Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-10-20
Democratic Candidate Enthusias-
. ticalIy Greeted in New York.
CROWD WAITED FOR HOURS
To Gain Admission to the Madison
Square Garden Meeting.
MANY LEFT AFTER BRYAN SPOKE.

haAl anu Mt cooper Union the
Scenes OF wild Enthusiasm Were
Repeated When the Democratic
Leader ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ROose-
veIt I'm Ohio and Senator Hanna I'm
the Northwest Are Also Accusing
Enthusiasm For Their Party Prin-
cipIes.
New York, Oct. 17.-William ]. Bry-
an arrived in this city at 2:55 o'clock
yesterday. His reception was an en-
phauc ovation. AS the train steamed
into the annex of the Grand Central
depot that part of the immense build
ing was packed with waiting multi
tude. At 2;35 o'clock q loud cheer
went up as the open carriages contain
Ing the Tammany Hall reception COM
mittee rode to the annex. William r.
Hearst led the way, followed by Rich
ard Croker, o. II. p. Belmont, Presi-
dent Of the Borough James J. Coogan,
James Shevlin, Lewis Nixon, Lawrence
Delmour and about dozen others.
As the time approached for the ar
rival of the train the reception commit
tee started in to move further and
further alongside the track. At this
point the police lines were made in
enectual by regular football rush.
It was with great difficulty that the po-
lice forced passageway for Mr.. Bryan
and his escort to the waiting carriages,
the distinguished visitor being roughly
tostled. Along the limo of march to
the Hoffman House he was wildly
cheered by the masses that lined the
sidewalks.
AS early as o'clock the doors Of
Madison Square Garden were besieged
by the crowds anxious for admission,
and when the doors were opened at
$3.50 there was grand rush. The big
building was filled to OVERLOOKING in
ten minutes.
The arrival OF prominent Tammany
mel before the opening OF the meeting
brought out the first strong applause
OF the evening. Col. Bryan entered the
garden at 7:15 o'clock. AS the face Of
Mr.. Croker, behind which Col. Bryan's
was seen, the crowd burst forth in one
great prolonged yell. Every one stood
tiptoe on his seat and the garden was
sea OF waving flags. Just behind the
two as they mounted the platform
Mayor Van Wyck escorted Edward NJ.
shepard, who acted as chairman of the
meeting. The cheering continued for
nve minutes, not abating when Col.
Bryan rose to his feet and raised his
hand. Mr.. Croker pulled him back
into his seat. The cheering went on.
Thon Mr.. Croker rose, hesitated a mo-
ment, then raised his hand for silence.
Instead of ceasing the crowd broke
forth louder than ever. Do what he
could, Mr.. Croker could not silence the
crowd. After nearly 10 minutes of
cheering the applause began to de-
crease. Mingled cheers and Kisses, the
latter cd
ger.
The enthusiasm nearly carried the
crowd away. The throng at the Madi-
son avenue end OF the garden jammed
down the aisles and the sixty odd po-
licemen at that point had to do sincere
battle with the crowd to keep 1t under
control.
When quiet was restored Mr.. Croker
rose, took Mr.. Shepard by the hand
and introduced him to the audience as
chairman of the meeting.
Before Mr.. Shepard could get into
the subject OF imperialism" to which
most OF his address was devoted, the
crowd got so impatient to hear Col.
Bryan that Mr. Shepard could not pro-
coed. He suddenly stopped and intro
duced President Guggenheimer, of the
council, who offered the formal reso-
lutions OF the evening. The resolu-
lions were cheered, though they could
not be heard for the shouts for Bryan,
and Mr.. Shepard at once introduced
the latter in few short sentences.
Col. Bryan stepped to the railing
shout the stand, as the throng broke
afresh into cheers. He raised his hand
for silence, but the cheers did not SUBJ
side. The crowd was about to become
Qrfet when fiashlight bomb went off
In the center of the room. Women
shrieked and the crowd yelled, not
knowing what it all was. A dozen po-
hcemen rushed to the spot where the
man sat who fired the bomb, grabbed
him and hustled him and his camera
out Of the garden.
Col. Bryan had stood quietly at the
rail on the platform. There was an
other attempt to renew the cheering
but Kisses greeted it, and Col. Bryan
commenced speaking. He began quiet
Iy' ms voice being scarcely audible a
hundred feet away from the stand. but
he gradually spoke louder and in a
moment his voice could be heard in the
gallery. The crowd was quiet for a
time, but when the speaker declared
that the Democratic party recognized
the right of ability of mind and muscle
to the fruits of its toll the crowd broke
forth into cheering, which lasted for
TWO or three minutes. Col. Bryan con-
cluded his speech at o'clock pre-
cisely, having spoken one hour and 81
minutes. The crowd rose and cheered
as he left the platform in company
with Mr.. Croker, shaking hands as he
left
The applause for Col. Bryan as he
went away blended with that for Adlai
+. stevenson as he rose to speak. The
cheers died out and the noise of the
crowd going out prevented Mr.. Steven
son from speaking. Three minutes
after Col. Bryan left there were vacant