The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-11
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

started up merry tune as the travel
ers borne on the arms of the reception
committee emerged from the depot
Carriages We're provided for the entire
party, and the cavalcade started for the
Ryan via Sibley and Sixth streets.
There was squad of mounted police
to keep the streets clear, but there
was no necessity for their presence un-
til the hotel was reached Following
the band, in the first carriage We're
Nh. Bryan, t. d. O'Brien and Mr.. Can't
rell. In the following vehicles were the
members of the local committee, rep
resentatives of the press associations
ana Eastern newspapers that have
been with the campaigning party ever
since it started, and others.
Drawn up In line in front Of the RYAN
were more than 100 old soldiers who.
under the leadership of Judge E. II.
Wood, stood at attention and cheered
as the party approached. noisy fife
and drum corps attempted to drown the
band while the crowd cheered as If
crazy. For a small crowd it was the
noisiest one that ever invaded. Sixth
street Mr.. Bryan removed his hat
and bowed to a vociferous "Hurrah Cor
Bryan" that saluted him as he stepped
from his carriage. He was hurried into
the hotel and up the stairway to his
apartments on the first floor accom-
panied only by members of his own
party and T. d. O'Brien. Parlors A
and b, fronting on Robert street. rad
been assigned for his use Parlor "A
will be used as a reception room when
needed for that purpose. The rest Of
the gentlemen were assigned to COM
Portable quarters and all were glad 10
be in ST. Paul as it means rest of
thlrty-six hours from arduous work Of
campaigning. The hotel register showed
the following:
w. s. Cantrell, Chicago; G. L. Soyster,
OF Sioux City, national committeeman
from Iowa; Charles NJ. Pepper, repre-
Senttng the New York Herald: r. Y
Oulahan and G. F. H. Papan, repre-
senting the United Press; Robert Il.
Rose and A. e. Hunt, representing the
Associated Press; Herbert j. Browne
representing the New York Journal;
and w. j. H.utchins, representing the
New York World
Dinner was served for Mr. Rrvan and
Mr.. Cantrell in the rooms of the former.
while the newspaper contingent and
members OF the local committee were
entertained in the dining room. 1t
was 7:2O when the travellers reached
the hotel and the crowd in the lobby
was getting uncomfortably large The
hctel had been scantily decorated for
the guest Of honor, bunting being dis
played over the Sixth street entrance
and over the arches in the lobby. Bits
Of color also adorned the doorways
leading to Mr.. Bryan's parlors
There We're as many good RepubIf-
cans in the crowd at the Ryan as there
We're Democrats Not all those present
wore Bryan colors, though the wearers
of the tricolor were conspicuous Page
Morris, of Duluth, was in the throng.
He is man somewhat of Bryans
build, and wears his raven locks about
his shoulders much as the early pict-
ures of Bryan represented him. Mr..
Morris, too, has a smooth, pale face
and a cast of countenance not unlike
that of the Nebraskan. Some one in
the crowd saw Judge Morris and point
ed him out as Bryan. Then the Curl
osity of the crowd was diverted from
the stairway leading to Bryan's parlors
to Morris, who rather enjoyed the situ-
alton. c. D. O'Brien, who knew Judge
Morris well enough to further the de-
ception assured a waiting anxious
crowd that the Duluth man was none
other than the Democratic presidential
candidate. Tom McDermott spoiled
the joke by addressing Judge Morris
by name, much to the relief Of several