Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-06
COWBOY DRESS on HIS RANCH N THE DAKOTA BAD La NDs

I New York Democrats and this in the
face Of the notorious fact that Mr.. Bryan
is daily receiving Unprecedented ovatiOns
at their hands The New York World.
which Is inimical 10 Bryan. IN its stan
correspondence from Albany, said the
reception accorded him in that City was
greater by far than was ever given any
other man. To make the Nations state
mcnt true. all these receptions and ova-
lions would have had TO be given by Repub
leans mainly. and in that case, where
would poor Mr.. Mckinley be at? The
Nation can take either end 1t pleases.
The day after the notification. the big
dailies, with one exception. the Journal.
which IS supporting Bryan, pronounced
the affair a failure they ridiculed it as a
nZzle and a frost" The latter term was
used so generally as TO suggest collision.
I have personal knowledge that the oc-
cas.qn was an immense success. and IL
will hot weaken my testimony TO say that
my sympathies are, so far, with the gold
side Of the question. which. as | under
stand IT, is preferable to the other. and
the government by injunction" issue IS
as important as either We want no more
/ Chicago riots and a man must be at lio-
erty TO work Tor whom and what he
pleases-for a good employer or a bad en-
plover. for a gold dollar or for % cents
worth Of silver. This is his affair
/ THE MEETING AT BIADISON-SQUARE.
doubt II such a crowd in size was
+ ever before gathered IN New York on such
an occasion as was assembled in Madi-
son-Square Garden. and the surrounding
/ streets on August 18th. The locality IS
especially favorable for the accommoda-
ton OF crowds and the immense open
space was simply packed. l should say
! that there were twice as many on the
outside as were in the garden, and the
total number could not have fallen far
short Of $1,000 Nor was the enthusiasm
| deficient. on that score Mr.. Bryan had
+ every reason TO feel satisfied. and his
face showed that he did so feel, when he
appeared on the Bartholdi balcony 20 al
dress the open-air meeting. lie ana ms
wife both bore every evidence or being
perfectly contented with their welcome
10 New York city.
on the other hand. I think that the ac-
; counts In some Bryan papers OF the recep-
ton at Jersey City were exaggerated. !
was present there also, and at no time
could the crowd at the station have num-
bered more than several hundred. NO
doubt that the river between, and the un-
certainty as 10 the hour OF Mr. Bryan's
arrival he'd much TO do with the small
gathering. II was given out that he would
arrive between and o'clock, when Is
rather too indefinite for the average busy
! New Yorker. ] was IN the Pennsylvania
Station from until the train arrived.
| and at no time was a crowd there. MI.
Sewall. Mr.. ST, John. Senator Jones, and
| another. sat al supper in the depot res
| taurant without being subjected 10 the
ordeal Of being stared at by more than
ten or dozen people at once. though OF
course there were many more IN the
| depot, as there always are, where trains
arrive and depart every few minutes. But
~ a frost" prevailed at Jersey City, II
| certainly aid not extend 10 the opposite
| shore OF the Hudson. There II was warm
| enough In every way.
| pen PORTRAITS OF THE BRYANs."
| Mr. and Mrs. Bryan will agreeably i'm
| press the people OF Richmond The can
| didate. or candidates. rather, for Mrs.
| Bryan appears 10 be running for the
| Office too are nice" wholesome-look-
! Ing people. Mr. Bryan Is manly and
| handsome, while his wife. II not boaut
| full T. goOd-iooking. ana both have at
| tractiye ways Mrs. Bryan j. small
| and slight; Mr. Bryan. tall and we'll
| proporiloned. lie Is a generous. Ne
| braska stalk OF corn; she. graceful
| stem Of wheat; but, though slender and