The herald., 1896-08-13
IN IMMENSE MULTITUDE attends
The Air Made Resonant With
Cheers
GOV. STONE OF MISSOURI
Makes Formal Announcement Of Action
Taken at Chicago
Mr.. Bryan Accepts the Responsibility Placed
Upon Him
A 1asterIy Presentation Of the Great Issues
Soon to Be Decided by the
People Of the United
States
Mr.. Bryan Accepts the Responsibility Placed
Upon Him
Associated Press Special Wire.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-That the In
terest Of the whole city of New York was
focused today upon the Madison Square
garden. where William ]. Bryan of Ne
braska and Arthur Sewall of Maine were
to be formally notified of their nomina-
ton by the Democratic party for the
offices of president and vice president
of the United States. was proved by the
groups of sovereign electors which as
early as the middle of the afternoon be-
gan to come under the trees in Madison
square, and which by 5 o'clock had been
reinforced by hundreds and at o'clock
were multiplied to expectant thousands,
and before o'clock swelled to a strain
ing. clamoring army.
The garden had been the stage for
other events of the same character:
eight years ago Cleveland had been
there notified of his selection to lead a
second time the campaign of the Democ-
racy, but the speculation attached to
all these events had been but shadows
compared with the fiery light of curios-
ity which beat upon this night. Presi-
dent Cleveland had been parsonage ia.
miliar to New York, but the young lead
er who had come out of the west to plant
his standard in the field of the enemy,
as he called it, was only name in this
city, On this sultry night the wide oval
of the garden was furnace in which the
10000 were to suffer a fiery torture for
their enthusiasm's sake. The glass had
been removed from the acre of skylights
in the roof, and sheets of canvas hung
below. The platform was a small affair.
erected at the north side of the hall.
hardly more than twelve feet square
and draped simply with American flags.
The decorations were simple, consisting
entirely of the national tri-color festoon-
ed on the galleries above the stand,
with mammoth crayon portraits of the
nominees on either side. The center of
the pit was furnished with several hun
dred chairs for the leaders of the local
Democracy. and the boxes rising N
triple tiers at both ends of the chairs
were reserved for the Tammany chiefs
for the citys thirty-five election dis
tricts The first corners to the hall were
the police, platoons of blue coats who
marched in at the main entrance and
dispersed into every aisle and corner.
After them came two or three hundred
privileged and enthusiastic Democrats,
who piled into the front rows of chairs
in the pit and divested themselves of
their coats. The hands of the clock
marked when the main doors were
swung inward. Then with roar came
the people pouring through the entrance
and spreading over the floor. This first
contingent were the holders of reserved
seats. and they scattered themselves
through the aisles on the floor AMI
warmed I'm fhrouuh tho hoyac
Over in a far gallery band played
unnoticed and almost unheard the ma
tional airs. while the crowd gave cheers
for the local favorites and studied the
Democrats of national reputation who
walked into the gallery back of the plat
form. Occasionally some enthusiast
would start cheering for Bryan, but the
first real demonstration of the night oc-
CURED when at o'clock policeman in
the doorway under the stand was heard
calling: make way for Mrs. Bryan
Those nearest heard the call and
climbed on their chairs. others promptly
followed suit, leaving their seats, rank
after rank, as though answering to q
word of command. Mrs Bryan was seen
climbing the steps that led to the first
box at the platforms right She was
on the arm of Hon. William p st. john,
treasurer of the Democratic national
organization, and host of the Bryans
during their stay in New York. She
stepped down into the box and faced the
mammoth audience. AS Mrs. Bryan
swept her eyes across the hall they had
a weary look and her face seemed very
pale 1t lighted with bright smile at
the roar which swept over the floor and
through the galleries and which grew
into a swelling cheer and rose and fell
in half dozen waves. Twice Mrs Bry-
an bowed to the right and left and then
she was seated.
Mrs Bryan was followed into the box
by Mrs. Bland with Mr.. George H. Macy
of New York. Mrs. Governor Stone with
f. d. Campau of Minneapolis, and Mrs.
Macy with Mr.. Clark Howell of At
lanta.
Following came Mr. Bryan on the arm
of Chairman James X. Jones, followed
by Mr.. Sewall with Governor Stone of
Missouri, and by Mr.. Bland with Mr..
Elliot Danforth. Senator William NJ
Stewart and Senator John P. st. John
occupied the boxes.
The cheers for Mrs. Bryan had not