The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-01

NieNeidutt, ", August ol.-Canuldatc
Bryan has been the object of no other
demonstration so vociferous and so spec.
tacular as that which the city of C!eve-
land gave him tonight, and nowhere else.
with the possible exception of New York.
nave so many people attempted to hear
nm talk. Two great meetings listened
to Mr.. Bryan, the first in the Central Ar.
mory, where 10000 people were packed,
the second in Music Hall, which held
5000, and afterwards he spoke to several
thousands from the balcony of the IIol-
lendcn Hotel. Bands and marching cam
pagn clubs were numerous about the
streets and with thousands of strangers
in its gates the city bore n holiday aspect.
Special trains brought out-of. town clubs
in during the afternoon: 500 came on one
train from Canton, the members of the
bryan club of that city with their friends:
two trains came from Akron and others
from l.orain, Cuyahoga and other Ohio
and Pennsylvania points. For two or
three squares the streets about the depot
were thronged when the cannon announc-
ed the arrival of the train on which the
candidate came ut half-past six. There
was parade to escort him to the hotel
anu another after dinner from the hotel
to the armory, the latter headed by Dem
ocratic clubs of Cuyahoga county. fol-
lowed by several ward organizations and
out-of-town clubs.
The armory doors We're thrown omen mt
I o'clock and fifteen minutes after every
foot OF space was filled to the doors. Not
only were the aislcs jammed, but men
were cllnging to the window stills, high
up and hanging in all sorts of impc ssible
places. In both of the Cleveland halls,
as i'll most of the other cities where Mr.
Bryan has spoken, the police arrange
ments were utterly inadequate The
crowding tonight was almost as great
as at jamestown Saturday and any sort
of stampede would have produced dis
aster.
Workingmen were in Il large majority
Mt both meeting; they were free and easy,
peeling off coats, singing and disporting
themselves generally in good. natured
turbulent way. An arm holding ham
mcr surmounted with the words ''Thc
friend of labor" was blazoned across n
big transparency in the armory Two of
the first Corners We're General CoXey.
late of the commonweal army. and his
lieutenant and son-in-law Carl Browne,
whose appearance upon the platform
where they pre-cmpted front seats
brought down "A tremendous howl in re-
Spouse to which the "Gcneraln rose and
bowed.
The crowd attempted to persuade Mr..
CoNey to speak. and failing listened to
the music of II Slcc club and sang The
Star Spangled Banner and "Marching
Through Georgia in many. thousand
voiced chorus.
When Mr.. Bryan came down the stage,
escorted by l.. f.. Holden of the Clevc-
land Plain Dealer he inspired IL cheer
which continued for three minutes and
Kept up all the time the temporary chair.
man was trying to work in his speech.
Charles II. Salem introduced the Pres-
dental candidate at the armory meeting
and Arnold Green ut Music Hall Be
side that of the candidate, speeches were
made ut the former place 10y Hon. NJ A.
Foran and Judge McMath. but to IL deci-
mated audience, and the Music Hall
crowd was entertained by local orators
during its two and Il half hours waiting
In his speech at both places Mr.. Bryan
devoted himself mainly to the financial
question.
Before his arrival at Cleveland, Mr..
bryan made speeches at Chautauqua.
Mayville and Ripley. Much of the coun-
try through which the party passed to-
day seemed to be. Republican in it's com
plexion. At Madison the Republicans
turned out with badges, banners and
bass drum cheering Mckinley and howl
ing at Bryan, but Ashtabula furnished
an enthusiastic crowd of 1900. partly
free silver Republicans.