The record-union., 1896-10-28
The Democratic Nominee Receives a Royal
Welcome by SilYeriteS.
Delivers Many Speeches During the
Day and Evening.
But One Incident to r1ar the Occasion
Occurs, and That Was While the
Procession Was Passing Up the
Street a Party of HoOdIums Hurled
Eggs at the Carriage Containing
the Candidate and His Wife.

the Candidate and His Wife.
CHICAGO, Oct. pa conquering
hero, returning home from victories
galore, could not have been more royal
ly welcomed than was William j. Bryan
on his arrival in Chicago this afternoon.
The enthusiasm was remarka BILE.
Crowds lined the entire route over
which he passed from the railway sta
ton to the scene of his initial speech in
his fight for Cook County, and main
tanned a continuous cheering. Many
organizations pledged to support the
Democratic nominee were in the escort
procession; brass bands played patri-
otic marching airs with a vigor born of
the excitement along the way, and alto
gether from the time his train came to
a standstill in the Union depot until he
concluded his address at Battery d Ar
mory he was lauded by thousands of
enthusiasts whose heartiness of voice
and action he could not help feeling
gratified and showing that qualification
in his remarks.
A wild Shrek that continued to grow
in volume went up from the big crowds
lining every approach to the Union de-
pot when Bryan's special pulled in at
3:3O, exactly on time. The police had
done very well in their endeavor to
keep the people out of the inclOsure
where the trains stand, but couple of
thousand men and boys eluded the blue
coats and made a dash for the private
car in which Mr.. Bryan has travelled for
the past three weeks. The police We're
keep the shouting enthusiasts from
overwhelming the candidate and his
wife, and it was only by a hard strug-
/ gle that they were pushed, pulled and
wedged to a stairway leading to the
street. This proved an island of safety,
! for the police turned on the excited mob
/ following Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and kept
them from going further.
Outside street and sidewalk were
crowded A great cheer went up as the
candidate stepped into a carriage drawn
by four white horses. After some delay
the procession started, the carriage con-
tanning Mr. and Mrs. Bryan passing
/ through a double line of political organ
! izations, which fell in line and followed
after it. The Central Committee of
! the Cook County Populists' organiza-
| ocrats Of Cook County, the Presidents
| and Secretaries of Democratic and Pop
ulist silver clubs of Cook County, the
Carter Harrison Association, the Cook
| County Democratic Marching Club, a
| Nebraska free silver club and Bryan
clubs composed of Germans, Irishmen,
French. Polish, Bohemian, Hebrew and
other foreign nationalities were in the
parade The candidate had as his per-
sonal escort a large body of men conn
! posing the Chicago Reception Commit
/ tee. who marched beside his carriage
over the entire route.
/ The party proceeded up Canal street
to Madison, to Fifth avenue. to Wash
/ ir gton street, to Clark street, to Mon
! roe street. and to Battery d Armory at
the intersection of Monroe with Michi-
gan avenue. All along the line of march
4 the greatest enthusiasm was manifest.
| Kisses were also heard. They came
/ from people who swarmed in the win
dows of business houses and brought
vigorous responses Of an uncOmplimA1-
tary character from those in the line.
AS the negro club was Kissed the
! lcudest. so was it the recipient of the
greatest shouts of approval The Coo *
County Democratic Marching Club also
| came in for much of the enthusiasm.
Nearly everybody in the procession
carried an American flag.
It was just before Mr.. Bryan reached
the Armory building when the only in
! cident that marred the occasion oc-
Cured. a number of eggs We're thrown
in the direction Of his carriage from
the Metropolitan Business College on
Monroe street near the corner of Mi h
/ iGan avenue. None fthe missiles
reached the candidate or his wife but
| several members of the Reception Com
mittee marching beside them suffered
Daniel J. Mcmahon, a lawyer; Sol Van
! Praag, a well-known First Ward poll
tician; James Traynor and J. r. Pyne
were among those who exhibited yell
low stains on their clothing
The spacious Armory, capable of hold
ing 10000 people standing, had zen
kept clear by the police until the ar
rival of the principal actor a wild
rush of the people followed Mr. Bryan
entrance. So quick was the charge OF
those anxious to get inside that Mrs
| Bryan had not time to aliGht before
a wild, cheering mob separated her
from her husband. She therefore re-
mained in the carriage. and was driven
nominee viii make his headquarters
| here.
When Mr.. Bryan, cheercd by the
1000 or more who had obtained en-
trance before him and who were seated
| in the gallery, reached the stage and
had shaken hands with National Com
| nlitteeman Calm and other prominent
Democrats seated there, the doors were
| opened and the outside crowd poured
in. BY that time, however. many thou
sands of those who had witnessed Mr.
| Bryan's arrival had gone away, but
those who remained were sutficieft IL
number to crowd. without too much dis
comfort to themselves, the entire floor
space.
Alexander Jones, Chairman of the
Cook County Democratic Campaign
1 Committee. made an eloquent aldres:
of welcome. He was followed By Johr
Weynberg, who presented alr. Rryar
with a silver star from the Hebrew
Society. Then the candidate was in.
tioduced and the cheering was some.
4 thing tremendous. Hats were waved
and handkerchiefs Haunted and for
minute or two the building resounded