Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-09-05
pRYAN SPOKE THREE TIMES IN
ONE EVENING.
uo.t Enthusiastic Demonstration
since His Speech at Madison
Square Garden.

cleveland, Aug. 6l.-Candldate By
an has been the object of 10 other
demonstration so vOciferous and so
snectacular as that Which the city Of
cleveland gave him tonight, and no.
where else, with the possible exception
Of New York, have so many people at
tempted TO hear him talk. Two great
first in the Central armory, where $1,000
neople were packed, the second in Mu-
sic hall. which held 5000, and after
wards ne spoke to several thousand
from the balcony Of the Hollenden
hotel.
Bands and marching campaign clubs
were numerous about the streets, and
with thousands or strangers in it's
gates, the city bore a holiday aspect
Special trains brought out Of town
clubs in during the afternoon; 500
came in on a train frOnj Canton, the
members of the Bryan club Of that city
and their friends; two trains came from
Akron, and others from CuyahOga and
other Ohio and Pennsylvania points.
For two or three squares the streets
about the depot were thrOnged, when
the cannon announced the arrival Of
the train on which the candidate came.
There was a band to escort him to
the hotel and another to the armOry,
followed by several ward organizations
and clubs.
The armory doors were thrown open
l., h.,
space was filled to the doors. Not on
ly were the aisles damned, but men
were ciEging on window stills, high
up, and hanging in all sorts of tmpos-
sible places. In both the Cleveland
halls, as in most of the other cities
where Bryan has spoken, the police
arrangements were utterly inadequate.
Workingmen were in n large major
ity at both meetings; they were free
and easy, peeling off their coats, sing
ing and disporting themselves general
Iy in a gOod-naturedly turbulent way.
An arm holding hammer surmOunted
with the words, THE Friend Of Labor"
was blazoned across the big trans
rarency of the armory. Two of the
sreat Corners were General Coxey,
lieutenant and son-in-law, Carl
Browne, whose appearance upon the
platform, where they pre-empted front
seats, brought down a tremendous
howl, in response TO which the Gen
eral' rose and bowed The shirt
sleeYed crowd attempted to persuade
CoXey to speak, but, failing, listened to
the music Of a glee club and sang ''The
star Spangled Banner" and March
ing Through Georgia" in a many
thousand voiced chorus, with thunder
Gus effect.
When Bryan came down the stage at
clock, escorted by L. Z. Holden of
the Cleveland PIaindealer, he inspired
herce cheer which continued for
hree minutes, with waving hats and
handkerchiefs, and which was contin-
ued all the time the temporary chair
man was trying to work in his speech.
The armory audience was the largest
bfyan had addressed indoors except
the one of Madison Square Garden.
Inc Music hall crowd was half as large
and none left the hall The Music hall
crowd was entertained by local aud
Itors during it's two and a half hours
waiting.
IN his speeches at both places, Mr..
bryan devoted himselm mainly to the
financial question.
Bryan's Address.
Mr.. Bryan opened his speech in the
"EInory with the following words:
what is the meaning of this enOr-
nous outpouring of the people? No
'rdlnary occasion would produce this
scene No ordinary campaign would
sur mems hearts as they are being
s.irred today. Your presence, your en-
'nuslasm, testify to the fact that this
year the people are thinking as they
nave not thought before in recent