The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25
Finally Forced to Surrender When
Brass Band Added Its Noise to
the Confusion.
WHIT THE CANDIDATE SAID
AN ATTACK ON SONS MADE RICH BY
.ILL-GOTTEN GAINS"
His Speeches at Bridgeport and Hart
ford-ActiOn of Insurance Com
panies Criticised.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. 24-Wiliam
Jennings Bryan the Popocratic agitator
from Nebraska, met here to-day with his
first serious rebuff since he began his in
vasion of the ''enemy's country" He has
been coldly received at other places and
at points his voice has been almost
drowned by cheers for Mckinley, but not
before has of his meetings been broken
up. Republicans everywhere, despite his
demagogical appeals his efforts to arouse
prejudice and create discomfort, and his
slanderous attacks on employers of labor
| have accorded him a quiet hearing. In fact,
in nearly every place he has spoken in the
East his audiences have been largely com
posed of Republicans, who desired to see
and hear, out of curiosity, the man who
is so temerarious as to preach the doctrine
| of dishonest money, repudation of oblga-
| tions and defiance of federal authority in
| communities where the people are noted for
| their integrity and love of law and order.
But Mr.. Bryan never spoke in a great
| university city until to-day. When he ar
| rived here about five thousand people had
| gathered on the green" Among the crowd
| were two or three hundred students and
they acted like students usually do when
| in body. They made noise of the noisest
kind, cheered at the wrong time and emitted
| their college yells at every opportunity: in
| fact they conducted themselves as students
| always do at places of amusement after
| the annual football matches, wnen every
| thing is supposed to go" Mr.. Bryan at
| tempted to speak, but his sentences were
| punctuated with such long applause that
| he was forced to stop. The police tried to
| scatter the students, but the latter rallied
| with the evident determination that Mr.
| Bryan should not speak and they kept
| cheering and yelling for half an hour. Then
| Mr.. Bryan began his speech, directing his
| utteranceS to the students. Before he had
| proceeded very far band began playing
| and then the students broke out afresh. Mr..
Bryan seemed disposed to put up with the
| pranks of the college boys, but he refused
| to talk against a brass band and quit The
| Republicans and sound-money Democrats
| here are outspoken in their condemnation
of the students conduct and many of them
| urged Mr.. Bryan to return with the prom
| ise that the next time efforts would be
made to keep the college boys within
bounds.
PROBABLY EXAGGERATED.
The Associated Press reporter gives this
account of the affair: Five hundred stu
| dents, assisted by band of the First Regi-
| ment of the National Guards of Connecti-
| cutt, broke up the address by Mr. BRYAN
II.
| been erected on the historical New Haven
| green and about that platform for more
than an hour before the nominee arrived
| from ten to fifteen thousand people had
| surged to and fro. TO the right of the stand
| the students had congrega ted, awaiting the
| arrival OF Mr. Bryan. At 2:15 o'clock Mr.
Bryan was driven in carriage through
| the crowd to the platform. Immediately
| all was confusion in front The students
eroke forth in their college cheer of the
with three long 9aIss 9aaiIstophahes nn following
Yale and Mckinney The t crowd
su1ged , to AN and fro in front of the stand and
| a dozen poncemen fought it from the plat
| form There were cheers for the nominee
but from the right of the stand the stu
dents repeatedly broke forth with their ven
and for twenty-five minutes it was irnpos-
slple Tor Mr. Bryan to make himself heard
! Joseph Il. Sargent, the Democratic nom.
Tree for Governor, who was to introdnce
Mr. Bryan> tried to quiet the yelling mob
IN IN front, but he could not be heard ten
| feet away. In vain did Mr.. Bryan attennDt
10 restore order, but it was many minutes
before anything like quiet was obtained
the police to fight those in front Women
tainted and several persons were taken
The police used their clubs, and one of
| tnelr number, mounted on a spirited horse
forced the animal in front of the stand
nearly creating panic. Then again Mr.
Bryan tried to speak. but he was inter-
rupted by the yells of the students This
lasted altogether for twenty-five minutes
and when at last the noise had subsidized
sufficiently for him to make himself heard
by tEose Immediately in front, Mr.. Bryan
started to speak AS he proceeded the
noise quieted but every few minutes he
| WoulG be interrupted by the frog chorus
Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-I am glad that
| there are students here, because l want to
| say a word TO students. Your college has
helped TO add fame TO your city and those
who assemble here are supposed to come
in order that they may better equip them
selves for the duties of life. I am glad IN
talk to you. students. my friends We nave
| a cause which appeals to students. If the
SYndtcates and corporations rule this coun-
try, then no young has a fair shoyv
unless he is the favorite of a corporation
applause and yellS for Mckinley by a
portion of the students.) If The people have
a right to govern themselves and deputiza
tndl right then every citizen mas a fair,
show and every man may achieve what he
desires. We desire to leave all the ave
nues open, so that the of the hutnblest
citizen may aspire to the highest position
within the Gift of the people. (Applause
and yells repeatedly
SONS OF RICH MEN HIT
Il am not speaking now TO the sons who
are sent to college on the proceeds of ILL
gotten gains. Enthusiastic app.ause) |
viii wait until these sons have exhaustee
what their fathers have left them. and
win appeal TO their children who will have
| 70 commence life where their grandfatners
| ,omrne I ed. Great arp.ause) NV fri nds
q just government is best for the grea
mass OF the people. Equal laws and equal
| opportunities are best for ninety-nirle out O
| very hundred of our citizens (Yells again
| repeatedly And therefore our cause appeai
| ~ every young man who wants to make
| his government so good as TO deserve IN
owe and confidence and the support of ev-
| sry citizen in this land. We anDeal no,
only TO the students; we appeal to business