The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-17

both were wreathed with smiles.
Just behind the two an they mounted
the platform Mayor Van wyck and Ed
ward NJ Shepard. who acted as chair
mar Of the meeting The cheering con-
tinued. now dying down. now being re-
newed with Increased viger. II continued
for 1--WE minutes. not abating when Mr..
Bryan rose 10 his feet and raised his
hands.
Mr. Croker pulled him hack into his
seat. The cheering went on. Mr.. Cro-
ker rose, hesitated a moment. then raised
hts hand for silence. Instead OF ceasing
the crowd broke forth louder than ever.
DO what he could. Mr.. Croker could not
silence the crowd
After nearly fifteen minutes Of cheering
the applause began 10 decrease Mingled
cheers and hissea. the latter for silence.
lasted minute longer. A call for three
cheers for "our next president brought
out a final cheer. but an effort 70 repeat
1t was drowned In cries OF put him out.
The enthusiasm nearly carried the crowd
away The throng ct the Madison ay-
enue end If the garden tammed down
the aisle, and the Nxty odd policemen az
that point had TO do battle. with the
crowd to keep II under control.
Crowd Was Impatient.
when quiet was restored Mr.. Croker
rose. took Mr.. shepard by the hand and
introduced him to the audience as chair
man Of the meeting. Before Mr.. Shepard
ISM" TO which most of his address was
devoted. the crowd got so impatient t9
hear Mr.. Bryan that Mr.. Shepard could
not proceed. He suddenly stopped and
Introduced President Guggenheimer, OF
the council, who offered the formal reso-
buttons of the evening. These welcomed
Mr. Bryan and Mr.. Stevenson TO New
York. approved the Kansas city platform
opposed Imperialism, protested against an
enormous standing army as a menace 20
the. republic. praised the volunteer army
t<t,x atsf{ LET s4f w. anna
entangiing foreign alliances. sympathized
with the Roerp denounced trusts, piedg-
ed the party to bring back TO the people
constitutional government, and charged
the Republicans with having raised a gi-
rantic corruption fund 20 debauch the SUI
frage.
they could not be heard for the shouts for
Bryan, and Mr., shepard Mt once intro
duced the latter IN a few short sentences
Mr. Bryan stepped 10 the railing about
the stand as the thronR broke out afresh
into cheers. He raised his hand foy ST.
ience, but the cheers did not suhsde. Mr..
Bryan was dressed simply in black suit,
with a short sack coat.
Three cheers for our next president"
came up from the audience. Mr., Bryan
raising HIS hand In depreciation. The
crowd was about 70 become quiet when,
with boom and flash Of FIRE, n flash
light bomb went off in the center OF the
room. Women shrieked, and the crowd
yelled. not knowing what II all was. There
~
moment, and calls for the police. A dozen
police rushed 10 the spot where the man
sat who had fred the bomb. grabbed him
and hustled him and his camera out into
the aisle and out OF the garden.
Mr.. Rrynn speaks.
Mr.. Bryan had stood quietly at the ran
on the platform. There waa another at
tempt to renew the cheering, but Kisses
greeted It. and Col. Bryan commenced
MIR. Bryan began by referring to the
vast audience before him. and said that
II Indicated an interest in the campaign
which must be gratifying to all who real
lied the Importance Of the questions in
VOWED. W Immediately entered upon q
said:
ITO say that the people gathered here
who supported our cause are the enemies
OF honest wealth r. a Islander which could
not he uttered without the one who ut
tered II knew II to be false. We are not
opposed to that wealth which comes as
the reward OF honest toll, and is not only
not the enemy OF honest wealth, but the
Democratic party OF today IL the best
friend 81 that wealth which present ahil-
isy OF muscle or OF mind employed In Its
accumulation"
Mr.. Bryan went on to say that the par
" draws the line between honest wealth
and predatory wealth, 'shetween that
wealth which IL tust compensation for
services rendered and that wealth which
simply measures the advantages which
some citizens have taken over many eiti-
xens."
He declared that no honest industry no
honest occupation no honest man need
fear the success 0f tho Democratic PARTY
The Democratic party. he said. showed
It's honesty by stating what II believed
and telling the people what Il viii do"
He referred 10 the position OF Gov
Roosevelt and Senator Hanna on the sub
1ect 81 trusts and the reference IN both
INSTANCES was met with groans and
misses. Mr. Hanna says there are no
trusts" Mr.. Bryan, went on. Are yoa
gnlns 70 send man out 20 hunt the
trusts who knows where every trust
treasurer n. but says there are no
truNtsf'
III closing. he sald thar instead Of desir-
ms nation ever ready Ia reaoft to force.
he wanted u 20 be peaeemaker among
nations
Then" he Said. 1--WE can but claim the
reward promised - the pcacemakers. and
say blessed are the peacemAkerS Tor
thsS shall be called the children az Ged e.
Other Speakers Ignored.
The applause for Air Bryan AZ he went
away blended With that for Aaiai e
stevenson as he rose so speak The
cheers dica pnt and the noise % the
crowd getting cut pfaysnted Mr. Steven
son from speaking Three minutes after
MIR hryan LETT there were vacant seats
all over the building large spaces show.
"a main floor Mr. stevenson began
apeahins but his voice could not be
heard ATTY feet away. More than half
TIE people left Frequent attempts were
ruHaa BY Chairman shepard ana AR
Stevenson 20 stop the eSif ana quiet the
audience. but thHY Nere unable A few
crowded s3ese Co tho stand 10 hear him
above the naisA. ans be was cheerrt
feehiy re speke Oh imperialism. along
his usual iirga
webster Davis ~as introduced ard con-
ismned the AmericRua' treatment Of the
naers. TIE said shat en the visit 81 tina
heeT representatives t0 TIE white
House the presl8eat took them ia n win.
daw looking out ap the east aiae - the
mansion arid s6osgd tham thn beautiful
acaNeFN jest Their, according ta ME-
Davis a message came that three seaa.
tefa rcpfesVnttas large trust Interests
we're n an adislatng rcam, The ptcsi-
dNnt ia8f as 0Hce. ard the Heef rnyaws
wVYe ecase@ilta 60 leave wtthnat bairs
permitted q Say eve word " their mis.
Nian.
Az the conclusion q Webster Davis
speech Mayer taHns - TelSsie was lr.
tradWeea sra epWke briefly lie wss
heastltv received
Tho teee we ssa who haa remained q
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