The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-24
GREAT LABOR DEMONSTRATION
Brooklyn Wage Earpers De-
clare the Silver Leader to
be Their Candidate.
THEY DENoUNCE REPUBLICANIsM
During the Day MIR. Bryan Delivered
Sneeches at Several Towns in New
Jersey and Was Accorded a
Royal Greeting at
All of Them.

New York, Sept. 23.-Before SIX
o'clock every entrance to the Academy
of Music in Brooklyn was the battle
ground Of a howling, tumultuous mob,
and when the doors were flung open
: little later it took but a few minutes
to fill the hall.
Tt was a good humored crowd and it
had a great deal Of amusement with
itself pending the arrival OF the can
didate. In one corner of the orchestra
space was a brass band which helped
the fun along by playing patriotic airs.
A very considerable portion of the
audience consisted of women, every
box containing party, while a num-
Der were seated upon the stage. BY
7:3o %. m. every inch of space was oc-
cupied except the two main alsles
which. the police kept clear until after
the arrival of Mr.. Bryan and his party.
Fully 5000 people were in the house.
Among them were many OF brooklyn 3
prominent Democrats, including Hugh
Mclaughlin. the local leader, and the
members of the county organization.
By o'clock the crush had become
so thick that all the doors to the
Academy were closed, shutting out
clamoring crowd of thousands who
thronged the streets.
When Jas. d. Bell, chairman of the
Kings county Democracy, raped for
order, the candidate had not yet ar
rived.
In few words Mr.. Bell named as
chairman of the meeting Fighting
Judge" VIM. j. Gaynor, of the Supreme
court, whose name was greeted with
tremendous applause.
The Judge stepped to the little table
in front of the stage and pounded the
gavel. He made neat speech in which
he said this was time for moral cour-
age. "In the hour when we are being
called by those whom we created here
in the East ferries of Down with
them'') anarchists Ca cry of do we
look it?'') and communists, and this
we are called, for calmly and dispas-
sionately declaring our earnest convic-
tions. fsis
He concluded by naming Patrick H.
McCarron as secretary of the meeting.
After his selection had been ratified,
the Senator read a set of resolutions
which the meeting adopted They re-
cited that the election to be held in
November is of greater Importance
than any since the civil war, denounced
corporations and monopolies and com
plimented Bryan for the skill with
which he had thus far led the fight.
''We find our faith in him strength
ened," say the resolutions, 'sby the
abuse poured out upon him by the
enemies of the people, the defamers
of the Democracy and the traitors
to the Democracy who, venturing to
insult the intelligence of the American
people by using the Democratic name
as deeoy flag, have at last found their
fitting home in the bosom of Repub-
licanism as it is typified by Quay, of
Pennsylvania; Platt, of New York, and
Mark Hanna, the labor crusher of
Ohio
The document in conclusion pledges
the allegiance of the county Democ-
racy for Bryan and the whole ticket.
Senator McCarron had scarcely fin
ished before distant shouts from the
outside of the building announced
the arrival of the Bryan party. The
noise grew louder and nearer, gradual
ly developing into a muffied roar, and
eventually bursting into a torrent of
sound, the volume of which shook the
building to the centre, as the candidate
walked down the stage.
The noise continued unabated for
six minutes, at the end of which time
Mr.. Bryan's raised hands finally
brought about order. Without delay
he stepped to the front Of the stage
and began speaking.