The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-11
A CONTINUOUS OVATION
To the Democratic Candidate for
President.
His RECEPTION IN PITTsBURG.

It Amazes the Inhabitants Of the "smoky
City," and Causes the Candidate to Re
mark That the "Wiid East" Has Sue
ceeded the "wiid West"
PITTsBURG, Aug 1.-THE trip of viii
liam J. Bryan from Chicago to Pittsburg
was continuous ovation. At every sta
ton where the train stopped crowds OF
| people were in waiting to greet the candi.
date. Wherever the train stopped long
enough to permit it the Nebraska orator
| was obliged to yield to demands for a
| speech and to submit to a hand shaking
ordeal. The reception accorded Mr.. Bryan
In this city provesa fitting capsheaf of tho
days triumph. 1t has excited the amaze
mcnt of the people of Pittsburg, and tho
| joy that it has afforded Mr.. Bryan and tho
redoubtable "Silver Dick Bland has
manifested itself in their beaming features
since they struck the city limits.
The exceptionally large train on the
Pennsylvania Central, which it was al
most impossible to traverse during tho
last 100 miles because of the numerous
committees and enthusiasts who had
boarded and spread themselves out over
the carriages, ran into the Pittsburg de-
pot at $50 p. m. When Mr.. Bryan emerged
from the train, in spite of the efforts of
the large local committee to carry out its
program, the crowd closed around him
and it was free for all fight from that
time on for every person in the Bryan
party except Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and Mr..
and Mrs Bland. When they entered their
carriages the relentless throng closed
around them and seemed to bear them
along at its will.
Through the various streets traversed
no available space could be discerned.
Every foot of ground along the way was
occupied by enthusiasts. When the Cen
trial hotel was reached n Gordon of police
was stationed at the main entrance and
formed narrow passageway leading to
the staircase. No one was allowed to tread
1t unless he could show unmistakable Gre
dentials. There were police Oh the stairs,
police in the halls, police at the dining
room door and everywhere else where men
md women might seek to go, and even at
the door of Mr.. Bryan's room. While Mr..
and Mrs Bryan were supping with COM
mttce of ladies and gentlemen the streets
rcsounded with the continuous clamor
from thousands Of threats. Many march
Ing clubs pierced the stubborn crowds,
amid showers of pyrotechnics and roar
that would have rivaled Niagara's thun-
ders
The evening meeting had been an
nounced to occur at s o'clock in the Grand
Opera House and the Avenue theuter,
kindred halls, side by side, and owned by
the same parties. Each hall will seat be-
tween 1850 and 5000, and meetings were
to be held in each Long before the hour
for opening the doors the entire street
front of these structures was packed full
Elong the entire block, and after the doors
had been opened and the structures were
filled the crowd outside had suffered little
perceptibIe dminution.
A corps of about a hundred policemen
was on duty at the various entrances, and
in the course of the early evening there
was an incipient riot,in which one man
was severely beaten and some of the Of
1icers had their brass buttons torn off.
When Mr., and Mrs. Bryan and mem-
bers of their party rode around from the
them were packed to their full standing
room capacity, and half who applied had
not been admitted The crowd fingered |
outside in noisy but peaceful disappoint-
lnent, singing, cheering and burning red
fire, and tolerable rain that came soon
ritter the speaking began diminished it but
little the street remaining full until the
meetings closed.
At the first meeting Mr.. Bryan was in
PRODUCED by Mr. James Mills, editor of the
Pittsburg Post. In the course of his
speech, which was frequently interrupted
by applause he said:
81 thought it might be necessary in
coming so far towards the east to bring q
'ew of our people to keep up the enthusi-
ISM while presented the truths set forth
n the Democratic platform. But after
have seen n few audiences like this |
if / might not take back few
If you to set an example of enthusiasm to
he people of the west. There is no moro
wild west it is the wild east.
when left home told them that l
vas coming upon u campaign in what was
low considered the encmy's country, but
which we hoped would be our country be-
orc the campaign closed. Therefore l
ave been more than gratifled to find that
t was not necessary to open the campaign
n the cast; it has already been opened
here But shall promise you this, that |
n the progress Of this campaign not
inglc private in the ranks will stand
loser to the enemies guns than he in
yhose hands Is the standard.
I'VE are prepared to defend our plat
prm. 1t presents as we believe, those
olcics which are for the best interests of
II the people, and we are not terrified be-
luse cur enemies have sought to apply to
$ cpithets and hard names when they
nd it impossible to oppose the positions
'hich we have taken. they shall not be
crmittod to put us in the attitude of op-
Dnents to government, but we shall show
lem that there is difference between
n government and defending
ic vicious legislation inaugurated by the
lvcrnment for private ends.
II have said that in this contest we have
repetition of the contest of 1776, and that
this campaign, as in that, q line will
, drawn between the patriot and the
Try, and when l say it | do not say it, my
lends to criticize the man who believes
nat this nation is not great enough to
Gislatc for its own people. He believes
honestly, and l recall your attention to
lie fact that in the struggle of our fore
theirs for liberty there were those who
,nestly believed that we ought to continue
this land the political supremacy of
rcat Britain. In this they were but mis- =
ken, andif you go to the cemeteries you
III find no monument reared by CRATE
! people to commemorate the names of I
Csc who thought English domination :
ould continue" .
At the meeting in the Avenue theatre =
T. Bryan was introduced to the audi
ice by Joseph Holley, the chairman of
e Democratic county central committee
the next president of the United States.
IS speech was devoted to the duty of the
izen in tile use of the franchise and a
'cussion of the issues of the campaign
cnunciatcd in the Democratic platform.
Addresses were also delivered at both
settings by "Silver Dick" Bland and j.