Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-01

an would be the inauguration of the era
 of humanity, and he asked them to march
 to the polls in solid phalanx to his sup
 port. Mr. Debs asked his hearers to vote
 for MT Donnelly in the First district and
 Mir. Oliver in the Second district for con-
 gress as the representatives of the peo- pie and the foes of monopoly. In conclu- sion MT. Debs said word to the ladies
 present. He said: of had my way they
 would march to the polls with us. I want to see the time when man and woman will walk side by side and enjoy the en- rapturing vision of a land without a slave"
 When the eloquent labor leader finished there was a rush to the stage to shake him by the hand. He had aroused great enthusiasm, and the leaders of the Bryan forces predicted great results from his remarkabl ble speech.
 AS early as o'clock it was manifest that the hall would not accommodate more than half the people who had con- gregated to hear the great labor leader. Elm street in front of the hall was a mass or humanity struggling to get in the hall. Many of them gave it up and adjourned to Washington park, where they sat on the benches and looked at the crowd surging up and down the steps of the hall
 was determined to hold an overflow meeting. There had been no stand erect ed on the outside, and MT. V. H. Heimer of Chicago mounted the stone balcony and made a ringing address from it. The interest which the people feel in this issue " demon strated by the way that they sought to get within hearing distance of the speakers. There were several thou sand people who gathered outside the hall and remained until the last speaker had finished. The mention of Bryans name was all that was necessary to send up a a ma Q 70 m h n ira q rattle.
 MT. Heimer was followed by B. G. Tate and several other well known silver ora tors, who held the undivided attention of the crowd until the big meeting in the hall was over. The, cars on Elm street were blocked for some time, but by S:3O the police succeeded in getting the people onto the sidewalks
 Hon. Eugene V. Debs arrived in Gin cinnati at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 He was met by the reception committee, consisting of T. J. Mulvihill, Hugh Caya- naugh, Henry Peterson, Ernst A. Weir and others and escorted In carriage to the Gibson house. MT. Debs was tired out from travelling and frequent speaking, and after taking bath laid down for a short rest. He Is in fine health and spirits.
 Everything looks well for Bryan" de- clared MT. Debs. 'I have never seen such crowds as greet our speakers everywhere. l spoke to 30000 people in the little town of Nelsonville the other day, and my meet ings at Cleveland and Akron were the largest ever held in those cities. I firmly believe that the workingmen have walked up and will go almost solidly for the cause oS the people by voting for Bryan Indiana and Illinois, in my opinion, are both all right and 1t would not surprise me to see Bryan carry Ohio. Our people feel very confident of 1t all over the state." What do you think of Arthur, Sargent and other officials of the Railroad Broth erhood coming out for McKinley?" T am not surprised at it, although they
 all signed the free silver petition to con-
 gress two years ago. Their excuse now is that conditions have changed since then, In which assertion they are right but not in the manner they would have people believe. I can't understand how any laborer or friend of labor can vote | for Mckinley when every trust and mo- nopolist in the country is for him, and the enemies of labor are all for the Hanna candidate"
 Mir. Debs will leave today for Fort Wayne, Ind, where he speaks tonight. He was greatly delighted over the mag nifcent reception accorded him in Cin- cinnati.