Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-09-17
NEARLY A RIOT.
Great Excitement Caused at Cleveland,
O., by the Arrest of Speaker
COLORED BAPTISTS MEET.
They Run Their Own Hotel in st. Louis to
Prevent Amy Fuss-AnOther Report
About Sewall Retlrlng-The
Kentucky senatorship.

Kentucky senatOrshlp.
CLEVELAND, O., Sept lG.-A riot was
imminent yesterday afternoon in the
public square. There is an old city or
dinance which requires persons to get
permission from the mayor to make
public speeches on the city property,
but it has never been enforced. Yes
terday afternoon Howard Dennis, a
free silver man, was speaking on the
stand in the square, when he was or
dered by policeman to desist. The
man had no permit and the crowd
Kissed the officer and cried to
the speaker to go on. Den
mis- was placed under arrest
and taken to the central station in
patrol wagon. Immediately 1000 men
shouted, "Come on and tear down the
log cabinw From the roof of the cabin
floats banner advertising Mckinley
excursion to Canton. Prompt action
on the part of the police saved the
cabin from destruction. Dennis was
locked up on the charge of violating
the park ordinance. The square was
filed after the arrest with bowling
mob. George Gordon, Peter Witt
and Stephen Freir local labor lead
ers and free silver men, attempted
to address the crowl and were arrest
ed by Sergeant Walker. The men
were warned before they mounted the
rostrum they would be arrested, but
they claimed free speech was their con-
stitutiopal right, They were taken to
the court and gave bail. At five
o'clock 1000 surrounded the stand in
the square. Mayor McKisson APP
peared and was Kissed. He begged
fer a hearing and, when quiet
was restored, said the police
had exceeded their authority in maxi
ing arrests for talking. He asserted
that he would see that the arrested
labor agitators were released and that
in the future whoever saw fit to speak
from the stand on any topic would be
protected in his right of free speech.
Colored Baptlsts In Convention.
ST. LOUIS, Sept l6.-The National
Colored Baptist association of the
United States met in 10Th annual ses-
sion in the First Baptist church here
ut ten o'clock this morning. Moder-
ator Rev. DIR. Z. C. Morris, of Helena,
Ark, opened the proceedings with
PRAYER and Mayor Wal bridge made an
address of welcome. The convention
will last nearly one week and is attend
ed by over 500 delegates. In view OF
the trouble and dissa tisfact,on caused
by the refusal of the hotels to ac-
commodate the co ored delegates to
the national republican convention
here last June the committee on ar
rangements decided to go into the
hotel business on its own account. The
OLD Hursrs hotel, on Fourth street,
has been secured and fttcl up for the
OCCASION Most of the deloga es will
be lodged there. The ves'ry and Sun
day school rooms Of the First Baptist
church have been converted into q
dining hall, aud there the guests will
be fed.
Another Report About Sewall Retiring.
LITTLE Rock, Ark. Sept. 16.-U. S.
/ Collins, IL personal Irlenu Oh senator
Jones, chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee, stated last night
that in less than one week Mr.. Sewall
would retire as the democratic candi-
date for vice president, and that Chief
Justice Clark, OF North Carolina, would
be placed on the ticket by The demo-
cratic national committee. He further
said that the selection OF Chief Justice
Clark would meet with the hearty sup
port OF Senator Butler, of North Caro-
lima, who will see that Mr.. Watson is
also withdrawn as vice presidential
candidate.
The Kentucky senatorshIp.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Sept l6.-A Frank
fort, Ky, dispatch says the republicans
are determined to elect n successor to
Senator Blackburn at the extra session
of the legislature in December and
that deal has been arranged with the
sound money democrats to cast lots as
to whether Mr. Blackburn's successor
! cbo11 bo Iauoopat Or n rapu bliann