The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-17

New York. Oct. 16.-wnliam Jen-
nings Bryan received here today and
tonight the greatest reception given
any candidate during the present cam
paign.
From the time of his arrival at the
railway station until he reached his
hotel after addressing four immense
meetings. he was the recipient of plau-
dts of the widest character.
a tremendous throng met him at the
station and the streets were so thickly
packed that his carriage could with
difficulty reach his hotel.
After a dinner at the Hoffman House.
attended by fifty persons. Mr.. Bryan
went to the Madison Square garden,
where he addressed a throng that filled
that vast auditorium to Overlooking.
Mr. Stevenson and others spoke there.
Mr.. Bryan also addressed meetings at
Madison avenue and Twenty-fourth
street, at Tammany hall and at Cooper
Union. At each place more people
were packed in than could be reached
by his voice. and Inc demonstration
was the warmest within the range Of
possibility.
STREETS PACKED.
Mr.. Bryan arrived in this city at 2:55
O'Clock today. His reception was an
gr-rb4+f1
steamed into the annex of the Grand
Central station that part of the i'm
mense building was thronged with a
multitude
MI Bryan was driven to the Hoffman
House in an open carriage. in which he
SaL next To Richard Croker and with
uncovered head bowed and smiled to
the thousands who cheered him. Forty
second street presented an animated
scene From Lexington avenue on one
Sle 10 Sixth avenue on the other the
SIDEWALKS We're lined with the POpu-
About o'clock Captain Price at the
Grand Central station began to take
a.iI'- measures to open d pasSa geWay
IN. the Iammany Hall reception COM
I.tIee 10 The station. 4 squad of TWEEN
y nouu-e ed policemen cleared Forty
second street and about sixty more DO
Hc-men under Captain Price marched
70 inc annex and established police
not go.
AT --@5 a loud cheer went up and the
v..H carriage containing the Tammany
nan iegrI ton committee rode to the
--AeN- William r. Hearst led the way.
-o.-'"ef by Richard Croker. O. H p
,--nonL president of the borough
games J. 'uosan James Shevlin. Lewis
nixon Lawrence Delmour and about
Oh H.
We're given
AS the time approached for the ar
-.- Of tHe train the reception com
r..-.-r started TO move further and
,"rr along the track. At this point
-e police lines were made Intellectual
- d regular football rush While the
7Llon committee was waiting every
l'>>lo.e inch of space on stairs. at win
US platforms and on the big iron
'-7-s crossing the station were Occu-
The narrow paSsageway along
tracks was mass Of people when
r-r engine of the Bryan train blew its
warning whistle
lHeu came the mad scramble 20 reach
1.- rear car of the train. in which Mr..
I'-Sol was supposed to be. Mr.. Gro
Ayl. Ar. Hearst and the other members
me f-'-epifon committee tried to
zen IN a diSuitied manner toward the
:. tA % greet the presidential candi-
pui the crowd was too great.
We're pushed and showed and
hustled along until they had almost to
".-tN INT" a run before they could
S.h~ themselves on to the rear plat
-'--h and give Colonel Bryan greeting.
WILD GREETING.
-1' awhile the crowd was enthusiasts
IL eheered and hallooed as Mr.
ta- StrUUed out on the platform.
'E-- escorted by Richard Croker and
ST.. committee h. began the journey
So a. u me street 4 number of people
asSIed BY Brvan's hands The can
smiled good naturedly through
az IN spite Of the fact that both
no ald Mr. Croker We're being rather
'ouEhly jostled about.
- ne entered the open carriage and
tN MS seat Mr.. Bryan took off his
Si5- ana smiled and bowed on every
,,t,, richard Croker sat next to him.
cri,iSS, NT- Hearst and Mr.. Shevlin oc-
ipleu the other two seats in the car
pass..--l1 took some time to clear a
S0se"ay TO Forty-second street, but