The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-03
a GLORIOUS MEETING
Splendid Ovation rendered Mr.. WA.
Young BY His Constituents.
A TELLING AND EFFECTIVE SPEECH
II Wins Him Friends ana Votes
Eloquent Dr. I.nnkford-CoI- w. a,
Stewart Concludes - Democratic
Climbs Turn Out Ina Force I'm.
bounded Enthusinsn Manifested.

The enemies of the white metal prob
ABLY never dreamed that there was so
much enthusiasm for Bryan Young and
free Silver penned up in the bosoms OF
the Norfolk and Portsmouth voting pub
lie as was given vent to last evening
at the Academy of Music in the magnin-
cent meeting In which Mr.. w. a. Young
lsuperbly closed his splendid campaign i'm
the Second district.
1t was gala occasion. 1t was a re-
markablc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, the like
on which has not been witnessed in Nor
iolk DURING THIS campaign, Or for mat
ter OF that. in recent years For an holi,.
| or more the people kept coming-repre-
sentative people. men from all the.
walls OF life. merchants, clerks. me
chanics. real estate men, editors. stu
dents. teachers. shipping brokers' Dri-
! Natc citizens of every degree, public Of
iiciais-it was probably the most repre-
sentative audience that has ever gath
crcu IN the Academy OF Music assured
| y so In political sens. 1t was SER
tainly the most enthusiastic and at the
same time res. rctful, attentive and in
tercStcd. While continually increasing
in size until there was hardly standing
room for the late cumcrS IL is a signin-
cant ana unusual fact that during the
entire meeting not Il member of the au-
diencc left the building
| me FIRST Ward Democratic Club of
portsmouth came early. As they pass
ed down the center aisle, some $50
STRONG. with banners waving and white
badges pinned beneath miniature flags
1t WAS the signal for tumultuous APP
plauS". /" which the organization re-
Spondrd by giving three tremendous
cheers for BILLY Young.
| Next cam" the John S. Barbour Club
with over 200 men in line cheering. in
Individually and collectively for Young
ana Bryan. and causing another great
icomtnotion in In" audience. which was
augmented Il moment later by the arri-
lNal OF the EramDlctnn Democratic Club.
numbering about 2UO. and bcnring nlI-
incrouS tanners and tranSparencieS to
say nothing Of the drum corps which
preceded II. One of the tranSnarencics
bore this inscription: I'VE are for Me
N,hley and the Mckinley Md Society
Mi on your life"
iiy This time the building was filed
from Dit to dome. and the hour for
|Hp"akinE had come. AS The speakers
lparty came upon the stage through the
WINGS the splendid audience got into Il
Estate of unanimous applause. which
turned To unrcstraincd cheering when
the band played Dixie" and knew no
bounds when MI Young came in and
was Immediately recognized.
| II must have been Il proud moment
Tor him, for more spontaneous out
burst OF enthusiasm. a more flattering
and prolonged ovation has rarely. If
ever. been accorded to any man in the
city of Norfolk.
THOSE ON THE STAGE.
Among those on the stage. in addi-
tion to Mr.. Young DR. l.. .Lankford.
| chairman of the meeting; Mr.. W. A. An
idersnn. city Democratic chairman. We're
! Hoc. Joseph 7. Lawlcss. Secretary of
IN" Commonwealth; MesSrs George w
Dawes. Leroy Shields, Frank Brown
Harry Herman. j. G.. Sterling, Albert
Jakeman. George Wolfe. Leroy Davis
T.. j. Morris. l.. Il. Chilrs. Holden Paul
son. l.. II. Anderson. Meade Osborne
Lawrence Warning. John Whitehead. J.
g. Tilton. w. r Snow. |. w. Eason
washington Taylor. John Kelly. Will
nam Webster. John Il. Hatton. w. g.
l'cttis. ". c. ELAN. NJ. Glcnnan, George
| Pollard. Willie Cook. Tmmr Trciiv
William Jacques. William McManus
l.i;tintS Prince, Jake SaI1n.ilSi<y Wiltcl.
ICardn2a. j. j. lawlcr. Jeff IIufheimnr
J. G.. Fiveash. w, A. Edwards j. G..
Duncan. G. q. IIizcr. Merritt II. Cooke
Andrew j. Dalton, II. l.. Smith. y. r.
Jones. II. Il. Pitt. c. l.. Pcttis, l. e.
iStott and number of others
| ELOQUENT Or. LANDLORD.
Mr. Anderson briefly called the meet
ling To order and introduced DR. Lang
FORD as lis chairman. 1t was several
minutes before the Doctor could get an
opportunity To begin. so great was the
Idemonstraiion. and when he dil las
I'''put.lt '-ih'tSS WAS frequently inter-
rupted 10y outhursts Of applause which
echoed Ia the roof
| After Il word of apology for himself
DIR. Landlord plunged at once in mcdias
res. I'VE cannot afford" said he moi
to east our ballots for the Democratic
candidate and for Democratic princi-
pies. care not who was the nominee
of the Chicago convention, / care not
who. the Port Norfolk nominee it is
enough for me to know that am voting
against party that 70" twenty-five
years has abused and villitied me: il is
enough for me 10 know that | am voting
with II party which stands for ms in
terests and right. prolonged APP
! pause).
! II have no words of abuse for the
men who have left the ranks of the
Democratic party. but let me tell them
| that the? made the mistake of their
! lives in not standing ~ 1t as in years
Sonc by. The spirits of Robert f., Lee
and Stoncwal Jackson are lowering
over them tonight MS they contemplate
voting against Virginia and The South
| land" Great applause
y TR!B!'TE TO BRYAN
To l'ryan the speaker paid n glowing
and eloquent tribute. saying that no
man has stood forth as bryan in this
campaign
lie has batt!ed the combined cln-
quenc" nf the or:t"rs of the enemy and
I he wealth of the men they have repre-
Senttu. lie iS patriot, Il statesman "A
tod-fcarinS Democrat. thpplaU.cD He
stands upon the threshold of his election
pure and spotlcs@. ! could never for
sake such Il man as William jennings