Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-27
EN1nu,Asn ALMOST FREllEO
Thousands Are Turned Away After
Mammoth Structure Is Crowdeo
From Pit to Loftiest ealle+y-ca".
didate Makes Flying Trips to Out
lying Towns, Speaking in Rain.
(By Associated Press).

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
NEW YORK, Oct. ;26.-At the close I
a wing day Of outdoor speaking in
/. drcnching rain, of fast flying trips
BY .,'cmobile and special train, OF
p. ,tions and a formal dinner and
OF three big evening meetings in diff
:. ~e..t esections Of the city, William
jennings Bryan, tonight, in Madison
SQUARE Garden addressed the most
not able gathering Of his three cam
paigns.
The great oval ampitheatre Of the
garden held throng OF thousands
limited only by its vast capacity.
From platform to he farthermost
reaches of the Hottest Of the four
encircling galleries there was no va
cant place. The police early In the
evening cut OF all access to the
building with a disappointed waiting
line blocks in length.
Notable Persons on Platform.
Notable as it was the size and en-
thusiasm CT its great crowd, the
meeting took superior rank In the
distinguished personnel Of Its speakers
who sat With Mr.. Bryan upon the
platform and cheered his every senu-
msnt.
It was 1915 O'Clock when Mr..
BRYAN finally reached the garden.
His coming was heralied by eager
catposts at the doors and the first
cry of Bryan brought every man
and woman up in one rising wave OF
humanity.
cheered Fourteen Minutes.
A flag was in the hands Of every
Derson in the vast audience ana
the scene, as tn presidential candidate
made his way through the aisies 'e
the stage was strikiDgiy a repetition
OF the demonstration at Denver when
Mt. Bryan was dominated
The waving O. the flags in d rippi'
ing sea OF color the cheering and fne
music lasted for fourteen minutes
before Mr.. Bryan, with uplifted hands,
finally secured the silence that per-
mit.ed him to proceed.
Mr., Bryan appeared tired and worn
when he began to speak, but as ne
proceeded the cheers CT his hearers
seemed to Undue him with new
strength and he spoke with all his
charasteristic vigor. His VOICE
clear and resonate as q bell. nhea
the big garden to its fariherst COR
ners
The candidate began his long DAY
with a dash through mud and rain
TO Patterson. y. J.. in an automooie'
Speaker and Audience ore"ehed-
He spoke in Q dowppour for twenty
minutes and Ike the thousands in his
audience. was drenched to the Skin.
Returning to the city. he was n"
eues, at a reception Of the Women 3
Democratic Club at the waldorf As
toria Hotel. where two impuis'Sc IA
dies threw their arms ss-'at MT.
Bryan's neck and kissed him.
Hjs evening toCr took him FIRST be-
fore an outdoor gathering in Hami'-
ton Par. before a crowd that hifea
Cooper Union and then 10 the Faihl
Garden at F1fty-eighth s'r"N ana
Third avenue. " vas from therc
tina, Mr.. Bryan went direct to Madi-
son Square Garden.
Tn his speech Mr.. Bryan ievo'ea
. large part OF his time 10 iaoo'
topics
CsyaN Night s,ory-Lsad- 10 CONF
MADISON SQUARE Garden
NEW YORK, Oct. ss.-New fo'k
democracy trrned it's steps toward
Madison Square Garden tonight 20
make jts welcome to the Dsmocrs"c
candidate. William ]. Bryan.
Hours before the doors OF the Dig
auditorium swung cpcn. q crowd on
seycrai hundred psrseas waited pa
n 'ntIy for admitiancr.
The rain did act seem to dsmpcn
tho Spirits Of the gathering thr"Hs
which made an eager rush fcr seats
~ben the doors we're Gsng op7n.
The immonsc auditorium was qu'cs'
~ aI,cd snS At O'Clock every seal
was taken and the sisls ways hccams
eho~tcd. u was Tsmmanys sct
com. 20 The prrssds ufis, candidate
s.d from out Of The pcpa'sce Of The