The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14
Sunday Desecrated with Cheers for
Popocrat Bryan, Who Attended
Church in the Morning.
C0XEY'S CHANCE TO KICK
BRYAN TO BE TREATED BETTER
THAN THE COMMONWEALTH.
The Nebraska Agitator Granted Use
OF the Capitol Grounds-AppeaI to
Sound-Money Democrats.

ST. LOUIS Sept. 13.-When William ).
Bryan came out of the Presbyterian
church, which he attended to-Gay, he was
greeted by a crowd of people who cheercd
him and shouted as loudly as did the
throngs that heard him speak last night.
BY invitation he attended the church Of
which the Rev. C. p. Cannon is pastor,
and as he entered the house of worship
fully one thousand people were vainly
seeking admission.
But the edifice was packed to it's utmost
capacity and hundreds were turned away.
Nothing remarkable occurred during the
services, but at once the benediction was
pronounced there was a crush around the
pew occupied by the candidate. All seemed
determined to grasp him by the hand. The
jam became so violent in a short while
that Mr.. Bryan was almost crushed to
the floor. A sergeant of police was called,
and he, aided by Colonel J. I. Martin.
whose pew he occupied, succeeded in con-
Quoting Mr.. Bryan safely out of the
church. And then Mr.. Bryan saw what
he had never seen before.
For blocks about the church were several
thousand people, wholly forgetful of the
Sabbath. They cheered him Justify as
he had been cheered the night before at
Concordia and Sportsman's Park and the
Auditorium. The police pulled him
through the crowd from the church door
to his carriage at the curb, but men held
the horses and for several minutes he sat
in the carriage shaking hands with men
and women who had struggled to reach
him. Colonel Martin, who had been lett
behind, in the jam at the church door
it, and the horses dashed away amid the
cheers of the enthusiastic church-goers.
Mr.. bryan took dinner with relatives ana
O'Clock this evening he went to the private
car provided for him by the national com.
mittee and went to bed. Tomorrow, at q
| o'clock in the morning, he will start on
| his tour through the South.
Capitol Grounds to BE Desecrated.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Mr. Bryan
wilk make his Washington speech from the
east front of the Capitol, if the present
programme is adhered to- He is to be
in this city next Saturday, the 18th inst,
| which is the one hundredth anniversary
| of Washington's farewell address. The
! local committee having charge of the re-
| ception conceived the idea of making the
| occasion a celebration of the anniversary,
| and concluded that in SO doing no more
| appropriate place could be selected than
| made application to Vice, President Ste
venson and Speaker Reed, in whom the law
vests the control of the Capitol grounds.
| kilograms asking permission to hold the
meeting there were sent yesterday. The
| Vice President responded promptly giving
| his sanction, and Mr.. Reed answered last
night that he was also willing. The use
| of the Capitol grounds is very rarely
granted for any public demonstration.
| The effort of Gen. j. S. Coxey to secure
| the privilege is the last case in point
| 1t is now the intention of the committee
| to erect a platform on the east front of
| the Capitol where the Inauguration of
| President is made. The ground in front
| of the stand affords standing room for &C, :
| 900 or 40, 900 people. General Black, chair
! man of the National Association of Demo
| cratic Clubs has issued address asking
| clubs throughout the country to celebrate
| the anniversary by meeting and reading
| the farewell address. He says in his let
| ter that the request is made at the sugges-
| ton of Mr.. Bryan.