Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-30
MOB HOwLED DOWN DEPEW.
Senator Unable to Speak At CObble-
skill, New York,

skill, New York.
A dispatch from CobbIeskill, N. Y, last
night says: Five hundred men undertook to
break up Senator Depews meeting here
this afternoon and partially succeeded. The
town committee attempted to restore order
and failed. Mr.. Bryan had spoken here
in the morning at the fair grounds. The
town was full of people from the surround
ing country.
When Senator Depew arrived he was
conducted to a platform in the main
street He faced 5000 people. The dis
turbing element manifested its intentions
before the meeting began. One drunken
man was hustled out of the crowd 9th
ers in like condition resented the action.
Then there was a fight. This occasioned
shouts, the nature of which was not cal
Culated to allay the tumult.
Senator Krum, whose home is in this
district and who is candidate for re-
election, tried to speak and was howled
down. Then he appealed to the disturbers
to respect Senator Depew, personally, if
they did not respect his party. The ugly
element jeered at this. Senator Depew
started to talk. but hundreds Of members
burrahed for Bryan. Kissed Mckinley'S
name and cat-called Senator Depew.
Three clergymen of the town stood be-
fore the crowd in which the disturbers
were and begged and asked for fair play.
d
last made himself heard. His voice was
so distinct thai the crowd became quiet
for moment. did Bryan leave orders
today to break up this meeting?" he ask
ed. Following this. he continued:
mo republican crowd ever broke up
democratic meeting: no republican is afraid
of free speech. Are the democrats who
are engaged in this effort to break up this
meeting afraid of truth? Is your leader,
Bryan, afraid of free speech?"
This was followed by renewal 1.-THE
disturbances There were hurrahs for
Bryan and catcalls for Mckinley. Senator
Depew began his speech on the acquisition
Of the Philippines, but the uproar con-
tinued. You remind me-" said the speak
er. ''of the copperheads who used to come
to Union meetings during the civil war"
More noise and hurrahS for Bryan greeted
this statement.
Senator Depew cut his speech short, after
complimenting the citizens committee. 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
nearly a thousand people. who gathered
about the tail-end of the car and cheered
him. He spoke to this crowd for half
hour. 1t gave him respectful attention.
Speaking Of the scene at the meeting which
he had tried to address, he said:
''Tammany Hall, my friends. would never
permit what you witnessed in this meet
ing. Tammany Hall is the rock-rooted
democratic organization Of this country,
but it has always insisted upon free speech.
and 1t has always accorded to the party
which opposes 1t the same privilege. If
Mr.. Bryan himself had witnessed what you
saw at that meeting he would have been
ashamed of it. And yet that disturbance
is the result of the doctrine Of class hatred
preached by Mr.. Bryan"
After Senator Depew went into the car
he was waited upon by a committee of
citizens. composed of all parties The COM
mittee assured Senator Depew that the ele-
ment which had created the trouble did not
represent the town, and that most of the
disturbers did not belong there.