The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-01
GREAT CRoWDs AZ C1EpEL4ND.
Bryan Receives a Big Send of During
His Exhibition There.


Bryan Receives Big Send of During
His Exhibition There.
CLEVELAND, ONO, Aug. 31.-The well
come given w. J. Bryan by the people OF
Cleveland tonight was unprecedented in
his cam paign tour from New York TO his
home in Nebraska. Beyond doubt it was
the most magnificent and most gratifying
reception ever accorded to the young can
didate, exceeding in heartiness even the
greeting of the city of Buffalo last Friday,
and that was an ovation of which any man
might we'll be proud.
Arriving at Lake Shore station, he found
packed as closely as anything short of act
ual suffocation would allow in and about
the station thousands of people whose i'm
pulse seemed to be to cheer and shout
with all the power of their lungs IN honor
OF the Democratic candidate. All dav
long the interest of the vast crowds that
thronge1 the streets had been whetted by
poitlca! meetings on corners, addressed
by regularly assigned speakers, and the
arrival OF Bryan contingents from Canton
and other places had augmented the al
ready overcharged feelings of political in
terests. Fifteen sections composed one
excursion tram that brought enthusiastic
silverites to see the show, and it is claimed
that 1000 people came from Canton alone,
and included in this was the Canton
Bryan and Sewall Club, mum boring 1000
men. Many other Bryan and Sewall clubs
came from towns in Ohio and Pennsyl-
Vania, nearly all bringing bands Of music
Ten thousand people had gathered in
and about the Lake Shore station to await
the arrival of the nominees train, and
when 1t arrived they shouted with vim
that showed their earnestness. An open
carriage drawn by four white horses was
in waiting for Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and in
this they were conveyed through streets
crowded with cheering people to the Hol-
lenden Hotel, followed by more than q
score of other carriages containing men,
by silver clubs from many of the Cleve-
land wards. A National salute was fired
by Battery A, Ohio National Guard, as the
train came in and fireworks displayed all
along the route to the hotel. More than
1000 cheering, yelling men and boys chung
close to the nominees carriage from the
depot to the hotel. When the carriage
reached the Centennial arch erected in
commemoration of Cleveiand's one hun
dreth anniversary as settlement, the
magnificent structure burst into flood of
light, furnished by myriad of electric
,obes.
After hasty dinner at the Hoienden
Mr.. Bryan was escorted by many of the
local and visiting silver clubs through
hiS oFo paShSO SioSCiy Will people 10
the Central Armory, an immense struc-
ture, capable OF seating more than 5000
people. But double that number were
crowded in the auditorium. AS Mr.
Bryan entered he was given such an ova-
ton as few men rarely receive. Cheer
after cheer went up and the people forgot
their suffocating position in their desire
to shout. After some. time Mr.. Bryan
was allowed to speak.
There was nothing new in the address
delivered by the young orator, but he put
a fervor into his words and gestures that
gave the audience every opportunity of
venting its enthusiasm. The speech
there was the principal one delivered by
Mr.. Brr an during the evening. Most of
the crowd left the armory when he had
concluded, leaving com paratively small
number to hear Hon. M. A. Foran and
Thomas Il. Fitzsimmons
1t was the same scene of enthusiasm
over again at Music Hall, where Mr.. Bry-
and went i'm ediaIely from the armory.
Ten thousand more people were there and
they cheered him as heartily and as fire.
quently as those at the armory had done
Back to the Hoilenden Hotel the candi-
date was hurried from Music Hail and
from the balcony he delivered a third ad-
dress to the vast concourse of people gath
cred In the open streets. When he con-
cluded and stepped back the crowd pressed
into the lobby OF the hotel and managed
to corral the candidate who shook hands
with so many that he was fairly exhausted
when he made his escape.