The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-29
RFoLK vIRGINLAN: THURSDAY. OCTOBER 80 1896

didate proceeded to the Transit House in
the! stockyardS district The stand from
which he spoke was erected on the
south side of the Transit House, and in
great throng had assembled. The space
was contracted. a big livery stable
marked the boundary for the rear OF the
crowd, which of necessity spread over
the sides for a considerable distance.
twenty-five thousand IS 4 reasonable
estimate of the crowd of sweltering hui
manity. 1t was 4:15 o'clock when he
came and rhe remarks of Tim Cara abine
local merchant, We're cut short in the
storm of applause that arose.
Mr.. Cairabine introduced him, hand
ing him silver horseshoe as he did so.
and the multitude howled again. The
audience was composed principally of
stocll-yards men who manifested wild
approval of some of the remarks made
by the candidate.
TO GERMAN AMERICANS
Mr.. Bryan's first night speech was de-
llvered before the smallest audience that
has greeted him at any place in the
city. The reason for this was shat the
meeting was held in ST. Paul's German
Catholic School, at Ambrose street and
Hoyne avenue, where chruch fair was
in progress and to which an admission
fee was charged. In consequence the
audience was small, the crowd that lis
tened to the overflow meeting on the
outside being much larger. Mr.. Bryan
was three-ouarters of an hour late in
arriving and made a very brief address.
speaking mainly of the Bismarck letter
as of greatest interest to the German
Americans who formed the mass Of the
audience.
The number of people who heard Mr.
land avenue naor T9igh,santh straa+
1,,as only Uuitod h,- ,,ha conooity ~ tbn
hail Proh,blv nm nannIe sonaazad
into the huiIdinq and Stood I'm ewel.
tering mass for perhaps two hours be-
fo,a tho candidate made ht's onnearanca
while perhaps three times that number
Hllad ,bn ct,ao, n,,ts;da
c,rr,,,
ioi'Nt VI AZ fL'Au 81.
The Storm of applause and cheers
which greeted Mr. Bryan lasted several
minutes and seemed to be joined in by
every one in the audience. The can
didate appreciated the fact and began
ms ds,, reiiiar M FMS o! sayins that Fhe audience
know whetha" :, was nacassar,, M w ~ III III
to them at ali. After lea vinr tba Bnl
hemian Hall Mr. Rryan ana bic nsnort
went on foot TO PuIasl,i Hail wbich ;s
ONLY half n block north and on ,I,a otbar
side Of the street larra rnrcn ~
policemen were required 10 make wav
for the candidsite and nroyrsss tbroraI
the crowds was slow Mr. Brvan finaiI,,
reached the stage. He received iom1
and boisterous cTeetinr and n was some
minutes before ne could he nrasnntnd
pE,pIrprIcA> D1-prIC,,rv
-> i'oi LIZ
The speaker devoted much of his time
to the Republican platform. stating Ia
his hearers that four years ago the Re
publicans declared for b!metallisnn and
Shat this years platform asserts that the
American people are not indennndan,
enough to make laws for themselves,
but must walt on the permission of other
in.,ifaI ,b,S vsan saru ,htHlpicans We're
jnosn,,,cb ,s ~ ,nts ,,nI ,, ,nelr p'I,y
nrinnfnian a3,i ,"e p"'tA '"o ueser'ea us
TIC snaoI,ar oorni,,.1aa ,.,.
to hi. ,as,Si,noa 80 t,,n,, VII an appear
ana voto acnoratu,r .' -, " .i put III IuIi iorce
IN Tuesda,. naWt u''e ~ '''e'' CONVICTIONS
JJa w. trn, oo,,o,
AND d,iI.ar ,eu 70 ms carriase
al ,ordi,, ""''e 'i'e crowd cheer-
plGliT THOUSAND.
The vast throng that gathered to-nigh
in and around y.he mammoth tent in its
new location at Harrison and I,oomis
streets. waited more than an bour no
yond the schedule time ror Mr.. r,yan
to appear. II is impossible to give any-
mum hor of ;hn.e who came eynertinse