Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-16
LIVELY REPUBLICAN MEETING.
MFR. Brown Speaks mt Old-Murket
HILL Under Difficulties.

A crowd Of several hundred. half OF
them negroes, gathered in Old-Market
Hall last night and heard two-hour
speech delivered by Mr.. Il. p. Brown, OF
New York. The audience, taken as
whole, was not such a one az could easily
grapple with the anti-free silver argu-
ments of the speaker. and many OF his
PROPOSITIONS and deductions fell rather
short. Among the whites there were not
q few Democrats, and they frequently Iii III
terrupted the speaker with questions. Inc
meeting was a most osorderly one, ana
the police had more I AN once to escort
to tie street some bolsterous member Oh
the audience. .
MFR. n. ]. Smith called the meeting TO
order. and I'm a few words introduced the
New Yorker. At the very outset some
one interrupted Mr.. Brown by SHOUTING
1--WE are going TO vote Tor Bryan M.
Smith did not take this good Laturediy'
and pointed the man out 10 an omcer.
The speakers argument against free sill
yer was that which has been made so
often here during this campaign. His pre-
dlctions as to the way the country was
going produced the greatest enthusiasm
When he had reached that portion OF his
remarks many members OF the Old Do
minlon Club. which had just been In ses-
sion in Thon's Hall. across the street,
s sDssEs sDe ha any a az his sy
Mr.. Brown said that New YORK WOULD
go for Mckinley by over 100000 majority.
Bryan. he declared, had recently. eel ..
in New York city, but at the end Of his
burning deck-alI alone" There is not
a Bryan flag" he said. swinging across
a distance Of twelve miies. but fortyseven
Mckinley flags are flying" Maryland
and Pennsylvania would also go for Nc
Kinley. he declared You Know th s
has all gone by" Now take West vir-
ginia. Have you any doubt about West
Virginia. Take old Virginia AT TINS
loud that the speaker had to discontinue
his remarks for several minutes. Contin-
ung. he said From what l have seen In
old Virginia she will give. Mckinley from
with which this assertion was received by
the Democrats present. and more particu-
larly those of the Old Dominion Club,
angered the speaker: and he sappiem 1s ye
will just give her an honest count" The
shouts for Bryan again interrupted him
and the speaker then made remark
which, had the gentlemen who had just
come in been In the condition OF many
OF those who had come 10 cheer for Nc
Kinley. might have resulted In serious
disturbance. The speaker exclaimed, 81
notice the thieves In Virginia are all
continued: "Ohio will go for Mckinley
by more than 10000, Kentucky Will 90 for
him; It is a fair fight In Tennessee: the
Seventh District I'm Alabama will go for
Mckinley. and send Republican to Con-
grsss. Indiana. Illinois, Michigan. Iowa.
Wisconsin, North and South Dakota will
every one Of them go. for Mckinley:
Washington, Oregon, and California will
go for Mckinley"
In reply to request to say something
about Bryan. the New Yorker admitted
that he Is man OF pure life and charac-
ter, but declared that he will be beaten
in his own precinct, town. and State.
The meeting here came to an end, and
the crowd left the hall rather boisterous-
ly.