The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-11
RowD1Es AT MARKET HALL,
Impatient for Bryan, Interrupted
the EARLY Speakers.

the EARLY Speakers.
The largest and by far the most
noisy audience which ever assembled
in Market hall greeted w. J. Bryan on
his arrival there last night Other
speakers Of local popularity had been
provided to entertain the audience
until Mr.. Bryan's arrival but although
the hall was well filled early in the
evening, it was evident that the crowd
had very little thought for any but the
presidential candidate. Most of those
who attended arrived late and those
who got there early exhibited frequent
and pronounced signs of impatience.
Many In the audience were decidedly
disorderly and speakers were repeated
ly interrupted with shouts of 'Hurrah
for Bryan" Judge Harris, of Duluth,
who spoke late, was simply shouted
down and forced to retire
BY the time Mr.. Bryan did arrive
every bit of available space in the hall
was filled. Every seat was occupied
and the aisles were only distinguish
able from the fact that those who &C.
cupied them were compelled to stand.
In the audience were many ladies.
Hundreds were unable to even get into
the building and stood out in the rain
waiting to see the distinguished visitor
The meeting was called to order by
Joseph Pottgeiser, who very briefly in
troduced Gen. George L. Becker, the
chairman of the evening. Gen. Becker
in assuming the chair said:
I desire to make my Acknowledgements to
the gentlemen who have done me the honor
to call upon me to preside over this great
assemblage l am pleased that you have Sc
lected me- as this is the first opportunity I
have had during this campaign to declare my
satisfaction at the fact that can follow
both my duty and my inclination IN voting
for w. j. Bryan. I believe with all my
heart in the Chicago platform, which | con-
slider the ablest and brightest political ut
terance since the declaration of Independence
AND | believe w. j. Bryan to be the purest
brightest and ablest of American statesmen.
| honor the candidates as well as the plat
form.
Judge John P. Rea, Of Minneapolis. was in
troduced, and spoke somewhat as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens: 1t
begins to look as though this silver craze
vas dying out, doesn't 1t? That's what our
friends on the other side tell us. but I mo-
ticed that the Minneapolis Tribune had rather a
ooielui tone this morning as though the
craze nad begun to look rather dangerous
think that the young man who was cho
sen by the Chicago convention to lead ne 70
victory Is the boldest, bravest and manifest
OF american statesmen,
In his eighty day tour of the United statoa
ne mas made 200 speeches. and among them
an there was not foolish one, and he has
maze MAC no o., mistakes And the American people
Will ratify the choice of the convention by
making this man the first In the land These
fellows on the other side cell him a bow hut
ne is nve years older than Thomas jefferson
was when he wrote the declaration of indie
pendence, and four years older than Alexan
der Hamilton when he wrote the CONSTITUTION
Of the United States. He Is two years older
than is required and I consider 1t an act If
Providence that he was born In time.
Never in the history of our country has
there been greater movement than this So
called craze which has its origin at the fire.
side and in the home OF every citizen Of this
country.