Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-25
AT NEW HAVEN.
Open Air Meeting of Nearly 15, 900 Broken
UP by Students.


/ UP by Students.
New Haven, Conn.,. Sept 24.---it was 1
o'clock when Mr.. Bryan reached New
Haven from Bridgeport. At the station
big crowd had gathered and considera-
BILE difficulty was experienced in getting
the candidate through the throng. He
was cheered loudly during his progress
from the train to his carriage. With
Hon. Alex Troup, p. S. Bennett, John b.
Sargent, democratic candidate for gov
ernor; A. s. Crandall of Norwich, demo-
cratic candidate for lieutenant-governor
A. b. Fuller democratic candidate for
congress- and others as his escort, Mr..
Bryan. was conveyed to the New Haven
house, brass band leading the way
Another crowd was there. Mr.. Bryan
had brief rest at the hotel and then
held an informal reception.
The Yale college boys DELAYED the big
open air meeting, addressed by Mr. Bry-
an and nearly caused 1t to break up in
confusion. AS it was Mr.. Bryan gave
up attempting to speak and retired in
disgust. The movement of the students
was presumably preconcerted. They
We're distributed through the crowd and
seemed to sing and yell at given signals
When Mr.. Bryan began his speech
there was cheer and chorus from the
students of
''Rah, Rah, Rah, Ya'e."
He tried to go on, but the yels made
him stop again. A song with the refrain
Gold, gold, gold" kept his words from
being heard Finally the candidate sat
down and Mr.. Sargent, Alexander Troup
and DR.. Fuller, the democratic candidate
for congress In this district, made appeals
Tor order They were successful after
Mr.. Bryan had been seated ten minutes
and at 2:50 o'clock he resumed his re-
marks.
But the derisive yells broke forth again
and fifteen minutes later the candidate
ic .txc ff,n al4
Mr.. Bryan spoke from a stand on the
south side of Center church, an ancient
house, of worship, facing 1.-The Green"
1t was an ideal place for an open air
meeting and the weather was perfect
The crowd was enormous. People had
been coming into town all morning on ex-
curslon trains and when Mr.. Bryan en-
tered "The Green" between 1000 and
10000 people were gathered there. over
In another part of the big square the first
division of the Connecticut naval militia
had assembled as guests, Company X Of
Hartford and several thousands Of those
who could not get near enough to hear
the candidate drifted away toward the
military contingent. Their celebration
had no connection with the Bryan meet
ing. With Messrs. Troup, Bennett and
Sargent, Mr.. Bryan was driven to the
square from the New Haven house. He
was cordially received by the throng. Mr..
Bennett. who is chairman of the town
CoiHHitttt, pftsenltu MT. bryan, and as
the candidate rose. the cheering was in
terrupted by Kisses and yells from the
Yale men. The appeals from Mr.. Troup
and the others had temporary effect
only. All through his remarks the wells
continued and Mr.. Bryan cut his speech
short. Altogether he did not speak more
than twenty minutes.
A Singing Rebuke.
As soon as he concluded A. s. Crandall
of Norwich. candidate for lIeutenant
governor stepped forward and sharply
criticised the Yale men. He said:
I'm this city-this city of business men.
this city of working men--I ask you, in
the name of God and man, to take to
your hearts the questions that have been
put so well before you today by William
]. Bryan. I ask you to vote in Novembef
in accordance with them. As to the young
men who have made II impossible for him
to speak today, I ask you not TO believe
that they represent Yale any more than
Mckinley will represent US in November.