr.. Clancy was q committee OF
one to receive Mr.. Bryan for the Brook
lyn regular organization. Mr.. st. John
looked a bit depressed. Jimmy Oliver Was
4 4loPRyF ~ l60 a VIZ u S10ht L ~
Gratis to present TO the martyr, and Mr.
Clancy looked very proud of the honor
that had been delegated to him.
When the train, which was forty min
utes late, finally arrived a great how
went up and a rush vas made for the
candidate Cheer after cheer for Bryar
+ filled the station and then the other side
began to get in their work. 1t was hard tc
tell which were the louder, the Mckinley
or Bryan cheers. Mr.. Bryan was fairly
pushed through the crowd by the polict
and finally reached his carriage. He was
smiling, and apparently happy, and ths
more the crowd pushed him the better ht
seemed to like it. When he got to the
carriage the men pressed so close about
him that the door could hardly be opened
His hat was knocked off. but he kept or
smiling. He was banged against The
wheels, and still he smiled. Finally hi
said he would make a speech. A wedge
was formed and he was pushed through
the crowd to an open carriage that stood
in the middle of the square. When h
took off his hat another shout went up
kinney. mostly from tie railroad men
The police hustled abo6t trying to shu
the Mckinley men up, but they. succeed
ed SO poorly that mighty little of th'
Il am proud to live in a country wher
the people themselves decide on wha
they want: ! am proud that I live in
authorltw derives 1t from the consent o
the governed. And because I appreciate
that Government / am not willing Il
adopt the financial system that some for
eign nation gives US unless I want tina
system myself. (Applause.1 I want yel
to study the issue presented in this cam
paign. II our opponents had proposes
some financial plan. we might have dis
cu&ed it. But when the Republican part,
say we must maintain . policy until FOR
eign nations will let us out, / protes
against the abandonment Of self govern
ment. I believe that the people are capabl
of deciding those questions. We submit
our cause to the people and shall abid
by their decree
When he had finished the police hustle
Mr.. Bryan aboard the boat.
When the first how which denoted tn
great silverite's arrival went up in tn
station many of those outside run as fas
as they could to the City Hall, so as t
get a good chance to hear the speec
Bryan was sure to make, because Mike
Coyle and Alex Young said he would
After waiting until the candidate ha
crossed the river, the crowd dispersed
their faith rudely shaken in the omnipo
tence of Mike and Alex.