The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-25
Bl IN Didn't Speak at
New Haven Yesterday.
Yale College Boys Interfered
With Boy Orator.
Frog Chorus Was Diversified With
Cheers for Mckinley.


students. assisted by band of the First
regiment Of the National Guards OF Con-
necticut, broke up the address by Will
lam j. Bryan at New Haven yesterday
afternoon.
platform had bene erected on the
historical New Haven green," and
about that platform, for more than an
hour before the nominee arrived, from
10000 TO $1,000 people had surged TO and
fro. To the right of the stand the stu
dents had congregated. awaiting for tho
arrival Of the nominee. At 2:15 O'CLOCK
Mr. Bryan was driven through the crowd
10 the platform. Immediately all was
confusion In front. The students broke
forth In their college cheer of the frog
chorus from Aristophanes, following
with their three long Yales, nine "rahs,"
Yale and Mckinley" The crowd
surged to and fro, and in front of the
stand a dozen policemen fought IT from
the platform. There were cheers for the
nominee. but from the right of the stand
the students repeatedly broke forth with
their yell, and for rs miputes IL was i'm
possible for Mr.. Bryan 10 make himself
heard
Joseph b. Sargent. the Democratic
nominee for governor, who was to in
yelling mob in front, and his introduce
ton could not be heard 10 feet away.
In vain did Mr.. Bryan attempt to re-
store order. but it was many minutes be-
fore anything like quiet was secured.
Then the crowd began to surge again
and the police to fight those in front.
Women tainted and several persons
were taken from the crowd overcome
by the crush. The police used thor
clubs, and one of their number, mounted
on spirited horse, forced the animal I'm
front Of the stand, nearly creating a
panic. Then again Mr.. Bryan tried TO
speak, but was interrupted by the yeIls
of the students. This lasted altogether
for 25 minutes. and when at last the noise
had subsided sufficiently for him to
make himself heard by those immedi-
ately In front, he started TO speak. AS
he proceeded the noise quieted. but every
few moments he would be interrupted
by the frog chorus.
Never before has such systematic Yale
cheering been heard in New Haven.
Whenever Mr.. Bryan made a telling
point his sympathizers began TO shout
their approval, but the students. with
their systematized yell, drowned out
everything. The brek- a ka- -kex, with the
kinley," as a trailer. was practically
incessant. and anything like a speech
was impossible. Time and again Mr..
Bryan beseechingly held up his arms,
tmploring quiet. AT lengt in a final ef-
fort, the nominee shouted that order
must be maintained. At this juncture
Colts band of Hartford. accompanying
company X. of the first regiment, c.
N. c., which was being entertained by
the local company of the naval reserves,
marched toward the stand playing
loudly. This capped the Climax, and
when the students gave vent to another
long cheer Mr.. Bryan waved his hands
ard took his seat. and the meeting was
at an end.
There was big crowd at the depot
when the train bearing the Bryan party
pulled out of New Haven at O'Clock
On board were members OF a reception
committee from Meriden, where a big
meeting had been arranged. but owing
to misunderstanding 1t had to be can
celled at the last moment
At Wallingford, the next STOP there
was a fair-sized crowd waiting TO hear
the nominee. He was introduced to the
audience In the same old way THE next
President of the United States" This
remark brought cheers from the crowd
There was a large crowd at Meriden
when the train pulled into that station.
1t was expected that Mr.. Bryan would
stop there 40 minutes, and when at the
end OF three minutes the train moved
away there was a disappointed assem-
blage left behind.
The most enthusiastic reception OF the
day was that accorded by the citizens
OF Bridgeport. When the train rolled
into the station a number OF carriages
were in waiting. In these the nominee
and his party were taken to Washing
ton park, in the heart Of the city, where
Mr.. Bryan spoke from stand TO
crowd of several thousand. He threw
down the gauntlet to any gold man on
earth to refute his arguments.
There was another stop at Berlin for
a moment just long enough to let the
candidate shake hands with those near
est him.
Hartford was reached twenty minutes
ahead OF time. and the committee. in
order not 10 disappoint people OF Hart
ford, had the car switched off on an
other track and the reception commit
tee and the nominee waited there until
the time they We're expected. A large
crowd turned out to see him as he made
his way through the depot and into the
carriage. and they cheered him enthu-
siastically. He was taken to the Hotel
Heublein. being escorted by band and
citizens In carriages.
In speaking of his reception at New
Haven. Mr. Bryan said that he did not
attribute IL TO the sober-minded citizens
Of New Haven. but to the younger mem
bers OF the Yale university. lie said ne
thought the boys were out for lark,
and did not represent the sentiment II
the citizens or the students of the uni.
versity.
The day was brought to close with
two big meetings In this city last night.
both OF which were addressed by Mr.
BRYAN. Almost Immediately after dinner
A Singular Form Of Moromauin.