The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-15
Epoch Marking Crowd
Gathers in Washington
Park to Hear Speech.
CANDIDATE LOYAL TO HIS
PHILADELPHIA ADMIRERS
Crowd Begins to Gather Early
in Morning-Some Go Hungry
to Hear Him.
BY H. c. SILVER.
fc+oef Correspondant


The largest crowd ever gathered at
one point in New Jersey. and possibly
the largest ever to hear a campaign
speech, gave to William Jennings
Bryan this afternoon an epoch-mark-
ing ovation at this place.
Edward e. Grosseup State commit
teeman from Gloucester county, de-
clared there were $4,000 persons here
to hear Bryan. Tax Collector Thomas
Flynn, of Paterson, who is chairman
of the New Jersey committee having
Mr.. Bryan in charge, said that there
were more than $1,000 persons. His es-
innate was that there were 100000 per-
sons in Washington Park
Certainly this section of the State
never saw such a demonstration. Mr..
Gfosscup had billed the coming of the
nominee all through Southern New Jer-
sey and the result was that the rising
sun today saw thousands of residents
of other towns and counties, thousands
of farmers and their families all wend-
ing their way to Washington Park. BY
O'Clock more than 5000 persons were
about the platform from which Bryan
was TO speak.
Go Hungry to Hear Him.
One hour later the crowd numbered
| 1000, and at IL o'clock it was apparent
that all records were to be smashed.
! 1t was u gala day. The little town
| of Washington Park normally could
| care for hundred guests. Today the
deluge of humanity swamped the place.
Those who did not bring their own
sandwiches went hungry, but most of
the $4,000 or 100000 brought baskets
of food, and while they waited for the
arrival of the Bryan party they feasted.
Chairman Flynn, of the New Jersey
| reception committee, with Committee
man Grosscup, State Chairman James
r. Nugent, National Vice-Chairman
Robert S. Hudspeth, Charles H
Gallagher and Johnston Cornish
had planned to meet Bryan at
Wilmington. Del, take charge of him
there and bring him to Philadelphia.
A luncheon for him at the Bellevue
! Stratford was planned for noon, the
start for Washington Park to follow.
/ The New Jersey men We're waiting in
| the lobby of the hotel for the time to
! start for Wilmington. They were to
| leave at 9:45 o'clock a. m THE EVE
! MING STARS correspondent received
! advices from Baltimore that Bryan
/ had left there at o'clock and would
arrive in Philadelphia at 1915 o'clock
! a. m.
I Loyal to Loyal "oual<ers..
I This would leave the New Jersey del
egation on its way to Wilmington with
! Bryan speeding toward Philadelphia.
! Their trains would pass and the COM
mittee would miss the candidate
1t further developed that the Bryan
League, the "irre gular'' organization in
Philadelphia. had won the Nebraskans S
heart. and that on his arrival in Phila-
delphia he would go to the Bryan
Leagues headquarters in Dooner's
Hotel to make a speech and hold re-
ception.
The New Jersey committee shifted its
plans quickly and hurried to the B. and
@. station, where it arrived just in time
to meet Bryan.
The Commoner declared that the
Bryan League of Philadelphia had
fought for his nomination while the
regular organization had opposed it,
/ and that he proposed to reward the
league for its loyalty. He said that he
would make the speech at Dooner's
Hotel. hold reception afterward, and
would then place himself in the hands
of the New Jersey committee.
scoreboard His Rostrum.
Following his reception al Dooner's
MIR. Ryan was escorted TO the office
OF the Philadelphia Record, where he
! spoke to a large crowd while standing
on a small platform in front of base
/ ball score board.
+ Where we cannot reach voters
/ through printed pages he said, 'it Is
more necessary to meet the voter face
! to face
lie arraigned the Election methods of
| Philadelphia. declaring that the Demo-
! cratic platform was offensive to bosses
and very> offensive to the bosses OF
Philadelphia. He said that Mr.. Taft
promised prosperity and President
Roosevelt indorsed the promise but he
asked bow is Mr.. Taft going TO give
prosperity when his godfather. MIR.
Roosevelt. already had panic on his
hands
After the luncheon with the Jersey
representatives Ar. Bryan was taken
down to a private boat for mis- trip to
| Washington Park.
I From Washington Park the party will
go to Camden by trolley and there
meet slow local train. to the end o.
which will be attached Mr. Bryan's
private car. the Olivette. At each stop
on the way to Trenton the nominee
will make a short address from the
rear platform. At Trenton he will make
an important speech tonight and win