The Red Cloud chief., 1896-08-21
BRYAN'S RECEIVING.
NOMINEE AND HIS WIFE
GREET NEW YORK.
Not at All Worried by the Adverse Criti-
dsm of Ills speech by ,hc New York
Press Highly Pleased That All the Pa
pers Published H..

New YoRE, Aug. lA-Mr. and Mrs
Bryan and Arthur Sewall received
visitors this morning in the front
drawing room of william =. st Johns
residence in East Thirty-fourth street
A large number of ladies and gentle
men called.
Mr.. Bryan looked exceptionally
well after the fatiguing work last
night and said that lie felt better than
he did yesterday.
Mrs. Bryan received in a plain
cow Of dark material. She wore no
ornaments.
Among those who called were Sen.
ntor TillmaD, Colonel Cameron, Mr..
and Mrs. Lacy Of Brooklyn. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Paul of North Carolina,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Pearsall of North
Carolina, Senator Black burn, Con.
gresham Benton McMillin and q.
Fred Williams Of Massachusetts,.
IL Mr.. Bryan had any doubt OF tho
success OF his last speech last night he
did not show it. lie spoke to the
visitors about the newspaper reports
and comments. Tho adverse tone of
most of these articles did not seem TO
worry him in the least. He expressed
especial qualification in the fact that
all of the newspapers printed the
speech. To IA query at to his opinion
OF the various criticisms, he said with
n smile: IL did not expect to overcome
all the prejudice ut one blow. Neither
did | expect to set North river on fire
with oratory. IL was not u time for
oratory, but for serious argumcutative
li.nttagInn -, ,1.aHul all, ,-,
reception"
AT IL o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
LEFT Mr.. st. Johns house and drove to
the Windsor hotel. a great crowd of
people filed Fifth avenue in front of
the Motel under the blazing sun
awaiting his coming. The party, how
ever, avoided them and went to the
Forty-seventh street entrance.
Then IL was announced that Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan would receive in tho
main parlOrs and Il great crowd
pushed tow"rd the front doors. The
police finally succeeded in forming a
line and then people were slowly ad.
mittcd. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and Mr..
Sewall stood in the parlors, the lady
between the two mon. Mr.. st. John
had announced that Mr.. Bryan would
moi talk and would not shake hands
rs his arm was weary, but Mr. Bryan
chose to disregard this latter point
and the entire party gave to each Wis.,
itor u cordial grasp OF the hand.
Mr. !;ryan wore n black alpaca coat,
no vest, q black tic and white turn.
down collar. Mrs. Bryan was in black
crepe, with white silk and lace ilchu
and bead trimmings She wore no
jewelry. Mr.. Scwall wore u long
black Gock coat, light trousers and
light tie. -n:.G .%as,,~~I"
II was estimated that at least 2 1000
people shook hands in the hour apd .
half the party received, n club OF 100
pcn from Scranton. Pa. being among
them. %ar-
At the conclusion OF the reception
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bland. Mr.. Scwali and Mr.. st. John
lunched, and then members OF the ma.
tional committee and the committee
on notification met Mr.. and Mrs Bry-
an aud Mr.. Scwall informally. Up TO
0 o'clock Mr.. Bryan had not arranged
his future plans, but IL is believed lac
will leave for Maine to. morrow.
At = o'clock this afternoon Mrs.
Bryan, Mrs. Bland and Mrs. Stone
received the women OF New York in
the Windsor hotel parlors.