New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-23
BRYAN SHOW A FAILURE
A DISGUsTED CROWD AT WASHINGTON
PARK, n. j.
THE PoPoCRATIc CANDIDATE CAME TO SPEAK
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF Billy THoMP-
SON. OF RACETRACK NOTORIETY.
But THE EXPECTED ENTIIU-
sIASM WAS PAINFULLY
LACKING.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNE.l

Camden. y. J.. Sept. 22.-As a grand finale 10
the gay season at Washington Park on the Della
ware. the sagacious ex-Assembyman William j.
! Thompson secured William j. Bryan to speak
there to-day. II was fully expected that this at
traction would draw better than the shows
which have had full sway there all summer. As
a precaution against overcrowdlng. the 8 cam
boats and trolley-cars were filled with notices
that the free list was entirely suspended, and
even j. Willard Morgan. Republican county
chairman. who went down to see the candidate
was compelled to pay ten cents fare on the troll
ley road Of which he is president
The day was far from the ideal desired by out
door showmen, for rain fell for a half-hour be-
fore II o'clock. and kept peggng away at htful
intervals after that, and the sky was overcast
with heavy clouds. But the sun struggled
through occasionally. just to show, apparently,
that 1t was still doing business at the old stand
1t might have been the weather therefore, that
kept the expected multitude away. for certainly
It did not materiallze at the park. The people
began to gather long before | o'clock. and the
few chairs spread out over the bicycle track In
front Of the grandstand in the picnic grove were
soon occupied. Those who came after l O'Clock
were compelled to stand on the damp ground.
The boy Orator was billed to show at
o'clock. but that hour arrived and brought him
!
for Congress- responded to a call and explained
that he would not talk because Mr. Bryan would
soon be on hand to give the crowd all the talking
II wanted After a painful pause Charles I.
Molony of Woodbury., who seemed to be MIR.
hompsons master of ceremonies. introduced
Mr.. Wright as chairman. and Mr. wright INTRO
duced Clarence T. Atkinson. of Camden. VINO
was turned down for permanent chairman or the
recent Democratic State Convention. Mr.. AT
knson started in to amuse the crowd against
time and the crowd began to fear that 1t was 10
be bamboozled. 1t thinned out somewhat ana
once in q while called for Bryan. Mr.. Atkinson
continued bravely at his task, however ana
managed to talk for three-quarters of an hour,
counting the part Of the talking which his audi
tors did.
boy ORATOR" COOLLY WELCOMED
At nearly 2 o'clock hubbub in the crowd gave
Mr. Thompsons amusement manager. Henry
Pincus formerly proprietor Of the Philadelphia
Winter Circus his cue. and he transferred IL 10
the band. which at once began TO foot Dixie
completely drowning out Mr. Atkinson Iheh
the "Rov Orator appeared with Postmaster
Harry Il. Paul. the State Committeeman from
Camden. who escorted him to the platform In
the grandstand They We're followed by john
ston Cornish Senator Bill DAILY. Senator kuhl'
A Ianing Bob" Gwynne and other dstin-
,,,ished Jerseymen The Boy orator had an
overcoat buttoned up close to his chin and his
large smile was in active operation. The crowd
tried cheer but it lacked energy Ii tried II over
again with not much greater success. ana the
truth il that the anticipated enthusiasm was no
where to be seen or heard OF.
When Mr. BRYAN began to speak perhaps IOoo
or 5000 people were about the grandstand ana
scattered over the oval, nearly all standing Inc
candidates voice seemed to creak with rust, ana
he appeared deeply fatigued. He was not the
man who carried the Chicago convention ny
stor, His mouth seemed to refuse its duty. his
tongue seemed thick. all the music was gone
from his voice all the magnetism from his pres
once The great attraction was a fiat failure
small section Of the crowd pressed around nm
as he struggled to his carriage but there were
no tumultuous cheers A look over the crowd
a,,,, exnlained this one who knows nearly
.varvbodv I'm Camden and Gloucester counties
eau hundreds of we-known Republicans there
mon who are foremost in their party organiZa-
tions and far from being in sympathy with
Rryan and his followers. Thomas T. Curley'
member of the Democratic Sound Money COM
mittee of the State. says he saw scores OF Demo-
Gratis who he knows will vote the sound-money
ticket Nearly every well-known Republican IN
Camden County there simply to see ana
hear a Presidential candidate. Deputy-Sherif
7 Wesley Sell said: Il came to hear and see the
man | am very much disappointed. Why' we
have any number Of men in Camden who can
make a much better speech than he MADE.
HE ATTACKS WILLIAM C. WHITNEY.
Mr. Bryan in his speech said. among other
things:
the aFh' a p M Ghcaso n the
Silver question was first adopted In Nebraska by
, ,i"n TO the primaries and the voters instructed
the delegates to the county cUnvehtiohh , a,n
| ,here TO the National Convention When we got
down there came from New York TO nTtraG'
distinguished man wh9 usea 10 T+'' W Nifn
DemocratnA vo oG s soon Al the people Of the
West found out how the people or the East Ley,
hpoa any trouble carrying the Convention against
silver He back home and found he ara not %,
party II his naogss STATE Sb has
plank OF the National platform. ana tnat II is the
best 5 st e aSd ia Re South ' we
v wSre further GIFTED than Nj Whtney SGnt
know whether he was short-sighted or far-siEhted.
A. h hi d We oS Vest could look down into
York and see that MI Whtney misrs fTGn
Which he came. don't know whether ought to
m Aenrrhist 'I II say anything against him
afraid the Standard OF COMPANY wont IKE I'M M.
ma @nn arc around him want you to remember when
people tell you the American people are hot ctpane
| OF enlightenment, ! want you to tel them mat
| Won know "A National Convention where the dele
| gates went instructed and met as powerful IN,
| nuences ns were brought to bear, ana In al
| the delegations not a man betrayed the people
who sent him. We never had convention IN TINS
| country which more correctly represented the
sentimSn. Of the people who sent the delegates
than that Convention which met at chicago. IL
| is honor enough to be the nominee of conven-
| lion for President, but II is higher honor yet
| 10 be the nominee OF the most Democratic Con-
venton ever held in this country
THREE SPEECHES IN PHILADELPHIA.
BRYAN GIVES HIS REASONS FOR INVADING PENN
SYT.VANIA.
Philadelphia. Sept 22-Flve thousand people
hacked closely In the Academy OF Music heard
! doll he O addresses