New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-30
FORCED DEPEW TO RETIRE.
FIVE HUNDRED DEMOCRATS BREAK UP
MEETING AT COBLESKILL.

CobieskiL N Y, Oct 29-Five hundred men
undertook 10 break up Senator Depews meeting
here this afternoon, and partially succeeded.
The Town Committee undertook to restore or
der and failed. Mr.. Bryan had spoken here in
the morning at the fair grounds, referring TO the
fact that schoharie County, in which Cobleskill
is situated, was the only one in the State which
went Democratic in 1896 The town was full of
people from the surrounding country.
When Senator Depew arrived he was con-
Quoted 10 A platform in the rain street, where
he faced six thousand people. The disturbing
element manifested its intentions before the
meeting began One drunken man was hustled
out Of the crowd. Others in like condition re-
scented this Then there a fight This oc-
casioned shouts. the nature Of which was not
calculated TO allay the tumult.
Senator KFum whose home is in this district,
and who is a candidate for reelection, tried to
speak and was howled down Then he appealed
TO the disturbers 10 respect Senator Depew,
personally if they did not respect his party. The
ugly element jeered at this. Senator Depew
started talk but hundreds Of men hurrahed
for Bryan. Kissed McKinIey's name, and hurled
catcalls at Senator Depew.
Three clergymen of the town stood before the
crowd in which the dsturbers and begged
and asked for fair play.
Senator Depew started again, and at last
msde himself heard. His voice was distinct
that the crowd became quiet for a moment.
did Bryan leave orders to-day to break up this
meeting?" he asked. Following this he con-
tinued: NO Republican crowd ever broke up
Democratic meeting No Republican is afraid
Of free speech. Are the Democrats who are en-
gagged in this effort to break up this meeting
afraid of truth? Is your leader. Bryan, afraid
OF free speechT'
This was followed by a renewal Of the dis
turbance. There were hurrahs for Bryan and
catcals for Mckinley. Senator Depew began
his speech on the acquisition Of the Philippines,
but the uproar continued. You remind me-"
said the speaker, of the Copperheads who used
TO come to Union meetings during the Civil
War" More noise and hurrahs for Bryan greet
ed this statement Senator Depew cut his speech
short. after complimenting the Citizens Com
mittee. and left the platform. Other speakers
were TO follow the Senator, but declined to make
the effort. Senator DepeW walked from the
platform TO his train. He was followed by near
ly a thousand people. who gathered about the
tail end Of the car and cheered him. He spoke
TO this crowd for a half hour. 1t gave him
spectful attention. Speaking Of the scene at
the meeting which he had just left he said:
Tammany Hall, my friends. would never per-
nit what you witnessed in this meeting. Tam
many Hail is the rock rooted Democratic or
ganlzauon of this country, but il has always
insisted upon free speech, and it has always
privilege. If Mr. Bryan himself had witnessed
what you saw at that meeting, he would have
been ashamed Of IL. And yet that disturbance
Is inc result OF the doctrine Of class hatred
preached by Mr.. Bryan"
After Senator DepeW went into the car he was
waited upon by committee of citizens COM
posed OF all parties The committee assured
Senator Depew that the element which had ere
ated the trouble did not represent the town, and
that most Of the disturbers did not belong
there.
ScheEeyus. \. Y, Oct. Ex-senator Depew
told the people here of his effort and failure to
make a speech in CobleskilI, and said:
g., have have been on the stump forty years. spoke
passion was at a white heat but | never in
my life before faced a crowd like thar az
coblsskiil. which howled down it's own citizen,
senator krum, and then the president of the
meeting, and then broke me down, and this is
the result o. that pernicious doctrine of class
naueo winch MI. Bryan talks from the plat
form Of this country.
Senator Depew also spoke in the course os
the day at Delmar, Howe's Cave and Worcester
STUDENTS NEARLY ALL FOR M'KINI.EY
Several hundred students of New-Yorx University
seeenaD4su IN ASSOCIATION Hall University
Heights yesterday afternoon. and listened to sew
eral speakers On political questions Professov
herry bF1stos the Republican candidate for As
semoly in the KXIIId District was the frs,
speaker ". H. Smith. Yale 80. discussed Trusts
from a Republican Standpoint" J. NJ Herod
hale ~ VINO Tor eight years was the secretary Of
the Legation in Japan, spoke on The Open Door
Fohey OF China and the Ineapacity Of the Fiiipinos
for Sef-Government." Professor Sfckles Of ,ba
university. who was a Democrat for q number Of
years. spoke The History Of Political Affairs
OF the Administrations for the Last Forty Years,
canvass showed that Of the thirty-three pro-
fessors present thirty are for Mckinley two for
Bryan and undecided. OF the 400 students
present only 10 per cent said they would vote for
Bryan $500 we iO'
The campaign in the University is being conduct
ed by d. NJ Trede, class Of 90. and NJ b KeatoT
OF the same class
OPPOSED TO THE WHOLE TICKET.
Daniel BroMne of 10 200 Wast On t....a-..