The sun., 1896-10-31
BRYANISM BREEDS RIOT.
ATTEMPTS To BREAK UP SOUND
MONEY MEETINGS. IN CHICA0O.
Mad aad Vile Epithets Hurled nt Poatuaas-
ter HesinE-stato Normal School In
Kansas Defneed with Bryan Embiems-
Free speech Suppressed In Missouri.

ter HesinE-stats Normal School In
Kansas Defneed with Bryan Embiems-
Free speech Suppressed In Missouri.
CHICAGO Oct. 3o.-The lawloss and out
raReous acts of tho Popocrats in disturbing Re-
publican meetings and In prccipitating riots
continue, aud probably will not cease until after
Monday night. Great caution is exercised by
sound money mon Of both parties when they
hold rallies, and much of tho threatened dis
order is thus checked.
II was only the presence OF Lieut.. Bonneid
and q score of policemen from the Deering
street police station that kept crowd OF FREQ
silver men from attacking tho sound money
Democratic meeting held last night Mt Freiheit
Turner Hall, 34ol Halstssd street. A crowd OF
| toughs gathered In front of tho hall and agreed
to mako rush into the hall and drive the
speakers and audience out. One Of the number
made his way into the hall as an advance guard,
but found Lieut. Bonhed and his men scattered
in different parts OF the room. This caused
tho toughs to dsperse. Before going they itf-
structed a crowd OF boys to attack the band,
which was playing in tho street In front of tho
hall. The boys threw large wads of paper in
tho horns. and this caused tho musicians to ask
the police to protect them.
sB. Anschell called the audience to order
and introduced the Chairman of the meeting
John Krebs. candidate for Congress- in the Third
district Chairman Krebs made brief address
and then introduced Postmaster Hesing, the
| principal speaker OF the evening.
| In his speech Mr.. Hesing told the audience
what he had found TO be the general verdict of
the people OF Michigan and Indiana. which Is
for the gold standard. He then made an argu
ment on the money question. Edward f. Cul-
lorton followed with an eloquent address,
While Postmaster Hesng was leaving the
hall in tho company of E. f. Cullerton. ]. krebs.
ana S. II. Anschell, a jeering crowd of free
silverites followed them down Halsted street,
uttering curses and vile e2ithets. The police
remained passive and the crowd. emooldened.
surged overwhelmingly around the Postmaster and
hts friends. who by this time hal reached and
entered their carriage. At this instant one OF
the more vicious OF the rioters picked up
handful of mud and threw 1t ut the moving
carriage 1t smashed tho carriage window and
caught Mr.. Hcsing in the chest spattcrinE his
garments Further than that Mr.. Hesing was
uEharmed. The coach was rapidly driven away.
Some unknown miscreaut last night fired pis-
tol shot at u lithoRraph Of Mckinley and Hobart
In the window of O. b. Rogers & Co.'S working
machinery plant. II South Canal str eet. The
ball shattered q plate glass window worth Sl25
and tore hole through the lthograph. The
shot was fired at close range. The watchman
heard the report but did not discover the dam
age until later.
b. +. Edwars. manager Of the concern, thinks
the deed was the result of personal spite against
him, as he has been active In politics during the
campaign.
Councilman George Newman OF the new
suburb of Hammond. Ind, and Larry Doyle,
Secretary of Hicks Lodge. ANA algamated Asso-
citation of Iron and Steel Workers became in
volved in fight during political discussion
last night in that village.
Doyle denounced Mckinley and Hama In
severe terms and finally struck the Councilman
in the face, drawing blood. Newman retaliated,
and rough and tumble fight followed. New
man at last kicked DoyIe in the stomach and
consciousness hc apOloRized.
Reports from various Western points Show
| that it lie not Chicago silverites alone that
| determined to cause trouble. gang of free
silver rowdies made an Intellectual attempt to
break up Republican rally last night AT the
! Neon cni."ty.
speakers were A. j. Ms Assistant
as6 lhs Decasur afRsl Rlubcdn and ex.menGer OF the
| Repu ublcan State Central Committee for this
district. Il. e. Mowry. " gold-standard Demo
The hall was filed, but when the Phillips Glee
Club began to .E n baMnr % from ns
rowdyish conduct generally. No one was able
the ana fse to
| speak. but WAS nearly howied down. He
stood his ground. however, and. advising
| the Republicans present to remain in their
| all of the disturbers. He read, by request, an
hall. and Went on with his speech. with occa-
sional interruptions from the outside Mr..
| Calhoun also got in his speech. Mr. Mowry
| spoke to the effect that he felt keenly the dis
| graceful conduct of the rowdes. He had never
| expected to witness such scene in his home.
| That townships is Democratic but now 1t is be-
lieyed Mckinley will carry it Dy big majority.
caused ae he state Normal schoo as as result
Of the work Of yendals M h,;,,S,no %no deiaced the
| DrOa"h. entrance, the night of
the sidewalks. and even the celebrated Kan;
at saI night t time with Bryan and sewali em6Iems
snd snt' Sewal "i ""i,, to and "Iic Bow ornt3r"
r We're some Of the Inscriptions An M attempt had
also been made at cartoon work derOgRtory to
Club hsd
passed resolutions condemning these acts OF
| vandalism.
Mo where Till" Anderson killed a4o OF Col.
Johnsons men during the late war. the sound
| their literature burned before their eyes by the
silver Democrats. On the train was the Rev.
torney tor '"i Percy Soland. When en- thar ru train ain
arrived 1t was met by vast crowd.
turbance that the speakers could not be heard
for some time. The town marshal tried to sub
| due them, but his efforts were OF little effect
They succeeded in entirely suppresslng Mr.. No
land. but the minister was too much for them
Democrat. but begged his hearers to put patriot
ism above party and vote for Major Mckinley
| AT Montgomery City the silver men refused
to let tho sviltors speak or distribute their
sound money literature. At Centraia the
sound-noney people distributed literature ran
down to Columbia, and returned TO Centralia
within n few hours
This gave those who were disposed ample
time To get the literature together rendy for the
bonfire. While the train stood at the station
for the speakers 10 talk the fire progressed and
free speech was suppressed This part OF the
State IL n Democratic stronghold.
Chief OF Police Badenoch has decided to swear
In 800 extra policemen for work next Monday
and Tuesday al the polling places The appoint
ment OF the new men will be temporary, as they
Will ali be let go after election day. The civil
service has on it's books over 800 ap olicatlons
for positions rs patrolmen. The extra men Will
De se,ectea from this liSt Sn'ei BMaehoch sala;
ing to this department. If the polling places
are properly guarded 1t leaves the city without
proper police protection. 1t is to avoid this
condition that 1 have asked for the $50 extra
men.
"They will be scattered among the stations
and put to work side by side with the expe-
rienced officers. With this additional number