The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-24

BROOKLYN, N Y, Sept. 23.-Will-
lam Jennings Bryan, the Democratic
candidate for president, delivered three
speeches tonight. The first was in the
Academy OF Music, the next TO an over
flow meeting outside. and later he adj
dressed a large gathering of laboring
men in the upper part of the city. A
Sold mass of humanity packed the
Academy of Music. It was early
crowded, and fully an hour before the
beginning Of the meeting the doors
were closed and thousands turned
away. The streets surrounding the
Academy were blocked with a disap-
pointed throng, who struggled and
foughr to gain admittance to see the
Democratic standard bearer.
When Chairman of the County Conn
miEtee James .. Bell took his seat on
the speakers stand at O'Clock there
were
TANNED INTO THE HALL
over 5000 people There was fair
SprInkikng Of ladies present
Among those who sat upon the stage
were Elliot DaEifoVtsl, chairman of the
Democratic state committee; Senator
Blackburn, of Kentucky; Colonel Phil
Thompson, eX-cougressgnan from Ken
lucky.
At sos o'clock, Mr. Bell raped for
order and introduced as chairman
Judge William A. Gaynor, of this city
Mr.. GaynDr was heartily received, the
audience rising and cheering him to
the echo. Just before the opening of
the meeting Mr.. Bryan was escorted
to the theatre by ex-CongTessman
Clancy and B. J. York, of the Kings
county Democratic cornmttnee, and re-
manned in am ante-reon until his turn
TO speak. After preliminary remarks
in which Judge. Gaynpr said that in
this campaign the Democratic party
would not be wanting for leaders,
Senator Patrick H. McCarren was in
PRODUCED and read a. resolution (Which
was adopted with rousing cheers)
pledging the Democrats of Kings coun-
" TO AN earnest and uncompromising
support Of Eryan and Sewall.
When The names of Senator Quay
Il and air. Platt, both of whom were sar-
NcaStic2dsy alluded TO in the reSotu-
tinns, were mentioned, there were
misses, while loud groans followed the
mention of Chairman Hanna's name.
THEN Mr.. BRYAN CAME.
The secretary had just said:
Il have a list Of vice-presidenEs of
the meeting, I will read a. few" but
he never read them. Mr.. Bryan had
become tired of waiting for the prelim-
inarie5 to end, and with Bernard J.
York, had entered the stage from the
rear and walked calmly down the mar
row aisle formed by the sitting and
standing people. A mighty shout went
UP. The audience seemed to rise as
one man. In an instant men and
women Were shouting with all the
power of their lungs, and as nearly
everybody was armed with a snaG
American flag, these were waved in the
air. until the whole auditorium aD-
peared co be a kaleidoscope of red
while and blue. Those who did not
participate at first became infected
with the enthusiasm and rose and
Hcheered with their more emotional
aeiglbors
1t was a stirring scene.
Judge Gaynor finally az zed for quiet
and obtained it after the cheering had
lasted Eve minutes Judge Gaynor
saw that lit was no use to make a for
mai speech. The crowd wanted to hear
Bryan, and Bryan adone, SO the intro
dlction was brief:
I'VE wiz dispense with the formal
parts of the meeting and l will now
introduce TO YOU your great leader, Mr..
Bryan"
That was all the judge said, and has
last words we're drowned in the roar
that again arose from every part of the
house, and as the band played
"RALLY ROUND THE FLAG"
the people had a new incentive to shout.
When quiet was restored Mr.. Bryan
spoke as follows:
IF you don't STOP if you don't pre-
serve order, our opponents viii say you
are against order as well as against
law.
Il esteem it a great privilege to be
permitted to defend the cause which
has been espoused in this campaign,
SD am glad to be permitted to pre-
sent that cause to the people of Brook
lyn. I only wish that that d6stin-
gaished divine whose name has added
even TO the fame of your great city,
Henry Ward Beecher (applauSel, We're
champion the cause Of the people in
their great fight. Before addressing
myself to the money question, 1 desire
to say something in regard to the
y3lanAs of our platform, which have
been assaileSl by the enemy [ only
speak of them because persons high in
the Republican party have called at
tention to them and sought to twist
them into a meaning never intended.
and 70 give them an INTERPRETATION
which they VIII not bear Mr. Bryan
then read the plank denouncing
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE
and declared it as mild in. tone when
j viewed by the side of the plank on the