Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-28

| Honor was begun as soon as darkness
! set In. and soon after from Randolph
70 NahBuren streets ii was a solid
plaze OF light. The crowds began TO
/ gather early. and soon the broad thor
| oughfare was one mass of shouting. en-
thuslastic humanity through which 1t
| was almost impossible for the police
| 10 secure passage FOR the carriages
containing the orators of the evening
fireworks were shot OF and Demo-
cratic ward clubs and organizations
rom an parts of the city added their
numbers TO the enthusiasm and ex-
] citement to the occasion. \. +,
! stevenson arrived at noon from Mil
Waukee, and was entertained at din
ner by the lroquois Club. followed by
reception. Later in the afternoon
MI. stevenson was joined at the Iro-
quois Club-rooms by Senator Black
ruin ana the other speakers. Short
| ~ after O'Clock the orators were
driven to the State street stands and
me speaking began. The former Vice
resident WAS greeted at all points
with the utmost enthusiasm.
MIR. STENENSON'S SPEECHES.
Shlcago, Oct. 21.--Escortcd by the
county Democracy, MIR. Stevenson was
irst driven to the stand erected near
randolph street. Seated with him in
70. '"eS were Mayor Harrison and
ROBERT Il. Burke. With great diff
Guilty squad of policemen secured n
passage Tor the carriage through the
| crowds that pressed outward To Tho
car tracks. and at times made il al
most impossible for the street cars to
ger through. All along Randolph
street the former Vice President stood
up III me carriage and bowed in re-
crowd VI ''c
ne progress of the carriage was
SLOW ana at times the congestion of
lhe crowd caused il 10 stop altocot ha,.
Seizing these opportunities the pconle
pressed close to the sides of the car
riase ana forced MIR. Stevenson TO
,,Inn ,''eir hands. lie seemed greatly
pleased with the demonstration
MI. Stcnvensons speeches at the diff
ierent stands. half II dozen in number
were necessarily very brief and probn
Diy were not heard by any mart of III,
audiences more than 20 feet AWAY ~,
account OF the shouting. blowing oi
norhS, constant Surging To and fro an,
the general disorder incidental to !:
iatse open air gathering. Probably the
alSes, crowd that he addressed was
around the stand erected between Mad.
lSon anu Monroe streets. At Madison
street State street became narro\ve,
ana this caused great congestion. IN,
lepopie pouring in from the broad par
oil the street to surround the stand from
when Mr.. Stevenson spoke. The 20
ice had to fight their way throuSh an,
IL was some time before Mr. Stevenson
could be escorted from the carriage I,
the stand. From this point lie faced ;
sohd. struggling, enthusiastic mass OF
humanity, stretching from Monroe +,
Madison. The people were so eager {,
get within hearing distance that tn,
police could do nothing with them: tn,
Jam was terrific; women screamed an,
tainted and at last the confusion be
came so great that Mr.. Stevenson de
sisted and regaininG his carriage Will
great difficulty. was driven to the next
speaking place.
THE PEOPLE ENTHUSIASTIC.
More or less confusion and disorder
! prevailed at all the meetings. but M
none of them was there anything like
a hostile demonstration and no nbate-
nent of enthusiasm wherever Mr. Ste
| VenSon appeared.
The crowd surrounding the stand a,
Van Buren, street. although very dense
was one of the most orderly addressed
by the former Vice President. To them
Mr.. Stevenson said:
| II trust that no Democrat will endea-
vor to restrain his enthusiasm to- might.
| This is a Democratic day; Democrats
have n cheer: they have Il right TO be
| happy, because this magnificent as
| semblaSe tonight of half u million
Democrats is n harbinger OF victory in
| November. The Democratic party to-
| day, as in the past, stands for liberty.
| In Kansas city the Democratic Con-
vention declared it's sympathy for the
| Beers in their struggle for ndepend-
ence. When that resolution was pre-
| scented there was no attempt to
smother ii. but each delegate gave it
| his approval. and the representatives
| of the Democracy. Voicing the senti-
| ments of all Democrats all over the
| country. For the great contest in
which we are engaged to-day the Dem
ocratic Convention adopted as it's plat
form the Declaration Of Independence
written by the first DemocraticPresi-
dent of the United States. 1t is upon
that grand platform that we go into
this contest. and if Democrats do their
duty the principles OF the Declaration
OF Independence will prevail at the bal
rot box under the leadership of Will
liam j. Bryan"
UNTOWARD INCIDENT.
1t was we'll along toward midnight
when the big mass meeting or colec-
ton of mass meetings came to an end
| The only untoward incident was an eX-
plosion Of fireworks among the crowd
at the Van Buren, street end of the pa
rade. The explosion caused Il STAN
pede. and n number of people were
| trampled upon and slightly burned. but
apparently no person WAS seriously in
| jured.
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