Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18

New York, Oct. 17.-William J. Bry-
an arrived in this city at 2:55 o'clock
Yesterday. His reception was an en-
phatic ovation. As the train steamed
into the annex Of the Grand Central
depot that part Of the immense build
ing was packed with waiting mult.-
tude. At 2:35 o'clock a loud cheer
went up as the open carriages contain
ing the Tammany Hall reception cons
mitfee rode to the annex. William r.
Hearst led the way, followed by Rich
ard Croker, O. III. p. Belmont. Presi-
dent of the Borough James J. Coogan,
James Shevlin, Lewis Nixon. Lawrence
Delmour and a dozen others. The
candidate and the committeeman, de-
spite the efforts of the police, were
roughly jostled by the crowd before
the carriages were reached. Along the
line of march to the Hoffman House
Mr.. Bryan was wildly cheered by the
assembled thousands.
AS early as 2 o'clock the doors OF
Madison Square Garden were besieged
by the crowds anxious for admission,
and when the doors were opened at
$50 there was a grand rush. The big
building was filled to overlooking in
ten minutes.
The arrival of prominent Tammany
men before the opening of the meeting
brought out the first strong applause
of the evening. Col. Bryan entered the
garden at 7:15 o'clock. AS the face Of
Mr.. Croker. behind which Col. Bryan's
was seen, the crowd burst forth in one
great prolonged yell. Every one stood
tiptoe on his seat and the garden was
a sea Of waving flags. There was ID
minutes of widest cheering, which
Mr.. Bryan and Mr. Croker yainly en-
deaYored to suppress, and finally, when
order was partially restored and Ed
ward NJ. Shepard was introduced as the
presiding officer, the great crowd could
control its patience but few minutes,
and Mr. Shepard cut his speech short
and introduced the candidate.
Col. Bryan stepped to the railing
about the stand, as the throng broke
afresh into cheers He raised his hand
for silence, but the cheers did not sub
side. The crowd was about to become
quiet when flashlight bomb went off
in the center of the room. Women
shrieked and the crowd yelled, not
knowing what it all was. A dozen po-
lieemen rushed to the spot where the
man sat who fred the bomb, grabbed
him and hustled him and his camera
out of the garden.
Col. Bryan had stood quietly at the
rail on the platform. There was am
other attempt TO renew the cheering,
but Kisses greeted it, and Col. Bryan
commenced speaking. He began quiet
ly, his voice being scarcely audible a
hundred feet away from the stand, but
he gradually spoke louder and in
moment his voice could be heard in the
gallery. The crowd was quiet for a
time, but when the speaker declared
that the Democratic party recognized
the right of ability of mind and muscle
to the fruits of its toll the crowd broke
forth into cheering, which lasted for
two or three minutes. Col Bryan con-
Guided his speech at o'clock pre-
cisely, having spoken one hour and 81
minutes. The crowd rose and cheered
as he left the platform in company
with Mr. Croker shaking hands as he
left.
The applause for Col. Bryan as he
went away blended with that for Adlai
E, Stevenson as he rose to speak The
cheers died out and the noise of the
crowd going ont prevented Mr.. Steven
son from speaking, Three minutes
after Col. Bryan left there we're vacant
seats all over the building. Mr.. Ste
venson's voice could not be heard so
feet away, and more than half the peo
pie left Frequent attempts were made
By Chairman Shepard and Mr.. Steven
son to stop the exit and quiet the audi
ence, but they were unavailable. A
few crowded close to the stand to hear
above the noise, and he was cheered
family.
Webster Davis, Mayor Jones of To-
ledo and William T.. Maekey, candidate
for lieutenant governor, followed Mr..
Stevenson.
The crowd that surged about the
open air stand at Madison avenue and
Twenty-fourth street, crushing the
weak and smothering those who were
so tightly packed that the air, which
reeked with the fumes of Greek fire,
could not reach them, may have num-
bered 10000 and there was not one in
that crowd who cared to hear anyone
else hut Bryan. Half dozen speakers
attempted to keep them quiet until the
presidential candidate came from the
garden, but the most successful speak
er had hard job of it. The scenes of
Madison Square Garden were repeated
when the candidate finally arrived.
The same scenes of wild enthusiasm
greeted the presidential candidate at
Tammany Hall and at Cooper Union,
Mr. Bryan is now campaigning in the
interior Of the state, and is addressing
large and enthusiastic crowds at all
noiuts