Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-24
ACTS OF A BRYAN MOB
Gross Indignity offered to Secretary Car.
Isle at 0Ovington.
KENTUCKlANS RESENT THE INSULT
vile Epithcts Shouted In His Enrs
Eggs and Cigar Butts Hurled
mt Him by the Free
Silvcritcs.

secretary OF the United States treasury,
John G.. Carlisle, by men OF his native state
and city is the leading topic OF conversa-
tion today. While accounts differ as to the
degree OF brutality manifested by those In
the hall and on the street around tho build
ing, there is no dispute as to the bitterness
of the feeling manifested.
Secretary Carlisle was purposely detained
in the hall by his friends In the hope that
the outside crowd would dsperse, but as
soon as Carlisle discovered this he insisted
on going out Immediately. Then a police
escort was provided and by main force q
passage to the street was obtained. Vile
epithets were then showered at the sec-
retary, and one man, John Fagan, threw a
lighted cigar in his face and stopped as it
to pick up a more formidable missile Ho
was promptly seized by the police, but was
discharged, no one preferring a charge. Sec
retary Carlisle, on reaching Mr.. Helms door.
thanked the chief of police for the protec-
tion Afforded
Secretary Carlisle found himself the Gems
ter OF widespread attention today In conss,
quence of the gross indignity offered him
durl,s his speech on Thursday night In
Odd Fellows hall in Covington. The first
indications came In calls from friends and
reighbors anxious 90 assure him of their
pN'SSNoNioh vi tht mcSSaReA
began to arrive showing that similar feel
Ing existed in other portions of the state.
AT length Mr.. Carlisle was Obliged to deny
himself TO callers to enable him to get the
rest he needed and to attend to his corre-
spondence. The feeling In Coyington. az
well as in Cincinnati, ran high as the mat.
ter was discussed.
The Cincinnati Chamber OF Commerce.,
regardless of political partisanship, called
special meeting and appointed commits
tee to give Mr.. Carlisle most urgent in.
vitation to visit the Chamber of Commerce
before he returns to Washington. The feel
ing that prompted the meeting was that
the members wanted an opportunity to
show the secretary of the treasury the high
regard in which he is held by the Chamber
OF Commerce. In addition to this a large
delegation OF gold democrats from Walnut
Hill called to urge the secretary to give
them an address and to allow them to tes-
tify their appreciation by giving him a be-
coming hearing. To all requests fdk
speeches MIR. Carlisle was obliged to give
refusal, as the five speeches he has prom
ised to give in Kentucky fully occupy all
the time he can spare from his public du-
ties.
Speaking of last nights occurrence tho
secretary regarded 1t as more than an acci-
dental occurrence. In his opinion Ii was
an organized mob. ~ did not know dur
Ing my speech that any such thing had
been done. OF course / saw the disorder in
u
had gathered in the rear OF the hall. Tho
body OF the house was decent and well be-
haved. Indeed many ladies were present.
/ heard also the noise In the street,
but did not know what IL was | did nor
speak TO the mob but once. l saw IL did
no good / was still in ignorance of what
was going on outside the hall, though my
friends seemed to be advised of 1t. They
kept OBTAINING me in various ways until at
last asked why we did not go. Then they
told that a crowd RathpraI al
the hall and they were waiting until it
should dsperse. When heard that l said
/ was going and we started. When l gov
to the door l saw the crowd there. They
had been waiting purposely there all tha
time. There was a rush and II was with
great difficulty that we got out of the build
ing and along the streets. They followed
us until within a square of Mr.. Helms
house, when the police formed line acrosH
the street and stopped further progress.
THE gathering outside the hall, the fol.
lowing of those 200 or 800 men for several
squares through the streets was not nero
accident; 1t was an organized affair" 4
To wish expressed that better treat4
ment awaited him at the speeches he is
yet to make, he replied: at makes little
difference to me. 1t is an illustration of
what may be expected everywhere II the
principles of the Chicago platform prevail.
Personal indignity and even personal vio|
lence will hurt those who attempt it mora
than 1t can harm me-"
The secretary left tonight in order ia
meet his engagement at Bowling Green
KY, tomorrow.