The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-11
At THE AUDITORIUM.
An Enthusiastic Audience of 1000
Greets Him.


Seven thousand people heard William
J. Bryan speak in the Auditorium last
night The capacious interior was
never so crowded before. Not only were
the galleries, or elevated portions of
the Auditorium packed 20 overlooking,
but even the lofty cross beams away
up near the roof served as points of
vantage for rventuresome boys and
youths who risked their necks to get a
glimpse of the boy Orator.
There was a goodly proportion of
ladies in the audience. some of whom
waved handkerchiefs to express their
approval of the sentiments that caused
the men to shout and cheer and throw
their hats in the air. All parties We're
represented, though naturally the Re-
publicans and sound money Democrats
were not so numerous as the Bryanites.
That the latter We're there in large
numbers was made manifest when Mr.
Bryan appeared. He had scarcely set
foot upon the rear of the platform
where scarcely a glimpse Of him could
be obtained by nine-tenthS of the crowd
when the demOnstra ton broke forth
AS he advanced to the 'front.' and all
beheld and recognized him, for he need
ed no introduction, it seemed as if the
whole audience sprang up to greet him.
DFafening shouts and cheers rent the
air While thousands of men standing
upon their chairs waved their arms
threw their hats aloft, and yelled like
Indians at a war dance. Pandemonium
Is but a feeble expression of the scene
Nothing like it was ever witnessed here
before. For more than four minutes it
continued, until at last, from sheer ex-
haustiOn, the storm of cheers and ap-
plause quoted down until Mr.. Bryan
was formally presented, when it was
renewed for another spell.
Mr. Bryan arrived at exactly 500 D.
IN. Prior to that time, the vast aud
fence. which had gathered as early as
o'clock, waited patiently. for his APP
pearance until p. M, when they be-
gan to grow uneasy. The Spea ker'S
platform was as crowded as the rest
of the Auditorium but no local orators
put in an appearance until about that
time. when Frederick McGhee. the col
Ored attorney, walked onto the plat
form. His appearance was greeted with
cries of ''McGhee, McGhee, Speech,
speec1r3t Mr. MeGhees Obliged"
Mr. McGhee informed the audience
that toe country was passing through
a crisis never known before except
during. the struggle. that freed his
brethren from the bonds of slavery
But the bloody shirt Is dead" ex-
claimed Mr.. McGhee, land I stand
upon it. And now from one end of
the country to another the common
people are waiting to hear the gospel
of the new dispensation preached by
that great tribune of the people, Viii
liam Jennings Bryant prolonged
Cheering)
Remember, that we, the people.
made this country before capital ever
breathed in it. (Applause) 1t was
The common people who laid the foun-
dations for capital and it is too late
now to tell the people that the foun-
~ Of q
house.
Who is it that claims that Amer
lea can't do what she wants TO do? 1t
wouldn't be wise for me to discuss
the financial situation, since it is said
That the common people don't know
anything about it and therefore can't
talk about it. And if the white peo
pie don't know anything about if.
how can poor darkey like me be
expected to understand it?" daughter
and applause)
AS Mr. McGhee finished. w. W. Err
wins tail form pushed its way forward
from the rear of the platform. The
audience demanded a speech from him
too, but Mr.. Erwin had not delivered
ten words before a committee in the
rear announced that Mr.. Bryan had
arrived
The next president of the United
States is about entering the building.
announced Mr.. Erwin, so 1 will speak
at another time"
Then amid deafening shouts and ap-
plause, Mr.. Bryan appeared, escorted
by a committee representing the cor
ganzed Labor Bryan-Lind Club of ST
Paul" Fred Nash, who was at the
head Of the committee, accompanied
Mr.. Bryan to the front of the plat
form S. L. Pierce, the chairman of
the meeting, raped for order. t. D.
C'Brien slipped to the front and said:
Fellow citizens OF ST. Paul, we have
got a lot of work to do tonight and
let's begin. I present, as the chairman
OF this meeting. our esteemed fellow
citizen, the Hon. Squire l.. Pierce.
Mr. Pierce-Fellow citizens. we are
all here tonight for the purpose of
hearing, and in order to hear it is
necessary that you must try to keep
just as quiet as you can. 1t is a very