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Bryan Notified at Madison Square Garden in 1896
William Jennings Bryan and Arthur Sewall were formally notified as Democratic nominees at Madison Square Garden. A roaring crowd packed the hall, with Mrs Bryan welcomed in a boxed seat, and Bryan delivering a lengthy reply defending Chicago platform aims including income tax, bimetallism, and opposition to a strict gold standard.
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