The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-10-19

InOSe VINO a points OF vantage OF
the stand did little to encourage tn
speakers. for their interest was taker
up by waves of humanity in front and
| on all sides of the stand.
| 1t was shortly after 9 O'Clock when
| the cavalcade heading the Bryan party
rode down Madison avenue to the
stand. The carriage could not drive
within fifty feet Of it and Colonel Bry-
an, Mr.. Croker. Mr.. Hearst and James
Sheevlin, of Brooklyn, who were in
the carriages. walked to the stand.
The ovation to the candidate was
deafeningly loud n prolonged. After
shaking hands with Mr.. Keller and
those on the stand who could stretch
their hand to him., Colonel Bryan stood
facing the crowd in front of the stand.
He uncovered his head, but the bombs
were exploding in the air overhead
and the fire from one almost struck
him. Bryan drew away as IL to
dodge 1t. The band was still playing
Hail to the Chief when Colonel Bry-
an outstretched his hand to the audi
enc to command quiet, n began his
speech.
The minute Colonel Bryan stopped
speaking, MI. Croker took his arm and
led him to the rear of the stand to see
the crowd assembled there. He waved
his hand to them and Mr.. Croker ask
ed him: did you ever see anything
like it?"
Wonderful, wonderful" Colonel
Bryan said.
The the party after handshaking
all round left the stand n got into
the carriages.
AT TAMMANY HALL.
The trip to Tammany Hall was made
through streets lined with cheering
thousands. Colonel Bryan and his par
ty arrived at 9:25 o'clock. Senator
Mackey was speaking, but as soon as
the crowd recognized Bryan, it rose
to it's feet and cheered for severel min
utes. Richard Croker who accompan-
rear of the platform, while the and
date went to the ron and acknowl-
edged the greeting.
When the cheering had continued
for a couple of minutes he raised his
hand to command silence. AS soon as
he was able to speak he expressed his
appreciation of the work being done
in the campaign by Tammany Hall
and entered on a discussion Of the
Philippine question in his usual vein.
AT COOPER UNION.
At 10 o'clock Colonel Bryan arrived
at Cooper Union. His appearance on
the platform was the signal for one OF
the most enthusiastic greetings ever
accorded to any one man in Cooper
Union. 1t was fully five minute be-
fore the enthusiasm subsidized and the
audience resume it's normal quietude.
Then John Dewitt Warner, chairman
of the meeting, introduced Colonel
| Bryan, who spoke on his usual lines
to the enthusiastic gathering, first
| praisfng Mr.. Croker as a great leader
for Cooper Union
THE CROWD GOES WILD.
IT was 1920 O'Clock when Mr.. Bryan
and his party came out of Cooper
Union. The crowd seemed to go crazy
1t was the most dangerous outlook
of the evening and it seemed as II
| scores were to be trampled under foot
Repeatedly the police charged to get
Colonel Bryan's carriage through, bu
| every time the crowd came back
| Night sticks were finally drawn an6
q lane opened long enough to let the
Bryan carriage int Irving Place
Through tina street it went on the
lash and up Broadway. Several hun.
dred persons ran in pursuit and KEEP
right after the carriage and escort tt
Union Square, While hundreds were
on the curb. Toward Madison Square
the crowd tired and most of then
dropped out, but an immense GROVE
was in front of the Hoffman house tt
meet Colonel Bryan when he got ou
of his carriage. He was taken to hi
rooms at once. There he received tn
national and state and local commit
tees and was finally turned over t.
Chairman Frank Campbell, of tn
stateN committee, his four days tril
which will begin tomorrow morning
through his state.