Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-10-18
Mr.. Bryan Spends the Day on
Tuesday With New
York Democrats.
GREETED WITH CHEERS.
Dinner Followed by a Big
Meeting at Madison Square Garden
Where Bryan Makes speech-Talks
to Big Crowd.

New York, Oct. 17.-Bryan arrived
in the city at 2:55 o'clock yesterday.
His reception was an emphatic ova-
ton. AS the train steamed into the
annex of the Grand Central depot that
part Of the immense building was
thronged with a multitude. Bryan
was driven to the Hoffman house in
an open carriage, in which he sat next
to Richard Croker, and with uncov-
cred head bowed and smiled to the
thousands who cheered him. William
r. Hearst and James Shevlin also oc-
cupied the carriage with the nominee.
Champion of Plain People Dimes.
Fifty covers were laid for dinner
rendered to Bryan at the Hoffman
house at $50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon which was held in
the Salon Louis Quinze. The
service was the best the house could
provide; linens of the most costly
sort, the heaviest plate cut glass and
the best af China. Altho Bryan did
not drink wine, glasses We're provided
for him just as for the other guests.
When all were seated Bryan was be-
tween Richard Croker and Mayor Van
Wyck. The other guests at the main
table were: In the chair, Robert A.
Van Wyck; on the right, VIM. J. Bry-
an, Richard Croker, John B. Stanch-
field, VIM. ]. Stone, VIM. F. Mackey,
Edward F. Shepard, and John w. Kel-
ley. On the mayors side were Adlai
E. Stevenson, VIM. r. Hearst, Webster
Davis, John D. Richardson, Norman
e. Mack, John Dewitt Warner, and
Geo. M. Van Hoesen.
The much-disputed cost Of the din
ner was settled by the Hoffman house
manager, who said the cost was $12
per plate exclusive of wines. 1t took
from 5: AS to p. m. to dispose of the
many courses, and soon after the party
got into carriages and were driven to
the Madison Square Garden.
Vast Crowd to Hear Bryan.
For hours before the time set for
opening the doors, $50, Madison
Square Garden was besieged by
crowds. Throngs massed before the
two main entrances as early at Q
o'clock, hoping to get in when the
doors were first opened.
At $50, to the minute, the sound of
exploding bombs outside the Garden
announced the opening of the doors.
Instantly there was a great rush from
the Madison avenue hallway and
from the Twenty-sixth street en-
trance, which, according to police ar
rangements, were to be kept clear for
the ticket holders. In less than ten
minutes every seat on the floor was
taken, and the crowd which began to
pour in from all sides attacked the
galleries.
At $50 the only seats remaining
vacant was an occasional box, the
tickets for which remained good until
Z o'clock.
Bryan entered at 7:15, and was
greeted with one great prolonged yell
Bryan and Croker frequently re-
sponded to the cheering by bowling to
the vast audience, and the faces Of
both were wreathed in smiles. Croker
rose, hesitated moment, and then
raised his hand for silence. Instead
of ceasing, the crowd broke forth
louder than ever, and it was nearly
fifteen minutes before the applause
subsidized. Three cheers for Our
next president" brought out a final
cheer, but an effort to repeat it was
drowned by cries of "put him out. +"
When quiet was restored Croker in
troduced Edward M. Shepard to the
audience as chairman of the meeting.
Eager to Hear Bryan.
Before Shepard could get into the
subject of Imperialism" the crowd
got SO impatient to hear Bryan that
he could not proceed. He suddenly
stopped and introduced President
Guggenheimer, of the council, who Of
fered the formal resolutions of the ev,
ening. These welcomed Bryan and
Stevenson to New York, approved the
Kansas City platform, opposed impe-
rialism, protested against an enor.
nous standing army as a menace to
the republic, praised the volunteer ar.
my as being sufficient in an emergen.
cy, opposed entangling foreign allies
sympathized with the Beers, denounc.
ed the trusts, and pledged the party
to bring back to the people the con.
stitutional government and charged
the republicans with having raised a
gigantic corruption fund to debauch
suffrage.
Bryan Defends Democratic Causes.
Mr.. Bryan at once entered upon E
defense of the democratic cause ant
said:
TO say the people gathered here
who support our cause are enemies
of honest wealth, is SANDER which
could not be uttered without the one
who uttered it knew it to be false. We
are not opposed to that wealth which
comes as a reward of honest toll ant
is enjoyed by those who give to so
ciety something in return for tina
which society throws upon them. The
democratic party today is the bes
friend of that wealth that represent.
the ability of muscle or of mind EN-
i ployed in it's accumulation"
i Bryan went on to say that the party
draws the line between honest wealth
and predatory wealth. Between tina
wealth which is the just compensation
for services rendered, and that wealth
which simply measures the advantag,
which some citizen has taken owe
many citizens. He asks for a compar