The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-20
REPLY TO MIR. BRYAN
Bourke Cochran Speaks at
Madison Square Garden.
IT WAS A SPEECH FOR GOLD.

Every Seat In the Garden Was Fiiled
and ne Receives Applause From lie
ginning 20 End Many Of the Audi
encs Were womsn-nryan Denies Some
Charges Made.
NEW YoRK. Aug. l9.-The second
notable demonstration Of the political
campaign in New York was held last
night under the auspicies Of the Demo
cratic Honest Money League Of America
In Madison Square garden, where Hon.
w. Bourke Cochran addressed an i'm.
mense audience with a speech entitled,
'In opposition TO Reputation.
Mr.. Cochran had been selected to an.
swer Candidate BryAn's speech because
Of his opposition to the Chicago platform
and because Of his reputation a. an or.
Ator which he had earned by his pArtici.
patton in the tariff debates Of two con-
crosses and by his famous protest
against the nomination Of Mr.. Glove.
land. delivered at dAybreAk in the Chi.
cago convention four years ago.
The elements were kinder to Mr.
Cochran than they had been to Mr..
Bryan, for an afternoon shower had
cooled the air and made the night an
ideal one in pleasant contrast to the
sweltering crowd at Madison square
when Mr. Bryan spoke. The police ar
engagements were better also, and ticket
holders found no difficulty In securing
admission.
At6p. m. the doors were opond, two
hours and half before the meeting
was to begin, and a. the people filed In
IL was noticeable that women composed
. large proportion Of the crowd The
hall was deliberately decorated with
banners and bunting Of the national tri-
color festooned from the ceiling and
draped about the altered oval galleries.
In place Of the small platform from
which Mr.. Bryan had spoken, wa
erected a big stage whereon were seated
many Of the vice presidents Of the meet.
ing, whose names made list 800 strong
and in whose ranks are included many
Of the most prominent business men
finAnciers bankers and railway presi
dents Of New York and other cities.
Eighteen thousand seats had been
placed In the garden and all Of then
were filed. When Mr.. Cochran adi
vanced TO the front Of the platform he
wAa greeted with . tremendous cheer
men climbing on their chairs and way
ing little American flags. which had
been strewn through the hall. Cheer
were given for Mckinley. and there
were hisses when a gallery god yelled
whats the matter with Bryant"
Major J. byrne. the president OF tbs
league, called the meeting 10 order, ad
dressing his hearers a. Democrats who
love their country above party" and eI
isOrtihg them 10 save that party from
reputation. anarchy Aad AociAlism, and
then presented Hon. Perry BslmoSi
who made a short speech by way Of
overture 10 Mr.. COckran's effort.
There WAs , second outbreak Of cheer
and Of flags whan Mr.. Cochran was in
troduced. which lasted several minutes
and while IL was In progress siK singer
ehosaB from among the oity's banks en-
titled the New York Banks Gle
club" sang "Ths Star spAngled Ban
ner" the vast audience swelling th'
chorus with thunderous effect.
Mr.. Ooohran's speech was received
with cheers and was . reiutAtion Of FIRE,
silver throughout II was grea
| .noach Ia Aafanaa ~ n COLD etandnrd