Evening journal., 1896-09-22

MT. Bryan nnally got In
THE DOORS OPENED.
For hours before the doors opened
the space in front and along the sides
of the Auditorium were crowded as
tightly with people as are grains Of
shot in bag. 1t was absolutely i'm
possible to force a passage to the door
and to attempt to do so was almost an
attempt at suicide.
When the police had finally made
the necessary arrangements for open
ing ine doors there could not have been
less than 10000 people congregated
there. When the doors were finally
opened there was a greater jam OF hui
manity than has ever before been seen
in Wilmington. The thousands packed
together for yards back of the door
made concerted forward movement,
and those in front were hustled up
against the doors and the front of the
building with tremendous force. A
number of people were badly hurt. Two
boys were squeezed almost to death
and had it not been for the Herculean
efforts Of the police they must have
been trampeled to death. One woman,
too, was badly hurt and several men
who were in the front rank had their
clothes almost torn off in the wild
scramble for place The doors were
partially carried from the hinges.
Not content with attempting to enter
by the doors, thousands of people
climbed on to the low roof on either
side Of the building and literally tore
out the sashes from the big side win
dows to get places from which to see
and hear the great orator. Hundreds
of people entered the hall by means OF
these windows.
BOY ORATORS OF THE BRANDY
WINE.
During the afternoon the speakers
stand for the overflow meeting. erect
4 ed in the centre OF the Gilpin lot, inn
mediately in front of the Auditorium
was quite an attraction fors urchins,
and dozens OF boy orators Of the Bran
dywine could be heard discussing their
own peculiar issues of the day from
that rostrum. They were perched all
over it, and were all trying to be heard
at once.
SIMPLE STAGE DECORATIONS.
The stage decorations were simple
in the extreme, consisting Of six large
palms which harmonized perfectly
with the wood scene at the back OF the
stage. Upon the platform were a table,
covered with red and blue, two rat
tan settees, four or five rattan chairs
and two rows of ordinary Auditorium
seats. There were no flags or bunting,
OF any of the other embellishments so
common to political meetings of such
magnitude.
INDIGNATION OVER RESERVES.
There was much discomfort among
the rank and file of the Democracy
over the manner in which nearly one.
half Of the seats in the Auditorium
and by far the most desirable sittings
had been disposed OF by means of re
served seat tickets. Even the usherT
were emphatic in declaring that 10 wal
a grave error of judgment to permit Z
few men to say who should constitute
nearly one-third Of the audience. The
good old Democratic principle OF FIRST
come, first served" had apparently
been lost sight Of, and Bryan's best
friends were compelled to wait outside
until the elect had, by means Of a side
entrance guarded by policemen, enter
ed and taken the best seats. There
was a general feeling OF discomfort
and it threatened to break out in open
rebellion. There were, early in the
evening, threats Of breaking In the
doors and filling the house in spite OF
the police and those who held reserved
seats.
All the afternoon men were going
around demanding to know who had
authorized the issuing of reserved seal
tickets. but they could get no salts.
factory reply. Chairman Willard Sauls-
bury, Jr., of the Democratic County
Executive Committee, which haC
charge OF the meeting, declared thai
the committee had not done so. Will,
Secretary E. r. Cochran. Jr., STATED
that the whole matter was left in tn,
hands of a subcommittee,
To make matters worse, some enter
prising individuals got out severa
hundred counterfeit tickets, and th'
confusion became worse counfounded.
AS a matter of fact, 10 Of the bes
seats in the house were roped Off. II
the aisles were fully 100 chairs, Will
the stage sittings numbered about fifty
Thus it will BE seen that nearly so
seats were held subject to ticket
Several of the ushers plainly statei
that II there was a rush for the rope
they proposed TO get out Of the wa
and let those VINO held reserved seat
/, take pot-luck with the rest Of the peo
, pie.
What is our first duty?" asked on
OF the ushers of Deputy Recorder O
d., Deeds Edwin A. Read, who was one O
! those wearing the white ribbon.
'To see that we don't get hurt i
the scramble for seats" he replied, an
/, that settled it.
THE STAFF OF USHERS.
e The ushers OF the evening were: Ed
t win A. Read, Charles J. Campbell. Hel
I man First, John McKelvey, Georg
?. Crossan, Thomas Reardon, Williar
= McCafferty, John T. Callahan, Marti
d f. Fairy, John o. Lambson, WilliaI
Rogers, ]. d. Hughes and John
e Dickey.
They wore conventional black. tn
e insignia OF office being a white ribbol
u with the word usher" on it, worn o
e the lapel Of the coat.
# THE GORDON OF POLICE.
J. At Z O'Clock a squad of Chief Dolan
3, finest, in charge Of Sergeants Evan
g Black, Bailey and Shields, entered tt
b,.fIJfr.r, vaodo limo NJ hlnQ an