The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-12

ton committee, consisting of Senator
Jones of Arkansas, Treasurer st. John,
j. T. Tomlinson. national committee
man from Alabama, and Arthur Sew
all, candidate for vice president.
AT $40 the headlight of the engine
of Mr.. Bryan's train was sighted, and
amid cries of Here he comes Look
out for Bryan the train bearing Bry-
an rolled into the station. Contrary to
general expectation, the Bryan party
were in the first car, and not in the
rear one, which was a drawing room
car. AS soon as the train had come to
a full stop MI. Bryan, Mrs. Bryan, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard P. Bland, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Kerr of Clearield, Penn;
John A Creighton, member of the no
tification committee from Nebraska; j.
A. Malone, j. T. Snyder of Clearfield,
PENN; John D. Warman, John Gar
mon, H. V. Devly and Clarence ]. Gal
legher, a personal friend of Mr.. Bryan,
alighted. Mr. Sewall and the other
members of the reception committee,
rushed forward. and in turn shook
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entire party stepped into a freight ele-
vator az the east end of track No. a,
on which track the train entered the
| station, and were at once lowered to
the ground floor:
While the Bryan party were standing
on the freight elevator platform the
crowd cheered and
SHOUTED ITSELF HOARSE
and many climbed UP to the very top
of the high railing surrounding the
station platform from the tracks. The
crowd expected to see Mr.. Bryan and
his party pass through the gates, and
through the station. but in this it was
disappointed, and howl of dismay went
up as the elevator was lowered and
Mr.. Bryan and his party disappeared
as though by magic. 1t did not take
! long for the crowd to discover what
| had happened. and a rush was made
| for the floor below. The crowds from
up stairs pouring down upon the large
crowd that had congregated on the
! floor created something like a riot, and
| the Jersey City police who had already
lost control of the crowd, became de-
moralized and rushed first one way
and then another With drawn clubs
AS the Bryan party stepped from the
elevator they were 50 completely hem
med in by the eager, shouting crowd
that they could not move in any direc-
ton. While they were waiting for the
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HUNDREDS OF EXCITED
men pushing and showing and shouting
for Bryan and cried Speech, speech"
Finally a pathway was made through
! the crowd and at S:25 Mr.. Bryan and
his friends boarded the ferry boat
for Hudson City.
During the passage over the river Mr..
Bryan was cheered, but aside from
bowling and saying Thank you. my
friends" he did not speak.
Before the ferry boat had reached
the New York side, the large crowd on
the dock, taking up the cheers of those
on the Hudson City, shouted and cheer
ed for Bryan.
The police management ON this side
was as nearly perfect as could be eX-
! pected. A line was opened through
| the crowd and Mr.. Bryan, accompan-
| led by Mr. Bland Senator Jones and
Mr.. SeweM, passed through the shout
! ing throng Of persons to carriag es
which were in waiting, and were driven
80 Mr.. st. Johns house, where they
arrived at 9:25, and We're again met
! by an immense crowd there, who cheer
ed and shouted until Mr.. Bryan and
his party disappeared behind the closed
doors