The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN'S SEC
0ND VISIT THERE IN THIS
CAMPAIGN
WAS A TREMENDOUS OVATION
GREETED by CHEERING CROWDS
WHEREVER HE MADE HIS
APPEARANCE
HE MADE SEVEN SPEECHES
All Told the Democratic Candidate
for the Presidency Addressed
Fully Fifty Thousand En-
fhusiastic GOthamftes.

NEW YORK, Oct N27,-William Jen-
nings Bryan's second coming to this city
was the occasion tonight of one of the
greatest political demonstrations of the
campaign. Fourteen thousand people
heard the Democratic candidate speak
at Madison Square garden. He had
was spent at New Haven and this after
noon he made several addresses at points
between New Haven and this city
He was accompanied to this city by 2AJ
Y ale students. When he arrived at the
Grand Central station there We're more
than 5000 persons to greet him. He
spent the remainder of the afternoon at
the Hoffman house, Where he went over
the business of the campaign with the
leaders. After a dinner in his honor,
at which there were forty-five guests, he
witnessed the great pyrotechnic display.
The Sky was carpeted with red, and
Madison Square was ablaze in his honor
when the carriage which was to take him
on his tour appeared. The streets We're
crowded with people, and his trip to Mad
ison Square garden was a triumphal one.
The first stop was at the Broadway Ath-
letic club, where Mr. Bryan spoke to
10000 enthusiastic people, the majority o.
whom We're Italians. He reached Coop
er Union about g o'clock and addressed
large gathering of Germans. Thence
Mr.. Bryan drove to the corner of Four
teenth street and Second avenue, where
he made speech from his carriage to I.
crowd of about 5000 people. He made
another speech from his carriage to a
gathering at Twentieth street and Sec
Ond avenue.
THE FINANCIAL ISSUE.
Mr.. Bryans Madison Square speech was
not begun until after 10 o'clock 1t was
,oJa
1t was addressed to the independent class
mainly and he referred to the financial
issue. Many times he was forced %
stop, because of the tremendous cheer
ing. From the time he entered the hall
until he quit speaking the outside Of
the hall was ringing with cheers. AS g
climax to the day he made two more out
door speeches. The first was from a
stand near Dewey arch, where he talked
to $4,000 people, who could not get into
Madison Square garden.
He made another short speech at Madi-
son avenue and Twenty-fourtk street.
He was then driven to the Hoffman Il
house, where he retired for the night.
HOFFMAN HOUSE BANQUET.
For the dinner given in honor of Ny.
and Mrs Bryan the Hoffman house ball
room was most elaborately decorated
1t commenced at 6 O'Clock, lasting over
an EOur.
William r. Hearst sat at the head of
the table. On his right sat Mrs. Bryan
and on his left was the colonel. On Mr..
Bryan's side of the table were: Mrs
James Russell Lowell, Mayor Van Wyck,
Mrs. Elliot Danforth, Senator D. B. Hill,
Mrs. Randolph Guggenheimer, Gov Stone,
j. D. Richardson, Miss Ellen F. Whalen,
ex-Mayor Josiah Quincy, of Boston; DR.
j. H Girdner, Mrs. Max Ihmsen, James
X. Mcclure, Max Ihmsen, Mrs Philo S
Bennett, John G. Fol!ansbee, James Creel-
man, c. c. Hughes and Sidney Smith.
On Mrs. Bryans side of the table were:
Richard Croker, Mrs. J. H. Girdner, An
son Phelps Stokes, Mrs George c. Well
ington, w. Bourke Cochran, Elliot Dan
forth, Mrs. James Creelman, Senator
George c. Wellington, Mrs ]. E. Tom
linson, Randolph Guggenneimer, John
Whalen, Mrs. Frank Campbell, Philo s.
Bennett, John w. Tomlinson, Mrs. c.
c. Hughes, Frank Campbell, Mrs James
(. Mcclure and Mrs. Stone.
The favors were silver baskets by
Tiffany and filed with bon bons and the
menu card was elaborate.
When the dinner ended the party nj
once started for the meetings