The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-26
BRYAN'S
NIGHT
Presidential Candidate
Received in Jersey
City By a Big
Crowd.
MADE FIVE SPEECHES
He Came, He Saw
Went and Then the
Red Fire Burned
Out.
ALL THE HALLS FILLED
Leader Davis Pilots the
Speaker. Through the
City.
CLUBS ACT AS ESCORT
Torohlight PROFESSIONS From
One Building to Another
Along the Route.

William Jennings Bryan arrived at the
Marion station of the Pennsylvania rail-
road last evening shortly after eight
o clock. When he alighted from his private
car with his heavy winter overcoat but
toned and the collar turned up, the crowd
OF 5000 that waited in the open lots and
about the railway station let loose cheer
that could be heard for blocks. Mr..
Bryan's black slouch hat was pulled down
to shade his eyes and as he bowed right
and left the crowd cheered and cheered.
City Collector Robert Davis was on
hand to welcome the Presidential candi-
date along with Peter Hauck, Demo-
cratic elector from the Seventh Congress
sional district Chief of Police Murphy
assisted by Police Captains McKaig and
Wohlleben, kept the crowds back and in
order. The first organization to arrive
upon the scene was seven hundred strong
from Monmouth county, with very large
colored contingent, known as "The
Young Mems League of Long Branch" /"
They occupied fourteen cars. The col
ored contingent that followed this Mon
mouth county contingent were known as
the Monmouth County Tigers"
Up to the time Mr.. Bryan arrived
speeches were made by Charles F. x.
O'Brien and others. Meanwhile in the
distance the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth
ward organizations were parading down
Newark avenue, through West Side ave-
nue. and meandering in the direction of
the Mercer street viaduct. Here were
massed between 1000 and 5000 members of
the Robert Davis Association backed by
numerous social organizations.
The police arrangements were perfect.
The best of order was maintained and
Efr Bryan was subjected to no inconven-
fence.
Mr. Bryan was introduced from a truck
several hundred feet from the railroad
station by Mr.. Davis. Few people could
hear Mr.. Bryan. The terrible strain of the
whirlwind campaign he is conducting
throughout the country has greatly affect
ed his voice. He was willing that the peo-
pie should hear him, but to talk against
such odds was too much for him.
His speech was directed against trusts,
Imperialism and the policy of the Republi-
can party. He bitterly attacked the lead
ers of the opposing forces and suggest
ed ozens of remedies for the evils now
existing. In closing he dramatically
said:-If the Republican party can haul
down the nag not 200 miles from our
shores, a Democratic President can haul
1T down 1000 miles away
The crowd made a mad rush for Mr.
Brya when he closed his speech The
police fought the crowd off and 1t was
with difficulty that Mr.. Bryan succeeded
in getting into an open carriage drawn by
four horses decorated with red, white and
blue plumes. The two coachmen wore
glossy silg hats. In the carriage was a
magnificent bouquet of red roses tied with
an immense red silk ribbon
The procession headed by several fife
and drum corps and bands, marched down
Newark avenue, with two or three thou
sand people following the carriages. Six
policemen Were lined up on each side OF
the carriage and two wounted men rode
behind to keep off the crowd that pressed
eagerly forward to shake hands with the
candidate. The police were kept very
busy all night long.
The line of march was brillinatiy IL
Illuminated with thousands of lanters sus
pended from every conceivable place
Fireworks were set off in great numbers
and the air was filed with showers oil
sky-rockets. Red fire blazed forth all
around and the streets were perfect sea
of red light. In almost every window
along Newark avenue portraits OF Mr.
Bryan occupied conspicuous places Cheer