The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-19
GOLD DEMOCRATS MEET
GREAT DEMONSTRATION AT
MADISON SQUARE GARoEN.
Bourke Cochran and Perry Belmont
Undertakes TO Reply TO Bryan's
Great Speech.

Madison Square Garden, New York,
August 1s.-nhe second notable de-
| monstrafion et, q hs political campaign
in New York city was held tonight
under the auspices of the Democratic
Honest Money League of America in
Madison Square Garden, where Hon.
W. Bourke Cochran addressed an inn
mense audience with a speech entitled,
in Opposition to Reputation"
Mr.. Cochran had been selected to
answer Mr.. Bryan's speech because of
his opposition to the Chicago platform
and because of the reputation as an
orator which he had earned by his
participation in the tariff debates of
two Congresses and by his famous pro-
| test against the nomination OF Mr..
Cleveland, delivered at daybreak in the
Chicago convention of four years ago.
The elements were kinder to Mr..
Cochran than they had beer to Mr..
Bryan, for an afternoon shower had
cooled the air and made the night an
ideal one in pleasant contrast to the
sweltering atmosphere which opposed
the Bryan shouters. The police ar
raagements were better also, and ticket
holders found no difficulty in securing
admission. The doors were opened two
hours and half before the meeting
was to begin, and as the peopla filed
| in, it was noticeable that ladies COM
posed large proportion of the crowd.
They found the hall deliberately deco
rated with banners and banting Of the
National tri-color festooned from the
ceiling and draped about the four
| TERED oval galleries.
| In place of the small platform kom
| which Mr.. Bryan had, spoken. was
erected a big stage whereon were
seated many of the yiee-presidents of
| the meeting whose names made a
| list three hundred strong, and in whose
ranks were included many of the most
prominent business men, fnanciers,
bankers and railroad presidents of
New York and other cities. Among
them were Chas. S. Fairchild and VIM.
l.. Trenholm, officers of the first Cleye-
land administration; Congressman
| John X. Cowen, Of Baltimore, presi-
dent of the b. and O. railroad; eN-
Governor Flower, Senator Gray, of
| Delawae; ex-Congressmen John De-
Witt Warner, of New York city: Outh-
waite, Of Ohio; Tracy, of Albany and
Everett, of Massachusetts,; Carl Shurz
Abram s, Hewitt, James G. Carter,
President NJ. Il. Ingalls,. of tina Big
Four railroad; VIM. S:ngeTly, A. *.
Mcclure, e. i. Godkin, and Oswald
0ttenderwald.
Eighteen thousand seats had been
placed in the Garden and all of them
were filed when Mr.. Cochran advanced
| to the front of the platform and was
| greeted by a tremendous cheer, men
climbing upon their chairs and waving
| little American flags, which had been
strewn through the hall. Three hearty
cheers were given for Mckinley, and
there were Kisses when man in the
gallery yelled, whats the matter
| with Bryan?"
Major John Bryne, the president of
the League, called the meeting to
order addressing his hearers as Dem
ocrats who love their country above
party" and eXhorting them to save
the party from reputation, anarchy
and socialism, and then presented
Hon. Perry Belmont, who made short
speech by way OF overture to Mr..
CockraH's effort.
There was a second outburst of
cheering and of flags when Mr. Cock
ran was introduced, which lasted sew
eral miutes,and while it was in pro-
gress sixty singers sang the Star
Spangled Banner" the vast audience
swelling the chorus with thunderoas
effort. Mr.. Cochran was smooth
shaver when he confronted the au-
dience and his first word rolled to the
further ends Of the hall. Frequent
outbreaks OF cheers followed his
periods.