The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-17
The Vast Auditorium of Madison Square Garden
Was Last Night Filled to Overfowing
With AppIauding Thousands
Demonstration in Honor Of William Jennings
Bryan Without Precedent in the An
nails of Greater New York.

arrived in this city at 2:55 o'clock this
afternoon. His reception was an enl-
phatic ovation. AS the train steamed into
the annex OF the Grand Central depot
that part Of the immense building was
packed with q multitude. Col. Bryan was
driven to the Hoffman house in an open
carriage In which he sat next to Richard
Croker, and with uncovered head bowed
and smiled to the thousands who cheered
him. Forty-second street presented an an
3mated scene. From Lexington avenue on
one side to Sixth avenue on the other the
Sidewalks were lined with the populace.
About o'clock Capt Price, OF the
Grand Central station, began to take
active measures to open q passagCWay
Tor the Tammany hall reception commit
tee to the depot. At 2:30 o'clock a great
cheer went up and the open carriages
containing the Tammany hall reception
committee rode UP. William r. Hearst
led the way, followed by Richard Croker,
O. H. P. Belmont, President OF the Bor-
ough James Coogan, James Shevlin.
Lewis Nixon, James Delmor and about
dozen others. Three cheers for Croker
were given While the reception com,
Snittee was waiting every possible inch
OF space on stairs, at windows platforms
and buildings near the depot was covered
Mr.. Croker and members of the reception
committee were pushed, showed and hus-
tied along and they had almost to break
into run before they could swing them
selves on to the rear platform and give
Col. Bryan greeting. Meanwhile the
crowd had worked itself up to what it
considered a proper degree of entliu-
eiasm. =.
CHEERl3D AT THE DEPOT.
1t cheered end halloed as Col. Bryan
Stepped out ON the platform Then,
escorted by Richard Croker and the COM
m1ttee he began the journey toward the
earriage. Many people grabbed Col
Bryan's hands, the candidate smiled good
haturedly through ii ALL in spite of the
$act that both he and Mr. Croker were
being roughly 5ostled about. The part
drove through Forty-second street I,
Fifth avenue. Col. Bryan reached the
i'41offman house at 3:20 p m All the way
down Fifth avenue he was cheered by the
= crowds that lined tho thoroughfare The
demonstration as Col. Bryan left his car
Ttage and entered the Twenty-sixth street
entrance of the hotel was a repetition of
that along the line. Col. Bryan at once
went ia his rooms A few minutes later
ne received delegation from st. Ma
thews Lutheran church, North Fifth
street, Brooklyn. Rev. Augustus Somers
the pastor. presented him with a gold
headed cane, which had been won by CO.!
Bryan in receiving the largest number Of
votes at a fair held by the church. He
made speech of thanks and then re-
tired to rest before the banquet
The dinner rendered Mr. Bryan at tn;
Hoffman house at $50 O'clock this after
moon was not held in the Moorish room.
as first intended, but in the Salon Louis
Quilize. Fifty covers were laii, an in
Grease from what was first intended. AL
though Col Bryan did not drink his wina
glasses were provided just as for the
other guests. Mayor Van Wyck sat in an
1nlaid chair, brought from Arabia. On
either side of him, TWO and two, were
Special chairs, on which sat Col Bryan
Mr. Croker, AGlai F. Stevenson and vii!
lam r. Hearst
When all was seated Col Bryan was
between Richard Croker and Mayor Van
r'Wyck. The guests at the main table
We're: In the chair, Robert A. Van
Wyek; on his right, William J. Bryan
Richard Croker, John B. Stanchfield,
William j. Stone, William F. Mackey,
Edward F. Sheppard, John W. Keller.
On the mayors left We're Adlai Steven
son. William r. Hearst, Webster Davis
John D. Richardson Norman E. Mack,
John Dewitt Warner and George M. Van
Hoesen.
=, AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.
For hours before the time set for the
opening of the doors, $50 o'clock, Madi-
son Square Garden, where Col Bryan and
the head of the state Democratic ticket
by crowds. At o'clock to the minute
the sound Of exploding bombs outside of
the gardens announced the opening of
the doors. Instantly there was a great
rush by the people from the Madison
avenue hallway and the Twenty-sixth
street entrance In less than ten minutes
every seat on the floor was taken, and
the crowd which had begun to pour in
from all sides attacked the galleries
Five minutes later saw the balcony and
part of the galleries black with people.
The rush was then over, but there came
steady stream through the principal
doors and all empty seats were soon
filed. At $50 O'Clock the only seats re-
manning vacant in the entire garden was
an occasional box, the tickets for which
remained good until o'clock
Col. Bryan entered the garden at 7:15
o'clock AS the face of Mr.. Croker. be-
hind which appeared Col Bryan's, was
seen, the crowd burst forth in one great
prolonged yell.
Everyone one stood tiptoe on his seat,
and the garden was a sea of waving
flags. AS Col. Bryan, escorted by Mr..
Croker, mounted the speakers stand, the
cheering was continuous. The two
climbed the stairs and made their way to
the front followed by the reception COM
mittee. Col. Bryan and Mr.. Croker fire.
quently responded to the cheering by
bowling to the vast audience and the
races of both were Wreathed with smiles
ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING.
Just behind the two, as they mounted
ahe platform, Mayor Van Wyck escorted
Edward Shepard, who acted as chair
man. The enthusiasm now dying down.
now being renewed with increased Wig
or, continued for five minutes, when
Mr.. Bryan rose to his feet and raised
his hand. Mr.. Croker pulled him
back into his seat. Then the Cheering
went on. Then Mr. Croker rose hest
tated a moment, and then raised his
hand for silence. Instead of stopping
the crowd broke out louder than ever
do what he could Mr.. Croker could
not silence the crowd. After nearly fif-
teen minutes the applause began to de-
crease. Cries of three cheers for the
next president brought out the final
cheer. The enthusiasm nearly carried
the crowd away. The crowd at the Mad
sson avenue entrance of the garden
5ammed down the aisles, and the sixty
odd policemen at that point had to do
severe battle with the crowd to keep
IT in order. When quiet was restored
IL IN,sr,1~