The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-08-15
Mr.. BRYAN WAS NOTIFIED
DEMOCRACY FORMALLY APPRAISED
IT'S YOUNG LEADER.
Which Was Outlined the
Principles He Defends.

OF the NHole CITY Ol NcW lpIh WIS 10
cused today uIon manson Square Gar
den. where William j. Bryan of Nebras-
ka and Arthur Sewall of Maine were 10
be formally notified OF their nomination
by the democratic party for the offices
of president and vice president of the
United States. was proven by the groups
Of sovereign electors which as early as
the middle of the forenoon, began to
come under the trees in Madison Square.
and which by o'clock had been rein
forced by hundreds and at o'clock had
sWelled to "a clamoring army. On this
sultry night the wide oval of the garded
was a furnace, as It We're, where par
tisans were to suffer a fiery torture for
cnthusiasm's sake.
The glass had been removed from the
skylights and roof and sheets of can
vas hung below The platform was "a
small affair erected at the north side
of the hall. hardly more than p feet
square and draped simply with American
flags The decorations were simple, CON
sisting entirely of the national colors,
festooned ON the galleries above the
stand. with mammoth crayon portraits
of the nominees ON either side The
hundred chairs for the leaders of the To-
cal democracy and the boxes rising
at both ends of the chairs We're reserved
for the Tammany chiefs for the city S
35 election districts.
The first corners i'm the hall We're police
platoons of blue coats. who marched i'm
at the main entrance and were dispersed
into every available aisle and corner
After them came two or three hundred
privileged and enthusiastic democrats
who piled into the front rows of chairs
i'm the pits and proceeded to divest them
selves of their coats
The hands of the clock marked seven
when the main doors down at the west
end of the garden swung inward Then
came people pouring through the en-
trance and spread out over the floor
This first contingent were the holders
of reserved seats. and they scattered
themselves through the aisles on the
floor and swarmed up through the boxes
over in a far gallery a band played
unnoticed and almost unheard, national
airs, while the crowd gave cheers for the
local favorites and studied the men of
reputation who walked into the gallery
back of the platform.
Occasionally some enthusiast would
start cheering for Bryan. but the first
real demonstration of the night occurred
when the policeman in the doorway I'M
der the stand was heard calling Make
way for Mrs. Bryan" Those nearest
heard the call, and climbed on their
chairs. Others followed suit leaving
their coats. by rank after rank. as
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mand. Mrs. Bryan was first seen climb
ing the steps that lei to the first box at
the right of the platform. She was on
the arm of Hon. w. p. St John. treasur-
er of the democratic national organlza-
ton, and the host of the organs during
their stay in New York. She stepped
down into the box and faced the mann
moth audience. As Mrs Bryan swept
her eyes across the han tney had "a weary
look and her face seemed very pale. Ii
lighted with "a bright smile at the roar
which swept across The floor and through
the galleries and which grew into a
swelling ceer and rose and fcll I'M half "a
dozen waves Twice Mrs Bryan bowed
10 the right and left and then she was
seated.
Mr.. Bryan was followed into the box
by Mrs. Bland, with George H. Macy of
New York. Mrs. Governor stone W. ID.
Campau and Mrs. Macy with Clark
Howell of ANanu.
Following came Mr. Bryan ON the arm
of Chairman James X Jones' followed
by Mr. Sewall with Governor Stone of
Missouri ana Mr.. Bland with Elliott Dan
forth.
Senator William NJ Stewart and Sen
ator }. p. Jones occupied boxes. The
cheers for Mrs. Bryan had not ended
when the foremost parsonage of the hour.
the democratic candidate for president.
appeared and pushed through the same
doorway. The first glimpse was Of a
black coated, broad-shouldered man. with
roll of manuscript held at his side,
stepping with quick, light strides up the
short flight of stairs. Al his side and
towering over him was the figure of SEN
ator Jones of Arkansas. chairman of the
democratic committee. AS the young
statesman stood at the front of the plat
form a flag was raised and waved Just
above him in the gallery. so that the folds
swept down as "a background for his
form ana made him the lone figure Of
the whole assemblage.
The cheer that broke forth was in ire
mendous force. Fans and hats and
handkerchiefs futtered in the sultry heat.
and the cry was Bryan, Bryan" re-
peated until the great crowd wearied.
The candidate bowed several times, but
it was only when he had sat down at the
right of the stand that the people took
notice Of the men who accompanied him.
Foremost among them. and seated at the
left was Arthur Sewall, the Bath Me.
shipbuilder, and candidate for vice presl-
dent, vigorous looking man. There was
Governor Stone of Missouri. a thin faced
man, ministerial in his bearing. and the