The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-25
SURPRISE
FOR BRYAN.
He is Greeted by a Large and
Enthusiastic Audience
In Jersey City Where He
Didn't Look For It.
CHEERS FOR SILVER.
Crowd Manifests Sympathy
With His Views.
CHEERS FOR. SILVER.
Gave Currency Question Pre-
cedence In His Speech.

New York, Jan. 25.-William J. Bryan
was banqueted by the Robert Davis as
ISOLATION at their club house il Jersey
City last night, after which he delivered
a political speech before a large crowd
in st. Mary's hall.
Mayor Hoos, of Jersey City, presided
at the banquet and thirty men of To-
cal prominence were seated at the table
with Mr.. Bryan. The dinner was
wholly informal and no speeches were
made. After dinner Mr.. Bryan held a
brief reception in the pariors of the
club, shaking hands with several hun
dred persons.
At O'Clock Mr.. Bryan and those who
sat with him at dinner We're led by a
drum corps to St. Mary's hall, short
distance away.
Mr.. Bryan got a most hearty recep-
ton from about $500 persons, all that
could possibly get into the hall, to
whom he spoke for nearly two and a
half hours upon silver, trusts and i'm
perialism. Mr.. Bryan had the appear
ance of being greatly cheered and
somewhat surprised by the warmth of
the greeting which he encountered when
he walked in on the stage. For fully
minute the hall resOunded with cheers
and seemed to be full of waving hats.
When this had subsidized it was followed
by three cheers for Mr. Bryan himself
which were Immediately drowned by
three cheers for ''our next president"
Mr.. Bryan indicated his surprise at the
generosity of the reception, saying that
it had been stated that the silver ques-
ton had been buried" So quick was
the response of the audience, a large
portion of which arose and drowned
the voice of Mr.. Bryan with it's cheers,
that the speaker paused mOmentarily
even after quiet came. Before he could
proceed one of the committee arose
from his chair and shouted, I'VE are
with you colonel" Mr.. Bryan, as if
recovering himself said that he was
not sure at first whether the audience
was cheering because they thought the
silver question had been buried or be-
cause they did not believe that was the
case.
When the cheering and noise had
subsidized, Mr.. Bryan said that he was
almost sorry that he came. He had
| supposed that the Hudson county Dem
! Ocrats needed to be lectuIed, but he
was made sad to see that he was vast
ing time; that he ought to have gone
| somewhere else, but if he could not do
his hearers tonight any good he thought
they might be able to do him some good
and impart to him some of their en-
/ thusiasm, that he might carry it to
! other parts of the country where the
/ people may not be so earnest in the
| fight as they seemed to be in Jersey.
! Referring to the remarks of Mayor
! HOOS, who introduced him, Mr.. Bryan
! said that when a man INDUCED in the
| pleasant prophecy that he was to be
/ the next president of the United States
! it did not make his heart beat so fast
! as it used to when he first began to
| hear it. He did not want the people to
| think he was expecting to be the can
! didate of the Democratic party in the
! next campaign or that he was striving
! for anything in the way of office be-
| cause he said he was in politics for
! many years to come. He rejoiced in
| the fact that he was still a young man
and that he would have much time yet
in which to fight the Republicans. He
| did not mean to fight the Republicans
| as individuals. but as the representa-
tives of certain ideas which ne believed
! to be vicious.
Proceeding, he criticised the Republi-
can party for what he termed Hanna
ISM declaring the party emblem to be
| the dollar mark.
Mr.. Bryan then paid his respects to
| Mr. Hanna, and he seemed to amuSe
| the audience greatly with the numerous
| stories which he told to illustrate his
opinion of Mr.. Hanna While he con-
/ tinued in this vein there was no mis-
| taking the fact that he had the SYM
pathy of the audience.
Mr.. Bryan devoted fifteen minutes to
! the subject of taxation and he started
| to say something about the income tax
| bill of 1886 when a voice in the audi
ence shouted "Oh, dry up Mr.. Bryan
! spoke at length upon the income tax.
| the money question and imperialism.
AT NEW HAVEN
New Haven, Conn, Jan. 25.-William
Jennings Bryan arrived in New Haven
! at 2:15 yesterday and was driven to
| the city hall, where a reception was
held. After a brief rest Mr.. Bryan re
/ paired to Music hall, where fully 5000
people awaited his coming. His APP
| pearance was the signal for wildly
enthusiastic demonstration. Men and
! women rose to their feet and cheered
/ themselves hOarSe.
| In prefacing his remarks Mr.. Bryan
| referred to his former visit to the city.
| He did not directly refer to the Yale
| student demonstration on the city
! green in 1896, but his words were SO
! pointed as to indicate that he recalled
| it. Mr.. Bryan paved the way hastily
/ for his speech by remarking that he
| had so little time, scarcely an hour, in
| which to say all that he wished to pre-
sent that he would plunge at once into
a discussion of the three great lead
| ing questions of the day, namely, trusts.
I I tia.