The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-02
Big DAY FOR BRYAN.
Great Demonstration In His
Behalf at Cleveland.
MADE THREE SPEECHES THERE.

MADE THREE SPEECHES THERE,
His Address In Central Armory Was
Listened 60 by sixteen thousand Peo-
pie-The Crowd 90 See and Hear
Mr.. bryan Came Prom Many cities
In Ohio.
CLEVELAND. Sept. candidate Bry-
an has been the object Of no other dem
onstration so vociferous and so spectacu-
lar as that which tSe city Of Cleveland
gave him last night, and nowhere else,
with the possible exception Of New
York. have so many people attempted
TO hear him talk. Two great audiences
listened TO Mr.. Bryan. the frs. in Cen
trail armory. whore $4,000 people were
packed the second in Music hall, which
held 5000. and afterwards no spoke to
several thousands from the balcony Of
the Hollenden hotel. Bands and march.
ing campaign clubs were numerous
about the streets, and with thousands Of
strangers in its gates the city wore a
holiday aspect.
Special trains brought out.of.town
clubs in during the afternoon. Five
hundred came In ON one train from Can.
ton, the members Of the Bryan club Of
that city with their friends; two trains
came from Akron and others from Lor.
raine, Cuyahoga and other Ohio and
Pennsylvania points.
For two or three squares the streets
about the depot were thronged when
the cannon announced the arrival Of
the train ON which the candidate came,
at 30 o'clock. There was parade to
escort him 10 the hotel and another
after dinner from the hotel 10 the arm.
DRY. the latter headed by Democratic
clubs Of Cuyahoga. followed by several
ward organizations and town clubs. The
armory doors were thrown open at !
o'clock and in 10 minutes every foot Of
space was filled 10 the doors
Not only were the aisles damned, but
men were clinging ON the window sills
high up and hanging in all sorts Of I'M.
comfortable places. In both Of the
| Cleveland halls. as in most Of the 9th T
cities where Mr.. Bryan has spoken, the
police arrangements were inadequate.
The crowding was almost as great a.
Jamestown Saturday, and any sort OF
stampede would have produced disas.
ter.
workingmen were in large majority
at both meetings, they took things easy,
pulling OF their coats, singing and dis
posing themselves generally in a good
naturcd turbulent way. An arm hold.
ing a hammer surmounted with the
words THE Friend Of Labor" was EN-
blazoned across big transparency in
the armory.
Two Of the first corners were Gen
eral" Coxey, late OF the Commonwcal
Army, and his lieutenant and son.in'
law, Carl Browne, whose appearance
upon the platform, where they preempt
ed mont seats, brought down IRENE
dous howl, in response 10 which, tbs
general" arose and bowed. Tho shirt
ieeyed crowd attempted TO persuade
Mr.. Co1ey 10 speak, but failing, istenet
20 the music Of q Rleeclub and sa"l
the Star Spangled Banner" AnC
Marching Through Geoogia" In I
many thousand voiced chorus, will
thunderous effect.
When Mr.. Bryan came down ON tn
stage at s O'Clock escorted by l.. +
Holden Of tho Cleveland Plain Dealer
he inspired iierco cheer which oontip
ued for three minutes, with wayinl
hats and hAndkerchicfs. aud was con
tinued all the time the temporary chair
man was trying TO work In his speech
The Armory audience was tho larges
Mr.. Bryan has addressed indoors, excep
the one at Madison Square garden. Tn
Music hall crowd was half as large,
Besides the candidates speech, speech
90 were made at the armory by Judg
McMath and L. s Holden, but to desi
mated crowd and the Music hail crow,
was entertained by local orators durin'
It's two and D half hours OF waiting OIL.
his speeches at both places Mr., Bryai
devoted himself mainly 10 the fnancia
,nestion