Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-10-28
CHEERING THOUSANDS GAVE
PLACE TO OTHER THOUSANDS,
MEETINGS OF GERMANS, MEETINGS
OF ITALIANS, MEETINGS OF
AMERICANS,
AND ALL WILD WITH DELIGHT
AS THE DEMOCRATIC STANDARD
BEARER GREETED THEM
IN THEIR TURN.
AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
THE CLIMAX CAME, AMIDST SCENES
NEvER BEFORE WITNESSED
IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. October 27.-William
Jennings Bryan's second coming to
this city was the occasion tonight OF
one of the greatest political demonstra-
tons of the campaign. Fourteen thous-
and people heard the Democratic can
didate speak at Madison Square Gard
en-. He has been speaking all day. His
morning was spent at New Haven and
this afternoon he made several adj
dresses at points between New Haven
and this city. He was accompanied to
this city by two hundred Yale students.
When he arrived at the Grand Cen
trail station there were more than 5000
persons to greet him. He spent the re-
mainder of the afternoon at the Hoff-
man House, where he went over the
businss of the campaign with the
leaders.
After a dinner in his honor, at which
there were forty-five guests. he wit
messed the great pyrotechnic display,
The sky was carpeted with red and
Madison Square was ablaze in his hon
or when the carriage which was to
take him on his tour appeared. The
streets were crowded with people and
his trip to Madison Square Garden
was a triumphal one.
The first stop was at the Broadway
Athletic Club, where Mr.. Bryan spoke
to ten Thousand enthusiastic people,
the majority of whom were italians.
He reached Cooper Union about s
o'clock and addressed a large gathering
of Germans.
Thence Mr.. Bryan drove to the corn
er of Fourteenth street and Second
avenue, where he made a speech from
his carriage to a crowd of about 5000
people. He made another speech from
his carriage to a gathering at Twen-
tieth street and Second avenue.
Mr.. Bryan's Madison Square speech
was not begun until after 10 o'clock.
1t was unlike his former speech at
that place. 1t was addressed to the
independent class mainly, and he re-
ferred to the financial issue.
Many times he was forced to stor
because of the tremendous cheering,
From the time he entered the hall until
he quit speaking, the outside of the
hall was ringing with cheers.
AS a climax to the day, he made
two other outdoor speeches. The first
was from a stand near the Dewey arch,
where he talked to Is, 900 people, who
could not get into Madison Square Gar
den. He made another short speech at
Madison avenue and Twenty-fourth
street.
He was driven to the Hoffman House,
where he retired for the night.
For the dinner given in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan, the Hoffman House
ball room was most deliberately dec
grated. 1t commenced at 6 o'clock,
lasting over an hour.
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. Elliott Danforth, Senator
David B.. Hill, Mrs. Randolph Guggen-
heimer, Governor Stone, j. D. Rich
ardson, Miss Ellen F. Whalen, ex-
Mayor Josiah Juincy of Boston, DR..
j. H. Girdner, Mrs. Max Ihmsen, James
X, MCGUIRE, Max Ihmsen, Mrs. Philo
S. Bennett, John G. Fillansbee, James
Creelman, c. c. Hughes and Sidney
Smith.
On Mrs. Bryan's side of the table
were Richard Croker, Mrs. ]. H. Grid
ner, Arson Phelps Stokes, Mrs. George
g. Wellington, w. Bourke Cochran,
Elliott Danforth, Mrs. James Creelman,
Senat George c. Wellington, Mrs.
]. E. Tomlinson, Randolph Guggenhei-
mer John Whalen, Mrs. Frank Camp
DELL, Ill S. Bennett, John w. Tom
llnson, Mrs. c. c. Hughes, Frank Camp
bell, Mrs. James X. Mcclure, and Miss
Stone.
The favors were silver baskets by
Tiffany, and filled with bonbons and
the menu card was elaborate.
At least an hour before the doors
were opened to Madison Square Gar
den, at $50 o'clock this evening, a
vast crowd had gathered about the
Dulldlng, n 1t took but a short while
TO NIL the 5000 unreserved seats.
Russell Sage took a seat in the press
enclosure. The financier took off his
coat and said: Il will sit the meeting
out He was not recognized by many.
His nephew said that while Mr.. Sage
was a Republican, he was anxious to
see Mr.. Bryan and witness the demon
stration in his honor.
At 8 o'clock 1t was estimated there
were fully 1900 people in the garden,
At TAB p. m, the speakers reached
the garden. They were Bourke Cock
ran, Senator Hill. Senator Wellington,
Arson Phelps Stokes and VIM. r,
Hearst. and they received an ovation,
The booming OF bombs on the outside