Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-26
HOLDING Music HALL.
Geo. Fred. Williams Supporters Re-
main I'm the Building.

In the old-fashioned Music Hall at Bos-
ton last night Mr.. Bryan closed one of the
most eventful days OF his eastern tour.
The place has a capacity of about 1000
persons under ordinary circumstances An
hour before the candidates party arrived
two-thirds of the seats were filled 10y ticket
holders, and hundreds were standing. When
the building had been filled from wall TO
wall the doors were closed. and clamorng
thousands went away disappointed. The
crowd cheered for everything il could
think of i'm connection with the meeting,
pending the arrival OF the speakers.
When George Fred Williams. with his
party, pushed their way to the front of
the stage the crowd burst into tumultuous
applause. Immediately behind Mr.. VIII
lians were Mr. Arthur Sewall and a com
mittee.
Chairman Dennison promptly faced the
audience, but more than five minutes
elapsed before the demonstration of en-
thusiasm, which began when Mr.. Sewall
first became visible. had subsidized sufficient
for him to be heard. Then. in a speech
frequently broken by cheers, he introduced
George Fred Williams. The storm of APP
plause and cheering which Mr. Williams
name evoked lasted fully five minutes.
AT its conclusion MIR. Williams began
what proved TO be a most sensational
speech. Almost every sentence was wildly
cheered.
Mr.. Williams. first declared that he APP
peared In behalf of a good cause, and con-
tinued with an argument in behalf of
Bryan and Sewall and the Chicago plat
form.
Mr.. Williams then addressed himself to
todays state democratic convention and
said:
will openly declarS-g their opposition
to the democracy, and their purpose to
defeat it. holu their places in the party
organization in order 10 defeat the cause
u-hi io afl N in he n
form adopted at Chicago. IApplause)
Il have gone forward in This leadership
great applause and cheeringl. ] have no;
ceased to hate and defy the TRAITORS who
hold our party organization tgreat ap-
plause and prolonged cheering. and They
are now at this very moment. with gold
standard majority, undertaking TO defeat
rights in that convention tomorrow.
tHowls and hisses)
He then criticised the method of dis
tributing tickets 10 the convention, and
added II wrote TO the mayor Of the city
of Boston "a storm of hsses). pleading to
him for honest convention. aud saying
that we should hold him personally re-
sponsible applause and cries of ''GoodD
for upsettiEg the will of this convention.
He and those he is leading-for he is lead
ing | tell YOU of that side-let him hide
no longer Applause and hssesD-he and
his men decided that they would keep up
their fraudulent methods until tomorrow.
Now. what | propose is this: That when
this m eetir is ended. those who hold Gre
dentials in this house shall remain here"
Great applause and cries Of We will.D
Here the song of We Won't Go Home
Until Morning started. and for a
few minutes nothing but applause and the
singing could be heard. When MIR. VIII
liams procured order he continued:
Il ask hem to remain here TO hold a
meeting either for the drafting of bill
of equity to be presented to a Judge to-
morrow morning to secure their rights zap
plause), or else If, when you are gathered.
you deem II best to remain I'm this hall
until IL o'clock tomorrow. CGreat applause
and cries of I'VE will do it, ! viii pay
for the breakfasts. though | canno; pro-
vide for them" (Great applause ami en-
| thusiastic Cheering.D
Then a scene of confusion followed The
band in the gallery started up the tune
Hold the Fort. for i Am Coming, and
| the crowd stood on the chairs and yelled
themselves hoarse.
The Williams men continued to hold the
hall after Mr. Bryan spoke and the audi
ence had dispersed