The Portland daily press., 1896-09-25
DROWNED BRYAN OUT.
Yale's ColIegians Make a Worlds
Record.
SILVER CHAMPION RETREATS BE.
FORE 'MOUTHY' STUDENTS.

Students With Sense of Decency Not
Particularly Acute-Popocrat Candi-
date Invades New England.
New York, September 24.-William J
Bryan kept the members of his party
guessing again today. He was scheduled
to leave the Grand Central station at 8
O'Clock this morning for New Haven and
long before that time VIM. H. ST. John,
the ex-bank president, went to the STA
tion to say good bye to the candidate,
when he learned that Mr.. Bryan would
not leave until 1903.
Bridgeport. Conn.,. September a.
Candidate Bryan received his welcome
to Connecticut and New England at
Stamford. He reached there a few min
utes before II o'clock. A couple Of hun
dred people formed around the train and
gazed at him in silence, but the crowd
increased rapidly until it mum bered 700
or 300 hundred. Then big cheer went
up, and again and again hearty shouts
were given. Mr.. Bryan was very hoarse
and talked for minute about his voice.
Mr.. Bryan said few more words at
South Norwal, where the crowd was
Slightly smaller than at Stamford.
Bridgeport, Conn. Septem ber "a
Bridgeport had VIM. j. Bryan for an
hour today. He arrived here at 1l.30
from New York over the New York,
New Haven & Hartford road, and was
greeted at the station by big crowd of
cheerers, MIR. Bryan, Josephus Daniels.
national committeeman from North
bo 9TH hn
panying the candidate, were placed In
carriages and taken to Washington park,
preceded by brass band playing
"Rnstus on Parade.
Here under its fine old shade trees, 5000
people gathered tn hear the young Ne
br askan. They cheered him as he de-
soended thessKiosk- like band stand in the
hear. what he had to say. Judge D. II.
Lockwood introduced Mr.. Bryan. The
candidate made short speech and WAS
frequently applauded. When he had
finished speaking he was taken to thu
Windsor hotel, where he had bite Of
luncheon, and then returned to the sta
tion accompanied by the band and
large crowd boarded the special car that
had been chartered for his use by the
Connecticut committee which had been
side tracked during. bis stay In Bridge
port. The car was attached to regular
train and MIR. Bryan loft Bridgeport tor
New Haven at 1880, followed BY cheers
MIR. Bryan prefaced his remarks by
denying that the silverites had raised q
sectional question. The restoration OF
bi-metallism was not only good for the
Vest and South, but for the people of
Connecticut also.
Mr.. Bryan asserted that we cannot
have honest money and gold standard
at the same tiIce, and a man in the
crowd Immediately asked why. "Be-
cause gold dollar" said Mr.. Bryan
''under a gold standard, grows fatter
every day. and that is not an honest dol
an honest dollar? Why. they say dollar
viii ch, when you melt it, loses nothing.
According to that the Mexican dollar Is
an honest dollar because you can melt it
and it does not lose anything"
"How much Is 1t worthP" was asked
from the audience.
Mr.. Bryan-"It is worth just tho same
as the bullion in 1t is worth. Now If the
Mexican dollar is worth as much as
the bullion in 1t and the bull lion in 1t
is worth just as much as the Mexican
dollar, then l want to ask you il 1T is
not an honest dollar according to those
who say that an honest dollar Is dollar
that loses nothing by melting"
New Haven, Conn, September Att
reached New Haven from Bridgeport. At
the station big crowd had gathered. He
was cheered loudly during his progress
from the train to his carriage. He was
escorted to tho New Haven house where
another large crowd was gathered. Mr..
Bryan held an informal reception.
New Haven, Conn. September a.
Yale college boys delayed the big open
air Meeting addressed by VIM. J. Bryan
how, forJn r,,I H. I--n IL
up in confusion. AS 1t was Mr.. Bryan
gave up attempting to speak and retired
in disgust The movement Of tho students
was presumably preconoerted. They were
posted through the crowd and seemed
to sing and yell at given signals.
When Mr.. Bryan began his speech there
was chorus from the students of Rah,
rah, rah. Yale" He tried to 20 on, but
the yells made him stop again. A song
with the refrain "Gold, gold. gold, +"
kept his words from being heard. Final
ly the candidate sat down and Mr.. Sar-
gent, Democratic candidate for governor
Alexander Troup, chairman of the state
central committee. and DIR. Fuller, Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress in this
district, made appeals for order. Their
efforts were successful after Mr.. Bryan
had been seated ten minutes.
At $50 he resumed his remarks, but
derisive yells broke forth again and Is
minutes later the candidate brought his
remarks to a close.
Mr.. Bryan spoke from stand on the
south side Of the Centre church, an
ancient house of worship facing "The
Green. " 1t was an ideal place for an
open air meeting. and the weather was
perfect. The crowd was enor nous.
People had been coming into to wn all
the morning on excursion trains and
when Mr.. Bryan entered "The Grsen" "
between ~, 900 and 49, 600 were gathered
there. Over in another part OF the big
shady square, the frst division OF the
Connecticut naval milttia had assembled
with it's guests, Company K OF Hartford,
and several thousand of those who could
not get near enough to hear the oandi-
date drifted away toward the military
contingent. Their celebration had no
connection with the Bryan meeting.
With Messrs. Troup, Bennett and Sar-
gent. MIR. Bryan was driven over to the
square from the New Haven house. He
was cordially received by the throng.
Mr.. Bennett, who is chairman of the
town committee, presented Mr.. Bryan.
and as the candidate rose the chesring
was interrupted by the cries and yells
from the Yale men. Appeals from MI.