Evening star., 1896-10-30
REDUKED THE DISORDERLY.
DOurke Cochran Addresses an Excited
Meeting mt Norfolk.

meeting ut NOr1O1k.
Great preparations We're made yesterday
at Norfolk for the speech Of Bourke Cock
ran. Armory Hall had put on gala dress.
A stand had been erected on the west side
of the hall, draped with American flags.
was also the western gallery front, the
flags being borrowed from the navy yard
for this and other ike occasions Of this
campaign.
By o'clock. the time set for the speak
ing, 5000 people had gathered in the hall.
To the strains Of Hail to the Chief" from
the Naval Post Banl, stationed in the
north gallery, Mr.. Cochran entered the
hall, escorted by the gold standard leaders
in Norfolk. He was greeted with cheers,
followed by cheers for Bryan and SewaH.
and for Mckinley. AS Mr.. Cochran moved
to the front Of the stage, after the band
had played, he was greeted with mingled
cheers and Kisses. Tho latter dcmonStra-
ton Mr. Cochran made use of, and he lc-
marked: Il never object to populistic argu-
ments, and these shouts among the
best of them have heard. Populists can't
wait for success before they begin their
establishment Of disorder.
Il stand here to oppose the wrong dCne
our party by those men"
Here he was again Interrupted by cheers
for Bryan. and some ono cried, Put him
out"
''No," said Mr.. Cochran; leave him here
as an object lesson
A-dtcr dShlIlp w nat 90 tne DODuliStS
propose to do?' he waved his hani toward
the door, where the crowd that row filed
the hall, and probably numbered fully 5000
were most dense, and remarked: The dis
orderly attempt to suppress free speech
in this campaign. shown by these ruff
fans, is an Indication"
Kisses. groans and cheers greeted this
shot. The hostile demonstration had be
come so strong that he could not go on
further. Mr.. Cochran added fuel to the
fire by interdlarding the statements he
made, which many met with deriSion by
such remarks as reference to Bryan and
the crowd OF lunaticS and ruffians who fol-
low him. Every laborer will understand
me, no populist can." Let them alone;
they are simply illustrating their platform,
which stands for anarchy and riot"
Here the uproar became deafening and
from all sides We're heard: What of slave
Square speech?"
Mr.. Cochran said that he had been mis-
represented by the press as to his Madison
Square Garden speech, and that only few
lines of what he said had been quoted in
the papers The speaker said he had
voted in Congress to repeal the election
law. Continuing, he said: During a few
years past the south has been disgraced
by a number of wretches who have pre-
tended to represent her. but Tillman no
more represents the south than do the ruff
mans out there in the audience who have
disturbed me-"
Again the uproar stopped him, and the
voice of w. R. Mayo, mayor of the city
was heard commanding order. While the
latter was speaking Mr.. Cochran waited
mayor Mayo was Cheered to the echo for
his defense of good order and made his
way to the platform, where he apologized
for the row.
Mr.. Cochran accepted his apologies. but
stated that there was no need for his ac-
ton. as the people recognized the source
from which the disturbance came
The meeting then went on smoothly and
with an oratorical finish, Mr.. Cochran end
ed his speech.
MIR. Cochran left for New York via the
Cape Charles route last night.