The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-17

NEW YORK, Oct. is.--wiiliam j. Bryan
arrived In this city at 2:S5 o'clock today.
Ills reception was an emphatic ovation
As the train steamed into the annex OF
the Grand Central depot that part OF the
| immense building was throngad with
multitude.
Mr.. Bryan was driven TO the HOFFMAN
house IN an open carriage IN which he
sat next 20 Richard Croker. and with un-
covered head bowed and smiled 70 the
thousands who cheared 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 popu-
lace.
About o'clock Capt. Price at the Grand
Central station began 10 take active meas
ures TO open a passaEeway FOR the Tam
many hail reception committee to the sta
tion. squad OF twenty mounted police
men cleared Forty-second street. and
about sixty more policemen under Capt
Price marched TO the annex and estab-
lished police lines beyond which the curl
Gus could not 20.
AT zs5 o'clock a loud cheer went up and
the open carriages containing the Tam
many hail reception committee rode 20
the annex. William II. Hearst led the
way, followed by Richard Croker. ~ "A.
+. Belmont James ]. Coogan. president
of the borough James sbevlin. Lewis
Nixon, Lawrence Delmour and about a
dozen others, Three cheers for Croker
were given.
Al the time approached for the arrival
of the train the reception committee
started 70 move further ana nfrfher along
the track. At this point the police lines
were made Intellectual by a regular foot
hall rush. While the reception committee
was waiting every possible inch Of space
on stairs. at windows. platforms and on
the big iron bridges crossing the station
was occupied. The marrow paasagsway
along the tracks mass of people
when the engine of the Bryan train blew
its warning whistle. Then came the mad
scramble % reach the rear part az the
train. in which Mr. Bryan WAS supposed
20 be. Mr.. Croker. Mr, Hearst and the
other members of the reception commit
tee tried to walk in a dignined manner
toward tho train 90 greet the presidential
candidate. but the esowd was too great
They were pushed and showed aud hustled
along until they had almost 10 break into
a run before they could swing themselves
on 10 the rear platform aud give Coi.
Bryan greeting,
Were JostI~d About.
Meanwhile the crowd had worked itself
up 70 what ~ considered d proper degree
~ enthusiasm. IL cheered and haiiooad
as Mr.. Bryan stepped out on the platform
Then. escorted by Richard Croker aud The
committee. he began the Journey toward
the street A number Of people sravp@d
Mr. Bryan'E hands. The candidate smilrt
good naturediy through II all, ip sgita ~
the fact that both he and Mr.. Croker
were bsiRK rather roughly loRtied about
As he entered thr open raftlage and took
hts scat Mf Bryan took on his hat and
smiled and bowed On every side. Richard
croker sat nest 80 him, while Mr. lfsayas
and Mr. sheviin occupied iho other two
seats IN the carriage II took some time
70 clear a paEsaEewaF To Forty enrprd
street but it was nnaiiy maaagsd and
then tbs carriages in which we're the ~.
cepfion committee mefnbsSs started fer
the Hoffman houss.
The party drove fhrousa Foriy-sec1na
street 20 Eifth Avnape and then aoNn 20
tho Hoffman house.
AZ b.10 o'ciolk TO The minute the sound
az e1plaelng bumha outside MaaisNR
Square Garden announced mo epsnias -
fhe doats. Instantly there wae . great
rush ~ yhe people from tee Madison aTf-
uae hallway and ffem ihe Twenty sixth
street entrance whish. acaardsnR % p@iiee
arrangements. ssFe 90 ta kept clear fef
tickst holders. In the flrst rush there
were a few women whe got nHar th#
speakers stand.
In irss than ten mlnBfes every seat pn
the naef Wna taken. sos the crowd, ~hirh
faa hrsun tss pour In fresa al sl9ea. ~
tsrkqd fhe galleries F'iee aiautSa later
saw the balcony ana - part e sbe nRt
7efses black with people. Fhg rssH ~as
fhen over baf there came y steady stream
through ths pf3nefpni a0pfs ana Alg empty
seats Rsrs aa9n sued
Ths crowd dia nat &tpeaF ~ Hrsf 90 -
sssytostafraffvs %han fhe lsEhtH weth sH
termed IN there came a ufief ci4fsf. IEs
taw snanl -esreuiaf electrical 8iaplag ever
fae rneakpfn stanA beTe the portraits ~
she fsst, u~srteefmfie gsaHlaates SIZE issm-
seraftn emblem aa8 tfse Democratic
~atehwoFd credited 70 Nj Croker We
wish 90 renlain free people. in gres' isi.
tsrs 81 iighi
Then ~. band struck up . rsfifnai s'r.
ana ae fHr p#nuis Fe0a&rfk@t Sshhee
Uoedls" fheY cot up in shsiF seats w&t8
uncovered heaaa and ss they 9afe9 fsop-
aands a. rsnsA AmsTifan HaR4 ah4ntsf
ess ms waras ~ ths surR.
Mr.. Bryaa Arsiye.-
Mr Bryan enteesa ~ garden nj g&
e'rioek - tho face ~ Air. Croker. ise-
biad which appeared Nr nryaE's. was
seen ths crowd burst forth IN one great
proianrse yeli Every oze stoeG fiptoe
On hin gsat and ths Eardsu was a ssa ~
savlng flags. A Mir FirFAn. s8cOgtei bY
SIR C'roker. mounted the speakers stand
the cheering mas coufinWegA The fwe
climbed thc gfa}rs and made their way 70
the front followed ~ tas reception com
rnitt~e Mr. ErYnu ard Nf- Croker fro
euentiy Responded 20 the e4eering ~ bon.