The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25
BILLY BRYAN
YELLED DOWN
Yale Students Create q Disturbance al
the New Haven Meeting.
ORATOR SlLENCED BY CRIES OF GOLD
The College Boys Gathered in Large
Numbers aud shouted Lusiily When
the Speaker Attempted to Address
the MUltitnde..Cnndid Gran.
dail's Stinying Rebukc.

New Haven. Conn. Sept. 2l.-Will-
lam j. Bryan arrived here from New
York at O'Clock. Stops were made at
stamford, where about 700 persons lis
tened to Mr.. Bryan's brief address
At Stamford. South Norwalk and
Bridgeport, where 5000 people were as
sembled in Washington park, big
crowd had gathered at the station and
considerable difficulty was experienced
in getting the candidate through the
throng. He Was cheered loudly dur
ing his progress from the train ~ nis
carriage. With Hon. Alexander Troup
+. 5. Bennett, Joseph b. Sargent,
Democratic candidate for governor: \.
5. Crandall of Norwich. candidate for
lieutenant governor: A. b. Fuller
Democratic candidate for congress
and others. as his escort. Mr.. Bryan
was conveyed to the New Haven
house. a brass band leading the way.
Another crowd was there. Mr.. Bry-
an made a brief rest at the hotel and
then held an informal reception.
Yale college boys delayed the big
open air meeting addressed this after
noon, and nearly caused it to break up
in confusion. As II was. Mr. Bryan
gave up attempting to speak. and re-
tired in disgust. The movement of tha
students Was presumably preconcert-
ed. They We're posted through the
crowd and seemed to sing and veil at
given signals. When Mr. Bryan he
gan his speech there was a cheer and a
chorus from the students Of "'Rah.
'Rah. Rah, Yale"
SILENCED BY GOLD CRIES.
He tried to go on, but the yells made
nm stop again. \ song with the re-
train Cold, gold, gold" kept his words
from being heard. Finally the Demo-
cratic candidate sat down and Mr. Sar-
gent. the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, Alexander Troup. chairman of
the state central committee, and Dr.
ruler. the Democratic candidate for
congress in this district. made appeals
for order. Their efforts were success
ful, after Mr. Bryan had been seated
for ter minutes. and AT go he resumed
his remarks. But the derisive yclls
broke forth again, and fifteen minutes
later the candidate brought his re-
marks To a close.
Mr.. Bryan spoke from Il stand ON the
south side of Centre church, an ancient
house of worship 2acing "'The Green"
1t was an ideal place for an open air
meeting and the weather was perfect
The crowd was enormous. PeoDe had
been coming into town all the morning
on excursion trains and when Mr.. Bry-
an entered The Green between L. 900
and lJ,O00 We're gathered there. over
in another part of the big shady square
the first division of the Connecticut
naval militia had assembled with its
guests. Company X. Of Hartford. and
several thousand Of those who could
not get near enough to hear the can
didate drifted away toward the mill
tary contingent. Their celebration had
no connection with the Bryan meeting
AS soon as Bryan had concluded \.
S. .Crandall, of Norwich. candidate for
lieutenant governor. SteUped forward
and sharply criticised the Yale men.
He said: I'm this city of students, this
city of business men. this city of work
inemen. ! ask you in the name Of God
and man. TO take to your hearts the
questions that have been nut so well
before you today by William Jennings
Bryan
| ask you to vote in November in
accordance with them. As to the young.
men who have made ii impossible for
him to sneak today. | ask YOU not to
believe that they represent Yale any
more than Mckinley will renresent us
in November. They have been blow
ing Off their wind as he is blowing Off
his wind. Yale has sent out into the
world men. sir Undressing MI Bryam.
who have. like you. been an honor To
their university and to their country.
in congress, in business and in every
walk Of life
He proposed three cheers for Mr
Bryan and they We're given, bingled
with Kisses from the Yale contingent
EN- Mayor Sargent then declared the
meeting adjourned, and Mr.. Bryan was
taken to the New Haven house in his
carriage He looked very much fatigucd
and refused to shake hands as he left
the stage