The record-union., 1896-09-25
HOODLUM YALE STUDENTS
BREAK UP BRYAN'S 1EETING AT
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
Drown Out With Their YeliS the
Candidates Remarks When He
Attempted to Speak.

| NEW HAVEN (Conn.), Sept. "a
Candidate Bryan will probably long re-
member his reception to-day by the
| students Of Yale. The Democratic
standard bearer addressed big open
| air meeting which nearly ended in con-
fusion. AS it was Mr.. Bryan gave up
attempting to speak, and retired in dis
gust. The movements Of the students
were presumably preconcerted. They
were distributed through the crowd
and seemed to sing and yell at given
! signals. When Mr.. Bryan began his
| speech there was a cheer and chorus
from the students of "'Rah! 'Rah!
'Rah! Yale," He went on, but the yells
made him stop again. song with the
refrain Gold, gold, gold,' kept his
words from being heard.
| Finally the candidate sat down. and
Mr.. Sergeant, the Democratic candi
| date for Governor; Alexander Troup,
Chairman of the State Central Commit
| tee, and DR.. Gunner, the Democratic
candidate for Congress in this district,
made appeals for order. Their appeals
We're successful, after Bryan had been
seated ten minutes, and he resumed
! his remarks. But the derisive yells
broke forth again, and fifteen minutes
| later the candidate brought his re-
marks to a close.
| Mr.. Bryan spoke from a stand on the
south side of Center Church, and when
he entered on THE Green" between
$4,000 and $4,000 persons were gath
cred there. Mr.. Bennett, who is Chair
man Of the Town Committee, presented
Mr.. Bryan, and as the candidate arose
the cheering was interrupted by Kisses
and yels from the Yale men. The ap-
peals from Mr.. Troup and others had
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 A. S. Gran
dali Of Norwich, candidate for Lieu
tenant-Governor, stepped forth and
sharply criticised the Yale men. He
proposed three cheers for Mr. Bryan,
and they were given, mingled with
Kisses from the Yale contingent. Ex-
Mayor Sergeant then declared the
meeting adjourned, and Mr. Bryan was
taken to the New Haven House in his
carriage. He looked very much IA
tigued and refused to shake hands as
| LS lcIl Tie SldSe
| Mr.. Bryan ended his Connecticut
tour tonight by making two speeches
in Hartford. Both meetings were held
in the open air.
| When Mr.. Bryan reached Hartford
he found a great throng at the station
and received many cheers. His carriage
was followed to the Heublein Hotel by
a crowd Of men and boys, many of
them bearing flaming candles of red
| Greek fire. At 8 o'clock he went to
Capitol Park, being accompanied by
another Greek fire escort and the men,
bers of the local reception committee in
carriages. The gathering in the park
was extremely large. Around the
speaking stand people were massed and
numbered in the neighborhood of 12,-
900. perhaps more Mr.. Bryan stood
upon a table on the stand in order that
the crowd might see him better. The
formailty of an introduction was dis
posed of.
| The Capitol Park meeting concluded,
Mr.. Bryan was taken to the City Hotel,
where he found another big assem-
blage, smaller. however, than the other.
He spoke from the portico over the
main entrance to the hotel.
| Mr.. Bryan will leave Hartford to-
morrow for Springfield, Worcester and
Boston.