The Irish standard., 1900-01-13
THE EXPO MEETING
The Great Hall Crowded ana Thou
sands Turned Away.

The Great Hall Crowded ana Thou
sands Turned Away.
Seven thousand people rushed into the
Exposition building last night as fast as
they could get in after the doors were
open. 1t took half an hour for them to get
their seats. When the police closed the
doors and forbade further admission there
were thousands of disappointed ones out
side. They came in endless lines of street
cars from all portions of the city and they
flowed over the steel arch bridge and up
Central avenue like an invading army. 1t
is impossible to estimate how many peo-
pie sought admittance to the democratic
mass meeting and were turned away. Es-
Inmates vary from 5000 to 1000; about
1000 is a conservative figure.
There were substantially as many people
out to hear Bryan at the Exposition last
night as heard him at the same place in
the heat of the campaign of. '9S. 1t was a
most successful meeting and the committee
of old line democrats which managed the
affair is in receipt of many congratula-
tions. All the arrangements were perfect.
There was no. confusion in the seating
and the program went off to the letter as
smoothly as could be desired. The large
audience was not over enthusiastic until
Bryan appeared. Then cheers and shouts
went up similar to those of four years
ago.
The auditorium was abundantly decorat-
ed with flags and above the stage were
pictures of Bryan, Towne, Lind and other
leaders. Good music was furnished by the
Svea band. The impatient audience did
not have to wait long for the speech max
ing. 1t was about 7:15 when Chairman
Perry Long introduced Mayor Gray. Miss
Eta Holmes of the Women's Bimetallic
League presented the mayor with bou-
quet of roses as he advanced to the front
OF the platform. The graceful act was ap-
plauded as were its repetitions when Gov
ernor Lind and Mr.. Bryan were intro
duced. Mayor Gray's speech was a brief
tribute to the leader. He was followed by
Congressman Towne who spoke principally
of Imperialism. Speaking to the idea that
able Mr.. Towne cited the case of Rafael
Ortiz, citizen of Puerto Rico now serving
life sentence in the Minnesota peniten-
tiary by order of military court In Puerto
Rico. Mr.. Towne declared that this was
a direct violation of one of the provisions
of the bill of rights of the constitution.
Governor Lind contented himself with
few illusions to the occasion and read
an excerpt from one of Andrew Jackson's
state papers defining the duties of gov
erEment.
Bryan's Hearty Greeting.
When Mr.: Bryan was introduced the
crowd Embossed the yell it had been hold
ing for this particular occasion. In part
he spoke amid much applause as follows:
want to talk to you as a private citizen
to private citizens. I want to ask you
with those who realized the situation of
this nation, and the ideals of those who
founded it. An ideal is everything. You
line the walls Of your sons room with the
pictures of prize fighters and you will make
prize fighter out of him. Put upon the
walls of your boys room the pictures of
men and women of principle and character,
who have labored for the uplifting of the
human race, and you will give him ideals
that will make him a blessing to society.
Great Applause.)