Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-17
SAME OLD SONG
Is Sung by Mr.. Bryan in New
York City.
Nothing New, Nothing Of Interest ard
Nothing Of Value.
Sec. Long sen1s Out a Strong Endorsement
Of Pres. Mckinley.

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was an emphatic ovation. AS the
| train steamed into the annex of the
Grand Central depot that part of the
| immense building was packed with a
| waiting multitude, which had been
| there for almost two hours before the
announced arrival Of the train. Col
| Bryan was driven to the Hoffman
| house IN an open carriage in which he
sat next to Richard Croker and with
uncovered head. bowed and smiled To-
the thousands who checred him.
| Forty-second street presented an ami
mated scene. From Lexington avenue
On one side To Sixth avenue on the
other The sidewalks were lined with
the populace.
| Al 2:35 O'Clock the carriage contain
| ing the Tammany Hall reception COM
Inittee rode to the annex. VIM. II.
| Hearst led the way followed by Rich
ard Croker. 9. II. p. Belmont. Presi-
dent ~ the Borough James Coogan,
James Shevlin. Lewis Nixon, Lawrence
/ Delmour and about dozen others.
| Three cheers for Croker We're given.
| The narrow passage way along the
| tracks was q sce-hing mass Of people
when the engine Of The Bryan train
blew it's warning whistle. Then
came the mad scramble To reach the
roar car NJ the train in which COL.
| Bryan was supposed TO be. Mr.. Croker,
| Mr.. Hearst and the other members If
! the reception committee tried TO walk
| in ! dignifcd manner toward the train
Ia greet MIR. Bryan but the crowd was
two great. They were pushed and
! hustled along until they had almost to
break into d run before they could
swing themselves upon the rear plat
firm and gave Col Bryan greeting.
Nj awhile the crowd had worked it,
self to what it considered a proper de-
gree Of enthusiasm. Ii cheered and
hallooed. and cat-called a. Cpl. Bryan
stepped out Of the platform. As he
entered the open carriage ana took his
seat Mr.. Bryan took off his hat ana
smiled and bowed on every side.
| Richard Croker sat next to him while
MI. Hearst ana Mr.. Shevlin occupied
the other tYro seats in the carriage
The party drove through 42d street to
Fifth avenue ana then down t. the
Hoffman house.
For hours before the time set for the
opening of the doors $50 O'Clock. Madi
son Square Garden. where Col. Bryan and
the head M the state Democratic ticket
John Il. Stanchfeid. spoke was besieged
by crowds
AL 5.30 o'clock to the minute, the sound
Of the exploding bombs outside the gar
den announced the opening of the doors.
In the first rush We're a few women who
got seats near the speakers stand. In
less than ~ minutes every seat on the
floor was taken ana the crowd attacked
the galleries.
The crowd did not appear at first to be
demonstrative. When the lights were all
turned on, there came a brief cheer. The
big semi-circular electrical display over
the speakers stand bore the portraits o:
the two Democratic candidates, the Dem
ocratic emblem. and the Democratic
watchword. credited to Mr.. Croker. I'VE
wish to remain free people in great let
tiers Of light.
Then the band struck up national air,
and as the people recognized Yankee
Doodle, they got UP in their seats. with
uncovered heads, and waved thousands
Of small American flags, shouting the
words Of the song.
Mr.. Bryan entered the Garden at rs
o clock. As Col. Bryan. escorted by Nj.
Croker. mounted the speakers stand, the
cheering was continuous. The two
climbed the stairs and made their way TO
the front, followed by the reception COM
mittee. Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Croker fire.
quently bowed TO the vast audience. Ju5t
behind the two, Mayor Van Wyck escort
ed Edward NJ. Sheppard, who acted as
chairman of the meeting. The cheering
continued; now dying down. now being
renewed with increased vigor Then Mr.
Croker rose, hesitated moment and
raised his hard for silence.
Instead of ceasing, the cheers broke
minutes the applause began to die out.
Mingled cheers and Kisses, the latter for
silence, lasted a minute longer. Three
cheers for our next President" brought
out the final cheer, but an effort to repeat
it was drowned in cries OF Put him out"
The enthusiasm nearly carried the
crowd away When quiet was restired
hand and introduced him to the audience
as the chairman of the meeting
Before Mr.. Sheppard could get into the
subject to which most of his address was
devoted. the crowd got so impatient 70
hear Mr.. Bryan that Mr.. Sheppard could
not proceed. He suddenly stopped and
introduced President Guggenheimer OF
the council who offered the formal reso-
lutions OF the evening.
These welcomed Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Stevenson to New York; approved the
Kansas City platform; opposed imperial
ism; protested against an enormous
standing army as a menace to the repub
lie: praised the volunteer army as being
sufficient in emergency: opposed en-
tanglng foreign alliances; sympathized
with the Beers; denounced trusts; pledged
the party to bring back TO the peopls
constitutional government and charged
the Republicans with having raised gi-
santic corruption fund to debauch the
suffrage.
Mr.. Sheppard then introduced Mr.. Bry
an in few short words.
Mr.. Bryan stepped to the railing as the
throng broke afresh into cheers. He
raised his hand for silence, but the cheers
did not subside. Three cheers for our
next President" came up from the audi
ence. Mr.. Bryan raising his hand in dep
recation. The crowd was about to be
come quiet when a fashlight bomb wen.
off in the center of the room. There was
disorder for a moment. and calls for thy
police Policemen rushed 10 the SPOT
where the man sat who had fired the
bomb. grabbed him and hustled him ana
his camera out into the aisle and out Of
the garden.
Mr. Bryan began by referring to the
vast audience before him. and said that
il indicated an interest in the campaign
which must be gratifying to all who real
lied the Importance Of the interests in