The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-11
IN MAYOR DoRAN's BAILIw1CK.
Audience of 1900 Crowds the West
Side Opera House.


The audience at the West Side opera
house was becoming impatient when
the cheers of the crowd that could not
enter the hall announced the coming
Of Mr.. Bryan. Fully ] 200 people were
in the hall and as many more in the
street outside, standing in the rain and
waiting for a glimpse of the orator of
the evening. The committee on recep-
ton was rather behind time and John
Mccarthy and DR.. w. ]. Hurd, who are
of the West side and did not propose
that it's people should be lacking In
courtesy, made 1t their business to as
sist Mr.. Bryan and his followers to the
platform. The audience was noisily in
sympathy with the distinguished wish
tor, and even Mayor Doran, who is re-
puted to be a good Republican, showed
some evidence Of interest when Mr..
Bryan stood upon the platform await
ing the pleasure Of his hearers Mayor
Dcran was accompanied by his wife,
as were many others who were pres
emit
The reception committee, consisting
Of ex-Ald. Hare, j. V. Todd, L. Peabody
and William. Stewart, followed Mr..
Bryan to the platform. and when quiet
was restored Mr.. Hare introduced Col.
J. H. Gieske. chairman of the meeting.
Col. Gieske spoke briefly, and them Mr.
Bryan was introduced as the greatest
statesman OF the nineteenth century.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows:
My friends. don't think am quite as big
man as that. daughter and cries of You
bet you are.') But there is one beauty about
this form Of government, and that is. that the
people can take up from among them any one
whom they desire, put him in authority, and
let him execute the laws, not for his own
elevation, but for their safety and welfare.
And, in a country like this, where the gov
eminent derives fits powers from the consent
oP fha cd nd who lem
selves choose their representatives in official
life think 1t entirely proper that the candidate
should appear before the people and defena
he believes so that they can tell whether
they want him or somebody else. AND
have not been able to convince myself that
1t is less dignifed for candidate I'm hard
times like these) to come to the people. than
to have the people charter q train and go to
him. (Applause.)
His Claims for Support.
we are In the midst Of a campaign. and pne
which is exciting great interest; ana well It
may because II we are not right in the post
ton we have taken. thsp my frien a. }ae
country Is little less than crime; And i
they have taken, then the election OF the
Chicago ticket would be an injury to this
country. When these issues are presented
and single vote may determine the result,
Il behooves the people to study these. ques-
lions In order that they may act intelligentiy
/ might appeal to you as the nominee Of
the Democratic party. and al the nominee
Of the Populist party. and q the nominee n,,sss
that is ali. Gaughter.) The Republican
party met befofe we got started, 50 guess
that IL all Gaughter.) But, as the nom
inee OF three parties, might appeal TO the
regularity might say to the members Of
| the Democratic party, IF you believe in
regularity, then am your nominees II you
believe In acQuiescing in the will of the
majority OF your party. then can accept
your support. / might say this to the
| Populists and to the silver party. But, my
ground Of regularity, I believe ! have a
higher claim than that to the sufrages Of
the people Of this country. And base my
the fact that ! am the only candidate for
president who has chance Of being elect