The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-16
THRONGS HEAR
AND CHEER BRYAN
IN SOUTH JERSEY
Democratic Candidate Given a
cord-Breaking Ovation
at Trenton.
STRIKING DEMONSTRATION
AT WASHINGTON PARK
Nebraskan Says He Expects
Democrats Will Carry the
State.
ATTACK AND CHALLENGE
TO CANDIDATE TAFT
Defends Platform and Says Re-
pubiicans Can't Bring About
Reforms.
ATTACK AND CHALLENGE
TO CANDIDATE TAFT
Ry H. c. SlI VER.


STAN t'orrcSrondentl
TRENTON sept te.---"I believe we
hail carry New Jersey" said William
J. 53r.au last night after Il reception
which has had no parallel in eathusi-
asla and numbers BY am ever given
to any candidate who has visited Tren-
ion. In his swing through South Jer-
scy from Philadelphia and Baltimore
yesterday All. Bryan. for the third time
his party's standard bearer in a presi-
dental contest. was given pvations of
warmth and magnitude as are seldom
accorded to an American citizen
1t was the same smiling, optimistic,
cheerful Bryan, aged a little, mellowed
little, but fully as aggressive as in
past campaigns. who came TO Trenton
last night TO all he was affable in the
extreme. In the afternoon,--to q crowd
estimated at fully $4,000. gathered at
Washington Park, on the Delaware. Mr..
Hiyan made one of the best speeches of
his campaign. Again at Burlington he
talked to a large crowd, but at the
dominating figure Of the Trenton meet
ing he was accorded a most striking
ovation.
Opera House Jamned.
An hour before Mir. Bryan had even
arrived IN the city South Broad street,
in front of Taylor Opera House, was
jamnled SO that squad of policemen
WIS required 10 open path for traffic.
It was shortly after Z o'clock that the
candidate arrived under the escort OF
democratic State Committeeman
Crosscup and Gallagher and other
prominent Democrats The party pro-
CT e-icd to Hotel Sterling, where re-
cepiicn was held. and many prominent
Democrats felt the he arty grasp of the
Conmoner's hand. The party took
dinner u the f1otei sterling as the
Guests Of State Committeeman Charles
H. Gallagher, Of This city.
By o'clock cNeiy seat in the Opera
House. With d seating capacity of 21oo
was occupie1. While close 60 1000 found
seats ON the stage and as many more
stood In the aisles and lobby. Thou
Sands were barred from the auditorium
and bad to content themselves with
ylipuse of Mr. Bryan as he entered
the building.
The ssgcublog ge was "a representative
onc. and in il were some who had OPP
U0sed BRYAN in other years. Pronl-
nert business and professional men
of the city We're in the audience, many
Of them accompanied by their wives
Former Justice Bennett Van Syckel oc-
e,1pied a seat in one of the boxes, and
among those on the platform were
Joseph S. Hoff. J Allen Southwick,
former Assemblyman j. w. Lannlng,
former Senator G. o. Vanderbilt, VIII
lam NJ. Jameson. former Sheriff S. W.
Bergen. J. G. Coleman. Clayton y.
Traver. Police Commissioner George B'
LaBarre. former Mayor John Briese
and others.
.Ifs GIRL
Mr.. Bryan's entrance to the stage was
greeted by an ovation, lasting seVerai
minutes. and was only stopped by Mr..
Rrvan because of the short time al
lowed him mere The meeting Was
onened by City Assessor John r.
Dullard, who read n telegram from
former Mayor Frank s. katZenoacn,
tr who was to have presided, but who
vas prevented by serious illness in his
ssaroily at his home in Spring Lake. Mr.
Katzenbach expressed his regrets, and
asked that Mr.. Bryan be informed of
his loyai support. Mr.. Duliard said the
Illness was really serious, and that he
violated no confidence when he sald
It's a girl" City Committeeman Erwin
r.. Marshall was made chairman of the
meeting.
After Mr.. Bryan had succeeded IN
,,1ietine the audience he devoted most
NJ his talk to the question Of publicity
In the matter of campaign contriou-
ions He prefaced his speech by say
ing that in 1895, when he was making
campaign speeches, he was criticised
Nv certain Republican newspapers.
which said it was undignif1ed TOT
Presidential candidate TO try 10 get
votes by maidng speeches.
al vorlder,'' said he, whether these
,ar,e papers will criticise Mr.. TAFT for
~. decision to talk little. / have an
,dvantage over Mr. Taft, because 1
nave a platform that don't have TO
snolo9ize for. Mr.. Taft has been add
nc to his platform ever since IL was
,donted. and it isn't satisfactory vet
Continuing. he said:
speaxs Of Republicans.
"when I criticise the Repunlcan
,artv don't wish to be understood as
.r,ticisin4 the mass of the Republican
nartv. for the masses of the Repuolican
marty have very little to do with the
nartv except to vote for 1t. The re
nublican rank and file are nearer to US
than they are to the leaders OF their
fCoutinued on second P"se)