The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-30
Order Finally Secured by the Mayor,
Who ApOIOgized for the outrage
Gus Acts of the ROughs.
BRYAN SCORED BY A BISHOP
III. II. wHIPpLE ON POPOCRACY AND
ITS BLASPHEMOUs IMAGERY.
Like Archbishop Ireland, the EpiscO-
palian PreIate Sees Only Evil in
the Chicago Platform.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 29.-The Hon. w.
Bourke Cochran, the New York Demo-
cratic orator, who has been stumping the
country against Bryan and the Chicago
platform, and who had several stormy ex-
perences in the West, was given a hot re-
ception here this afternoon. The silver
Democrats and Populists seem to have a
''grudge" against the great orator, and
they determined he should not speak here,
but he did, though his words could not be
heard half the time for kisses and Interrupt
tons The action of the Bryanites is Sc
verey condemned by the sound-money
Democrats and Republicans, who say a
few more such exhibitions CT rowdyism and
intolerance would forever take Virginia ou,
of the solid South column.
Great preparations were made for Mr..
Cockrans speech. Armory Hall had put on
a gala dress. A stand had been erected on
the west side of the hall draped with Amer
lean flags, also the western gallery front,
the flags being borrowed from the navy
yard for this and other like occasions of
the campaign. By o'clock, the time set
for the speaking, 5000 people had gathered
in the hail. many being drawn by curios-
ity, and of these a great number were sill
verites, proclaimed SO by the wearing or
buttons and badges.
AT p. m. to the strains of ''Hail to the
Chief from the naval post band, stationed
in the north gallery, Mr. Cochran entered
the hall, escorted by the gold standard lead
ers in this city. He was greeted with
cheers, followed by cheers for Bryan and
Sewall, and for Young and Mckinley. AS
Mr.. Cochran moved to the front of the
stage he was greeted with mingled cheers
-y.,4%
Cochran made use of, and he remarked:
II never object to Populistic arguments.
and these shouts are among the best of
them 1 have heard. Populists can't wait
for success, before they begin their esta D.
lishment of disorder. / stand here to op-
pose the wrong done party by those
men,
Here he was again interrupted by cheers
for Bryan, and some one cried Put him
outr'
No" said Mr.. Cochran "leave him here
as an object lesson
Later asking what do the Populists
propose to do?" he waved his hand towards
the door, where the crowd that now filed
the hall, probably numbering 6,000 was
pcst dense, and remarked ''Tne disorderly
attempts to suppress free speech in this
campaign as showed by these ruffians is
Indication.
Kisses, groans and cheers greeted this
sentiment. The hostile demons ton had
become strong that he could not go on
further Mr.. Cochran added fuel to the fire
by interspersing the statements he made
which many met with derision, by refer
ences like these:
Bryan and the crowd Of lunatics and
ruffians who follow him.
Every laborer will understand me; no
Populist can"
Let them alone, they are simply illus
trating their platform. which stands for
anarchy and riot.
from all sides were heard. What of slave
holders?" How about that Madison
Square speech?"
Mr.. Cochran said that he had been mis-
represented by the press as tc his Madison
Square Garden speech, aid that only few
lines of what he said had been quoted In
Tie papers. The speaker said he had voted
in Congress to repeal the election law.
Continuing he said: During a few years
mast the South has been disgraced by a
to represent her, but Gilman no more rep
resents the South than do the rufiians OUT
there in the audience who have disturbed
me-
voice of Hon. w r. Mayo. Mayor of the
city was heard commanding order While
the latter was speaking Mr.. Cochran
waited Mayor Mayo was cheered to the
echo for his defense of good order and
made his way to the platform, where he
ran accepted his apology. but stated that
there was no need for his action. the
people recognized the source from which
tie disturbance came.
The meeting then went en- smoothly, and
With a grand orator. ical finish Mr. Cockrar
ended his speech. Mr.. Cochran left for
New York via the Cape Charles route to-
night.