Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-08
BRYAN NOTIFICATION.
stupendous Political Meeting IL
Promises to he.
CNew York Journal-7th)

New York Journal-7th)
The number Of requests for seats at
the Madison Square Garden meeting OF
notification to Messrs. Bryan and sewall
gives indication that New York is likely
to see on the night OF August 18th the
most stupendous political meeting OF
modern times. Already the applications
for seats at the headquarters Of the
Democratic committee exceed $500. and
others are coming in at a rate which
suggests that 10000 is a low estimate OF
the number Of formal applications for
tickets.
1t is a matter Of experience that fully
as many people 30 to public mass
meeting without applying for tickets as
make application. IL will be In no way
astonishing II more than 5000 people
besiege Madison Square Garden the night
the Democratic nominees receive formal
notification OF the honor rendered them.
These people will represent every shade
OF political opinion. every grade OF social
standing. Most, OF course, Will be loyal
Democrats, who go to applaud. Many will
be believers IN free silver. seceders from
the Republican party, who Will be present
in equally friendly mood. Even more
will be workingmen, who recognize in
revolt against class domination and re-
striction of individual liberty.
Some may go 20 scoff. but If the re-
ports of MIR. Bryan's oratory which came
from Washington and the West be not
overdrawn, they will go away convinced
But however heterogeneous the audience,
II is safe to infer from the interest all
ready manifested and the pressure for
places already exerted that the Bryan
and Sewall notification meeting Is likely
to be the most impressive political as
seublage New York has ever seen.
II Is certain that besides addressing
the people inside the garden. Mr.. Bryan
will also have to deliver an address TO
those outside. 1t is estimated that by
crowdlng, ten thousand persons can Sc
cure standing room upon the floor space
not occupied by the $500 seats to be
reserved.
To avoid the rush after TA5-the hour
for rescrving seats-has passed. 900 police
men, under inspectors and six captains,
will be stationed about the garden, while
a reserve Of several hundred will be at
the nearby precincts.
The arrangements for the press will be
such that every working newspaper man
will have a table facing the speakers
platform, and aisles for messenger boys
will be preserved by the police. Three
Yided.
Governor Stone. Of Missouri. who Will
make the notification speech, has clear,
bell-like voice. He speaks clearly and
slowly. and the crowd will have no difii-
Guilty in hearing his speech or Mr..
Bryan's. Mr.. BANDS voice Is not as
strong as that OF either Stone or Bryan.
Full police arrangements have not been
finished. but some method viii be en-
ployed to prevent the crowds from taking
the horses from Bryan's carriage before
he reaches the garden. and dragging II
to the entrance. Mr. Bryan would prefer
to walk TO the garden from the street.
car were 1t practicable.
Among the requests received for seats
Yesterday was a telegram from e. q.
Holden. president Of the Bryan and Sc
wall Club. OF Scranton, Pa. 1t asked that
100 seats be reserved for the club.
The clubs in Washington had intended
TO be present in bodies, but the action
of the railroads has prevented. They
would make no satisfactory excursion
rates. and the same report comes from
several other points But in spite Of this.
many of the Democrats viii come as
individuals, and take their chances at
getting a place TO listen to the accept
ance speech
A telegram from II. p. Witherston, OF
Herkimer. said that $50 editors from up
the State had notified him Of their desire
10 attend the meeting. He asked that
more than that number Of seats be re-
served as requests were still coming In,
and would continue.
Alderman Wund. OF the Fourteenth
District asked yesterday if he could not
have more than the 100 seats for the
Tammany men from his district.
II want them for Republican friends In
nv district" ne said who have asked
me 10 get them Every day j am told
by Republicans that they are for Bryan
and Sewall. 1 used to keep track OF
them, but lately 1t has become impossi-