The Iola register., 1900-10-19
BRYAN
NIGHT
The Tammany Organization
Turns out NObly
And Three Immense Crowds
Gather to Hear the Demo-
cratic Nominee
BANQUET COST S|2A PLATE
And a Filipino Flag was In
ter Twined
With Old Glory in the Deco
ratiOns-Bryan Sided up
to Money Power"

New York, Oct. 16-William J,
Bryan arrived in this city at 300
o'clock today. His reception was an
emphatic ovation. AS the train
steamed into the annex of the Grand
Central depot, that part of the inn
mense building was thronged with
multitude.
Colonel 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 cheered
him. Forty-second street presented
an animated scene. From Lexington
avenue on one side to Sixth avenue
on the other sidewalks were lined
with the populace.
FEAST FIT FOR KINGS, IN BRYAN'S
HONOR.
New York, Oct. l6.-The dinner
rendered Mr.. Bryan at the Hoffman
House at $50 o'clock this afternoon
was not held in the Moorish room, as
at first intended, but in the Salon
Louis Quinze. Fifty covers were laid,
an increase from what was first in
tended. The room was beautifully
decorated with laurel leaves, palms
and evergreens. Colonel Bryan 5
portrait, framed in silk American
flag, was just behind the chair re-
served for Mayor Van Wyck, the
presiding officer. 1t was discovered
during the afternoon that the decor.
ator had, in arranging the portrait
of Colonel Bryan, interwined the
Filipino and American colors about
the picture. This was bilieved to be
an error, and at dinner time the
colors of Aguinaldo were conspicu
ously absent.
Fifteen persons sat at the table re
served for the guest of honor anC
more distinguished persons. The re
naming guests sat at smaller tables
All the tables were decorated will
| flowers, roses predominating.
5 The service was the best the hous
4 could provide, linens of the mos
1 costly sort, the heaviest cut glass an,
e the best of china. Although Colone
Bryan did not drink his wine, glasse
, were provided just as for the othe
e guests.
70 Mayor Van Wyck sat in an invali
5 chair brought from Arabia. o.
either side of him, two and two, wer
special chairs, on which sat Colone
= Bryan, Mr.. Croker, Adlai h. Steven
+ son and William r. Hearst.
n When all were seated, Colone
e Bryan was between Richard Croke
C and Mayor Van Wyck. The othe
It guests at the main table were: In tn
e chair, Robert A. Van Wyck; on hi
o right, William j, Bryan, Richar
it Croker, John b. Stanchfeld, Willial
o j. Stone, William M. Mackey, Et
o ward +. Shepard, John w. Keller
n On the mayors left we're Adlai I
II Stevenson, William II. Hearst, Wei
y ster Davis, John r. Richardson, No
man E. Mack, John Dewitt WarnC
and George N. Van Hoesen.
u At each plate was placed souven
program, bound in heavy dark papC
with the name of each guest in gol
! lettering on the covering, The men
y was on cards, plain except for po
l. trait of Colonel Bryan above and Il
., American flag in colors to the right.
AZ The much disputed cost of the dil
7" ner was settled by the Hoffman Hou
= management, who said that the co
- was $l2 per plate, exclusive of IL
', wines.
~ 1t took from 5:45 to p. IN. to di
10 pose of the many courses and SOC
! after the party got into carriages al
were driven to the Madison Squa
y Garden.
- For hours before the time set (,
vi the opening of the doors, $50, Mad
y son Square Garden, where Colon
i1 Bryan was to speak, was besieged
a. crowds. Throngs gathered al
,,o massed before the two main entranc
at of the building on Fourth and Mac
son avenues as early as o'cloc
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