The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-25
YALE ROwDaEa
Nearly Break TIP the Meeting at
New Haven.


O'Clock when Mr.. Bryan reached New
Haven from Bridgeport. AT the alton
big crowd had gathered and cunsiderl-
biz difficulty was experienced in getting
the candidate through the throng. He
was cheered loudly during hi: progress
from the train 10 his carriage. With
Hon. Alexander Troup, Il. s. Bennett
John Il. Sargent. Democ,atic candidate
for Governor, y. $. Crandnll. of Nor
w:ch, Democratic candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor: y. +. Fuller, Democratic
candidate for Congress. and others as
his esco:t, Mr Bryan was conveyed to
the New Haven House. brass band
leading the way.
Another crowd was there. Mr.. Bryan
had II brief rest al the hotel and then
held an informal recep ion.
The Yale College boys delayed tha big
open air meeting addressed by Mr.. Bry-
am, and nearly caused II 10 break UP in
confusion. As 1t was Mr. Bryan gave up
attempting TO speak. ana retired IN dis
gust. The movement of the students
was presumably preconceIted. They
were distributed through the crowd ami
seemed 10 sing ana yell at given signals.
When MI. Bryan began his speech the. {
was cheer, and chorus from the stu
dents OF "Rah. rah. rah. Yale
He tried to go on. but the yells made
him stop again. \ song with the re-
friin. Geld. scld, gold" kept hi: words
from being heard. Finally the candidate
sas down and Mr.. Sargent. the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor; Alexan-
der Tloup. chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee. ana Dr.. Fuller. the
Democratic candidate for Congress in
this district, made appeals for order
Their efforts were successful after Ny
Bryan had been seated ten minutes, and
at $50 he resumed his remarks, bu; the
derisive yells broke forth again and fif-
te=n minutes later the candidate
brought his remarks to close
M.. Bryan spoke from a stand on the
south side of Center Church. an ancient
house of worship facing THE Green ;"
i; was an ideal place for an open a,r
meeting, and the weather was perfect
The crowd was enormous. People had
been coming into town all the morning
on excursion trains, and when Mr.. Bry-
an entered The Green" between Il, ,Ol0
ana $4,000 people were gathered there
over III anothr par; of the big shady
square the Firs, Division OF the Con
necticut naval militia had assembled
with guests. Company X. of Hartford
and several thousand of those who
could NOT get near enough TO hear the
candidate driftcd away toward the milf!
tary contingent. Their celebration had
no connection with the Bryan meeting.
With Messrs. Troup. Bennett and Sar-
gent, Mr.. Bryan was driven 80 the
Square from the New Haven House. He
was cordially received by the throng
MY Bennett. who is chairman of the
Town Committee. presented Mr. BRYAN
and as the candidate rose, the cheering
was interrupted by his:es and yells from
the Yale men. The appeals from Mr..
T-oup and the others had a temporary
effect only. All through his remarks
the yells continued, and Mr.. Bryan cut
his speech short. Altogether he did not
speak more than twenty minutes
AS soon as he concluded. 4. S. Gran
dali. of Norwich, candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, stepped forward and
sharply criticised the Yale men. He
said:
I'm :his city, this city of business
men, this city of working men, | ask
you, in tie name of God and man. 10
take to your hearts the questions that
have been put so we'll before you to-
day by William Jennings Bryan
Il ask you TO vote in November in ac-
cordance with them.
"As to the young men who have
made 1t impossible for him 10 speak to-
day, ask You not 10 believe that they
represent Yale any more than Mckinley
VIII represent us IN November.
They have been blowing off their
wind as he is blowing off his wind Yale
has sent out into the world men. sir
Undressing Mr.. Bryan), who have like
You. been an honor TO their University
and to the!" country. in Congress. in
business, and In every walk of life"
He proposed three cheers for Mr.. Bry-
an. and they We're given. mingled with
Kisses from the Yale contingent.
EX-Mayor Sargent then declared the
meeting adjourned. and Mr.. B.yan was
taken 10 the New Haven House in his
carriage lie looked very much fatigre]
and refu5 ed to shake hands as he LEFT
the stand.