The sun., 1896-08-17
EAGER TO HEAR COCHRAN.
THE soUSD-MoSEF MEETING TO
BE MONSTER ONE.

Extraordinary Measures BeinE Taken to
Accommodate the swarus OF sound.
Aoney Dsnoerats and Others whe wiah
ts Hear the Speech To-norrov EvsninE.
All those In charge of the arrangements for
the honest-money demonstration in Madison
Square Garden tomorrow night were at work
yesterday porfectlng the remaining details. II
would appear from the demand for seats that
about every body in town and out of 1t would
like to hear the Hon. Bourke Cockran's speech
on that occasion. A statement made at the
Democratic Honest-Money League. Is West
Twenty-fourth street. yesterday. was TO the
effect that every effort will be made TO give
seats TO all.
II is the desire of President John Byrne and
his associates to make the event ono of the
beacon lights OF tho campaign. Mr.. Cockran'p
speech Is to be a studious and finished expo
si;ion of the free-sllver movement. II is not TO
be a superficial and halt baked effort 1t is. on
the contrary, TO be one OF the so-ton guns OF
the campaign that will reverherate until the
sun sinks behind the Jersey hills on election
day. and II will DO memorable in future cam
paiRns.
There has been gossip for o day or two that
MI Bryan will insist upon attempting reply
to Mr.. Cochran before he returns to his homo in
Lincoln. II was not doubted yesterday that Mr..
Bryan would like to be put on exhibition again,
but there Is serious objection 10 anything lead
ng up to such q programme on the part of
Chairman Jones and others who acknowledge
with chagrin 20 their intimate friends that
Bryaris speech in Madison Square Garden has
fallen like wet blanket. Bryan, It may be
eaid. attributes the dissatisfaction over his
speech to the fact that he read 1t That 10 his
sole excuse for the failure. He now wants to
get of some fireworks.
The hone.t-money Democrats In lllinois.
Indiana. Wisconsin. Minnesota and other
Western States have forwarded reluesta for
Mr. Cochran 10 speak in their States. They are
to have the fullest advantage OF his Madison
Square Garden speech. as IL IS to be printed In
full in every State in the Union on Wednesday
morning. But the honest-money Democrats In
the states mentioned want MIR. Cochran to pay
this time on. The Vice Presidents iS= uesday
nights meeting comprise honest-mc- Demo-
Gratis in all the States. The following N addi-
tion to those already named. have consented TO
serve as Vice-Presidents:
The Hon VIM. c, whitney. Ex-senator VIM. Pinckney
The Hon. W. o. Harris White OF Maryland.
JeaSihs Van sch.,et. fSe noS,, n, Edward Crosse
The Hon. Jas. 7. Kil5reth. Herman Ridder.
The Hon John J. Adams, William II. Van Arsdaie.
Richard A. Gleason, The Hon JsA A. o'Gorman.
Eawurd J. nccue. Calvin Topkina
Jordan l. Mott. ExGayor Smith Ely. Jr,
Or. joteph l.. Bryant Jefferson N. Levy.
ians;C, carter, @ s Il; Mcdowell. Lswis-
Walter Mes,errelt. The hon John Jeroloman.
The Hon. George knrpch, The Hon Felix Campbell,
Major J. J. Comatock. John e. SchoenepbeTger,
The Ion. LouiS Dry polcher and L La1In Kellogg
There is 10 be great outpournE OF honest
money Democrats from other States than New
York at Tuesday nights meeting. As already
said 1t Is TO be Of the creates: events Of the
campaign.