New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13

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Elliot Danforth
The behavior Of the greater part Of the audi
ence at the notification meeting In Manson
SQUARE Garden last evening was deeply disap-
nointing to the Democratic managers. II was
plain intimation that what had been put for-
ward as the greatest political show on earth had
failed to make a favorable impression on the
public The largest audience-room in the metrop-
oils had been crowded to the doors mostly by
neople who got in free and were expected to re-
main and witness the entire performance They
had been attracted by all sorts of expectations
and by the combined advertising of the news
! napers of the United States More than half of
then, were tired of the show before the chief
actor appeared and two-thrds of them de-
parted before William Jennings Bryan got
through with the speech he had labored so hard
to prepare and had travelled so far to deliver
REMARKABLE CHANGE OF FEELING.
No greater change In the apparent feeling or
an audience ever was witnessed in this city
Before the doors Of the Garden were opened
70 Admit the crowd there were evidences or
oo0erneqs expectation and excitement which
continued to increase until all the seats were
| filed and the strong force of police was com
pelled to battle with the multitude who could
not get in Thousands of people had braved
tho heat in the anticipation of hearing a re-
narkable effort The Boy Orator Of the Platte
had gained the nomination for the Presidency
hv canturing the hearts of the delegates to the
! Chicago Convention in one speech and wny
| could he not turn the heads of New-York null
titude? The curiosity to hear the man was
enormous The audience was restve and almost
turbulent before MIR Bryan made his bow. The
preliminary speeches were received with marked
impatience When Mr.. Bryan rose to make his
speech Of acceptance the demonstration of en-
tbusasr lasted over five minutes by the watch.
Then came the change. The man from whom
60 much had been expected was in good voice.
and he was not wanting In the presence which
goes so far to make an orator. But he read
from, manuscript and within five minutes after
he had begun to read the address which he had
laborousIy prepared for the occasion, the eager
ness to hear him died in the minds of thousands
the enthusiasm evaporated rapidly and the ex-
citement subsided.
CROWDS GO OUT
Keen disappointment felt by thousands
az was made evident by the rude departure
from the building Of more than half the audience
before the Presidential candidate had pro-
ceeded far In his address. His friends in the
hall looked with dsmay at the steady streams
of humanity pouring out of the building. The
tread Of thousands of departing feet made
disturbing din above which the voice of the
orator could be heard with difficulty
Pity may have induced many remain and
hear the end of the speech which had been ad-
vertised in advance the greatest effort of
his life" of the man who had gained the nomi-
nation for the highest office in the gift Of the
people by his oratory. There were present some
hundreds of Silverites who had travelled far to
assist in the demonstration. and they were
bound to reamin and give all possible aid TO
the performance. There present also
some hundreds of Tammany men. who had not
sold the tickets for choice seats which had been
distributed to them. and they were under orders
to remain to the end Some of them waited in
evident unwillingness. one of them remarked
near the close of the speech: We'll they have
played their best card first. and they have lost
the trick at that" Barely one-thrd of the
audience remained to hear the closing words
of Mr.. Bryans address.
Many persons who left the building while Mr.
Bryan was speaking expressed regret that he
had chosen to read speech that ne might have
learned by heart They also declared that the
tone OF his address was too apologetic II he
had merely come to explain away some things
in the Chicago platform. they said H. might
better have stayed away Anyhow. they de-
clared. his defence was not half so moving and
interesting as they had expected 1t to be. Some
Of them expressed disappointment with his APP
pearance His entry to the hall had not been
made with all the dignity behtting Presiden-
tial candidate
THE APPLAUSE SCANTY.
Many who had listened impatiently to the
speech Of Governor Stone the speaker delegated
to convey the official notification to the candl-
dates declared, as they leaving the build
ing. that Governor Stone talked well in contrast
with MI. Bryan. The Boy Orators now OF
words. sometimes called eloquence was COM
pared to the outward rush OF his pet river the
Platte, on account Of its abundance: but as Mr. !