Evening journal., 1900-10-17
Shouts Of "ICe!" Greet His
Trust Arrangement
SHEPARD Is HOWLED DOWN
The Crowd Wanted TO Hear Bryan,
and Not Tammanys Halls
Chosen SpellbinderS


New York, Oct. 17.--William J. Bry-
an arrived in this city at 2:55 o'clock
yesterday. His reception was an en-
phatic ovation. AS the train steamed
into the annex of the Grand Central
depot that part of the immense build
ing was packed with a waiting multi
tude. At 2:35 o'clock a 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, 0. H. 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
effectual by a regular football rush.
The narrow passageway along the
tracks was mass of people when the
engine of the Bryan train blew its
warning whistle. Then came the mad
scramble to reach the rear car of the
train in which Col. Bryan was suppos-
ed to be. Mr.. Croker, Mr.. Hearst and
the other members Of the reception
committee tried to walk in a dignified
manner toward the train to greet the
presidential candidate, but the crowd
was too great. They we're pushed and
showed and hustled along until they
had almost to break into a run before
they could swing themselves onto the
rear platform and give Col. Bryan
greeting.
An Enthusiastic Crowd.
Meanwhile the crowd had worked it.
self up to what it considered a proper
degree of enthusiasm As Col Bryan,
escorted by Richard Croker and the
committee, began the journey toward
the street a number of people grasped
his hands, and the candidate smiled
good naturedly through it all, in spite
of the fact that both he and Mr.. Croker
were being rather roughly jostled
about AS he entered the open carriage
and took his seat Col. Bryan took off
his hat and smiled and bowed on every
side Richard Croker sat next to him,
while Mr.. Hearst and Mr. Shevlin oc-
cupied the other two seats in the car
riage. 1t took some time to clear a
passageway to Forty-second street,
but it was finally managed and then
the carriages, in which were the re-
ception committee members started
for the Hoffman House. All the way
down Fifth avenue Col. Bryan was
cheered by the crowds that lined the
thoroughfare and the demonstration
as he entered the Twenty-sixth street
entrance of the hotel was a repetition
of that along the line.
For hours before the time set for the
opening of the doors, $3.50 o'clock,
Madison Square Garden, where Col.
Bryan and the head of the state Demo-
cratic ticket, John B. Stanchfleld,
spoke, was besieged by crowds.
Throngs gathered and massed before
the two main entrances to the building
on Fourth and Madison avenues as
early as o'clock, hoping to get in
when the doors were first opened. At
least a thousand people were in the
amphitheatre. having gained admission
on tickets which had been distributed
and which were given precedence even
over box seat tickets.
At $3.50 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 avenue
hallway and from the Twenty-sixth
street entrance which. according 70
police arrangements, were to be kept
clear for ticket holders. In the first
rush we're few women who got seats
near the speakers stand. In less then
ten minutes every seat on the floor
was taken, and the crowd attacked the
galleries. Five minutes later saw the
balcony and a part of the galleries
black with people. The rush was ther
over, but there came a steady stream
through the principal doors and al
empty seats were soon flied.
Madison square Quickly FILLED.
The crowd did not appear at first tC
be demonstrative. When the lights
were all turned on there came a brie
cheer. Then the band struck up a ma
tional air, and as the people recognized
yankee Doodle" they got up in thei
seats, with uncovered heads, and al
they waved thousands Of small Ameri
can flags, shouted out the words Of thu
song.
At $50 O'Clock the only seats re
naming vacant in the entire gardeI
was an occasional box, the tickets 70
which remained good until z O'Clock
The crowd was orderly and frequen
performances by the band brought on
enthusiasm.
The arrival of prominent Tamman.
men before the opening of the meeting
brought out the first strcng applaus
of the evening. Col BRYAN entered tn