Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-10-30
MR.. BRYAN IN NEW YORK.

l
nings Bryan flushed one of the mos
astonishing feats of campaigiog in all o
nis remarkable career. Between
O'Clock yesterday morning and mi-
night he travelled nearly 200 miles anC
msdt thirty speeches. When he returned
to New York last night from Brooklyn
| where ne del vered seven speeches il
less than four hours, he did not show ss
much fatigue as did the men VINO, il
relieis, have been following him around
all day.
He lett al midnight for his last toul
of New York State, being scheduled fol
comparatively few speeches today when
DC will wind up his work 10 that State
at DuOkirk, email town on Lake Erie
| near Buffalo. He proceeds from tnat
poiGt 10 Detroit. From Detroit be will
I sweep south to CinciDa;i, and from the
| Ohio city ne goes west through Indiana
and Illinois, reaching Chicago Saturday
night, where be will deliver four or five
speeches before starting on his journey
20 Lincoln TO await the result oil the
voting next Tuesday, confident that 10
mis- Struggle between avarice and want,
Ia this terrific battle between The dollar
snd the maD, bis cou0Irymen will
choose him for their President.
In his tour yesterday Mr. Bryan
skirted country which, in the main, is
more strongly republican than was tha,
through which he pas I'd in New York
Iast week. Considering the size of the
owns he visited the crowds that poured
Jut to hear and cheer him were much
larger and much moIe enthusiastic
than those that greeted him up the
State last week.
Mr.. Bryan was enthusiastically
greeted in Brooklyn last night, where
ae made eight speeches 10 the territory
extending from the bridge almost to
ne Jamaica line. After leaving the
Hamilton Fish Park, in Manhattan, he
was driven across the bridge in car.
tiage with Representative William Sui
Ter and Hon. John Reilly. A sub
committee of the democratic campaign
committee of Kings county met the
carriage at the Brooklyn entrance to
the bridge and escorted it to the Acade-
my of Music, where Mr.. Bryan was t.
make the principal speech of the eve-
ming. The streets from the bridge en-
rance to the hall were lined wi;b
people who greeted Mr.. Bryan with
rousing cheers, and fireworks were sci
of with proiusion. The streets in tht
vicinity Of the hall were jammed with
A solid mass OF humanity and the police
nsd great difficulty in making pas
sagewsy for the carriages. 1t is esli
mated that $4,000 persons were con-
gregated in and out of the hall.
The doors of the Academy OF Music
we're opened at $50 O'Clock, and with
in fifteen minutes tne seats and every
bit OF standing room were occupied. The
meeting was nnder the auspices of the
democratic club.
1t Was announced that Mr.. Bryan
was to reach the ball at $50. but be
reached there shortly after s O'Clock.
he received q tumultuous welcome and
the applause continued for more than
Ten minutes. While the crowd were
cheering themselves boarse, Mrs
Bryan, accompanied by DR.. and Mrs
Johu II. Groner, appeared in box
close to he one occupied by Mr.. aud
Mrs. Hugh Mclaughlin and their
daughter
Mrs.. Mclaughlin then arose and
handed Mrs. Bryan large bunch Of
chrysanthemums, which she received
smilingly. Mr.. Bryan, after repeated
ly waving his hands managed TO
quiet the audience sufficiently to make
himself heard.
After stern denunciation of trusts
Mr.. Bryau discussed imperialism and
said:
"Do you want the American drum
beat to be heard around the world ?
We want the light OF liberty to shine
80 brightly here that 1t will be seen
around the world and inspire people
everywhere"