Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-19
Meeting Of Prominent Demo-
Gratis at New York.
Everything Moved Along in Contrast
10 Bryan Notification Conc|ave.
Speeches by Bourke Cochrane and Perry Bel.
mont-Maine Men Present.

Democratic Honest Money League was
| held, this evening, under the most
! favorable auspices. The weather was
| all that could be desired, clear and de
| lightfuliy cool and thousands of per
| sons turned out to hear Hon. w Bourkc
| Cockran's reply to the speech of VIM.
Jennings Bryan, delivered in the same
amphithcatre last Wednesday night.
| The arrangements for the meeting
were on the most elaborate and almost
| perfect scale, and the trouble and tu-
mutt outside the Garden which marked
| the Bryan demonstration, were entire
| ly lacking. The doors We're opened at
| 6. and from that hour until the speak
| ing commenced. a steady stream Of
people flowed into the huge auditorium.
The band rendered a series of ma
| tional airs while the audience filed in.
| Every man, woman and child who en-
| tered was given a small American flag
and leaflet containing the words Of
star Spangled Banner" and Amer
lea" These songs were rendered by a
double quartet in which, the vast as
semblage assisted. SmanNiags played
a prominent part later in the evening
when they We're waved vigorously and
with charming effect by the vast au
dience when it gave vent to its en-
thusiasm at some of the points made
by Mr.. Cochran in his speech.
The decorations in the great hall
We're far more profuse than those at
the Bryan meeting. Flags, shields and
streamers We're hung in every avail
able place and the garden presented
beautiful picture. Stars and Stripes
was the only flag used
The platform. which was consider
ably larger than that used last week.
was tastcfully dressed in the national
colors. Upon it, besides Major JOIN
Byrnc president Of the Democratic
Honest Money League who called the
meeting to order. Hon Perry Belmont.
permanent chairman of the meeting
and Hon. Bourke Cochran, speaker Of
the evening. We're a host of prominent
Democrats of national and local re-
nown and a large number of the vice
presidents of the meeting. Included in
the latter We're the following: John r
Aganew. Frederick w. s Blanchard
Bath, Me; Nm. Henry Clifford. Port
land. Me, Paul Dana, Chas. A. Dana.
VIM Everett. Boston: Chas s Fair
child; Roswell Z. Flower; E. l.. bod
kin: w. n. Gardiner, Rockland. Me:
Patrick J. Gleason, Long Island City:
Elhridge t. Gerry; Abraham s. Hew-
lit, c. Ney Holman. Rockland. Me: T.
c. Jordan, Portland. Me; John A
johann. Philadelphia; Horatio c. King:
ST. Clair MckclWay. Chas F.. Miller.
\. Matthews, Jr.. Boston: G. s. II. Nc
DoWell. Lewiston. Me: Thomas j. Gar
gan, Boston: Vim. Il. Hornblower: a
X. Mcclure. Philadelphia; W. G. Me
Adoo. Jr.: Delaney Nicoll; Herman
oelrichs; VIM. NJ. Singerly Philadel-
phia; Clarence Il. Sawyer. Brunswick.
Me; Daniel T. Sickles. Harry +.
Thompson, Brunswick. Me: ]. II
Cultivate. Ohio; Frederick C. Prince
Boston; Edward NJ Shepard: Carl
Schurz: l.. n. slower, Brunswick. Me. :
Spencer Trask; John Dewitt Warner:
VIM c. Whitney; James T. Woodward |
Bar IIarbor. Me; Thomas NJ. Waller
New London. CT.
At 40 the garden was rapidly filling |
up. The gallery was crowded. and no |
more persons We're admitted there TIL, |
holders of seats in the boxes and re-
served chairs. were more slow in gath |
ering, but fully one-half the seats were |
occupied at theabove hour and there |
was constant influx at all the doors. |
AS the persons prominent in polti- |
cal ana business life came in and Wer, |
recognized by the assemblage. the |
spectators manifested their enthusiasm |
with cheers and other forms of ap-
plause.
Mayor Strong received a specially |
cordial reception. EXGov. Flower and
Hon. Perry Belmont were wen re-
ceived.
The audience was far more enthusi-
astic than that which greeted Mr..
Bryan last week The slightest oc-
currence out of the ordinary set it to
The patriotic airs rendered
by the band We're received with loud
ana long continued applause. Eight
thousand three hundred chairs had
been placed in the arena of the great
auditofluin This arrangement
sWelled the seating capacity of the
building to about $4,000 At S.25, when
Mr., Cochran came in, every seat was
occupied. With Mr.. Cochran were Gen.
Lloyd Price. Hon. Perry Belmont. Ex-
Mayor Cooper. Horace White. John c.
Iomlinson, John Mack Jr., Mrs.
cooper Hewitt, Mrs. Creary and Mrs
bf1ce Inc party was escorted bv
Major Byrne. Mr.. Cochran was re-
'ciNed with prolonged cheers
Major Ryrne. at $50, called the meet
ng to order. He was heartily applaud
"a throughout his speech Mr.. Byrne
hen introduced Congressman Per
y Belmont as the presiding officer of
he meeting. When the applause
which greeted him ceased Mr.. Belmont
aid:
We, who contend against the Chicago
and platform stand strictly ,
WITHIN the lines and principles of our
tfty- Ihe convention itself renowned
ne national Democracy. We are lambs
nj we represent the Democrats who pro-
ose to remain Democrats, refusing ever ,
o surrender the honored name OF our
3rty 10 the Populists.
me fusion of 10 to / independent eiivnr
lt n. PopuliStS and so-called Bryan Dem
Gratis. Is complete. Some OF their ieatIrrs
tempt 10 disguise the fusion. but they ,
are not dispute its existence. for they
epend on the votes of the f,lsioniSts |
he opening of mints to the independent
unlimited coinage of fiat silver dollars is .
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