Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

pTiBnt smile at the roar which swept
across the floor and onward through
the galleries, and which grew into q
swelling cheer and rose and fell in
half dozen waves. Twice Mrs. Bryan
bowed to the right and left and then
she was seated. To the masculine eye
her gown was a lpen.like material,
striped with jet black. and she wore
sfnsll bonnet OF jet and green. Mrs.
Bryan was followed into the box BY
Mrs. Bland with Mr. George H. Macy
OF New York. Mrs. Stone, wife OF
Gov. Stone, with Mr.. +. ID. Campau
Of M inneapolis, and Mrs. Macy with
Mt. Clark Howell OF Atlanta.
Following came Mr.. Bryan on the
arm OF Chairman j. X. Jones. followed
BY Mr.. Sewall with Gov. Stone of Mis-
souri,, and by Mr.. Bland with Mr..
Elliot Dauforth. Senator William M.
Stewart and party occupied box No. AZ,
within the special enclosure. and SEN
ator John P. Jones occupied box No.
bl., The cheer for Mrs. Bryan had not
ended when the foremost parsonage of
the hour the Democratic candidate
for President, in the midst of a small
group Of his chief supporters, appeared
and pushed through the same doorway
The fret glimpse was OF black coated,
broad shouldered man, with roll Of
manuscript held at his side, stepping
with quick, light stride of the short
light OF stairs. At his side and tower
ing over him was the strong figure,
clad in gray, Of Senator Jones of Ar
Kansas, the chairman of the Demo-
cratic committee.
As the emooth-shaveu. strong faced
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at the front OF the platform flag was
raised and waved Just above him in the
gallery 30 that its folds swept down as
background for his form and made
him the one figure of the whole as
g mblage. The cheer that broke forth
was Of tremendous force. Certainly
its recipient had never heard its like
but once before and that other was tho
cheer which followed the close of his
now famous speech before the Chicago
convention. This time it was fans and
hats and handkerchiefs that fluttered in
the thick, sultry heat, and the cry was
"Bryan, Bryan" repeated until the
great crowd waaried.
The candidate bowed several times,
embracing the different points OF the
compass in his acknowledgment. 1t
was only when he sat down at the
right OF the stand that the people took
notice of the men who accompanied
him. Foremost among them, seated at
the end, was Arthur Sewall, the can
didate for the Vice Presidency, vi2or-
GUS looking man, whose frame told of
the New England air. There was Gov.
Stone of Missouri, thin.f faced man,
ministerial in his bearing, and the
presiding officer, Hon. Elliott Danforth,
ex-treasurer of the State of New York.
There we're no vacant chairs IN the
hall when the nominees mounted the
platform and all standing space was
filled, but the aisles were clear and
there was no crowding, for the police
bad promptly closed the doors when
they saw the seating capacity of the
hall had been taken. Among the
prominent Democrats arrayed back of
the platform were: Senators Blanchard
OF Louisiana. German of Maryland,
Roach of North Dakota, TIllman Of
South Carolina; Congressman Richard
con and Mcmillan Of Tennessee, Rusk
of Maryland; Gov. Hogg of Texas and
many others who had borne parts in
the convention which nominated Mr.
Bryan.
At s.15 o'clock Chairman Jones OF
the Democratic National Committee
called the meeting to order and Mr..
Elliott Danforth was named and elected
chairman. Mr.. Danforth, after a few
remarks, introduced Gov. Stone of
Missouri, who delivered the formal ad-
dress of notification, which appears
further on in this report
At the conclusion of Gov. stones
remarks he handed to Mr.. Bryan an
engrossed copy of the resolutions of
notification adopted by the committee
on notification.
When Mr.. Bryan took the parchment
there was wild outburst of applause,
and while it was still filling the hall
Chairman Danforth said:
Fellow citizens: The next speaker
needs no introduction at my hands, for
bis name is household word through :.
out the land. / have pleasure in pre-
senting to you the Democratic nomi-
nee for President of the United States,
the Hon. William j. Bryan. lad.
plause and cheers.
The applause continued for some
minutes and was renewed again ana
again, Mr.. Bryan standing and wait
ing for an opportunity to begin his
speech. Finally National Chairman
Jones said: u appeal to this crowd to
be in order. Please be in order' No
attention was paid to the appeal. Mr..
Danforth In turn said: "Will the au
dienoe be in order. Let the audience
be 10 order.
Finally Mr.. Bryan himself managed
to still the applause and began his
speech amidst comparative silence.
Mr.. Bryan spoke for one hour and 30
minutes, and the hands of the clock
pointed to 80 minutes after 10 when be
finished speaking with uplifted arms
and with manuscript thrown aside.
The terrific heat had mads the upper
gallery almost uncomfortable, and before
Mr. Bryan had finished a majority of
their occupants had detiled through the.
door. Candidate Sewall was very heart
lily cheered when he stepped forward
after he, with "Silver Dick" Bland and
other leaders on the stage, had grasped
Bryan's hand in congratulation. Mr..
Sewall wore black frook coat but
toned about his breast tightly. He
makes no pretenslons to oratorical
ability, and, although his voice might
fill an ordinary hall, 1t was hardly equal
to Madison Square Garden, with hum
dreds tramping about the floors. His
words were few and at eight minutes
of IL Chairman Danforth declared the
meeting adjourned while silver enthusi-
asts were calling for Williams, the
young white-metal advocate, from Mas