Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1896 — CROWDS GREET BRYAN. [ARTICLE]

CROWDS GREET BRYAN.

St. Lon's Admirers Almost Crash Him While in Church. When William J. Bryan came out of the Presbyterian Church in St. Louis which he attended Sunday he was greeted by a crowd of people who cheered him and shouted as loudly as did those who hear.d hipi speak Saturday night. As he entewrthe house of worship 1,000 people were vainly seeking admission. But the edifice was packed to its fullest capacity and hundreds were turned away. \\ lieu the benediction was pronounced there was a crush around the pew occupied by the candidate. The jam became so violent in a short while that Mr. Bryan Was almost crushed to the floor. A sergeant of police was called and he, aided by Col. J. J. Martin, whose pew he occupied, sneceeded in conducting Mr. Bryan safely out of the church. About the church was a great multitude. Wholly forgetful of the Sabbath, they cheered him lustily. The police pulled him through the crowd from the church door to his carriage at the curb, but men held the horses and for several minutes he sat in the carriage shaking hands with the men anil women who struggled to reach him. Col. Martin finally reached, the carriage and got ipty it and the horses dashed away amid cheers.