Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-09-04
NATIONAL POLITICS.


NATIONAL POLITICS.
ENTHUSIASM FOR BRYAN.
"There is absolutely no enthusiasm
among the voters over the Democratic
nominee"-says a chorus of Republican
newspapers. few samples, then, are in
order:
Lockport, N. Y, Aug. 2S.-This was the
day of the farmer in William j. Bryan's
campaigning tour aud was the most in
teresting one since he came into the
"enemy's country" OFT in the woods of
Knowlesville, forty miles east of Niagara
Falls, he addressed, the farmers say, at
least 10000 persons. After the speech it
seemed for time that the candidate
might be slaughtered, for the men who
wanted to shake hands nearly pulled him
from the carriage, exhausting him so that
he was obliged to rest upon bed while
Mrs. Bryan figured alone at the reception
which followed.
jamestown, N. Y, Aug. 29.-William J..
Bryan spoke tonight in the convention
hall at Celeron, on Lake Chautauq ua, two
miles from this city. The determination
OF twice as many people as the hall
could hold to hear the presidential can
didate resulted in a crush which would
have ended in great loss of life if the
panic which for half an hour seemed i'm
minent had not been prevented. The
hall contains seats for 5000 people, but
fully $4,000 we're packed into its frail
walls, fighting for mere standing room
an hour before the speech making began.
A choir on the stage started to sing
''The Star Spangled Banner" and before
the end of the first sentence was REIN
forced by thousands of voices, making
great chorus.
When Mr.. Bryan was introduced the
trouble began. The audience climbed
upon their chairs to cheer and did not
climb down. Mr.. Bryan appealed to
them to be seated and his appeals were
entirely ineffective. He stood for five
minutes making this endeavor, and all
the time more people crowded into the
doors and climbed in the windows. There
were thousands outside and few police.
men to keep them back.
Viewed from the platform the whole
auditorium was struggling mob, while
overhead men clung like monkeys to the
rafters.
There were 500 men in the center aisle
and those in the front we're in danger of
being crushed to death. Women were
shrieking on the platform and other ladies
there sat with white faces. Mrs. Bryan
smiled nervously, for it looked as though
the people below would be pushed onto
the stage. Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Sibley and
several committeeman took turns in ap-
pealing to those in the aisles and the back
of the hall to 60 out, but they could not,
although many tried. One man il the
gallery got hearing and yelled: "For
Gods sake 60 out; there will be panic;
people will be killed." Another in the
pit called out: Don't speak Bryan, don't;
60 home. This is dangerous"
Mr.. Bryan said that he would not speak
and started to leave, Mr.. Sibley making
the announcement that the meeting
would have to be abandoned unless
part of the audience could be driven out.
Half dozen policemen struggled to
clear the middle aisle. Word was finally
shouted that Mr.. Sibley would make an
outdoor speech. Thirty-fve minutes af-
ter MIR. Bryan had made his first attempt
to speak he made the second beginning,
and the speech was providentially finished
without accident. In the crowds outside,
however, many people were squeezed un-
til they tainted before Mr.. Sibley created
diversion by speaking from stand
some distance from the hall. The en-
thusiasm of the night, apart from the
troubles, was greater than Mr.. Bryan had
ooop ainon kho Nhioono NON vapkiOp
Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 1.-Mr. Bryan
had the state capitol grounds for his
forum and the memory OF the local poll
ticians contains no such demonstration
as the one in which he played the star
part.
Looking down from the roof of the
capitol building an hour before the can
didate arrived, one saw the whole place,
on all sides, swarming with men, women
and childen, a large part Of the city's
population, reinforced by visitors to the
state fair, now in progress. They jostled
and pushed about the grounds and poured
through the corridors of the building in
kaleidoscope currents, cheering the sky
rockets which popped in the air and the
brass bands stationed on the steps for
their entertainment. On account Of the
size of his audience Mr.. Bryan adopted a
novel method of speaking, talking to
sections of the crowd alternately from
each of the four sides of the platform.
Even then not more than tenth of the
people could hear him.
In opening his speech Mr.. Bryan said:
"Lsdies and gentlemen, this is the largest
audience to which ever tried to speak.
I have had occasion to talk where the
audience Allied the house, but never had
| occasion to talk where the audience filled
all outdoors. II you will vote as you
now shout, don't see how there can be
any question about the triumph OF free
silver in the state of Ohio"
Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 4.-The Bryan
train arrived In this city little after 8
O'Clock. Thirty Thousand people Is .
conservative estimate Of the solid acres
of humanity gathered in the high school
square this evening to hear Bryan's ad-
dress. Forty Thousand possibly would
be nearer tho correct figures. The au-
disnce was very enthusiastic. Bryan be-
Qan by saying: "As I look over this vast
audience, which is measured by acres
rather than by the heads, am lead to re.
Qret that the silver craze 10 dying out"
aBoys will be boys" but you can't af-
| ford to lose any of them. Be ready for
the green apple season by having De-
| Wits Collie 4 Cholera Cure In the house.
Nswton's drug store.