Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-10-19
BRYAN IN NEW YORK.
The Democratic Leaders, Visit to
the Metropolis.
THOUSANDS CHEER THE CANDIDATE.
Remarkable Demonstrations Mt Mad
ison Square Garden and Tam
many Hall - ROoscvcl's
Tour of Ohio.


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New York, Oct. li-William j. Bryan
arrived in this city al 2:55 o'clock Tues
day. His reception was an emphati,
ovation. AS the train steamed into tn,
annex of the Grand Central depot tina
part of the immense building wa:
thronged with multitude. Col. Bry
an was driven to the Hoffman house il
an open carriage. in which he SAT mex
to Richard Croker, and with uncovered
head, bowed and smiled to the thou
sands who cheered him. Forty-secon6
street presented an animated scene
From Lexington avenue on one side to
Sixth avenue on the other. the side
walks We're lined. with the populace.
Col. Bryan reached the Hoffman
house at $500 p. m. All the way down
Fifth avenue he was cheered by the
crowds that lined the thoroughfare.
The demonstration as Col. Bryan left
his carriage and entered the Twenty
sixth street entrance of the hotel was
repetition of that along the line. Col.
Bryan at once went to his rooms. A
few minutes later he received dele
cation from ST. Matthews Lutheran
church, North Fifth street, Brooklyn.
Rev. Augustus Sommers, the pastor,
presented him with gold-headed cane,
which had been won by Col. Bryan in
receiving the largest number of votes
at fair held by the church. He made
speech of thanks, and then retired to
rest before the banquet.
rendered a Dinner.
The dinner rendered Mr.. Bryan at
the Hoffman house at $3.50 o'clock in
the afternoon was not held in the
Moorish room, as at first intended, but
in the Salon Louis Quinze. Fifty COW
ers were laid, an increase from what
was first intended. The room was
beautifully decorated with laurel
leaves, palms and evergreens. Col.
Bryan's portrait, framed in a silk
American flag, was just behind the
chair reserved for Mayor Van Wyck.
the presiding officer. It was discov-
cred during the afternoon that the
decorator had in arranging the psr
trait of Col. Bryan intertwined the
Filipino and American colors about
the picture. This was believed to be
an error, and at dinner time the colors
of Aguinaldo were conspiouously alb
sent. Fifteen persons sat at the table
reserved for the guest of honor and
more distinguished persons. The re-
manning guests sat at smaller tables.
All the tables were decorated with
flowers, roses predominating.
Mayor Van Wyck sat in an inlaid
chair brought from Arabia. On either
side of him, two and two, were special
chairs, on which sat Col. Bryan, Mr..
Croker, Adlai e. Stevenson and Will
liam r. Hearst. At each plate was
placed souvenir programme bound
in heavy dark paper. with the name of
each guest in gold lettering on the
cover. The menu was on cards, plain
except for a portrait of Col Bryan
above and the American flag in colors
to the right. The disputed cost
Of the dinner was settled by the Hoff-
man house management. who said
that the cost was sl2 per plate, exclu-
sive of the wines. 1t took from 5:45
to seven p. m. to dispose of the many
courses, and soon after the party got
into carriages and were driven to
Madison Square garden.
Eager to Hear Bryan.
For hours before the time set for
the opening of the doors, $50 o'clock
Madison Square garden, where Col
Bryan and the head of the state demo-
cratic ticket, John b. Stanchfeld,
spoke, was besieged by crowds.
Throngs gathered and massed before
the two main entrances to the build
ing on Fourth and Madison avenues as
early as two o'clock, hoping to get in
when the doors were first opened. At
four o'clock at least thousand people
were in the amphitheater, having gained
admission on tickets which had been
distributed. and which were given pre-
cedence even over box seat tickets
About 200 men from the different city
departments were on hand to act as
ushers, and at five o'clock the police
details arrived.
Great Crush.
! At $3.50 o'clock to the minute the
sound of exploding bombs outside the
garden announced the opening of the
doors. Instantly there was a great
rush by the people from the Madison
hallway and from the Twenty sixth
street entrance, which, according to
the police arrangements, were to be
kept clear for ticket holders. In the
first rush were few women, who got
seats near the speakers stand. In less
than ten minutes every seat on the
floor was taken, and the crowd which
had begun to pour in from all sides, at
tackled the galleries. Five minutes later
saw the balcony and part of the gal
leries black with people. The rush was
then over, but there came a steady
stream through the principal doors,
and all empty seats were soon filled
The crowd did not appear at first to
be demonstrative. When the lights
were all turned on there came a brie1
cheer. Then the band struck up a ma
tional air, and as the people recog
nized yankee Doodle" they got up il
their seats, with uncovered heads, ant