, 1896-08-24
AT SILVER CLUB.
0ARKABLE HARANGUES BY
3 DEMOCRATIC SPEAKERS
4 SATURDAY NIGHT.
Disguised the Small Crowd in At
tendance That Many Left Before
the Show Was Half Over-A
Speech-Making Long to Be Re-
membered.

notwithstanding the drum corps pa
and several democratic leaders were
0oe soaring up the unterrified.
Rcut's hall was less than half filled
saturday night in response to the call
Tor the organization of a Bryan free
oliver club. Quite a number, it might
b added the majority of those present
went to the place expecting to heal
somebody get up on the stage and
make at least some semblance of a
speech in which there was a grain OF
fo0kcal argument for the cause advo-
cated by Bryanites, but even in this
they were dismally disappointed.
IUere was a dearth of orators in the
hall and although nearly everybody
present was called upon to give ex-
preston to his views, the only ones
who had he temerity to respond were
G. w. Bramel, Mr.. Lantz. who pro-
fesseS to be a stump speaker from Hi
nois and lastly, the i~rrepressfble Bill
Root. who made a rambling talk. The
latter made his little pow-wow in the
In the interest of hall rent principally.
Anything to keep the animals stirred
up" is Williams view of the political
situation, and seeing that William has
a hall to rent it must be acknowledged
that his business-like methods are to
be commended. Roots talk was a
garbled dissertation about everything
in general and nothing in particular.
His gross perversion of facts were
amusing to the audience who listened
with goOd-natured tolerance. This
was fully appreciated by the colonel,
who left the stage feeling that his was
the only talk of the evening. 1t Is
needless to add that both Messrs.
Bramel and Lantz were individually
imbued with the same idea. So all the
orators of the evening were satisfied
with themselves. With the small audi
enee it was slightly the reverse
II went to the hall with the under
standing that | was to hear a political
discussion on the money question:"
said II well known democrat after the
meeting had adjourned, but | don't
believe | will be caught by such chat
again. People. when they are invited
to attend a political meeting these days
want to learn something, to hear ar
guments advanced no matter from
which side. The talks made by the
speakers were a burlesque pure and
simple. on the cause advocated by the
democracy n free silverites. This
fact was testified to by the hurried de-
parture OF nearly half the audience
from the hall before the meeting was
half over"
The meeting was called to order aft
er considerable delay by w. H .Holli-
day and the organization of the silver
club was proceeded with. J. NJ. Inger-
soil was made president and w. w.
Bower secretary. Mr.. Ingersoll. in ac-
cepting the position as head of the Or
g~anization, took occasion to remark
that he was sorry a better man had not
been selected. If he expected that this
Nttfe speech would bring forth a MUIR
mer from the crowd he was sadly mis-
taken. There was none forthcoming.
Those of the audience who had come
to hear some gentlemen from Kansas
speak were disappointed. They failed
to show up for reasons best known to
themselves.
In h absence of the kansans. Mr..
Bramel took advantage of the oppor-
tunfty to make the worst apology for a
speech ever made from a Laramie
stage. 1t was an infection long to be
remembered by all and particularly by
democrats. who are today criticising
the candidate for district judge in no
unmeasured terms.
In the curse of his talk Mr.. Bramel
took occasion to say that Mr.. Crum-
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