New-York tribune., 1896-10-28
RRYAN'S FINAL EFFORT.
.ur CANDIDATE TRAINS HIS TRAVEL
ING WORD BATTERY ON CHICAGO.

zap LEADERS VIGOROUSLY DENoUNCE sENA-
90, ,oNEss LATEST CAMPAIGN FORGERY
,,spEHArE TACTICS OF THE BRYAN
,Trs n TRYING TO PROVOKE RIOTS
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE rErBUNEl
..,..co oct. 27-Willam J. Bryan is In Chi
rcs more He arrived here at $3.50 in the
nS.,oon ard was received at the station by
'uo, hundred Of his followers. Within fifteen
,-,,,as Of his arrival he had entered upon the
.,,rroance Of his task trat OF making Rome
,..., ard setting the Chicago River on fire. To-
,,,, he is hopping about the city. performing
' -. tho benefit of half a dozen audiences. To-
.-,cw he is scheduled for ten speeches. and for
-.,rsday night. beginning at I O'clock. lie Is
,'..r :o~ eight speeches in four hours. This last
:, the rate OF n speech and Il fifteen minute
=, every half-hour. and the managers OF the
..,,c circus nope 10 make it record that VII!
..,d unsurpassed for centuries TO come. Il rec
=. before which the glOries OF half a uozen
..,.os. Shows on Earth will pale and sin,
,,,o utter ins'gnflcance
great and ed,fylng spectacle--this exhi-
- nbvsjcal endurance and catlike agility.
candidate for the loftiest place In the
-. =, great people making a sort OF Fregeh
s,ro hefore an audience of I2,O00,oN souls.
w.. w urbtninc-changc artist. no prestidigi'ateur,
.,,cus clown. ever attempted a performance
hugo scale. II is q now-you- see -;,;c-and-
W" or.don.t exhibition such as no political
" i,, :, the past car boast Of. nor any in
n,urc is likely to produce. 1t Is unique.
u.st Mr. Bryan says In his mad rusn from
40 .ro. - Of no consequence. of course. lie
sasa0 10 care to appeal to mems reason, or
20 their c-eduiitv He now only seeks 10
,. .nd confuse them with the whirl ana
,.,,.r q. his entrances and exits. He reVels In
-. ,o,se Of his voice. and hopes in the excite
az. 80 ,ha last weeks dehauch to shut from
.,...r,h. the beckoning spectres Of defeat and
,..s,sr. for one brief spell the Intoxicating
.he.rinr again the shouts that greeted
~. .s Re stood AZ the tail end Of cars among
u.s.. ' .r.cks and under railway tanks and then
~. ,s,eful retrospects. and oblivion. Not pleas
an, thoughts. these. 10 man of MI bryan
temperament
The present week will be very important one
4, Chicago both as regards quiet work and
.pectacular campaigning. The chief th'hg VIII
,a tho revision Of the poll lists, precinct by pre-
e;nct The clerks Of election nave maze 'heii
house.to-house canvass and now the Topping OH
NJ suspects is In order. Besides TINS prac'lcai
and ouiet work there will be great deal OF cam
pagn speaking. The huge Republican tent VIII
he used every night. and judging from the past.
filed every night. great many other places
where audiences can he gathered VIII be u'liizeo.
The most sensational feature in Chicago of
course. is the itinerary Of Bryan 1t would, In
deed be strange II that versatile candidate could
not get up a sensation. The canvass Of the city
has shown that there are between 6p.OD and
10000 out-and-ou Bryan men in Chicago. This
"a small percentage of the whole. but enough
10 get up great hullabaoo.
RESULT OF CLASS APPEALS
A foretaste Of what is In store for Chicago was
furnished by the mob which attempted TO break
up sound money gathering on the West Side
last night ]. ]. Russell. ot the speakers.
describes what happened in the following Ian
guage:
Imagine II you can. a meeting. called by law
abiding citizens to peaceaby discuss govern
mental policies which 10 them might SEEM to the
best interests Of our common country, with
malice toward none and with no resort to in
sammatory speeches. nor the arraying OF class
against class. with a large number OF thinking
and sober well-behaved lahoring men
gathered at that meeting. and ali Of a sudden.
with the force of a tornado. TO see the broad
doors thrown open and a bowling mob Of not
fewer than 40 men rush into the hall. and with
threats. curses. basphemies and wild shouts
give three cheers for Governor Altged three
cheers for Bryan and three hundred curses for
the Damnabe Goidites' and all their enlissaries
AT four different times did differen speakers
Including myself. beg OF them 10 be seated and
behave like men, hut each time we were met by
yells. shouts. threats and curses. until finally a
free fight began among their number. caused.
perhaps by the ntercession Of a few Of the
decent and respectable ones among them who
rentured protest. At last they procured n Ia
be and placing it in the middle Of the hall. down
near the doorway. one Of their number. mad
6ened with the fires Of alcohol, mounted /: and
began 10 make speech 70 his followers. AS
each sentence rolled from his lips. which con p
veyed 10 more meaning than the rawlings OF
maniac he received the applause of his adj
mirers with shouts so loud that the building
uembled Thera we're no words mean enough
Or curses foul and forcil!e enough which could
be used against tho venerable and honorable
Senator Palmer 10 fully sa:ate the morbid minds
o. this Sc, Of rooters.
AT time when we all felt that our lives
night be in danger Of personal violence, and
when some of their number made a move TO put
out the lights rs if by the interposition or DIVINE
Providence the man who occupied the table near
he doorway either fell or was thrown from MS
perch and landed nsensible upon the floor.
There was not a policeman in sight. although
The management. II was reported had sent twice
70. police protection. but was told II was only
politics and there was no need Of police Mr..
Evans candidate for State Attorney. tried TO
speak and was howIed down. Mr.. Kadeski tried
IN both Polish and German TO quiet the mob, but
"hat he said seemed rather to fan the flame than
otherwise Mr.. Culerton could do nothing with
them I annea,ed TO them az men and az citi-
lens 70 either occupy the seats and be quiet. or
IN the name ~ decency to withdraw from the