Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-27
SPEAKS ERE THE DAWN COMES
BRYAN TALKS TO 4 THRONG OF
THE NIGHT WORKERS.
Over Two Thousand Persons Assem-
bled About the Steps Of the
New York City Hall.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October H-William Jen-
nings Bryan. in all his years of campaign
ing, never had such an experience as he
did at 3 am. today, when he spoke from
the New York city hall steps to 2.50O
persons. mostly night workers from the
adjacent newspaper Offices the post Of
flee and telegraph offices.
The crowd began to gather before !
clock. 1t first packed the city hall
steps and later overf1owed into the plaza
While composed of men In many walks
Of life. fully one-half were real night
workers. There was sprinkling of wom-
en-. and just before NJ. Bryan arrived quite
a delegation of "all-nighters'' arrived
from further up town.
The hour before Mr.. Bryan's arrival was
filled in by former Mayor Dunno of Chi
cago, Jacob E. Borsch of the coroner's s
office. National Committeeman Brown of
Vermont John Mullaly. Col. John j. Mar
tin. former speaker of the Missouri house.
and others.
Mr. Bryan arrived at the Broadway side
in an automobile, accompanied by Mrs.
Bryan. Democratic National Chairman
Norman Z. Mack and Mrs. Mack and Gov.
Hoke Smith of Georgia.
1t was o'clock to the minute when the
police escort forced a way through the
throng to the city hall steps for the demo-
cratic candidate and his party.
Fresh and Smiling.
Although he had been going almost in
cessantly for twenty-five hours as he told
his audience. he appeared fresh and smil-
ing. and his voice was strong, vigorous
and penetrating. Almost his first words
won over the crowd, if words were neces-
sary. He said:
There is no badge of shame on the man
who works with brain or Drawn, but the
time is coming when there will be on the
man who spends his time in idleness on
money earned by the labor of Others"
His talk was largely along labor lines
and repetition of much he has said in
other speeches during the campaign. The
crowd was thoroughly In sympathy with
him, judging from its lusty applause and
every point went straight home.
Mrs. Bryan. Mrs. Mack and several
other ladies stood back in the door of the
city hall and frequently joined in the
applause and waved the small flags they
carried.
Mr. Bryan talked thirty-five minutes.
| Not once did he exhibit any hoarseness.
| He seemed bubbling over with good hu-
| NOR and confidence, and said the only
gloom that he had met during his tours
| affected him SO he was able to make but
twenty-five speeches that day. which
raised big laugh.
| After his address the police reserves
| forced an opening through the crowd
| to the city hall door and he and his
| party were led down through the city
hall basement and out through the city
hall police station to their waiting auto
mobiles
| Il am very pleased-and very tired.
was Mr.. Bryan's only comment on his
, day of remarkable activity, as he was
whisked away to get a little s.eep.
Only Few Hours Rest.
Although Mr.. Bryan did not reach his
hotel until after o'clock this morning
he was up little after 8 o'clock and had
| conferences with many democrats, includ-
| ing Senator McCarron and Perry Belmont
Mr.. Bryan said that he felt very well
after his twenty-two-ho speaking trip
| yesterday, and declared it was the most
| strenuous he had ever had. Mr. Bryan
estimated that he spoke to nearly 100000
| people during the day.
| Mr.. Bryan began his days speaking tour
| at the rooms of the Order of Acorns in
| Broadway. where Lieut. Gov. Chanler
| was also a speaker. An hour before the
| meeting was scheduled to begin a long
| line of people formed on Broadway
awaiting entrance. When the doors were
| opened the room was quickly filled. Mr..
| Chanler was greeted with great enthu-
siasm as he entered the hall Mr. Chan
Ter made a speech which was devoted to
| state affairs.
| BY the time Mr.. Bryan reached the
| vicinity Of the hall the street was almost
| completely filled with persons who had
| been unable to gain admittance to the
| hall. AS he pressed his way through
| the throng he was greeted with cheers
| and shouts. which were taken up by those
within the hall. Mr.. Bryan SAID he al
ways was glad to speak to the common
people, because the common people are
| the people, be said.
Then the program of the day called