Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-08-20

piiVer Enthustasm Let Loose-Mr. Bryan
Resorts TO Argument Rather Than to Met
aphor, to Cancellation Rather Than TO
oensare-Aii Of the Phases OF tho SILVER
Question succlnctiy and Plainly Put.
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New York, Aug. 12.-Hon. William
Jennings Bryan Of Nebraska and Mr..
Arthur Sewall OF Maine were formally
notified OF their nomination as Demo-
cratic candidates for President and
Vice. President of the United States at
Madison Square Garden tonight in
the presence OF about 10000 people.
The speech OF notification was deliv-'
cred by Governor Stone of Missouri,
who performed duty which had been
assigned TO SeDatorWhite Of California,
who was permanent chairman of the,
national convention. Senator White
was. however, unable to be present.
Mr.. Bryan, although very hoarse. made
q speech of acceptance which thrilled
the vast throng.
When he awoke this morning he was
suffering from an acute attack of lar.
yngitis and could only speak 10 husky
tones. With Mrs. Bryan he had spent
the night at the homo of Mr.. st.
John. DR.. F. E. Miller, specialist,
was summoned and administered To-
lions and other remedies with view
to restoration OF the strained voice.
Under the physician's advice Mr..
Bryan did not leave the house until it
was time to 60 TO the mammoth hall.
At noon Mr.. Bryan enjoyed restful
sleep. The only persons who were per-
mitted to see Mr.. Bryan to-day were
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Bride Of Wash
ington, with whom he boarded while
member Of Congress. They called in
response TO special invitation mailed
to them last week.
Madison Square Garden, whore the
notification meeting was held, has
been the stage for othor events OF the
same character Political meetings
had been held in it's walls without
number. Eight years ago Cleveland
bad been notified OF his selection to
lead second time the campaign of the
Democracy. but tho speculation at
tached to all these events had been
but shadows compared with the fierce
light of curiosity which beat tonight.
President Cleveland had been per-
sonage familiar TO New York, but the
youEg leader who had come out from
the West to plant his standard in the
field of the enemy" as be called 1t.
and there to open the battle OF his
Therefore the assembled waited eagerly
to discover what manner of man be
was of whom they had read go much
and what manner of speech was his
which had such power over a great
party convention. The crowds to bear
Mr.. Bryan began to gather in and
around Madison Square Garden as
early as o'clock this evening.
On this sultry night the wide oval
of the garden was a furnace, in which
10000 suffered fiery torture for their
enthusiasm's sake. The glass had
been removed from the acre OF sky
lights in the roof and sheets OF canvas
hung below. Radicating from this
ceiling were strips of electric lights
outlining the sweep of the rafters
which rose over solid acres Of heads.
The platform was small affair erectad
at the north side of the hall. in the
centre OF one OF the broad arcs of the
oval, hardly more than IL feet square
and draped simply with American flags
The decorations were simple and not
elaborate, but in good taste, consist
ing entirely OF the national tricolor
festooned on the galleries above the
stand, with mammoth crayon portrait
of the Presidential nominee at the
right OF the platform and one Of his
colleagues on the ticket as com janion
piece on the left. The centre of the
pit great hour space was furnished with
several hundred chairs for the leaders
of the local Democracy, and the boxes
rising in tiers at both ends of the
chairs were reserved for the Tammany
chiefs OF the city's So election districts.
The most distinguished Democrats,
members of the national committee
and of the notification committee,
with their friends, were assigned to
the section of the lower balcony rising
from the flag platform.
The first Corners to the hall were
police platoons. who marched in the
main entrance and dispersed into every
aisle and corner. After them came 200
or 800 private and enthusiastic Deu,u-
Gratis, who piled into the front rows of
chairs in the pit and proceeded to de-
prive themselves OF coats. Few men
have worn vests in New York for 10
days. The hand OF the clock marked 7
when the main doors down at the west
of the garden swung inward and an
nounced their opening by the thrush
of yell,like war cry. Then with
roar came the people, pouring through
the entrance and spreading over the
floor like the Enchanting of flood Of
water. Men and women, they swept
down to the centre Of the hail, climbing
over chairs and Instructions like an
infantry charge, until the bluecoats
swooped down upon them and dispersed
the crowd with admirable skill down
the various aisles to which the tickets
directed. This fret contingent were
the holders of reserved seats, and they
scattered themselves through the aisles
on the floor and swarmed up through
the boxes
The galleries, rising tier on tier to
roof from the oval arena, gave the hall
the likeness Of an ancient coliseum,
wonderfully bright with light-bued
dresses and cleaning shirt fronts of
coatless men.
Over in far gallery band played
unnoticed and almost unheard national
airs, while the crowds gave cheers
for the local favorites and studied the
Democrats of national reputation who
walked into the gallery back of tine
platform.
Two or three times some enthusiasts
in the gallery had proposed three
cheers for Bryan, which exhortation
brought the expected shouts. But the
first real demonstration of the night
was given to the wife of tine Presiden-