New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-30
BRYAN IN BROOKLYN.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE ADDRESSES
SIX MEETINGS THERE.
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC TO SEE THE
NEBRASKAN AND THE FIREWORKS.


THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC TO SEE THE
NEBRAsKAN AND THE FIREWORKS.
William Jennings Bryan visited Brooklyn last
night. He spoke at six meetings. and II was
eleven O'Clock before the spellbnding trip was I'm
shed. About fifteen thousand persons heard him
speak. Many thousands gathered IN the
vicinity Of the Academy Of Music and at the doors
OF the other halls and caught feeting glimpse OF
the Democratic candidate he came out OF his
carriage and as he went into it again and was
driven rapidly away. For their other moments they
entertained by lavish displays of fireworks.
which cost the campaign committee thousands OF
dollars
That it was simply a curious crowd drawn by
the desire to see and hear Bryan alone was shown
when at the close of Mr.. Bryans speech in the
Academy fully four-hfths Of the audience hurried
out at
The auditorium of the Academy was draped with
flags. and every and woman present had one
to wave. When Mr.. Bryan arose to speak thou-
sands of little flags. scattered from the ven
uators above, lowered over the audience ana nut
tered gently down among them MY Country us
of Thee" In big letters Of fire. was set burning
over the proscenium arch The band played While
the audience sang the song. Meanwhile an I'M
mense flag was lowered from the flies IL extended
across the stage and for moment formed oacA-
ground for Mr.. Bryan until 1t was raised
THE SCENE AROUSED ENTHUSIASM
It was a scene that aroused much enthusiasm.
The cheering lasted for several minutes.
1t had been announced that the doors would be
opened at 5 O'Clock. and when they were opened
three-quarters of an hour later, Montague-st, 1or
a block damned with people. who filed the DIG
Academy in fifteen minutes.
Daniel Moynahan called the audience to order at
T15 O'Clock, and introduced A. II. Eastmond presi-
dent of the Brooklyn Democratic Club Mr. East
mond invoked enthusiasm by referring 70 the fact
that his club, while opposed to Organism in 1886,
was now working for him. John D. Herman OF
Utica the first speaker, aroused no interest until
he spoke of a second Andrew jackson coming
out of the West" Il have never been believer IN
free silver myself but believe in an honest man.
said Mr.. Herman and added:
Our flag is being used blackjack by a gang
of freebooters who are butchering and slaughter
ing those poor FlIplnos
This rabid talk could not be swallowed with
relish even by the Democratic audience, and misses
greeted the speaker.
An uproar broke forth when Mrs Bryan was
seen walking across the stage. She was accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Danforth, ana was
ushered to the box occupied by Mrs Mclaughlin
A huge bunch of chrysanthemums was placed IN
her arms and she bowed her acknowledgements.
At that moment Mr. Bryan came on the stage and
the audience went into frenzy for three minutes
Two boys dressed as cadets. marched up and pre-
sented an American flag and bunch OF roses
Mr.. Bryan walked over to the box occupied by his
wife and placed them in her lap
THE CANDIDATE TIRED.
Mr. Bryan's voice and manner showed that he
thoroughly tired. He spoke f. st or trusts
and then of imperialism. HIS only reference to the
currency question was this:
Why my friends even the money question is
preferable to the Filipino question to the Repub-
leans. You get them on human rights and they
they know something. Those Republicans who
W w0TrT1e 601 the the S cent czen in Porto RICO
The Republicans who sale that We could not
metal are not worried at all about maintaining
the parity between the white citizen Of our cOun
frJya and he
SPEECH MADE UP OF SENTIMENT.
ment and there little attempt at logical argu-
Ex-Justiee Augustus Van Wyck sat in one of the
boxes. and was manifestly pleased when Mr..
III there are no trusts. how can there be an Ice
true that there are no trusts? But my friends. the
fS b fhat sSerE ovef6oP Of the State is Re-
publicani the legislature is Republican now l
eau cause # did would have to assume that the
Governor was not doing his duty and that would
Govern Os- Of great State ike this who draws
g a b0 of ~ na year Poca s so W e" b
people were suffering from an Ice Trust 1t would
not be fair TO Mr.. Roosevelt for me TO assume any
Mr.. Bryan was an hour behind his schedule. and
he was hurried out of the hall with a rush. Mrs.
Bryan left the hall with her husband and returned
T 65H %A Of
Academy.
MEETING AT THE PARK THEATRE.
The meeting at the Park Theatre was under the
auspices of the Irish-American Union of Kings
do of and sR S eh Of stand
ing room was occupied. The crush became so
great that two women and number OF men We're
thrown down but were not f, seriously hurt DR..
mares a 9 bia anu ol vS NJ 'on R r;
appeared on the stage he was greeted with cheers
the men and women the audience rising to their
feet and waving flags and handkerchiefs.
Mr.. Bryan spoke for about fifteen minutes, con-
filming his remarks to attack imperialism.
Then Mr. Bryan and the members of the COM
mittee accompanying him entered the carriages in
mounted poHcenen. COMMANDED by Chlef Devery,
who rode in carriage, started for the meeting
The first stop was at the Palace Rink No 90
Grand-st AT the rink the party encountered a
eoIcmght pIocess9 3 many oL Ihe men IN Hns
long poles. The hall. which WIN Accommodate
about twenty-dve hundred people. was packed.
voting himself to the subject of trusts.
The next stop was at Military Hall. at seholes
and Leonard SITS. There was a crowd of about two
thousand. Yells and cheers greeted Mr. Bryan as
he made his way to the platform. He spoke only
about ten minutes, saying that he had a number
OF other meetings TO address before leaving the
The party then drove to Lederkranz Hall. at
Manhattan-ave. and Meserole-st. Mr.. Bryan de-
voted the ten minutes spent there to a denuncia-
ton of the and the Colonial system of gov
eminent" Then the route was to Arion Hall in
Wall-st, between Bushwick-ave. and Broadway
arriving there at lO:45. Controller Golfer who was
one of the speakers before Mr. Bryan arrived had
been greeted with cheers and hailed the next
two audiences, In the main hall numbering
about twenty-five hundred persons, and the other
in the basement Of the building. He spoke on
trusts.
There were two more meetings scheduled but
it was nearly II o'clock when Mr.. Bryan left the
way ferry, a s the candidate had to catch train
In Jersey City at 1912 a. m.
HAD MADE UP THEIR MINDS.
In the neghborhood of the ferry about two hun