Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-10-19

the faces OF Doth were wreathed with
smiles. The cheering continues now
dying down. now being renewed with
increased vigor. 1t continued for five
minutes. not abating when Col. Bryan
rose to his feet and raised his hand.
Mr.. Croker pulled him back into his
seat. The cheering went on. Then
Mr.. Croker rose. hesitated a moment,
then raised his hand for silence. In
stead of ceasing the crowd broke
forth louder than ever. DO what he
could, Mr.. Croker could not silence
| the crowd. After nearly Is minutes
of cheering the applause began to de-
crease. Mingled cheers and Kisses. the
latter for silence, lasted Il minute
longer. "Three cheers for our next
| president" brought out final cheer,
but an effort to repeat it was drowned
in cries of Put him out!" The en-
thusiasm nearly carried the crowd
away. The throng at the Madison
avenue end of the garden damned
down the aisles and the 60-odd police
men at that point had to do sincere
battle with the crowd to keep it I'M
| der control.
Bryan Spenks.
The resolutions We're cheered, though
they could not be heard for the shouts
| for Bryan, and Mr.. Shepard at once in
troduced the latter in a few short SEN
fences. Col. Bryan stepped to therail-
ing about the stand, as the throng
broke afresh into cheers. He raised, his
hand for silence, but the cheers didnot
subsde. Col. Bryan was dressed sim
ply in the black suit, with short sack
coat. "Three cheers for our next pres
ident," came up from the audience,
Col. Bryan raising his hand in depreca-
ton. The crowd was about to become
quiet when with a boom and flash of
of fire flashlight bomb went off in the
center of the room. Women shrieked
and the crowd yelled, not knowing
what it all was. There was great eN-
citement and disorder for a moment.
and calls for the police. A dozen police
men rushed to the spot where the man
sat who had fired the bomb, grabbed
him and hustled him and his camera
out into the aisle and out of the gar
den. Col. Bryan had stood quietly at
the rail on the platform. There was
another attempt to renew the cheer
ing, but Kisses greeted it, and COL Bry-
an commenced speaking.
He began quick, his voice scarcely
audible hundred feet away from the
stand, but he gradually spoke louder,
and in a moment his voice could be
heard by the galleries.
Col. Bryan's address was devoted
mainly to trusts, imperialism and mill
tarism. He concluded at nine o'clock
precisely. He was followed by Mr..
Stevenson. candidate for vice president.
Webster Davis, Mayor Jones' of Toledo.
O.; Mr.. Stanchfeld and Mr.. Mackey,
democratic candidate for governor and
lieutenant governor of New York, re-
spectively.
An Open-Air Gathering.
An open air meeting was held at
avenue and Twenty-fourth
street. The crowd gathered here is es-
at 10000 persons. twas short
ly after nine o'clock when the caval-
cade heading the Bryan party rode
down Madison avenue to the stand.
The carriages could not drive within
so feet of it, and Col. Bryan, Mr.. Croker,
Mr.. Hearst and James Shevlin, of
Brooklyn, who were in the carriages,
walked to the stand. The ovation to
the candidate was deafeningly loud
and prolonged. After quiet had been
restored he spoke briefly
At Tnmmany Hall.
The trip to Tammany Hall was made
through streets lined with cheering
thousands. Col. Bryan and his party
arrived at 9:25. Senator Mackey was
speaking, but as soon as the crowd rec
ognized Bryan, it rose to it's feet and
cheered for several minutes. Richard
Croker, who accompanied Mr.. Bryan.
took seat on the rear of the platform.
while the candidate went to the front
and acknowledged the greeting. When
the cheering had continued for couple
of minutes he raised his hand to COM
manl silence. And as soon as he was
able, began his address. He expressed
his appreciation of the work being
done in the campaign by the Tammany
organization.
At Cooper Union.
AT ten o'clock Col. Bryan arrived at
Cooper Union. His appearance on the
platform was the signal for one of the
most enthusiastic greetings ever ac-
corded to any one man in Cooper Union.
1t was fully five minutes before the en-
thusiasm subsidized and the audience re-
sumed its normal quietude. Then John
Dewitt Warner, chairman of the meet
ing, introduced Col. Bryan, who spoke
briefly.
Brynn's Jersey Tour.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE programme
of w. ]. Bryan's visit to northeast
ern New Jersey, which will begin on
October 25, was arranged Tuesday.
He will be met at the Marion station,
Jersey City, at seven p. m. by a com
mittee and democratic clubs and will
make an address. He will then be es-
corted to ST. Joseph's hall where he
will speak, and then to ST. Peters
hall, where "a third address will be
made Next day Mr.. Bryan will talk
ut $3.50 a. IN. at the Lyric theater,
Hoboken. and will then go to Orange,
Summit, Morristown and Dover.
Royal Betrothal Announced.
The Hague, Oct. 17.-Queen Will
helmina has proclaimed her betrothal
to Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin.
SPEED OF PRoJEcTILEs.