The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-09-26
YALE STUDENTS BREAK UP HIS
MEETING AT new HAVEN.
NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK
Band Break Loose When the silver
Candidate Attempts to speak
Police Unable TO Restore
order Nominee Com
PEELED to Quit.

NEW HAVEN, OOnn., sept -. - I'VE
hundred students, assisted bv band
OF the First regiment Of the National
Guard OF Connecticut, broke tp the
address by William J. Bryan at this
place yesterday afternoon. A plat
form had been erected on the histor-
ical New Haven green, and around
that platform for more than an hour
before the nominee arrived, IRON
10000 10 10, 00U people had surged to
and fro, To the right of the stand
the students had congregated, await
ing the arrival OF Mr.. Bryan. At 2:15
o'clock, Mr.. Bryan was driven in "A
carriage through the crowd to the
platform. Immediately ali was con
fusion in front The students broke
forth in their college cheer Of the
frog chorus from Aristophanes, fol-
lowing with three long Nales. nine
"Kahs." a Yale and mckinley The
crowd surged TO aud fro in front Of
the stand, and dozen policemen
fought IL from the platform. There
were cheers for the nominee, but
from the right of the stand the stu
dents repeatedly broke forth with
their yell, and for twenty minutes IL
was impossible for Mr. Bryan TO make
himself heard. Joseph B. Sargent
the Democratic nominee for governor,
who was to introduce Mr.. Bryan,
tried TO quiet the yelling mob IN front,
but he could not be heard ten feet
away. la vain did Mr. Bryan attempt
TO restore order, and 1t was many
minutes before anything like quiet
was obtained.
Then the crowd began TO surge
again and the police to fight those in
front Women tainted and several
persons were taken from the crowd,
overcome by the crush The police
used their clubs, ana one of their num-
Der, 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 interrupted by the
yens Of the students. This lasted all
together for twenty-five minutes, snd
when at last the noise had subsided
sufficient. for him TO make himself
heard by those Immediately in front,
Mr. Bryan started to speak AS he
proceeded the noise quieted, but every
few minutes he would be interrupted
by the frog chorus.
After Mr.. Bryan had been speaking
for some time, interrupted at inter
walls by yells and cheers from the Yale
men, a band of the FIRST regiment. N.
G.. c., which had been playing on the
east side of the common, where the
company had been on dress parade
during the meeting, marched nearer
to the stand and started lively patri-
otic air, completely drowning the
- q oil
their cheers Then, when he could
get the attention of the crowd, Mr..
BRYAN proceeded. at is hard enough
to talk where all the conditions are
favorable, and / must ask you To eN-
cuse me from talking any further in
the presence of the noises against
which we have had to combat to-day.
s. A. Crandall, OF Norwich, pro-
ceeded TO apologize for the disturb
ancc and the meeting then ended.
Mr. Bryan coughed violently as he
was driven 10 the New Haven house
and was apparently exhausted after
his efforts.
Mr. Bryan spoke at a number OF
other Connecticut towns during the
day.
II ARrFoRD, Conn, Sept 25-The
day was brought to fitting close
with two big meetings in this city
last night, both OF which were ad
dressed by Mr.. Bryan. Almost im-
mediately after dinner the nominee
was driven TO Capito. park, situated
on "a hill in the center OF the city. on
the summit stands the magnificent
state capitol building, and in front of
this Mr. Bryan spoke from a stand.
The park, which covers an area of
seven blocks, was densely packed
with people, and innumerable red
lights gave the scene brilliant
aspect
At the city hall, where Mr.. Bryan
made his last speech, he was both APP
plauded and hissed when he spoke.
The street IN front OF the balcony
from which he made his address was
packed with people
In speaking OF his reception at New
Haven, Mr. Bryan says he did not at
tribute II to the sober-minded citizens
of New Haven, but 10 the younger
members of the Yale college. lie said
he thought the boys were out on a
lark and did not represent the senti-
ment OF the citizens or OF the students
Of the university.