The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-25
BRYAN VISITS NEW HAVEN
HIS SPEECH ON THE GREEN SUD-
 DENLY TERMINATED.

the Conduct of Yale Students Respon- sible for the Brevity of His Address, The Police Powerless to Control the
 Mob-Cnndidates Sargent and Crandalr
 Present-The Bryan Party Left for Hart-
 for on the o'clock Train.
 William Jennings Bryan, the popo-
 cratic candidate for president address, ed, at least attempted to address, 15.o0o
 people on the old green yesterday af- ternoon. He was obliged to cut his speech short because of the condition
 of his voice and the "joIlying" demon. strations of Yale students. Long before the arrival of the train,
 which brought MT. Bryan and his party
 to this city people assembled on the green in the vicinity of the speakers,
 stand near the Center church. many of
 them wondering at the delay in the ar-
 rival of the man who thinks his eIec-
 ton to the highest office within the gift of the people of these United States is
 assured He did not make his appear
 ance. They were not aware that MT. Daniels, the national committeeman who is managing the Bryan aggrega- tion on the New England tour had said
 that this getting up with the sun and Htaking early trains was not good for
 the health of the popocratic candidate,
 and had vetoed such program. The train which brought the Bryan
 party to New Haven arrived few
 minutes after one O'Clock The fact that this train would bring the candi- date was soon known to hundreds of
 people who fiocked to the depot to get a glimpse of the leader of the silver
 democrats As the time for the arrival
 of the train neared dozens of eager and | expectant persons mounted trunks and boxes that they might see the better. Just then also the parade of the Naval I Militia and their Hartford guests, with their brass bands took place, drawing hundreds more to the scene. | Alexander Troup was the first of the Bryan party to appear on the platform when the train had come to standstill. 1 Chairman Martin soon spied his CO., worker and made his way through the
 crowd. It was but minute before
 Bryan joined them. The crowd fell back as the trio made their way through the depot to where carriages were waiting.
 In the carriage with Mir. Bryan and
 Chairman Troup were Candidates J. B.
 Sargent and Philo s. Bennett. Other
 carriages followed containing promi-
 nent men. A line was formed, and,
 preceded by the Old Guard band, the
 party made it's way up State street to ] Chapel street. The ears of the assem-
 bled multitude on the green caught the sound of approaching music, and as the procession neared the corner of
 Chapel and Church streets hundreds of
 the crowd ran to meet it.
 Those who remained in their places
 on the green expected to see the line of
 in this they were disappointed, as the distinguished visitor and his party
 went immediately to the New Haven
 house and had luncheon. During the | time the speaker was at his meal the crowd surged to and fro, amusing itself as it might. Every available space was | occupied.
 The electric light poles were made
 use of, and one man tried to "shin" a
 large tree. He did not accomplish the feat, but he furnished a small boy with a desire to see the candidate from a high point of view. The small boy
 climbed to the shoulders of a good-na- tured man and then grasped the tree.
 He was soon sitting comfortably in the | fork Then he climbed higher His example was followed by two other | boys.
 It was about 2:9o o'clock when the
 Bryan party left the New Haven house
 and proceeded to the Green. In the carriages were ex-Mayor Sargent, Chairman James B. Martin of the silver town committee, Edward F.
 Tanner of New London, the presiden-
 tial elector; s. A. Crandall of Norwichs the candidate for lieutenant governors c. T. Driscoll, Dr. A. B. Fuller, con-
 gressional candidate from this district;l William H. H. Hewitt, Judge Sheldon, Homer s. Cummings, candidate for secretary of state; Selectman H. C. Bretzfelder, and c. A. Rosenthal.
 The cheering which greeted the can- didate continued until Chairman Mar tin stepped to the front of the platform
 and introduced Hon. J. B. Sargent as
 chairman of the meeting.
 Upon assuming the chair MT. Sargent
 attempted to speak, but was prevented by the crowd which yelled and howled for Billy Bryan."
 MT. Bryan stood for five minutes with uplifted hand as if commanding
 order The vast throng would not
 cease it's noise long enough for him to begin. His voice was so husky as to be
 almost inaudible.
 MT. Bryan had spoken hut few words
 when the we'll known ''Rah! Rahr' of Yale university was heard. From
 that time on the assembly was simply an uncomfortable mob. The mounted police rode through the crowd and Patrolmen M. Hayes and O'Connor fol- lowed quickly in their wake. They
 rushed a couple of supposed freshmen
 out of the crowd.
 l Order was nearly restored when the
 band which attended the naval militia struck up a popular air as the com panies marched off the field. Tired and | almost exhausted Candidate Bryan re-
 sumed his seat.
 Candidate for Lieutenant Governor CrandaIl followed the presidential nom- | inee. He was severe on the Yale men.
 whom he accused of breaking up the
 meeting.
 | Chairman Sargent adjourned the