The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-29
FLAG DAY IN CHICAGO
Brings Out an Immense Crowd of En-
thuslastie People.

Chicago, Oct. 29.-Probably the largest
outdoor political mass meeting ever or
night in the half mile of State street
known as the Court of Honor me
great thoroughfare, nearly twice the width
of any other street In chicago, was
thronged from Van Buren, to Randolph
streets, with a cheering, jostling, persplr-
ing mass of people.
Chairman Jones, of the national Demo-
Flag Day" and the national banner play
ed an important and spectacular part IN
the celebration Portraits OF Bryan ana
stevenson We're also numerous a1ong Lne
broad street. The weather was as perfect
for an outdoor demonstration;
Along both sides of States street speak
ers' stands had been erected and at short
distances and from these points Demo-
cratic orators OF national prominence al
dressed the portions of the multitude
nearest at hand, The chief speaker was
and again a candidate for that office.
The other orators were Senators-elect
Joseph c. S blackburn OF Kentucky;
Congressman Joseph w. Bailey, of Texas;
former Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Webster Davis; Of Missouri; former Gov
min F. Shively, of Indiana; Captain Pat
rick O'Ferrail. of Washington. D. c.;
Colonel John 1. Martin, of Missouri: Sam
uel AlSchuler, Democratic candidate for
governor of Illinois and Mayor Carter
of local speakers. Mr.. Stevenson and the
rest OF the orators were driven rapidly
from one stand to another and were thus
enabled to make their arguments heard by
thousands of people.
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was begun as soon as darkness set in, and
soon after, from Randolph to Van Buren,
crowds began to gather early and soon the
broad thoroughfare was one mass of
which It was almost Impossible for the
police to secure passage for the carriages
Fireworks were shot off and Democratic
ward clubs and ward organization from
all parts of the city added their numbers
and their enthusiasm to the excitement of
the celebration.
Milwaukee and was entertained at dinner
by the 1roquOis club, followed by a recep-
son was Joined at the IroquoIs club rooms
by Senator Blackburn and the other
tors were driven to the State street stands
and the speaking began. The former vice
president was greeted at all points with
the utmost enthusiasm.
Escorted by the county Democracy Mr..
Stevenson was first driven to the stand
erected near Randolph street Seated
with him in his carriage were Mayor Har-
rison and Robert E. Burke With great
difficulty a squad of policemen secured
passage for the carriage through the
crowds that pressed outward to the car
tracks and at times made 1t almost i'm
possible for the street cars to get through
former vice president stood up in the car
riage and bowed in response to the ter
rife cheers Of the crowd
and at times the congestion of the crowd
caused it to stop altogether. Selling these
the sides of the carriage and forced Mr.
Stevenson to shake their hands. He SEEM
ed greatly pleased with the demonstra-
ton.
Mr. Stevenson's speeches at the different
stands. half a dozen in number, were nee
essar1ly very brief and probably were not
heard by any part of his audiences more
than twenty feet away, on account of
shouting. blowing of horns, constant surg
ing TO and fro and the general disorder
incident to a large open air gathering
Probably the largest crowd that he ad-
dressed was around the stand erected be-
tween Madison and Monroe streets At
Madison street the State street becomes
narrower, and this caused great conges-
ton, the people pouring in from the broad
part of the street. to surround the stand
from which Mr.. Stevenson spoke The po-
lice had to fight their way through and it
was sometime before Mr.. Stevenson could
was some time before Mr.. Stevenson could
stand.
From this point he faced a solid, strug-
Cling, enthusiastic mass of humanity,
stretching from Monroe to Madison. The
people were so eager to get within hear
ing distance that the police could do moth
Ing with them; the jam terrific; wo-
confusion became SO great that Mr.. Stew
enson desisted and regaining his carriage
with great difficulty, was driven to the
next speaking place.
More or less confusion and disorder
characterized all the meetings. but at
none of them was there anything like a
hostile demonstration and never any
abatement of enthusiasm wherever Mr.
Stevenson appeared.
me crowd surrounding the stand at Van
one of the most orderly addressed by the
former vice president.
1t was well long toward midnight when
the big mass meeting or collection of
mass meetings came to an end. The ONLY
untoward incident was explosion of
Buren street end of the court of honor
the explosion caused stampede and a
number Of people We're trampled upon and
slightly burned, but apparently no per-
son was seriously injured.