The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-13
AT MADISON SSUAkE.
Twenty Thousand People Present at tho
Notification.

Twenty Thousand People Present at tho
Notification.
New York. August y. That the interest
OF the whole city of New York was TO
cuscd today upon Madison Square garden.
where the notification was to take place,
was proved by tho groups OF sovereign
electors, who. as early as .he middle OF
the afternoon. bssau to come undor the
trees In Madison Square. which by c
o'clock We're being reinforced by hun
dreds at o'clock were multi idmilcd to
TIC eNtent OF thousands, and before I
o'clock sweilcd TO II slra,ntns, clam0rius
army.
New York had discussed for weeks tho
master stroke Of oratory ~ which the
Ncbraskan inspired a tidal wave OF en-
uusiasn that swept him mo the highest
place In the gitt OF his parry, ana curl
Oslty was rife whether the candidate wac
equal to a second tpercn mat nuRht All
in winning Tor nm The furerIusl Office IN
the glit % me country. Inc garden mas
been the stage Tor other events OF tho
same character. Political meetings have
oren neid WItnln its Waus without NUM-
bor. b.ght ycals ago CicNrlAn wa thtfc
notified of ms selection To Irtl Tor ih-
second tl,nu nae campaign OF dnni'ridey,
bLl the snv uiNildu attd4lNI To ava Aieaf
events had been nut shadows 'ulnithltu
VAN tho nefcn light ul curiosity Wnsph
beat upon TINS nieaN lTaaident IiuNelllii
had btsu "a pclspudkr flmihar To New
York, but the Yuups leader who Lad
come from the " est 20 ll1nt ms stand
ara In The neld OF tls rnoiny. as lu cat
il. ana there o. open tAr htttl" OF a raiu
phign was tnr only rIluu ~ TINS city
Therefore the assembly waited eagerly
to discover what manner of man iie Was
Of whom they ntd rrNu 80 much ana what
manner -. speech WIS 1913 wnlch ltdd such
a
On THIS sultty night. the whole garden
WAS II lurIiact .n Mhch twenty thousand
ware to snner "A fiery torture for cnthus-
iasm's sake. Inc platform wAa snlhl
ailair. erected at thc north Side OF the nan
hardly moro than tweiy" feet square, ana
dressed simply Win American iass. me
decorations were NInbIc aud NOT ehbor-
ate, but Ia good tasir, consisting 'ufIeiy
OF National coiors tfttoned on tine gal
leficS above tue slatd N.th mammoth
UrHYun portrait OF the presidential nom
Inca at The rght OF fbc platform ana one
of lts cpl! igucS on the uckct as com
pauion piece.
The crowd swept lrto tho hail like a
m ghty food when the doors were opcnct
about z O'Clock aud waited imptticu,ly for
the appearance of the llrt uEushod men
VIA wore TO figure in tonight . event. Two
or three times some cnthusig7i rose IA the
gallery aud ptonu1cd three cheers for
Bryan, which oXh3ria.ton brought expect
eu shluts. but the nrst al delnonsti;i-
':ou Of the night was given 10 the WIG
Of the president al candidate.
h wac O'Clock wnen policeman in
ttr aoolNNHY was hcIrl Gaining Make way
for Mrs Bryan" Those who heard TIM
call ard climbed onto Ch,irs. Ollrrf
prlmllly 20 owed sui, leaving the seais
81 rank dficr rank as though ans wciiug
10 a word ~ command. Mrs. Bryan was
on climbing the stems that ied 10 box
On the arm Of W llllm l.. ~. john. treas
ifrr Of the democratic Nhilonhi colTHieo
She stepped down INTO the box from the
back and faced the mammoth audience,
giving tho New Workers their mrs! sighi
OF a woman who had won her way Into
quick popularity ON n trip across the cont
mont with her husband.
AZ Mrs. Bryan swept hor rYcs across
ball they had 4 weary look and her fac"
the hall. they Ind a weary look and her
face seemed very pale. II lighted WIN
across the floor and onward through the
gnlleries and which grew into swelling
cheers and rose and fell In Il half dozen
right and 10 the left. aud -hen sac was
seated.
Tie cheer for Mrs. Iryln had TO, crGcd
when the foremost parsonage NJ the hour
the democratic candidate for president, In
the midst OF u small group Of his chef
sunporterg appeared and passed through
the same doorway. The first glimpse was
OF black-coated, broad -shouldrrcd man
with a roll OF manuscript hrl1 az his
s'de. stepping with = quick light step up
the front hight OF stairs. At his side ana
towering over him was the strong figure,
clad In gray Of senator Jones Of Arkin-
sas. chairman OF the democratic National
smooth shaver. sroug faced young
statesman from the West stood 81 the