Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-01
THE STANLEYs IN POLITICS.
The African Explorer and His Wife
Have an Exciting Time.

The African Explorer and His Wife
Have an Exciting Time.
LONDON, July Henry M. Stanley
and Mrs. Stanley tried Wednesday even
ing to address number of Lambeth
members in Hawkins hall. The crowd
was uproarious from beginning to end.
But little said by the speakers was
heard. TIE police seemed to be power
less to quiet the riotous demonstrations
and eventually the meeting broke up in
a general fight, followed by persistent
attempts to assault the candidate and
his wife.
AS soon as Mr.. Stanley appeared on
the platform it was evident that trouble
was brewing. There were groans and
shutting on the outskirts of the crowd
and somebody shouted: Three cheers
for Gladstone" The first sentence
spoken by Mr.. Stanley was greeted with
derisive laughter. The disorder grew
until at the end of the first five minutes
Mr. Stanley's address had become mere
dumb show.
A few persons in front were yelling
for him to go on, while the rest of the
audience glOaned or shouted insults.
Mr.. Stanley turned and motioned to the
chairman, who requested the interfer-
ence of the police. About fifty consta-
bles pushed their way through the hail,
pushing men back to their seats and
warming the shouters that further
offences would be punished with ejec-
ton. Mr. Stanley proceeded, when or
der was restored, to speak of Mr.. Glad
stone and home rule
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out woman. This reference to M.
Stanley's denunciation Of Gladstone Was
followed by cheers, shouts of "sit
down." "let your wife talk for YOU"
ego back to America" and a steady
chorus of bowls. With the aid of the
police, however, the disturbance WIS
again subdued and by sheer power of
lung and perseverance Mr.. Stanley was
able to make himself heard fitfully for
about twenty-five minutes more.
Mrs. Stanley then took possession of
the platform. She was received little
better than her husband had been. Her
references to his loyalty to Great Brit
ain were received with laughter, and her
attempts to discuss political issues were
rendered futile by uproarious demands
that her husband speak for himself and
shouted inquiries as to what constitu-
ency she wished to represent A fight
was started near the platform and an
other in the rear of the hall Mrs. Stan
ley became nervous and embarrassed.
lost her line of thought, and in response
to gesture from Mr.. Stanley, turned to
sit down.
The instant she turned all restraint
on the meeting vanished, and the crowd
became a hOoting and fighting mob.
Mr. Stanley hastily started with Mrs.
Stanley for the door, and his few sup
porters in the audience tried to hurry
after him. They had to fight their way
to the door through blows and abuse,
most of them coming out with their
hats smashed and their clothes torn.
The mob broke from the doors of the
hall with a rush and swooped down on
Mr.. Stanleys carriage. He had barely
got Mrs. Stanley inside when they were
upon him.
Somebody grabbed him by the arm to
pull him back but he tore loose, jumped
in and Slammed the door, the driver
started up, End the mob followed, pull
ing ut the carriage doors and trying to
stop the horses. They wrenched off one
door. but before they could do more, the
driver got his horses into a gallop and
was beyond their reach. Mrs. Stanley
was badly frightened. She was almost
in Mysteries when she left the hall and
she screamed several times during the
mobs attack upon the carriage.