The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-17
WELCOMED WILDLY
.r,rrrss THOUSANDS RECEIVED
pRHAN IN NEW YORK.
MIGHTY CROWD AT THE DEPOT.
,o.,rR. HEARST AND OTHERS on
TIE COMMITTEE.

lie
uosr.e for the NOminee-A Gold
y..drd cane Was Presented by n
,,.,e,mnn-specches That Were
Made b, the Candidate.
~, york oct. ls.-wnliam J. Bryan
.-.,.i .n tnis city at 2.55 O'Clock. HIS
-..,,,,aa was an emphatic ovation. As
4 -. ,.t.r steamed into the annex Of tire
card central depot. that part OF the
~rr DAdns was packed with a
.,rrr mgtdtude.
ra Bryan was driven to the Hoffman
u.r. .n an open carriage Ia which ne
"a. -sx. 10 Richard Croker and with un-
.sri head bowed and smiled 70 the
,,.an,h who cheered him. Forty-scc-
.-s ..raat presented an animated scene.
F,,m Lexington avenue on one side 10
s.,,h avenue on the other. the sidewalks
rsrs lined with the populace.
Aea o'clock loud cheer went up.
,rl tae open carriages containing the
nmnaly Hall Reception Committee.
4 croser were given
A. The ume approached for the arrival
s 'h. train the Reception Committee
u-,l 10 10 move further and further
+. sng.Ie the track At this point the
p, lre. were made Intellectual by
regular football rush. While the Reccp-
4 tsr Committee were waiting. every pos
s.e inea of space on stairs. at windows
ltio-ms aud on the big bridges cross
rs ae lelot was occupied. The narrow
p.ll. Way along the tracks was mass
nfHa when The engine Of the Bryan
-. l..w its warming whistle
It came the mad scramble 20 reach
.r car of 'hc train In which Col
Fra. H8- supposed TO be Air. Croker,
,if Htare, aud the other members Of the
Reception Committee tried TO walk in a
lai manner toward the train 70
g. -ne Presidential candidate. but the
og. nl- TOO great They were pushed
arl showed aud hustled along until they
.a4 almost 60 break into run hefcro
n., eal.a swing themseives onto the
ra- f.4tto-m aud give Col Bryan greet
Received Many Hands.
,tarwaiIe the crowd had worked itself
o. 20 wat Il considered a proper degree
e Coz BRYAN stepped out on The plat
FORM Then escorted by Richard Croker
o1i fta r5mmittce, he began the journey
nHlli the street 4 number of people
e ned Col Bryan's hands. the cnudi-
dst- smiled good naturedly through b.
81. BOZ pite OF the fact that both he uud
Croker we're being rather roughly
itt,d about.
a. De- entered the open carriagc and
'os bis scat. Col Bryon took on his
b aHd smiled ana bowel on every side
hHlri croker sat next 10 him, while MI
sHf and Mr. Sheviin occupied the
-w two seats IN the carriage. Il took
.ns lime 20 clear = passage way Go
second street. but b was finally
4 naagad and then the carriages in
we're the Reception Committee
-,nte-. started FOR the HOFFMAN House
'' BRYAN reached the Hoffman House
A %. m. All the way down Fif h
ie' he was chccred by the crowds that
4 20 'he fhoroughfarc. The demons ira
a AS Col Bryan left his carriage ana
"'tfoi tho Twenty-sixth street entrance
DO hotel was repetition OF that along
Hne col. Bryan a. once went TO his
Wns fcw minutes later he receive
ate-ation from ST Matthew Lutheran
rlfcf North Firth street Brooklyn
a AAN ERAAAAAAHANf AAAf NhNhWtf NAf~
4 Ffiel him with a gold-headed cane which
'sl been Won hy Col. Bryan in receiving
u arsest number OF votes at 2 fair he'd
iac church. He made "a speech or
Ainss and then retired TO rest before the
alQlet
ruled Up the Garden.
Fr hours before the time set for the
4 ''Fhlng of the doors. $50 O'Clock. Madi-
~ square Garden. where Col. Bryan and
head of the state Democratic ticket.
.un h Sianchneid. spoke. was besieged
Y crowds Throngs gathered and mass,d
i'ie the two main entrances 20 tfe
4 'Aane 90 Fourth and Madison avenues
'arl} a. o'clock, hoping to get In
','n ihe doors were first opened
aH o'clock to the minute. the sound
4 exploding bombs outside the Garden
"aolnc'd the opening Of the doors. IN
tli} there was a great rush by the
Fppie from the Madison avenue hallway
~ from the Twenty-sixth street en-
eIee which. according 10 police ar
s'ntrts was 20 be kept clear for
-A' holders. In the first rush were a
=" women who got seats near the speak
4 'h'aNa. In less than ten minutes every
~ On the floor was taken, ana the
s'a which began TO pour IN from all
N attacked the galleries. Five min
N.'r saw the balcony and a part OF
tAlieries black with people. The rush
=. lnea over but there came a steady
'lh through the principal doors. and
I '"tt} seats were soon filled.
.l' crowd did not appear at first TO be
nonstrauve when the lights were all
ss-'''a on there came a brief cheer. Tho
,enic.rcular electric display over the
stand bore the portraits Of the
~ democratic candidates. tho Demo
-, emblem. and the Democratic watch
credited 10 Mr. Croker. I'VE wish
lsai. '''' ''0p''' !" s'e'' 'e''e'S "
sang Yankee Doodle"
,,Da The band struck up a national
me- ~ a. the people recognized Yankee
49,. they got up IN their seats with
tss,.,el heads. and A. they waved
"A As ~ small American flags. shout
'"e words OF the song
Al II tAi1eh was decorated in the nation
N. only Streamers radlated from
tkyu-.''r OF the roof. underneath the
oys- =, 70 The heads OF the iron pillars
vrs e galleries. and festoons Of nags
ll,.s coiors of the different states
vas =" galleries. The speakers stand
an5 aped simply with American nags
As white and blue bunting.
vse,,. clock the only seats remaining
sorsi 'h" entire Garden was an occa-
a TO- NE tickets for which remain
ortsr',, -nui : o'clock. The crowd was
tars b.,..1l, frequent performances By the
T-sai out enthusiasm.
'h"y hegan 60 Warm I'm.
before es'.Val ,slal Of prominent Tammany men
OF the s...in opening OF the meeting brought
M strong applause OF the even
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