The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-01-25
The BRYAN
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st. Peters Hall Crowd
ed and a Large
Overflow in
the Streets.
PROMINENT REPUBLICANS PRESENT
Sam Dickinson and Other
Curiosity Seekers Oc-
cupy Front Seats.
PLENTY OF CHEERING
Visitor Pleasantly Enter
tanned at the Davis
Club House and Ho-
tel Washington
FULL REPORT OF HIS SPEECH
Silver. Trusts and the Phil
ippines the Three Princi-
pal Topics Discussed.
FULL REPORT OF HIS SPEECH
Silver, Trusts and the Phil
ippines the Three Princi-
pal Topics Discussed.

Colonel William Jennings Bryan came
to this city last night and before a large
audience in ST. Peters Hall vigorously
assailed trusts, the gold standard and inn
periaaism.
AS early as six O clock in the evening a
crowd began to collect on Mercer street
dn front OF the Robert Davis Association
headquarters awaiting the arrival of Mr..
bryan. Inside the club were number
of prominent people and the members OF
the Executive Committee of the Hudson
County Democratic Committee, each man
with badge ON his coat. Meanwhile the
crowd Increased until a squad of police
was necessary to keep a way clear.
Shortly after half-past six o'clock a car
riage drove up to the door and amid loud
cheering Mr. Bryan stepped out accom-
panied by Congressman w. D. Daily and
Mr. James f. Minturn.
sHey, Billy, how's free silver?" yelled
little man on the outer edge of the
crowd Mr. Bryan smiled and ran up the
steps of the clubhouse. AS he entered the
hall he was met by MIR. Robert Davis,
whose hand Mr.. Bryan warmly grasped.
The people in the room were then pre-
sented to Mr.. bryan. Among these was
Lawyer c. C. Hendricks. When he shook
hands Mr.. DAILY said
stHe looks like you Mr.. Bryan
s+Well, 1 am not slandered I am sure"
replied the gentleman from Nebraska, and
turning to Mr.. Hendricks said :-'I
hope sir you will be careful what you
say when you are going about talking
for me- Much laughter greeted the
sally.
After a few minutes general conversa-
tion the guest of the evening was escorted
to the assembly room of the club where
dinner was spread. Mr. Bryan sat at
one end of the long table and Mayor Hoos
at the other end, while Mr.. Davis hustled
about as usual looking after everybody
else's comfort first At the table with Mr.
Bryan sat also Congressman DAILY and
Congressman Johnston Cornish, Assem-
baymen J. J. Murphy of Hudson county,
]. B. Smith and H. D. White of Warren,
o. l. Blackwell and w A. Loudenberger
of Hunterdon, Elvin E. Smith of Sussex
Senator Forster of Hunterdon, ex-Judge
J. E. MARITIME of PIainfeld, Sheriff Carl
Ruempler Surrogate James T. Lillis
James c. Clarke, John Mehl, Dr. Nor
timer Lampson, Thomas ]. higgins,
Maurice Stack, ]. P. Feeney, DIR. John
Newn, Police Justice J. ]. Nevin, T. Hag-
gerty, Colonel R. 6. Smith. J. S. Nolan
DR.. C. c.. Hendricks, G. p. Smith William
Davis. Dan Smith, NJ j. Coyle, A j.
Clements. J. Coddington; P. o'Mara. J., c.
Cooper and Michael l. Fagen. An excel
lent dinner was served and this was the
menu
SOUP
BouiIlon de Noodle
FISH
Boiled Red Snapper with Egg Sauce
Fflet de Boeuf, Mushrooms
Roast Duck de Royal. LIE Jilleton
Stuffed SQUADS, a Ia Bryan
English Pudding with Boer Sauce
Wine Cigars
Just as the guests were about to leave
for the meeting Judge Martine rose and
raising his glass of champagne said en-
Enthusiastically
Here's to a man nearer to the hearts
of the American people than any man
since Andrew Jackson Colonel w. J..
Bryan
The dinner over the folding doors were
thrown open and large number of
people were admitted to shake hands with
the Colonel, who for fully quarter of an
hour before was kept pretty busy writing
his autograph across the face of menu
cards. One was for Mayor LHoos, and Mr..
Bryan wrote
ITO His Honor. WI. Bryan
That won't do. . ne said with laugh.
and altering the words, that sounds as
if It were to my honor instead of Mayor
HOPS.
While all this was going on vast
crowd was assembled Id York street OUT
side of st. Peters Hail. and inside there
wasn't a seat vacant. Under Acting Chief
Ardhibold and Captain Cody the police
handled that crowd splendidly. There was
no disorder. The maih body Of the hall
was packed to the doors Men stood
eight deep near the main door and in the
galleries were many ladies. There were
Republicans there too, men like Colonel
Sam Dickinson who were anxious to hear
what MIR. Bryan had to say about Repub-
lioan misdeeds. The stage was crowded,