New-York tribune., 1906-08-30
HOST HERE FOR MEETING
Biggest Croscd in Political History
of Garden Expected.


welcome the return of William Jennings Bryan
70 the United States arrived in the city yester-
day or last night. except those from the nearby
states in New England and Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. More prominent Democrats from
the far West. the extreme South and the inter-
mediate states in the city than have ever
been collected here at one time before.
Such thing as dumping into United States
Senator or an ex-senator, a Governor an ex-
Governor or some politician OF prominence was
a common occurrence yesterday about the Hotel
Victoria UP 20 late last night there were fifteen
Senators and ex-Senators and eighteen Gov
ernors and ex-GOvernOrs here heading delesa-
tiOns from as many states.
To an outsider who did not know the meaning
of the turmoil. the Hotel Victoria yesterday re-
sembled the headquarters of some party bent on
a national convention with Bryan as its candi-
date. Pictures of Mr.. Bryan were sold along
the streets in the corridors and in nearby stores.
and the crowds came and went from the hotel all
day and, FOR that matter. nearly all night
MORE COMING TO-DAY.
With the coming this morning Of the delesa-
tions from Massachusetts,. Connecticut, New Jer
sey and Pennsylvania all OF the thousands OF
outsiders will have arrived and everything will
he in readiness for the reception in Madison
Square Garden tonight How the crowds can
be accommodated there is the great question
Seats for about twenty-five thousand have been
given out. AS each delegation comes in de-
inand is made for hundreds more than were ex-
pected but they are given with a take your
chance" sort of apology from the reception COM
mittee.
Indications point to one OF the greatest pO-
ltical demonstrations ever held in New York.
From forty thousand to fifty thousand strangers
will be here by that time. it is estimated. and
these with the crowds which New York will
send TO Madison Square. will make the gather
ing the largest ever seen there. AT least such
are the expectations of the men in charge OF the
arrangements.
To meet the situation and safeguard lifes
Acting Police Commissioner Waldo has ar
ranged an unusual police protection. Chief In
spector Cortright will be in command, and he
will have six hundred patromen under him,
commanded by nine CAPTAINS, ten sergeants. ten
ro1ndsmen and two inspectors. The Garden
will be roped of in Fourth avenue from 10Th
street to 9th street, and the same will be done
on the Madison avenue side.
None but persons holding admission cards
will be permitted to pass through the police
lines Residents will be accompanied by police
men through the lines. and it viii go hard with
any CTe who tries 20 fool policeman. as he
will be promptly thrown out of the lines.
The committee on arrangements made an
error ia having the tickets for reserved seats
printed wiiEo Indicating to which entrance
the holders should go. To prevent a massing
of ticket holders in Madison avenue therefore.
the committee informed the public that only
these holding general admission tickets would
he admitted at the Madison avenue entrance.
Holders of box and reserved seat tickets will be
admitted at the Fourth avenue entrance. Mr..
l,FS nd will bo od-
sntted at the 2Ith street ensrance and holders
of gallery tickets will enter at the 2tith street
entrance. No reserved seats will be held after
S o'clock. The doors will be opened for re-
served seat holders at $40 O'Clock. and for the
general public at 3 O'clock
NATIONAL Committeeman HERE.
Twenty-one members OF the Democratic Ma
tional Committee had reached the city yester-
day morning and by to-day fully thirty of the
hfty-six members will be here. Most Of them
met at an informal luncheon as guests OF Com
mitteeman T. f. Ryan. OF Wisconsin. al the
Hoffman House at noon Those who arrived
yesterday were jefferson B. Browne. Florida;
Trey WOodson. Kentucky; True L. Norris New
Hampshire; J. NJ. Guffey, Pennsylvania: George
w. Greene. Rhode Island; r. e Mountcastle.
Tennessee, and Senator Benjamin r. Tilman
South Carolina.
Practically all of the delegations were able
20 get rooms in hotels yesterday in a body. al
hough few of the smaller delegations went to
whatever hotel each member desired. Colonel
William c. Greene, of the Greene Consolidated
Copper Company. and Colonel John Fl. Martin
representing Arizona. were added To the recer-
tion committee. They are at the AnsOnia
The Arkansas delegation arrived early There
were about seventy-five in the delegation headed
by Senator James X. Jones. Governor jefferson
Davis Senator James II. Berry and Congress-
man C, r. Breckenridge. This delegation was
Quartered az the Hoffman House
California's delegation had only four men.
They went TO the Netherlands Hotel Milton
X. Young and George Francis Newland were
the principal members.
Connecticut's delegation will arrive to-day. II
is expected that there will be about three hun
dred and fifty in IT,. Several Of the principal
delegates were in town yesterday arranging for
the arrival OF the larger crowd to-day The
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