The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-29
uIDaRACEFUL AFFAIR.
9hs Row that Followed Black
burns Speech IN Kansas City.

Hon. J. 8. Blackburn, Of Kentucky.
Distinguished Democrat and statesman o
SECTIONAL reputation, spoke in K.nsas CITY
Saturday might To IN immense assemblsee
A 6ercs and bitter Sight has married tn
congressional campaign in that district, sns
after Col. Blackburn had concluded hi
apeech, which Vas . most able and bril-
i.nt one, diseracefnl scene followed. tn,
1sms ssys:
Al the conclusion of Col. Blsckburn's
speech there were mingled shouts for Crisl
and franklin, and in the midst Of the up
roar Col. Crisp came forward and made
several Intellectual attempts to te heard
Hundreds of voices. yelling with idiotic
fury, drpwned almost every utterance.
Scores Of 80 called respectable men, we're
joined in the hooting chorus, and conspicu-
Ou> among the latter we're u county officer
Who il . can iidate for re-eleciiun, mem.
Der oi the county executive Committee, and
other distinguished lights Of the boiling
party, who seemed to Vie With the bout
bIacks and other young ruf6Ans whO had
been employed to disturb lhe meeting. in
se~ing who should make Rome howl" the
lOngesi.
Col. Crisp begged the audience 70 hear
Mr.. Franklin, their present representative
in Congress. and retired by introducing him
tO the meeting. but the mob only hoOied
and yelled with greater vigur. Mr.. Frank
lin again aud again attempted 10 speak.
hut his voice was drowned in q perfect
storm Of derision proceeding from tie out
ekiria of the sudiessce. II should be bOrne
in mind however, that there ,iOtous pro-
ceedines did not characterize the larger pOr-
tion Of the meeting. There we're fully g.
teen hundred people in the hall Who
RETAINED from any boisterous demonstsa-
stoua, and ~ the friends Of free speech, and
Lao and order, they appealed for harmony
and quiet. But they were helpless. Neither
the . lice nor the mArshals appointed to
preserve order we're able TO make any i'm
p.re-.ion upon the bowling mob. To have
attempted extr~me measures. would have
inevit.bly resulted in the injury Of MANY
innocent per.ons. This was ." clearly oh
vious that no attempt whatever Vas made
10 suppress the riot.
Col. Blsckburn then came forward and
begged the audience to give the speakers a
respectful hearing. He said:
10 Re one more appeal. my friends.
tender once more my sincere acknowledge
ments. my grateful thanks for the kind
treatment and hoapitable reception and
earoe~t attention that you have given me,
and appeal To you once more, M di-pas-
einmate and clesr headed thinking ilen. /
he.r all aides. ieci ie fairly, not from p.s-
sion, but from judgment. AID remember |
ever that the Gag of your party IL flung in |
the breeze in this c,niest, and il must he
either borne 70 victory Or traiiei in defeat. ,
fApplause.
Alter s"other pause. in which the riot |
Wa renewed. Gil Blackburn again csme |
forward and attempted IN apeak lie allud
I'd to the reputation of Kana.a City and the |
injary inflicted upon her good nxme abroad |
By snch demonstration, but he might q.
vel: have talked to the inmates If lunasic |
asylum, and he was ut length driven back |
to his seat under perfect storm Of hideous,
defieive wells.