The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-23

Cyclists followed the automobile and the
news quickly spread that the Democratic
nominee was at Judge springer's house
Mr.. Bryan did not get away without good
deal Of handshaking
The Second Great Crowd.
Around the Baltimore and Ohio Depot,
long before Mr.. Bryan had arrived in the
city, the crowd began TO collect. Soon
the sidewalks about the station on New
Jersey Avenue, the roadway, and the side
walks on the opposite side were iammed
with struggling. surging mass of spec
tators. Passengers in and out of the ae-
pot had difficulty in forcing their way
through to and from trains. The arrived
of a squad Of police restored some semb-
lance of order, and passages were cleared
through the crowd for those who desired
to pass through and to admit of the ap-
proach of the party of escort.
The wait was long, and the crowd anus
ed itself in various ways. The first car
which was enabled to force way through
the crowd contained an old man with
white beard who wonderingIy viewed the
assemblage from the open car window.
He was cheered Justify, and called upon
for speech, TO which request he failed to
respond.
Later a police patrol wagon. pushed
through the crowd. containing several po-
lice and two prisoners, one a colored man,
and the second colored girl with head
swathed in bandages. This again was the
occasion for general applause. Frequent
ly the police lines were broken, and con-
siderable effort was required to restore
them Fully 5000 people had gathered
about the building at s o'clock.
The waiting rooms and the platforms Of
the station were hardly less densely pack
ed. Here were many of the weIl-known
faces OF local Democrats. men of national
prominence, men in the employ of the
Government, and the members of the COM
mittee and the auxiliary committee of es-
cort, who were to accompany the Presi-
Dental candidate to Baltimore
Arrival at the Baltimore and Ohio.
AT about $50 O'Clock cheers On the out
skirts of the assembled crowd announced
the approach of the carriage containing
the distinguished visitor The automobile
worked its way through the lane of people
to the upper entrance of the depot 1t was
the intention that the party should de-
bouch at the lower entrance, but the mad
ly enthusiastic mob encircIed the vehicle
despite the utmost efforts of the police to
keep the way open, and amidst wild cheer
ing demanded the appearance OF the Presi
Dental candidate
.Tudea Snriuoer WI M wac in he ,,Y;tS,
MI. Bryan, mounted to the box of the We
lowing announcement:
tI regret that it will be impossible for
Mr. Bryan to address you today The
train On which he arrived was an hour
late, and it is imperative that he should go
forward at once and make up for the time
lost. In view Of your present disappoint-
ment, however, 1 have arranged that Mr..
Bryan shall return to Washington, and ad-
dress you at some length Mr.. Bryan will
then speak to you from the steps of the
Capitol, and the date which has been ar
ranged for his appearance in this city is
the 4th of March next
While the sentiments expressed by
Judge Springer were cheeringly approved
by the listeners. they were not contentei,
and cries of speech, Speech uttered
from thousands of throats, was insistent
and Mr.. Bryan finally mounted to the
drivers seat. He bowed again and again
to his audience, who were fairly mad
with enthusiasm. and it was not until
he raised his hand for silence that he
was permitted to speak
AEr. Bryan's Speech
Profound silence ensued, and during
his ten-minute speech he was listened to
with the grayest attention, only broken
when some point in his address met the
approval CT the crowd and they rent the
air with laundering cneers. He said:
II am always glad to stop in Washing
ton I should not like this city for a
permanent residence, But I am sure that
Do you intend to build n house.