Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1896 — BRYAN IS NOTIFIED. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BRYAN IS NOTIFIED.

THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT!,\L NOMINEE accepts. Immense Gathering i n Madison Square Garden-Candidate Talks foiTwo Hours—Makes the Effort of Hi* Life—Sewall Is Likewise Informed. Democratic Candidates Accept. William Jennings Bryan formally ae» - Hepted the Democratic presidential nomination at Madison Square Garden, in, New York, Wednesday night. Air. Brylin's rua across country had played havocWith his voice. He had gone to bed the uighE previous with a well-developed, attack of laryngitis and had boon confined to his room under the doctor's care all of Wednesday. It was at first feared that he would not be able to speak at all. Mr. Bryan, for tile most part, mademo effort to deal in oratory, but confined himself to the reading of a ctirefully prepared address, from whose text he did not vary, as from his manuscript he only now and then lifted his eyes. It was a scene to inspire an orator. Madison Square Garden is a beautiful auditorium with its shallow galleries, its great tiers of boxes at the rounded ends, of the hall, its low roof studded with electric lights. Eighteen thousand peojde had assembled in the ,big place at 8 o’clock. Every one of the 8,500 seats Was occupied, and 10,000 persons stood fn the open spaces lit the ends of the ball. These people had assembled with a huge stock of good nature, and perhaps one ir> five of them came with genuine enthusiasm in his heart. All were tin-:-" to greet one upon whom the mantle of fame had dramatically fallen. Aside from the members of the National Notification Committee, the prominent Democrat's who honored the occasion with their presence hailed principally from the -JVcst and [South. Senators Jones and Stewart occupied conspicuous seats. Senators Itoaeh of North Dakota, Blanchard of Louisiana, Pasco of Florida and Blackburn of Kentucky wore in the rear of tlie platform. as wore Representatives Livingston of Georgia and Richardson of Tennessee, ex-Representative George Fred Williams, of Massachusetts, A. ,j. Warner of Ohio; Co!. Joseph Rickey of Sf. Louis, Richard I’. Bland, Col. Richard Bright, ex-Gov. Hogg of Texas, Banker Creighton of Omaha and Henry Olay SulXer of New York. The totg’linll filled-early, not without 'ranch confusion at the entrances. When the crowd saw “Silver Dick” Bland it set up .a shout” which was as nothing to the

cheers which greeted Mrs. Bryan when she came in with Mr. St. Jolip and took a seat near the platform. "She's all right!” shouted one enthusiast,- at which—the people laughed and cheered again. Presently a lusty shout near the main entrance, xVhlelt'was taken tip” and rolled to the far ends of thetiig liali, announced the arrival of the hero of tho hour. After M*\ Bryan had worked to Jlie front of the platform and smiled and bowed to the audience, which cheered him for fully a minute, Mr. Jones, chairman of the national committee, introduced Elliott Danforth of New York as chairman of the meeting. Mr. Danforth merely welcomed the strangers who werewithin the gates of New Y’oyk, and presented Gov. Stone of Missouri, the chairman of the notification committee. He spoke for twenty-five minutes and at the conclusion turned and placed in Mr. Bryan’s hands a big roll of parchment, on which had been engrossed the official notification of tho Chicago nomination. Mr. Bryan bowed and smiled, while the audience rose to Us feet and cheered. The band played, and an enthusiast excitedly waved an American flag over Mr. Bryan's bead Chairman Danforth’s introduction of Mr. Bryan was followed by an uproarious demonstration, which continued persistently for several minutes. Bryan himself waved his hand depreratingly, but the enthusiastic ones went on with their shouting. Clmitrinan Danforth rapped .with his gavel, but in reply a man in ono of the boxes waved a chair out over the heads of the people below and called for three cheers for. Bryan. Chairman Jones appealed for order, and another Tnminan.vite distinguished himself by (.•ailing for three cheers and a tiger. Finally those who wanted to hear what Mr. Bryan had to say hissed tho ones who wanted to hear the sound of their own voices, and then order was restored. Mr. Bryan began reading, his manuscript. It was painfully evident, however. that the candidate was not himself. Mr. Bryan spoke for one hour and IHty minutes, and the hands of the clrapt popited to 10:35 when he finished the peroration addressed to the citizens of New York. Tho terrific heat, had made the upper galleries almost unendurable, and before Mr. Bryan had finished a majority of their ocupants had defiled through the doors. Candidate Sewall was very heartily cheered when he steptied forward after he. wit If “Silver Dick" Bland nild other leaders on the stage, had grasped Mr. Bryan's hand in congratulation. Mr. Sewall wore a black frock coat buttoned tightly about liis breast. He was handed the formal notification of his nomination by Senator .Tones. Mr. Sewall makes no pretensions to oratorical nbilitv. and, although his voice might fill an ordinary hall, it was hardly equal to Madison Square Garden, with hundreds trapping about the floor. Ilis words were few. and at 10:51 Chairman Danforth do-, dared the meeting adjourned.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.