New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13
Colgate & Co.'S
VIOLETWATER

ddate who occupied place second only to the
Nabraskan in the proceedings. He was recog-
nized by only a few. and the vast majority or
the audience did not understand the sporadic
cheering I'm the audience
Mrs. Bryan had entered the hall on the arm OF
William =. st. John. and with them was Gov
ernor stones wife. In the same box with her
were also Mrs. Bland Mr. and Mrs. George ~
Macy. Of New-York. and Clark Howell. the Ed
tor of The Atlanta Constitution. and f. d.
Campau.
Almost Immediately after them. long enough
to render an entrance Electrically effective,
came the candidate himself on the arm of Sena-
tor Jones. the chairman of the National Com
mittee. II was just o'clock. To any one who
is thoroughly familiar with the positive tempest
of sound that can be Gated in Madison Square
Garden by throngng mass of weiehty people.
the preliminary demonstration rather Seemed to
lack in spontaneous effectiveness. There have
been times within the confines OF the famous
amphitheatre that the very tower seemed to
shake and the lights to dance about its towering
exterior; but this was not the case last night.
There something nearer akin to positive
demonstration when Mr. Bryan had reached the
close of his address.
PACKED BY TAMMANY MEN.
While the members of the Notification Com
mittee and thousands Of other Democrats re-
ceived scant courtesy by William T. St John in
the allotment of tickets to the show. every pro-
vision was made for the Tammany Hall appi-
cants until such horde engaged to pack
Madison Square Garden was never before
gathered in the place Mr.. st. John entered into
this arrang ement with Tanmany Hall stealth
lily. He declared that only as many tickets were
issued there were seats in the Garden. o.2'J.
but half the truth was not told. The fact was
that $1,000 additional tickets were given to
Tammany Hall heelers and their following to
! permit them to pounce upon whatever seats
| they could find and TO pack all the standing
loom there was. John c. Sheehan said that he
could have placed 10000 tickets among Tam
many's followers but that 1000 was the limit
| to which they had been confined.
The Tigers received the choice allotment of
box seats encircng the arena. The boxes were
occupied by the district leaders and their friends.
behind each box sat the district delegations of
Tammany Hall. making a mass Of Tigers" tnou-
sands deep and Transforming the Bryan show
into Tammany ratification: In Box AZ sat
John G. Sheehan; Augustus w Peters. chair
man of the Tammany Hall General Committee
of the county; John F. Carroll. DR.. James NJ.
Ludden. Arthur d Williams. Mr. Donohue. In
! Box - William Sohmer. Register. and
! Otto kempner. Box 81 was occupied by James
| w. Boyle and others. Senator Bernard F. Mar
tin and Judge William Moore were in Box 50.
| Senator Timothy ID Sullivan was in Box 81.
! Arena Box II held Alderman John T. oakley,
William Sulzer Judge Schuchman. and others.
! James j. Martin. formerly Commissioner of
| Police. in Box 60 Other Tammany leaders
| who occupied boxes Colonel Michael &.
Murphy. Alderman Nicholas T. Brown. John
| Purcell Edward T Fitzpatrick. Martin Engel,
| Isaac II. Terrell. Senator Louis Munziger. AL
derman Frank J. Goodman, Assembly man
James F. McCabe. John Jordan, Or. g.
! F.. Gilbert William Dalton, William Gladhill.
| T. Joseph Scully. +. J. Dooliag. Judge James A.
! O'Gorman Alderman Frank Wrenn. ex-senator
| George W Punkett, Patrick Keenan, Judge
Joseph f. Newburger. Judge Louis F. Conlon,
Charles F. Murphy, Congressman George b. Nc
| Clellan. John b. Sexton, James +. Heating
Senator Thomas F. Grady Matthew F. Dono-
hue Alderman Francis J. Lantry, William +.
Stilings. AssembIyman John H Delmour Victor
J. Bowling John J. Scanneii. Thomas J. Dunn
Senator Maurice Featherson. Roland a. Nor
San, Lawrence Delmour, Judge Charles Welde
Judge Andrew J. White, John j. Ryan, ex-Judge
William II. Burke Judge Joseph +. Fallon
| Jacob Seabold and John b. Shea.
Just before the entrance Of the Presidential
| candidate. Mr.. HOughteng. the ex-Recordng
Clerk of the Assembly, at Albany. rose in his
| place in the SEATS reserved for the members of
the Notification Committee, and in voice
which filed every corner Of the great hall called
for three cheers for William Jennings Bryan.
| He was evidently DESTROYS of tuning things VI
| for the grand entrance and succeeded fairly
! we'll Then the actual occasion came. and there
was brief period Of confusion before Senator
Jones could get the attention of the throng
Then he said in a quietly impressive tone tC
| which his venerable aspect added weight, THE
meeting will please come to order Let us have
order" Quiet was restored at once. and tber
he continued: "Now, ladies and gentlemen. Il
is my pleasant duty TO nominate chairman
of this meeting the Hon. Elliot Danforth OF
NewYork All those in favor Of his nomination
will please say aye one solitary stentoriar
and acknowledging nay from a single brassS
throat gave the negative to the proposition
whereupon the Senator said, the ayes have il
unanimously" Right you are" shouted som,
one who apparently thought the Chair needed
personal Endorsement and encouragement. Mr.
Danforth rose quietly TO the greeting in stor,
for him. and said
II now becomes my agreeable duty, by direction
Of the Democratic National Committee. to act a,
presiding officer of this meeting As "A member o
the Notification Committee from the State of New
York | am very glad to extend TO all Of our visit
ing brethren from every portion of this broad land
who have come here to attend this meeting TO
| night, a cordial and hearty welcome. Cheers
This gathering is for the purpose OF affordng op
pOrtunity for the formal notification to the Demo
cratic nominees for President and Vice Presiden
of the United States (CheersD You DO not cxpec
from any extended speech. and you will moi ~
| disappointed. have pleasure in presenting l.
| you the chairman of the Notification Committee
the distinguished Governor of Missouri. the Hon
| William J. Stone.