Arizona republican., 1896-08-13
NEW YORK LOVES BRYAN
And Presents Him the
 Silver. Key.
The Greatest Speech in the
 Nations History.
The Democrats Feel and Express 1t Loudly that Bryan's Speech
 VIII Capture the Country.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12-William Jennings Bryan stepped upon the soil i of the Empire state last night for the first time since his nomination for the 1 It was an event both in 1 his career and the general canvass for the presidency of no small moment. l It was practically a step into the avowed section of opposition to his candidacy. An opposition not on party lines, but said to exist within the party under whose emblem he looks for victory in November. MT. Bryan stepped from the train and grasped the hand of Senator Jones, the chairman of the Dem ocratic com mittee His greeting showed not an iota of nervousness or fear, but rather a tinge of bravery in facing the or deal, of gladness at being among those with whom he could discuss and ar que the great issues of the campaign.
 The crowd was so vast when the party arrived that it took them fifteen minutes to go 100 feet. The party was driven to the home of Mir St. John on Thirty-fourth street, where there was another large gathering of citizens who applauded vociferously. Neither MT. or Mrs. Bnrya showed much fla tigue after their long journey.
 All day this city has been in state of Democratic agitation. The great event to come off tonight is the one subject talked of from the chair of the bootblack, in the cars, on the streets, in the stores and houses, in the hotel Hobbies and corridors, up to and in the mansions of Fifth avenue
 The rush for tickets of admission to Madison Square garden, the in- 1uences at work to this end, for this or that friend, the individual of dis tinction, and that politicians of note, most of whom were too kate to get in at the distribution, is something of wonder to the New Yorker accustomed as he is to prominent events and the manner of their conducting.
 i Ten thousand seats will be occu- i pied in the garden, and the overflow will be incalculab1e at this time
 NEW YORK, Aug. 12-Long before the hour appointed for the commence ment of the programme Madison Square garden was filled by those for tunate enough to have obtained tickets 1 Outside on every block was congre- gated vast army of surging enthu- siasts. Large amounts of money were offered in exchange for tickets.
 After the preliminaries Governor Stone of Missouri read the following speech of notification to MT. Bryan:
 Hon Wm. J. Bryan, of Nebraska:
 "The National Democratic conven-
 tion, which convened in Chicago or dency of the United States, and we
 as members of the National commit tee, appointed by that convention, are here to officially inform you of the ac
 tion thus taken.
 '"The circumstances attending you
 nomination cannot but afford you un qualified satisfaction and must inspir,
 enthusiasm throughout our country
 You were selected by no clique, no
 were you chosen as the result of an.
 questionable combination. Those wht
 nominated you were law-abiding, de
 termined and honest representative of their countrymen, and preferred you because of your exalted integrity
 patriotism and ability. You are rip
 in experience and judgment, and en
 joy the mental and physical character
 istics essential to the great work whicl , you have been required to undertake You have been tried in public station You have always done your entir duty.
 ! oyn ;, have, during yours political career 5 been an ardent advocate of Demo : cratic principles, you are now the off
 cial head of an organization, compris
 ing not only those who have hithert
 been Democrats, but also includin
 within its membership numerous othe
 patriotic Americans who have aban s doned their former partisan associa P tions, finding in our platform and car s didates a policy and leadership ade I quate to save the republic from in 0 pending dangers.
 a "Your conduct has been such ths e you can in this crisis, without doin
 violence to any opinions heretofol
 expressed, advocate the interests (
 the people. The profound satisfactio
 which we experience at your cand I dacy is of minor importance whe ~ compared with the knowledge tn; t your election means the maintenant ', of an honest government, admini tered for the benefit of all and col
 trolled only by intelligence consc
 entiously directed.
 ''The conflict now upon us has ft 1t years been foreshadowed Its impor e ance cannot be questioned The pre- is alence within party lines of vitally n vergent views, especially upon final
 cial issues, has long been apparent