The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-12
Reception, hut No Handshaking. To-
in Madison Square Tonight.
LITTLE TALKING YESTERDAY
INCIDENTS OF THE JOURNEY FROM
PITTsBURG TO NEW YORK.
"SiIver Dick" Bland Put to the Front
Speechmaker, but the People at
the Stations Wanted Bryan.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1l-wllliam Jennings
Bryan stepped on the soil of the Empire
State tonight for the first time since his
nomination for the presidency by the DEM
| ocratic national convention at Chicago. 1t
was an event, both in his career and in the
| general canvass for the presidency of no
small moment. II was practically a step into
| the avowed section OF opposition to his cam
didacy; an opposition not on party lines,
but said to exist within the party under
whose emblem he looks for victory in No
| vember. II, however the ordeal was one
| that would make nervous the average man.
| its effect on MIR. Bryan was not, TO the OBJ
server, of that character. When Mr.. Bryan
| stepped from the train and grasped the
hand of Senator Jones. chairman Of the
Democratic national committee, his greet
| ing showed not one iota of nervousness or
| fear but either a tinge of bravery in facing
! the ordeal or a gladness at being amoug
those with whom he could discuss and
| que the great issues of the campaign.
| The crowd that gathered at the Jersey
City station of the Pennsylvania railroad to
greet the Bryan party was not large as
had been expected thousand people in ALL
probably, paying their way to the ferry
| mousse III OrUeT 10 see the TeOouDtaDle
tor from the West But il was a crowd
that made the fifty Jersey City policemen
display every bit of their ability in subdu-
| ing, and which was enthusiastic to the core.
1t was crowd that was quite as cosmo-
poitan in its nature as IL was evidently
Democratic in its proclivities and sympa-
thies. The majority of the men stood with
| their coats off to rehsve themselves of the
| terrific There in
the crowd and some mothers brought their
children to look on the face of a possible
President of the United States. Awaiting
the arrival of the train the crowd amused
itself by watching Chairman Jones, Vice
Presidential nominee Sewall, William p. ST.
John and national committeeman Tomln-
son. eating modest repast in the railroad
restaurant. A large majority of the crowd
had purchased ferry tickets, emitting them
to passage TO New York city. and it was
evident from their actions afterward that
they all expected to ride on the same boat
with the Bryan party. One anxious indi-
vidual inquired of Sergeant-at-arms Oliver,
of the Democratic national COMMITTEES:
Does he go in a special boat?' Mr.. Oliver
responded with a contempt that almost
-withered the questioner: mo; he's DEM
ocrat." And so he was.
MRS. BRYAN ESCAPES THE CROWD.
When Mrs. Bryan alighted. Mr.. Tomlin-
son took her in charge and hurried her
along the private passageway which the po-
lice had laid out for the party to pass
through. She was hardly noticed by the
crowd and took the first boat out of the
slip. while her husband and the remainder
of the party followed behind the struggling
police to a second boat. To go distance of
bou +ea a he
some fifteen minutes or more. The police
threatened with their batons and hustled
and jostled people to clear the passageway.
The mob was good-natured but insistent,
and demanded in anything but dulcet tones
that Mr. Bryan should speak. He smiled
and shook his head in refusal, and then the
crowd called for Sewall. Finally the police
made a way and the party reached the
boat They went upstairs into the pilots
cabin while at least two-thrds Of the great
crowd surged in upon the lower deck and
as the ferry piled it's way TO the Desbros-
ses-street slip. kept shouting their approval
of the candidate and his principles.
When the boat reached the dock in New
York. Captain Cross, with a Gordon of po-
lice, held the crowd aboard the boat for a
few minutes while Mr.. Bryan, Mr. Sewall
and the remainder of the party entered a
carriage in waiting. When they got outside
the ferry gates they found at least 500 more
people awaiting, and although the police
made all dilligent effort to allow the car
riage to proceed, 1T was stopped several
times. the last time being when the horses.
annoyed or scared by the applause and
shouting, balked. Besides Mr.. Brvan and
Mr. Sewal Chairman Jones and Mr. St
John occupied the carriage. The national
chairman became little frightened at the
ht1D nf ha and f..ff
age. The remainder OF the party sat quietly
until the animals were ready TO proceed.
AT Mr.. st. Johns house on Thirty-fourth
street there was another gathering of citi-
zens, who applauded vociferously Neither
Mr nor Mrs. Bryan showed much fatigue
after their long journey. Mr.. Bryan wore
black alpaca coat and "a silver-colored
alpine hat. Mrs Bryan wore a dark-green
travelling dress, black hat with flower
AT Mr.. St Johns house visitors were
stopped at the door by policemen and no.
pody was allowed to see the candidate
until 10 O'Clock, when he simply told the
newspaper men how he would deliver lis
speech. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan. Mr. and Mrs
john dined at 10 o'clock. Mr. ST. John
gave out to-morrows itinerary At III
o'clock Mr Bryan I ann his wife viii hold
Windsor Hotel and will receive the people
but not shake hands with them. Mr.. Bry-
His voice is also ip bad condition and Ee
will not be able 10 make any remarks un-
til he speaks in the evening. AT O'Clock
in the afternoon Mrs. r. p. Bland and
Mrs. Bryan will receive the women of New
York at the Bartholdi Hotel Mr.. BRYAN
will rest all the afternoon. His speech is
finished and will be read from manuscript.
After the meeting al the garden ne will
speak from the balcony OF the Bartholdi'
Mr.. and Mrs. Bland, Mrs. Bryan and Mrs,
stone. Of Missouri. will occupy a box ar
the Madison-square meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were accompanied
tonight by committee of gentlemen from
the Colorado contingent now i'm New York
TO attend the notification meeting They
are Judge A w. Rucker a b. Roeder I'd
r.. Hold and John II. Poole and they have
been SCI .cted by the Colorado Contingent