Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-12
BRYAN AT GOTHAM
Free Silver Leader in the Citadel
Of 1.-THE Enemy"
SMALL BUT ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD

Meets the Party at Jersey City and 500
More Wait on the New York sIde-The
Candidate and His Wife the Guests OF
Treasurer st. John - Democratic Ma
tionai Committee Makes Some Campo
Arrangenents-Poiiti Field Notes.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-William Jennings
Bryan stepped upon the soil of the Empire
State last night for the first time since his
nomination for the presidency by the
Democratic national convention at Chi
rago. II was an event, both in his career
and in the general canvass for the presi-
dency, Of no small moment. 1t was prac-
fically step into the avowcd section of
opposition to his candidacy; an opposition
not on party lines, but said to exist within
;he party under whose emblem he looks
for victory in November. When Bryan
stepped from the train he grasped the
hand Of Senator Jones chairman Of the
Democratic national committee. The
crowd that gathered at the Jersey City
| station of the Pennsylvania railroad to
greet the Bryan party was not as large as
hid been expccted-a thousand people in
all, probably, paving their way to the ferry
house in order To see the rcdoubtab!c ora
tor from the west.
They Watch the Lions Feed.
But it was crowd which was enthusi.
astic to tine core. II was crowd that was
| quite rs cosmopolitan in its nature Us it
was evidently Democratic in its
| proclivitics and sympathics. The ma
jurity Of the men stood with their coats off
| 10 relieve themselves of the terrific heat
There were Il few women in the crowd and
some mothers brought their children to
look upon the face Of a possible president
| OF the United states Awaiting the arrival
ot the train the crowd amused itself by
watching Chairman Jones. Vice President
ial Nominee :~..wall. William y. st John
and National Committeeman Iomlinson
(of Indiana) eating a modest rcpaSt in the
railroad restaurant. A large ma joritv of
the crowd had purchased ferry tickets en-
titling them to passage to New York city.
and il was evident from their actions aft
| edwards that they all expected to ride on
the same boat with the Bryan party.
lie Rides with the Crowd.
One anxious individual inquired of Ser
g,ant-at-Arms Oliver, of the Dcmocr.itic
national committee: Does he go in u
special boat Oliver responded with u
contempt that almost withcrcd the ques-
TONER: "Ns; he's n Democrat" And so
he was. When Mrs Bryan alightcd Tom
linson took her in charge and hurried her
along the private passagc-way which the
police had laid out for the party To pass
through. She was hardly noticed hy the
crowd, and took the first boat out of the
slip, while her husband and the remainder
Of the party followed behind the strug-
Cling police to a second boat To 60 a
distance Of less than hundred feet it
took the party some fifteen minutes or
more. The police threatened with their
hatcrs and hustled and j"sticd people to
clear passlgc-waS.
Wanted u Speech. but Couldn't Get II.
The mob was good naturrd hut insist
cn.. and demanded in anything but dulcct
tones that Bryan should speak. He smiled
and shook his head in refusal. and then
the crowd called for Scwall. Finally the
the boat. They went mp stairs into the
pilot cabin. while at least two-thirds Of
the great crowd surgcd in upon the lower
deck. and IA the ferry piled its way across
to New York kept shouting their ap-
prevail OF the candidate and his principles
When the boat reached the dock in New
York Captain Cross with u Gordon of po-
lice held the crowd aboard the boat for n
few minutes while Bryan, Sewall and the
remainder of the party enteret. n carriage
in waiting. When they got outside the
ferry gates they found at least 800 more peo-
pie awaiting. and although the police
made all diligcnt effort to allow the car
riage to proceed, it was stopped several
times.
Horses Inclined to Isalk.
Here the horses, scared or annoyed
baked for u moment. Besides Bryan and
Sewall. Chairman Jones and 1t. John oc-
cupicd the carriage. The national chair
man became n little frightened at the be-
havior of the horses and left the carriage
The remainder of the party sat quietly I'M
til the animals were ready to proceed. At
Mr.. St. Johns house in Thlrty-fourth
street there was another gathering of cit
liens whoapplaudcd vociferously. Neither
Mr.. nor Mrs. Bryan showed much fatigue
after their long journey. The trip to New
York from Pittshurg began at A. IN. 1t
was different from the journey farther
west in that Bryan did not speak. The
continuous speaking of the past few DAYS
had made him hoarsc and Bland did the
talking when any was done.
Mrs. Bryan Loses n Ring.
The stations all along the line were
crowded with cheering people, and the
presidential nominee did large business
In hand shaking An unpleasant incident
of the stop nj Pittsburg was chat Mrs
BRYAN lost the curayp,npnt RING her buS.