The sun., 1896-09-26
TURNED BRYAN INSIDE OUT
DIR. DEPEW SHOWS UP THE PoP0.
CRAFTS PRETENCEs.

dent Harrison and DR.. Chauncey NJ. Depew, eno
of seeing Mark Hanna. an immense CROWD
jammed itself into the Clcrmont Avenue hinH
In Brooklyn last night. 1t was just such meet
ing In numbers as had greeted the Boy Orator OF
the Platte two nights before. but how diherene
in spirit and temper. Where the so-cnlleo
"laboring mans" gathering of Wednesday
night was nothing more nor less than riotoub
mob with respect neither for the speakers nor
the cause they represented, last nights meeting
was n representative audience OF patriotic citis
zens who showed their loyalty by keeping
silent while the speaking was In progress, a.
heartily as they cheered whenever and where
ever they got a chance without interrupting tho
speakers.
The evening was not without Its disappont-
ment. Gen. Harrison, despite the pressure
brought to bear on him. declined to appear Bus
the ever-ready Chauncey was there, and he
made up for great deal Of disappointment
Mark Hanna was there. too. 1t was his hrss
appearance in this campaign before Brooklyn
audience. and he was heartily applauded. An
inspiration to enthusiasm was double quarteS
which. from balcony above the speakers
desk. sang patriotic and party songs
Probably there more persons in tho
Rink than at the Bryan meeting, because space
was better economical. The early comers, and
whosoever among the early ones last niRne
IHu 10 CUT MS supper very pcBhh LhoNihh
up the benches that filled the floor of the Rink.
This was wise move. Not half a dozen speaks
ers in the two cities could be heard distinctly 40
the far end of the Rink. BY the crowding for.
ward OF the seats those who were early enough
to got place to sit down were within reach OF
the speakers voice. Moreover the third of tho
roor at the rear was thus left free for standing
room. 1t was choked clear to the doors fifteen
minutes before the time for the opening.
Meantime the side elevations were crowded.
and men who couldn't find foot space on the
floor rerched in the window seats. The big
rear gallery was filed. too. and from the Van
derbilt avenue entrance where the holders OF
stage tickets were directed. poured q stream
that filled the stage and the aisles far for
ward Even a small platform directly behind
the stage. from which view OF the speakers'j
backs could be seen through a small opening,
was full of standing men.
AS the hall filled up it became apparent that
a very considerable proportion of the audience,
was women. Far forward at the left banner'
showed where the Woman's Republican League
o. Brooklyn was sitting. Most of the women,
however. were seated on the main floor and
not a few stood in the aisles throughout the
proceedings. Although they could not mako as
much noise as the men-and they came pretty
near doing that-they more than made up for it
in the color they lent to tie gathering. for almost
every one of them had an American flag. proba-
bly, up her sleeve. the flags came out with
too much suddepness TO permit Of the tsenEI
that they were concealed In feminine pockets.
Perhaps there has never before been such : flag,
display in a Brooklyn audience. Besides the,
thousands OF small flags there were number
of large ones. and also the insignia of several
organizations which attended in q body, includ-
ing the Union Republican Club and the Union
Veterans Patriotic League.
Probably it was intended that the flags should
be reserved for q greeting to the principal
speakers. but the enthusiasm of the audience
broke out before the meeting was called to
order. The glee club had sung Dixie" and
Marching Through Georgia. and just a few
minutes before they struck up the Star.
Spanged Banner" The effect was sensations.
ally spectacular. There was no cheering or ap-
plause to interrupt the music. but from end TO
end OF the great space there suddenly blossomed
the national colors, waving slowly in time to tile
strains OF the national SONG. And when the iasb
chord had died away what n cheer arose. While
the American flag has power 10 rouse such
fervor in such an audience men like Bryan map
just as well give Brooklyn n wide berth.
1t WAS little before o'clock when Mayor
wurster came in to the round of applause and
cheers.
Here's our solid gold Mayor" was the hail
that he got from the far gallery.
As he sat down the glee club started up the
Honest Little Dollar" song, and the audience
joined in the chorus:
The honest little dollar the dollar of your day,
The honest little dollars come to stay
And when in next November Mckinley takes the
chair
But here the crowd raised such tremendous
cheer that the rest OF the quatrain was COM
pletely drowned out. Before quiet had settled
down again there was n stir and some applause
at the north-end corner and a moment later
Sheriff Buttlng appeared on the stage escorting
II thick set. clean-shaven, businesslike looking
man whom the audience at first failed to recog-
nize. Then voice shouted:
WHATS the matter with Mark Hanna?" and
a great and incoherent roar OF welcome rang out.
MIR. Hanna didn't stop in mis- progress across
the stage TO how. he merely nodded TO the
audience in an tf-hand, friendiy; how-d'y-do
ried back TO the end of the stage, getting cheer
as he went, and soon reappehred. this time with
"Chauncey! Chaunceyi Chauncey!" howled
the men, hut the women went them one better.
% hsy snd 70 ,bsp ,nsf asSa
kerchiefs in the other. and gave the Doctor Q
combination Chatauqua and national salute
that made his eyes twinkle. Then everybody
united in cheering him again and again. Itcul
minated in three cheers for Depew. and after
those three for Mark Hanna. The people then
took their seats again. and Jacob Brenner rose
| to call the meeting to order.
1T has been the sense OF the Campaign Com.
mittee." said he, that the Chief Magistrate OF
our city the proper person to open this
| campaign. present to you our honored Mayor,
| Frederick w. Wurster."
| Al this point, when the cheering that greeted
| the Mayor had eubsided. there was considerA-
! bic disturbance in various parts OF the hail. and
| cries OF SIT down" We're heard, directed at
| those who ere standing up and shutting on
the view OF Others Before beginning, his
speech Mayor Wurster addressed u few sharp
words to the Offenders which had the desired
| effect OF subduing them. AT no other time
/ during the evening WAS thore any disorder.
| Mayor Wurster made short speech, and
wound up by introducing DR.. Depew as the
| princpa! speaker OF the evening in these words:
| Let me introduce TO you one whom we all
| know and honor. the Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew."
Amid adeatenng uproar OF cheers, DIR. De.
pow stepped forward and looked down upon and
| across n sea of huttering flags and handRer-
chiefs. 1t was not in his programme 10 waste
any time, so he motloned for silence. which he
got, after one rousing, final cheer. and entered
| upon his speech. aided and punctuated py q
| human rooster in a window seat, who cock:a
doodie-doogd every time the orator paused Tor
| breath. Or. DepeW said IN part:
pEPEw's SPEECH.
| FELLOW CITIZENS: All the voters in this can
| yass can remainder. and most of them parttCi-