"The tumult only increased as the evening went on; I do not believe that a single orator succeeded in uttering two sentences without being interrupted.At every instant there came shouts from this or that direction or from every direction at once. Applause was intermingled with hissing, violent discussions were in progress between individual members of the audience, sticks were brandished threateningly, others beat a tattoo on the floor, and the interrupters were greeted with yells of `Put him out!＇ or `Let him speak!＇