Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30

cheer. which, I'm its intensity, suggested
the Chicago convention. Every one stood
on a chair, waving his handkerchief. and
the cheer kept up for several minutes.
ALMOST A PANIC.
After this began al trouble which came
almost to being a panic, and under the
conditions there, panic would nave
surely resulted In loss OF life. Mr.. Frank
II. Mott introduced Mr.. Bryan. The
presidential candidate stepped forward,
and after the cheer, stood waiting for
quiet. The people kept crowding In at
the doors and pressing TO the front. Mr..
Bryan begged those in the aisles TO go
out lest n panic should result and, by
word and gesture implored them for
order, but he could not get it. Members
Of the committee, Mr.. Mott and Mr.. SID
ley, took turns at exhorting the people
to keep back, but they were not heed
ed One excited man in the gallery got
q hearing, and cried: go out, lot
Heavens sake; there will be panic
and people will be killed" others IN the
audience made similar appeals
Mr.. Bryan declared that he would not
speak under such dangerous conditions.
Mr.. Sibley announced that Mr. Bryan
would leave the hall, and talk in the
open air, II the people would go out
Finally. the intelligence was conveyed 10
the people that Mr.. Bryan would talk
outside after the indoor meeting, ana
Mr.. Sibley would talk outside at once.
Several hundred people were induced TO
leave. and then. after thirty-hve minutes
OF struggling against the determination
Of more people than the hall would hold
20 hear him, Mr.. Bryan was able to begin
his speech.
MIR. BRYAN jokes.
The address delivered by Mr.. Bryan
was largely on the lines Of his speech at
I4ornellsville to-day. He put the .au-
dience i'm good humor at once by the state
,ueut that when so many people gathered
together on such an occasion, and put
themselves to so much personal discon-
fort I'm a banner Republican county, he
was afraid to 20 into any Democratic
counties to speak.
Mr.. Bryan devoted himself almost en-
tirely to silver as the paramount issue OF
the campaign. All his references TO for
eigners ruling this country financially
we're loudly cheered. particularly his
question, IF you cannot expect pity from
ST. Louis, how can you expect 1t from
Lombard street," His remark that the
Republican party had destroyed the mar
ket for silver also gained great applause,
he said that he would even admit that
some Democrats had become particepes
criminis in the transaction for the de-
monetiZation Of silver. Referring to the
importation OF Mexican dollars by mer-
chants here as an object lesson. he said
that IL was only this year that the mer-
chant. az the instigation Of his banker,
had seen fit to consult the wants Of his
customers. Great cheering)
The greatest cheering the orator Sc
cured during the evening was when ne
said: owe as Democrats, are glad 10
get rid Of those Democrats who are
using the Democratic party for private
gain. / say they are gone" he said. we
bid them good-speed into the Republican
party. And 1 say that whenever one
OF these Democrats makes a hole
to get into the Republican party
it VIII be big enough to let out ten
honest Republicans who want TO come TO
the Democratic party. Great cheer!ng)
He appealed 10 his audience as patriots
10 destroy the Republican party, and was
loudly cheered.
Mr.. Bryan, with a few pleasant words,
made his bow, and, withdrew from the
hall. It was II o'clock when they reached
the sherman House There Mr.. Bryan
was obliged 10 shake hands with hundreds
of people until near midnight.
DimcuIty In Getting Hall.
TOLEDO, o.. August 29.-The local Ez-
ecutive Committee, which has charge or
the arrangements for the Bryan demon
stration here on next Wednesday, has so
far been unable TO secure hail In which
the nominee could speak. Propositions TO
rent Memorial Hall and the armory We're
declined. Then il was decided 20 have
Mr.. Bryan speak in the open air, in front
of the high school. 4 platform bad just
been completed. when the superintendent
notified the cOmmitte that Mr.. Bryan
could not speak there, and the platform
must come down. Just what the COM
mite will do now is not apparent.