The herald., 1896-11-01
Audience Of Nine Thou.
sand People
!. SILVER ENTHUSIASM At THE W|GNAM
Gathering Of the Masses in the
Peoples Forum
III WAS A RECORD BREAKER
Over Five Thousand People Stand Up for
Two Hours
-
III WAS A RECORD BREAKER
fe Hear the Little Giant Of the Pacific
Orate
The Chairman of the Evening, M. r
Snyder, Received by the Vast Au-
dience With Great Applause.
= Senator Whites Speech

II IL safe to say that 10000 people left
%ha silver wigvam last evening for the
reason that it was absolutely impossi-
BILE for another human being TO crush'
nush or shove his way into the enormous
4 space between Broadway and Hill street
which is enclosed by the simple partl-
ton. r
During the afternoon all canvas save
that on the roof. had been torn down.
The space had been extended SO tnat IL
would hold 1000 more people within near
ing distance of the speakers stand than
could have been crowded in at any pre-
vious meeting.
There were 5000 people in the space.
and fully 10000 people were compelled
to leave for the reason that they could
get nowhere in the great lot which is
called the silver wigwam.
And why was it all!
A TRIBUTE TO SENATOR WHITE
Simply an outpouring Of the people to
hear the most popular and ablest plat
form orator on the Pacific coast preach
the doctrine of the deliverance OF the
nation from the rule of the money kings
Of Europe.
That speaker was United States Sen
ator Stephen M. White, and he came to
tell why it is the duty of every true
American citizen to go to the polls on
Tuesday next and cast his ballot Tor
william Jennings Bryan for president
Of the United States and to vote tor al
those candidates appealing to the people
for their suffrages who stand for the
principles of the free and unlimited coin
are of silver at the ratio of 16 to l.
The audience last night was such
one as has not been seen at the wigWan
before in this campaign.
It was made up of all classes of citl-
sens from the millionaire to the hod-
carrier and the enthusiasm of the crowo
was simply beyond all bounds OF re-
straint.
The mention of the magic name o.
Bryan was sufficient. The crowd die
the rest. They cheered, they waved
fags. excited ladies took their capes
and wraps from their shoulders an6
flung them to the breeze, they clappeo
their hands, whistled. yelled ano
screamed every, time the name of the
L great standard bearer of the people was
voiced from the platform.
Over 5000 men and women stood IN the
aisles, in the vacant lots on the side. or
the platform and back into the street
on Hill for over two hours to hear the
words of political wisdom as they fel
from the lips of Stephen NJ. White.
CHAIRMAN SNYDER'S OVATION
The chairman of the evening was M
p. Snyder the next mayor of the city
Mr.. Snyder was presented by 5. "A
Waldron, who called the meeting to or.
der Mr.. Waldron in introducing Mr.
SNYDER said that in the nation William
]. Bryan was making the greatest bat
tie that mortal man had ever yet en-
gagged In against the corporations
trusts and syndicates, which for years
had been holding the people by th'
throat Continuing Mr. Waldron said
Here in this community, in this fai
II, city Of Los Angeles. We are about to Ell
gage in a momentous struggle with ;
gigantic corporation for municipal own
ership of the water works. For ou
| leader in this great battle we have Sc
lected a brave and q courageO man
who has already proven to us that he il
beyond and above either the bribery q
the bulldozing of the City Water com
pany. That man is your chairman 70
tonight. the Hon. M. p. Snyder, the rex
mayor of the city of Los Angeles"
| AS Mr.. Snyder stepped to the front O
the platform he was given receptio,
| which certainly went to indicate tn
fact that every voter present realize,
that be was the man who had throw
down the gauntlet to the allied villain
les of this city and bid them do thei
worst. They cheered and applauded MI
Snyder for several minutes.
When quiet was finally restored M
Snyder introduced the farmers of Eagl
Rock. He said of them:
THE FARMERS SING.
'The farmers of Eagle Rock will favo
| US with short program. They do no
| Gle i'm to be professional speakers o
singers, so Mr. Salyer, Mr.. James G
Clark and other critics must not lister
However, they would have you remem
| ber that whatever discords there may b
In their music, there will be none in thei
voting on Tuesday next for free silver
Bryan and Barlow"
The quartet sang in a most creditab b.
manner song entitled The People
Rally Song.
Then six little girls all dressed Il
white. representing the divisions of tn
people, came forward and as each littl
miss laid bouquet of flowers on tn
table she closed her defamation wit
the words:
Grand championship next president c
the United States-William j. Bryan.
Then the applause would be so grea
that 1t was a minute before quiet wa
restored. The different divisions of tn
people represented by the little beautie
were: The Prohihitionists, the Demo
Gratis. The Republicans of Abraham
Lincoln. James A. Garfield and James {
Baline's school, the American Fedora
tion OF Labor. the farmers and the Pee
pies party. This feature was new, now
and decidedly clever.
a. o. Parker sang song entitled
Hanna's Regrets, which made cleve
hit, and Miss Pearl Andrews delivere
4 -recitEti6fl asN Tai1si9
AT this juncture the speaker of tn
evening entered the wigwam from tn
rear OF the stage. The audience at orc
recognized him and broke forth in tt
multuous applause. The ovation the ser
ator received must have been a sourC
Of qualification to HIS thousands of ac
mireres who were present. 1t Taste
for some time. Finally the people tire
themselves out and Chairman Snyds
pfesented Senator White in the follow
fnE wcll-chosen words:
CHAIRMAN SNYDER'S SPEECH.
Ladies and Gentlemen: The create
6kruggle in the history of the world
GGnteot. the like of which let us hoy