Evening journal., 1896-09-24


night in an exceedingly quiet manner.
Mr.. Bryan was met at Hoboken, n. J.,
by the treasurer Of the national commit
tee, Mr.. St. John, and Sergeant-at- Arms
James w. Oliver He was driven across
the Brooklyn bridge and taken directly to
the Marguerite hotel, where he was the
guest of Willard J. Abbot. Mr. Bryan
showed the effects OF his arduous work in
the campaign, but claimed that he was IN
excellent shape to make his two speeches.
The first speech took place at the Acade
my of Music under the auspices of the
Democratic general committee of Kings
county and the other at the rink in Cler
mont avenue under the auspices Of the
Bryan league Of Kings county.
Before O'Clock every entrance to the
Academy of Music was the battle-ground
OF bowling, tumultuous mob, and when
the doors were flung open little past
that hour it took less than ten minutes
to Ill the big building from the front
steps to the rear wall. 1t was a good hui
mored crowd, and it had great deal Of
amusement with itself pending the arrival
of the candidate. In one corner of the Or
ohestra space was a brass, band which
helped the fun along by playing patriotic
airs
The first note was the signal for some
body in the upper part Of the house to
scatter through the air a great number
of small American flags, and moment
later the entire audience was on its feet
wildly waving the tiny emblems to the
tune of 1.-The Star Spangled Banner.
This sort of amusement was varied by in
termittent cheers for Mr.. Bryan. The
house was bare Of adornment except for
two large portraits of Bryan and Sewall
draped in American flags which depended
from the prosenium and the small table
reserved for the speaker, which wore a
similar dress. A very considerable por-
tion of the audience consisted of women,
every box containing party, while
number were seated upon the stage
A Tremendous Crowd.
BY 1880 o'clock every inch Of space in
the house was occupied except the two
main aisles Of the orchestra, which the
police kept clear until after the arrival of
Mr.. Bryan and his party. Fully 5000
people were in the. house. Among them
We're many Of Brooklyn's prominent Dem.
oorats, including st. Clair McKelway,
Hugh Mclaughlin, the local leader, and
the members of the county organization.
BY o'clock the crush had become so
thick that all the doors to the academy
were closed shutting out clamoring
crowd of thousands who thronged the en-
tire block.
1t was exactly s:15 when James D. Bell,
chairman of the Kings county Democracy,
raped for order. The candidate had not
yet arrived.
In a few words Mr.. Bell named as
chairman Of the meeting Fighting Judge
William J. Gaynor Of the supreme court
whose name was greeted with tremendous
applause. The Judge stepped to the little
table in the front Of the stage and pounded
the gavel
The Judge made a short speech and CON
oluded by nominating Senator Patrick H.
McCarron as secretary of the meeting
After his selection had been enthusiastically
ratified, the meeting adopted strong reso-
lutions presented by the regular Domoora-
cy Of Kings county. They recite that the
election to be held in November Is Of
greater Importance than any since the
civil war, denounce coporations and mo-
nopOlies and compliment Bryan for the
skill with which he has thus far led the
fight.
Resolutions Adopted.
"we find our faith in him strengthen
ed, say the resolutions, "by the abuse
poured out upon him by the enemies Of
and the traitors to the Democratic cause
who, venturing to insult the intelligence
of the American people by using the Dem
ocratio name as decoy flag, have at last
found their fitting home in the bosom Of
Republicanism as It is typifled by Quay Of
Pennsylvania, Platt of New York and
Mark Hanna, the labor orusher Of Ohio 4"
The document in conclusion pledges the
allegiance Of the county Democracy for
Bryan and the whole ticket.
Senator McCarron had scarcely finished
reading the resolutions before distant
shouts from the outside Of the building
announced the arrival of the Byran party.
The noise grew louder and nearer, grad
ually developing into a mufiled roar and
eventually bursting into a torrent of
sound, the volume of which shook the
building to the center as the candidate
walked down the stage. The noise con
tinued unabated for six minutes, at the
end of which time Mr. Bryau's raised
hands finally brought about order. With
out delay he stepped to the front Of the
stage and after requesting the audience to
listen to him in silence made a long speech
Mr.. Bryan looked thinner than when he
was In New York last month, but his col
or is stu good, and his eyes are clear.
A story had been circulated from Phila-
delphia to the effect that he had been ex-
amined by an eminent neurologist and de-
clared to be on the verge of nervous pros
tratiOn. Mr.. Bryan showed no traces Of
such weakness last night. In personal ap-
pearance and especially in attire he
showed the marks of travel, but he seemed
still powerful man, with plenty Of re-
serve force.
The speakers welcome when he arose
to speak was all that the vainest of men
could have asked 1t was several minutes
before he could gain hearing. He made
several futile starts and several times gave
way to the persistence of his noisy admir-
ers.
One who had heard Mr.. Bryan read his
speech last August in Madison Square
Garden could not last night have withheld
from him the verdict that he Is tenfold
more forceful without manuscript.
Mr.. Bryan's address lasted ~ hours
and was concluded at 1915 o'clock. I'm
der the guidance of a local committee he
left the Academy of Mnsio for the rink
meeting. Upon reaching Montague street,
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