The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-30
Thirty-Five Minutes Required tn Thin
Out the Audience and Secure
Quiet and order.
SPEECH At HORNELLsvILLE
sOUND-MoNEY DEMOCRATS SCORED
BY THE PoPocRAT ORATOR,
And People Who Want Gold Called
Cowards-Another Appeal 10 Toll
ers to Rise Against Capital.

JAMESIOWN, N Y, Aug. 2e-William J.
Bryan spoke tonight In the convention hall
at Celeran. on Lake Chautsuqua. two miles
from this city. The determination OF twice
as many people as the hall could hold TO
hear the presidential candidate resulted in
a crush which would have ended in great
loss of life IL the panic. which for half an
hour seemed imminent. had not been pre-
vented. The hall contained seats for eight
thousand people, but fully twelve thousand
were packed into it's frail walls. fghting
for mere standing room an hour before the
speechmaking began. Mr.. Bryan, Mrs.
Bryan. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph c. sibley ana
members of the local committee pushed
their way through a crush on the platform
TO the chairs reserved for them at O'Clock.
The candidate was instantly recognized and
the cheer which his entrance kindled was
one more intense and shrill than any which
he has heard since the Chicago conven-
ton. All the people stood on their chairs
filling the auditorium with storm OF an
plause. They did not give orderly cheers.
but sent up continued shrek which lasted
for several minutes. A choir on the stage
started to sing The Star-spangled Ban
ner" and. before the end of the first SEN
tence, was reinforced by thousands OF
voices making a great chorus
when Mr.. Bryan was introduced the
trouble began The people climbed upon
their chairs TO cheer and did not climb
down. Mr.. Bryan appealed to them to be
seated and his appeals were. entirely in
effective. He stood for five minutes MAX
ing this endeavor and all the time mora
people crowded into the doors aud climbed
in the windows. There were thousands
outside and few policemen TO keep them
back. Viewed from the platform the whole
auditorium was a struggling mob, while
overhead men clung like monkeys TO the
rafters- There were 500 people In the GEN.
ter aisle and those I'm front were I'm danger
of being crushed to death. Women Were
shrieking and on the platform the few
ladies there sat with white faces. rirs.
Bryan smiled nervossly, for II looked as
though the people below would be pushed
on 10 the stage. Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Sibley
and several committeeman took turns ap-
pealing to those I'm the sises and the back
of the hall to go out. but they could not,
although many tried.
One man In the gallery got hearing and
yelled: For Gods sake go out: there will
be a panic; people will be killed
Another in the Dit called out: Don't
speak. Bryan; don't. Go home. This is
dangerous"
SIBLEY CREATES A DIVERSION
Mr.. Brayn said that he would not speak
and started 10 leave, Mr.. Sibey making the
announcement that the meeting would have
TO be abandoned unless part OF the audi
ence could be driven out Half a dozen DO
ncemen struggled TO clear the middle aisle.
Word was finally shouted that Mr. Sibley
would make an outdoor speech Thlrty-fivs
minutes after Mr.. Bryan had first attempt-
ed TO speak he made the second beginning.
and the speech was providentially finished
without incident In the crowds outside
however many persons were squeezed un-
til they tainted before Mr. SibIey created
a diversion by speaking from a stand some
distance from the hall.
The enthusiasm of the night apart from
it's troubles. was greater than MFR. BRYAN
has seen since the Chicago convention. His
speech was devoted 10 the financial ques-
ton. and in beginning IL ne said that IL the
people crowded so TO hear about free sill
YER In the banner Republican cour-
ty he would not dare TO bring
them out In a Democratic coun-
~. The speech was largely on the
lines OF his speech at HornellsvIlle to-day.
He accused his political opponents OF hav-
Ing brought about a panic TO secure the ac-
they had forced issue after issue of bonds
regardless OF prices and OF the Taxpayers
who had to pay the prices He spoke OF
the Democratic administration as one
whose financial policy had aroused the ire
or producers OF wealth The Republican
party, he said. lost its opportunity in not
denouncing that policy ana not offering TO
give the people silver. IL the Republican
pie no human agency. said Mr.. Bryan.
could nave prevented It's victory in this
campaign. he laid particular stress upon
the claim OF the Republican party that IN
hae struck the shackles from all the slaves
and he gained great applause by his state-
ment that IL was now attempting 10 fasfen
the fetters upon 100000 freemen Gold
IL a coward. was one Of his expressions
IL has ever been n coward. ana the rca-
towards IL because their consciences bring
them 10 the realization that they bring ruin
TO the human race.
POINTS THAT WE'RE APPLAUDED.
Referring TO the Republicans. he said
they have penned themselves in where
they must receive the attack OF every per-
son who loves his country better than his
pocketbook. All his references TO foreign
ers ruling this country financially were
cheered. particularly tho statement that IL
you cannot expect pity from 81 Louis how
can you expect IL from Lombard s,rectY''
His remark that the Republican party had
destroyed the market for silver also gained
great applause. and the cheers were even
louder when he said that he would admit
that some Democrats had become particeps
criminus In the transaction for the de-
monetizaticn OF silver.
The greatest cheering the orator secured
are glad 20 get rid or those Democrats
who are using the Democratic party for
private gain. ! say that they are gone.
We bid them Godspeed into the Repub-
lean party. And 1 say that whenever one
OF these Democrats makes a mole 10 get
into the Republican party it viii be large