The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-13
.AMoNG THOSE PRESENT WE'RE,
Few Whose Names Are Enrolled on
Scrolls of Fame


The work of the ushers at the Ex
position building was well done and the
huge crowd was exceptionally orderly
1t was comparatively quiet and yerv
patient, considering the long wait for
the hall filled as early as z O'Clock. But
IL was apparent from the start that
they had assembled for only one pur-
pose; they wanted to see and hear Will
liam J. Bryan and no one else. not
even on their pet hobby, the silver
question. From all sides of the hall.
north, south, east and west, from
the parquet and the seats on the stage
there was but one voice. 1t was TO
hear Bryan
Who were there. 1t is curious fact
that among the people occupying prom
lnent seats there We're comDarativeIv
few that could be included in that
catalogue of prominent citizens who are
usually seen in every public gathering
Thls, more than anything else at the
meeting Illustrated that the business
and professional men, the successful
men, the leaders of the community in
every enterprise of progress are not
with Bryan, but against him. Among
those who could be recognized from a
very nasty survey of the audience. from
the platform were:
PRESIDENT Cyrus North1up, Of the uni
verslty, and superintendent Charles
NJ Jordan, of the Minneapolis schools:
Arthur n. Jordan, of Seattle, Wash.
once famous Democratic leader in
Minneapolis; John Arnold Keyes. the
Popuilst candidate for attorney gener-
al; Senator McHale, of Scott county:
William Buffers, one Of the pioneers
or blmetallism in Minneapolis: T. T.
Henlr1chs, the nominee of the fllsionists
Tor the office of. secretary of state:
Senator Frank A. Day, the nominee
Tor congress on the fusion ticket who
Is running against Congressman Nc
Cleary; Judge Pond, of the district
court bench, a candidate for re-eIec-
ton; William NJ. Campbell. Of St Paul.
once United States marshal and the
head Of the Minnesota Democratic as
ISOLATION; Judge Willis, of ST. Paul.
Among the Republicans of promin-
ence noticed We're: DR.. Folwen, of the
university and P. D. Macmillan. Rev.
M Falk Gjertsen, J. Frank Wheaton.
the colored orator; S. E. Olson, Lucian
Swift and George Thompson. of St.
Paul Dispatch.
Seats had been reserved for Mr..
Bryan and the few gentlemen who
were with him and also for the old
soldiers who acted as his escort. 1t was.
a few minutes after the hour of Mr..
Bfyan's appointed arrival when the
crowd began to show signs of i'm
patience. Several gentlemen on the
f1oor began to call for c. ID. O'Brien,
who was announced by the papers to
introduce Mr.. Bryan. The Aeolean
quartet was hidden away somewhere
behind the scenes and they were sum
moned from their hiding place and
sung something about the dollar of
the dads" After the music had ceased
there were again signs of impatience
and c. d. O'Brien, of St. Paul, took
the stand to say a few words until Mr..
Bryan should make his appearance
He referred to the fact that there were
two vacancies. one reserved for the
old soldiers (cheers) and that reserved
for the speaker of the evening (rnore
cheers and then the Bryan escort,
headed by the band came in and Mr..
O,Brien's words died on his lips.