The San Francisco call., 1896-08-13
|BRYAN IS
NOTIFIED.
Monster Meeting at Madi-
son-Square Garden,
New York.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM FOR
THE NOMINEE.
The Immense Crowd Cheered
Until Forced by Exhaus.
tion to Quit.
ADDRESS OF THE NEBRASKA
ORATOR.
Arthur Sewall's Notification Took
Place During the Audiences
Departure.
ADDRESS OF THE NEBRASKA
ORATOR.
Arthur Sewall's Notification Took
Place During the Audiences
Departure.

nings Bryan and Arthur SewelI were for
mally notified tonight that they are the
choices OF the Democratic party for the
highest offices in the gift of the people of
the United States.
Whatever might have been the political
inclinations of any person who attended
this grand ratification of the Democracy
at the spacious Madison-square Garden,
he must have been permeated with the
blindest prejudice not to have been
thrilled by the excitement and the enthu-
siasm which prevailed during the entire
time the notification ceremonies lasted
The presence of so stupendous crowd Of
human beings was in itself an eloquent
tribute to the importance attached TO the
occasion.
Outside the garden the widest excite.
ment prevailed during the early evening
hours. At 6 o'clock Inspector Cortright,
who had charge of the police arrange
ments, established his post at the corner
of Madison avenue and Twenty-sixth
street, and began the work Of detailing his
assistants and their commands. In very
short time perfect Gordon of police had
been perfected and extended along the
four sides of the building. No one was
permitted to cross the line until the time
advertised for the opening Of the doors.
Over 1000 policemen were stationed in and
about the hall.
| At o'clock the doors we're thrown open
and despite the efforts of the police to re-
strain them the crowds on every side made
desperate rushes for the entrance. A wild
scene of turmoil ensued at the main en-
trance. Men, women and policemen were
| jumbled together in an indiscriminate
mob. Men tore each others and their
own clothes in their frantic endeavors to
gain admission, and matters looked seri-
Gus for some moments. Shrek after
shrek came from the women in the strug-
| Cling mass and several tainted. Then the
police rallied, and with vigorous use Of
their clubs formed line and thereafter
there was a semblance of order.
| Seats on the platform Immediately in
the rear of the rostrum had been reserved
for members of the National Committee,
mem bers of the notification committee
and few distinguished Democrats. SEN
| ator Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the
| National Committee, was an early conner.
Senator Stewart of Nevada, a pioneer in
the silver cause, was conspicuous. Many
of his colleagues in the Federal Senate
were near at hand.
| Sporadic cheering in the audience and
hand-clapping on the stand greeted the
arrival OF Mr.. Sewell and other notables.
But when the young wife of the Nebraska
nominee entered the box reserved for the
use of herself and her friends the assem-
blage let itself loose for the first time.
| Mrs Bryan rose to bow her thanks.
The cheering became more intense. She
bowed again and again and still they
cheered. Finally the cheering ceased and
Mrs Bryan began welding broad palm
leaf fan and surveyed the audience In
the box with Mrs. Bryan were Mr.. and
Mrs. Bland, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Macy of New
| York and Clark Howell, editor of the At
lanta Constitution.
| 1t was just o'clock when Mr.. Bryan
entered. When he stepped on the stand
and YVES recognized by many in the
audience, great cheer went up. Bryan,
Bryan, Bryan" was the shout of those who
knew him, and as members in the crowd
realized that the hero of the evening had
come the cheering became louder and
louder and threatened not to stop. But it
did stop at last and those who timed it
said that the ovation had lasted six
| minutes.
at S:15 Senator Jones announced that
he had been directed by the National Com
mittee to nominate as chairman of the
| meeting Hon. Elliott Danforth of New
York. Mr.. Danforth was cheered with
| hearty good will. He presented Governor
William A. Stone of Missouri, chairman
of the committee on notification. There
! was more cheering as Missouri's chief
executive gave formal notification to
Messrs. Bryan and Sewall OF their nomi-
nation by the Democratic convention.
There were Kisses when he spoke of the
British gold standard IN force in America
and more Kisses when he spoke of Marcus
Aurelius Hanna. Toward the end of his
speech the audience began to grow i'm
patient and cried for Bryan" Governor
Stone said, in part:
Mr. Chairman: We are here this evening to
give formal notice OF their selection to the
gentlemen nominated by the National Demo-
cratic Convention as candidates for President
and Vice President of the United States.
Hitherto, by immemorial custom the pleas
ing duty of delivering notifications of this
character has deyolved upon the permanent
chairman of the National Convention, acting
by virtue of mis- Office as chairman of the noti-
fication committee. Except for unfortunate
circumstances, unexpected and unavoidable
the usual custom would not have been de-
parted from in the present instance. | regret
to say, however, that unforeseen events OF a
personal nature have arisen which makes it
convention, the Hon. stephen M. White of
California to be in New York at this time. A
few days since he telegraphed me to the effect