Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-01

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cult way through it, At the Fourteenth
street station OF the Third-Avenue eie-
waited road big squad OF pohcenie"
kept the people moving down stairs,
that the people arriving on the Tram, ,,i
might alIght upon the platform. lne
notice were everywhere. and they pehaseu
admirably. for they were synpa'he'io.
They were sympathetic, because 'hes
work for living.
AMERICAN FLAGS.
little stream from the sea OF peopie
flowed into Tammany Hall through inc
central doors. Just within the uoo's
small American flags. Democracys coiors'
were distributed Such was the strussi,
IN climb the broad stairway 10 the han
that the steps were Uttered with STICKS
10 which the flags were nailed. ihey
were snapped as men pushed ana lousn'
with each other. But all good-natureuiy
These people filled every inch OF the
floor. Filled every seat in the DIG gar
lery. where a very able lunged oand was
stationed. Many women were In the PAL
cony. who never could have reached 'here
but for the innate politeness OF the Noteis
who made way for them. Those VINO hau
been invited to seats in the boxes an
a few others entered the hall by the
u.
nassed the dressing-room of Tony PAS
tors Theatre, passed from the run
makers the mummers, to listen TO the
Man of Destiny and Determination Ihese
boxes were filed with gayly-dressed Wo-
men. whose toilets added color 10 the
scene.
While red lights were burning and
rockets were Kissing without, the band
In the gallery played lively tunes ana 'he
people Joined in the choruses. Then SUD
denly the band struck up MY country
IT'S Of Thee" and the people. with mishty
voice. Joined I'm. There was more Singing
more cheering. more groaning' Tor
every now and then some deep
throated fellow would spring 10
his feet and call for "Thrse
groans for Hanna" or for Mckinley az
one or the other was the more particular
object Of his luminosity. The respected
Mr.. Mckinley certainly head these
groans i'm Canton: III Hung Ching ray
have heard them in Picking. And 1t is ne
ces AIRY TO state here. because this mar
rative is accurate. that the crowd gave
three hearty cheers for the Now Icik
Journal.
AT last 'Big Tom Brennan called the
meeting to order Mr.. Brennan was
chosen TO do that because he has the
frame of a giant and can easily be seem
and has the voice Of a foghorn, and can
easily be heard. He introduced John W.
Keller as chairman Of the meeting. IT IS
interesting to note that Mr.. Keller was
educated at Yale College. in New haven
where some very young sons or sehlie-
men hooted down William j. Bryan the
other day. Mr.. Keller, educated at yale,
being of mature judgment, presided at
last nights great meeting, and made
fine speech.
NEXT PRESIDENT RECOGNIZED.
The carriage in which Mr.. Bryan rode
with difficulty threaded its way through
the throngs and stopped before the east
ern door. The next President was in
stantly recognized. "Bryanr' went up the
cry, and the crowd surged toward him
and surrounded him. Three detectives
who rushed through the crowd reached
the hall door, their clothes in tatters.
But why try TO describe that crowd WITH
in and without the hall? Better illustrate
it by this pleasant incident:
The learned Lord Chief Justice Of Eng
land, Lord Russell, of Killcwen. desired
to hear the speech Of a candidate for the
presidency of the United states, ana
longed to see a Yankee mass-meeting.
So the Lord Chief Justice. his lady ana
some other ladies, went 10 Tammany
Hall, and the police, having been tod
who they were. forced a narrow passage
way for them from the curb to the door
But. once inside. the Lord Chief Justice
and his party found the crush to oppres-
sive that they wanted to go away. That
was impossible by the way they came.
So the polite police handed them over a
fire-escape. and they found themselves in
the wings Of Pastors Theatre. At the
moment a young woman was singing a
pathetic song and enlivening it with high
kicking. SO the Lord Chief Justice ana
his ladies waited until the young woman
made her exit. Then they made their
exit to the street by the theatres en-
trance.
1t is a very great pity that the crowd
drove away the Lord Chief Justice or
England. He would have seem once, at
any rate, what has become very common
since Mr. Bryan was nominated-a wei
come by true Americans of true Ameri-
can. The people i'm the hall knew that
Mr.. Bryan was approaching; the shouts
on the street Enthusiastically told them
that. He appeared at the back of the
platform. He walked across 1t between
lines of police, close drawn. He stood
under the fag-decked booth at the plat
forms edge.
DEAFENING CHEERS.
Every man and woman i'm the hall were
on their feet waving the little American
flags. The yen that Went up split the
ear. Try to imagine the whistles OF a
hundred locomotives screening together;
think of the noisest thing you ever heard,
and multiply the volume of noise by ten
then you will get some idea of how that
| Joyous and patriotic shout sounded. 1t IS
| absolutely true that while the able-lungeo
band was playing with all its might the
music was inaudible; the music ans look
ed like pantomimists going thu Jugh their
motions. And the shout did not soon die
out. II lasted six minutes, shrill, loud
deafening.
For the Tiger was yelling.
Mr. Bryan stood there calmly looking
| about him. II was plain he was delighted.
A flush OF pleasure spread over his pale
checks and mounted TO his high forehead
| While the yelling lasted the thoughtlu
had opportunity TO study him. He looks
very well, indeed. His locks have been
| shorn but. unlike Samson, he seems &c
have gained In strength. His coat was
a cutaway. and he wore a white rose In
the butlonhole. Being a plain man, his
only jewelry was thin, gold watch
| chain.
When the Tammany yell ended he be
| gan TO speak. He was rather hoarse Al
first. At his side sat the candidate foi
President. Sewall. Of Maine, mai
with a strong, determined face, indicating
| strength, commanding respect
True Democracy, always traitor-proot
was waterproof last night.