The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-30

And with Him Comes the Doodle
Four Bands and Two Drum
Corps Enliven the Echoes, Blu
That Overflow Meeting on the
Outside Ended Disastriously-J.
Frank Supplee Insults the Peo-
pie of Frederick.
Boss Wellington came to town on
Tuesday last, with his pockets lined
with lush. He was at once the centre
of an admiring multitude. The Half
ner delegation took him in tow aud
stayed with him This is the first
time their great ideal has been in Fred
erick since his. Senatorial victory at An
napolis last spring, and the date of his
coming was naturally set aside as an
occasion demanding the most glitter
ing display of enthusiasm and pyro-
technics in the shop. Wellington met
the Haffner Central Committee that
day and they were his at once, if not
sooner. 1t Is said on good authority
that Mr.. Haffner received the dough
for distribution, aud Colonel Motter
and his friends will feel somewhat
lonely. They certainly got the marble
heart, but the fun is not all over yet
by long. odds and they may say some
thing on election day that will bring
confusion to the managers of their
party. OF course, such good Oppor-
tunity for grand outburst of eloquence
could not be overlooked, and so meet
ing was advertised for Tuesday even
ing at:the City Hall. Four bands of
music and two drum corps paraded the
streets and fire works galore lit up the
somber darkness of the night into
MONDAY splendor. Crowds came from
all parts of the county, so the Republic
cans say, but the greater number SEEM
City, not to speak of those who came
from MiddletOwn on the trolley ''par-
ty." Rumor has it that Mr.. Wellington
paid all the bills. The meeting in the
hall was quiet and orderly. Yelling
IOD. JOuu hCDOndlO1 Odh1uCA
Jr., and j. Frank Supplee made
speeches. While the meeting was in
progress upstairs a band of music be-
gan playing on the outside. This drew
a crowN of young men and boys who
are always on hand when the "band
PLAYS on :" and some of the leaders sug
gested the idea of an "Overt1OW meet
ing.n Another band was called upon
to drum the boys up and when suffi-
Gent number had appeared, Mr.. Sam
uel J. Randall stood on the City Hall
steps and began to address them.
AS soon as he mentioned Bryan's name
the crowd cheered and hOwled Justify
for their favorite, for it seemed that
nearly all were silver sympaLhizers.
He soon realized that "he could do
nothing with those fellows" and went
upstairs peacefully. On account of the
noise and the footing of tin horns, the
crowd became larger every minute,
and soon there appeared upon the stone
steps another hero who bad taken up
the mantle of his predecessor and who
determined to be heard and needed.
He was J. Frank Supplee, Lieut.. in
the Fourth Regiment, aud quite
noted parsonage around Baltimore.
He seemed to think his presence could
quell the storm and launched forth
with invectives against Mr.. Bryan at
the very onset. This had the same eff
feet that red flag has before an an
CRY bull. The crowd yelled and
shouted itself hoarse for Bryan and the
speaker after that could not get in
word edgewise. Taken off his guard
by this unexpected outburst of oppo-
site enthusiasm and total disregard for
his august presence, Mr.. Supplee hurl-
ed q terrible malediction at the multi
tude which very few persons will at
any time let pass unchallenged. This
language was SO wild and prOfane that
even the most steadfast Republicans
present were shocked and mortified
that such d man should have been chO-
sen to address our people. 1t was q
singing insult to the crowd. Mr..
Supplee needed the protection of the
police, who kept him from possible in
jury. Some persons have said that the
crowd should have remained quiet and
let the speakers talk. Of course, this
would have been the proper thing to
do, and doubtless it would have been
SO if the people in the streets had been
Republicans, or Democrats willing to
be talked TO. But on the other hand,
not excusing any ruffianism that may
have exhibited itself on the occasion of
which we speak, we say that a person
has as much right to cheer on the
street for Bryan as another has for
Mckinley. The meeting was not call
ed for the street in front of the City
Hail. and hence it was not expected
that perfect quiet should reign. In
side it was entirely different and bad
any noisy demonstration been made to
interrupt the meeting by any person or
persons, we would have been the first
to advise severe punishment for the of
Tense. But whatever may be said of
the aforementioned incident, nothing
can palliate one iota the gross insult of
fered our people by that self-consequen-
tial. acrobatic rainbow chaser and
prince of boilers, J. Frank Supplee.
EXPIRES SIONS OF PROMI