The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-08

Hotel In the Evening.
Shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday after
noon Illinois street became almost impas-
sable with a steady stream of pedestrians.
who were early vending their way to the
Union depot, where they eagerly awaited
the coming of the train carrying Mr..
Bryan and his party, scheduled to arrive
in this city at $50 o'clock. The committees
appointed to act as an escort for the Bryan
party from the depot TO the Grand Hotel
had been notified to meet at the Grand
Hotel at o'clock, and long
before that hour the lobby of
the hotel was packed to it's utmost
capacity. But the crowd was destined to
meet with disappointment. About 6 o'clock,
after the crowd on Illinois street had stood
in the sweltering heat for more than an
hour, a telegram was received stating that
the special train would not arrive in this
city until Sis p. m.
Placards announcing the delay were
posted in every conspicuous place about
the Grand Hotel and on Illinois street, and
the crowd after many signs of regret, a
few curses and other expressions of disap-
pointment began to slowly dispense. The
escort committees were notified by Chief
Marshal Garrard that their services would
not be needed until 1880 o'clock. and the
committeeman returned to their homes for
supper
A SECOND TELEGRAM.
About z o'clock a second telegram was
received stating that the train would ar
rive at IT'S o'clock and Immediately the
crowd which had begun to reassemble be-
came very much excited and began rushing
pell-mell for the depot. Marshal Garrard
got his reception committee into line, or as
many of them as were at the hotel, and
accompanied by Mayors pane made an
unceremonious rush after the crowd
toward the Union Station. This crowd was
not kept waiting this time for the train
rolled into the depot shortly before 7:3O
o'clock.
The train had scarcely stopped when Mr..
Bryan, accompanied by Parks Martin,
chairman of the Indiana State central COM
mittee, and followed by Mr.. Stevenson,
Chairman Jones and the rest of his party,
including Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Stevenson, Miss
Stevenson and Mrs. Thomas, the wife of
Governor Thomas, OF Colorado, were seen
descending the steps of his private car.
Mr.. Bryan's appearance was the signal
for voctferous cheering on the part of the
crowd. which, however. was very short
lived, as Mr.. Bryan accompanied by Mr..
Stevenson, Chairman Jones and Mr.. Mar
tin Immediately entered the carriage in
waiting, and the rest of the party being
accommodated in a similar manner the
procession started at once for the Grand
Hotel. AT the head of the procession was
Chief Marshal Garrard and a number Of
the escort committee who were followed
by Mayors band. After the band came
the carriages, the first of which contained
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Stevenson, Chairman
Jones and Mr.. Martin. The carriages were
followed by the Cook County Marching
Club, which accompanied Mr.. Bryan to
this city from Chicago. 1t was said to be
about four hundred strong and was headed
by Debaugh's band, of Chicago. The crowd
which seemed to nave exhausted itself In
the one cheer II gave on Mr.. Bryan's APP
pearance at the depot. was peculiarly silent,
and from the time the procession left the
depot until the carriages containing Mr..
Bryan arrived at the hotel. there was an
absolute dearth of anything approaching a
demonstrative enthusiasm.
When the carriage stopped in front of
the hotel Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Stevenson and
Chairman Jones Immediately alighted and
entered the hotel, going at once to their
rooms. Mr.. Martin assisted the ladies to
alight from their carriages and the whole
party was soon lost to the eyes of the gap
ing crowd. The Cook County Marching
Club was divided up between the Grand,
Denison, Bates and Occidental hotels.
AN INFORMAL RECEPTION.
After the party had dined an informal
reception for Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Stevenson
was held in the wide corridor of the Sec
ond floor of the Grand Hotel. The recep-
ton was but indifferently attended. More
people might have had the pleasure of
meeting Mr.. Bryan if all those who were
gathered in the lobby of the hotel down
stairs had been permitted to follow their
desires in the matter. For some unac-
~countable reason each of the stairways
leading to the second floor was heavily
guarded by the police. Only a comparatively
small number had the ''open sesame" and
as a consequence where there might have
been hundreds. there were only tens who
We're admitted into the august presence.
Nan of those who wanted TO see Mr.. Bry-
an went home Disguised. some OF them
vowing that 1t i'll became a man who pro-
fessed to be a friend to the people to be
SO exclusive. Others who complained did
not attach the blame to Mr.. Bryan, but
vented their Indignation on the committee
in charge.
Upstairs the reception went along as
merrily as a marriage bell. Mr.. Bryan was
all smiles and Mr.. Stevenson renewed the
acquaintance OF his youth with people
whom he had never seen before, with all
the aplomb of an old campaigner.
Ladies in handsome toilets. accompanied
by gentlemen in full dress, paid their re-
spects to Mr.. Bryan with as deep a curtsy
as though he were already ROBBED in the
purple of the chief executive office OF the
United States. Newspaper men were there
by the score intent on each word that
dropped from the lips OF Mr.. Bryan. In the
Iarlors that opened off the corrodor Mrs.
Bryan, Mrs Stevenson, Mrs. Thomas and
Miss Stevenson stood in reception line and
| were introduced TO the guests by a COM
mittee of ladies from this city.
DIDN'T LAST LONG.
The reception did not last long. After
the first half hour the guests were very
i%nfrequent. and by and by Mr.. Bryan init
mated TO some OF his friends that he was
ready to retire. and II wasn't long after
| hat until the corridor had the appearance
OF the deserted banquet hall. Those who
waited TO see Mr.. Bryan downstairs were
not altogether disappointed. He went down
just once. He did not venture a second
time. but probably he had his reason for
not doing SO. As he descended the steps
| leading 10 the office in which the expectant
crowd awaited him. some one noticed his
| presence and Immediately yelled at the top
of his voice for three cheers for William
! Jennings Bryan. The man took Off his hat
| and waited with an expectant air. Ii began
| to look almost like a frost, when suddenly
| out Of the crowd three OF the dyed-in-the-
' wool sort boldly approached the man who