| Show BRYAN THE PET OF THE PEOPLE Every Movement Anxiously Watched by the Bone and Sinew of America ARE AT HAND HANDAT AT ALL HOURS Day or Night Makes No Difference Differ-ence to the Patriots Men Who Are Afraid of an Overflow of Silver Compared to Those Who Have Lived So Long in a Drouth That They Dreaded a Cool Rain People of Major MeKinleys State Turn Out in Force and Cheer His Rival to the Echo VANWERT 0 Aug 10William Jennings Bryan was at it early this morning In fact he had hardly left off handshaking hand-shaking after leaving Chicago before he began it again He did not fret much sleep last night People were waiting for him between daylight and dawn and although he went to his berth shortly after midnight mid-night he was routed out between 1 and 1 I I 2 oclock to cee a crowd at Valparaiso j 1 I Ind Valparaiso was reached at 135 Mr Bryan was lying in his berth when I I Hon J C Kern a member of the Indiana In-diana legislature routed him out Mr I Bryan made a hasty toilet and went out on the platform where he was again cheered The crowd wanted asp a-sp ch but Mr Bryan told them that he could not talk at that hour of the mQomin I Columbia City was reached at 440 and another crowd was present There was I NO LACK OF ENTHUSIASM because of the early hour At Fort Wayne this morning more than a thousand people were waiting for the Bryan train when it arrived at 535 oclock Mr Bryan had fully dressed by this time The gathering was benton bent-on a speech but it did not get any words from the young orator except a remark about promising that he would not speak that early in the I morning The people rushed forward ito i-to shake hands and during the seventeen seven-teen minutes stop both arms of the nominee were wrung incessantly Monroeville Ind turned out a large sized crowd who cheered vociferously I and then the train crossed over into I Ohio The first stop made by Mr Bryan IN MAJOR MKINLEYS STATE was at Dixon reached at 620 People were lined by the hundreds along the stireets of Vaiawert when the train reached there at 646 oclock An audience audi-ence of fully a thousand greeted Mr I Bryan Cries of speech went up but Mr Bryan said he really could not A serious panic was narrowly avoided avoid-ed at Delphcs when the train reached there at 713 The crowd was large Mr Bryan had stepped to the platform of his ca and just as the explanation that he could not make a speech was > finished the porch of a store directly in front of the train and about twenty feet distant from where he was stand ing gave way with a crash carrying with it more than a hundred people The shrieks of those who had been tumbled into the cellar beneath the porch and the frantic ph rd frtc eagerness of others rush to get away started a panicky r STAND STILL DONT MOVE I cried Mr Bryan and other on the I I train and those words brought the frIghtene people t themselves Nobody No-body had been hurt in the cavein i I When this was told Mr Bryan he 1 remarked to the crowd I you would g on our platform it would not fall down I I i A laugh followed and the people recovered I I covered enough from their fright to cheer the nominee as the train moved I off In addition to the score of newspaper news-paper correspondents who a on the Bryan train Mr Bryan is being accompanied I ac-companied by Thomas Gahon national committeeman from Illinois commtme IlnoIs Judge William Prentiss o Chicago J G I Johnson national committeeman from I Kansas and John A Creighton national na-tional committeeman from Nebraska Lima was reached at 745 Mr Bryan found 1500 people waiting for him The demonstrations were enthusiastic in the extreme People spent the first few minutes after Mr Bryan came t the platform in cheering him and then SHOOK HIS HAND VIGOROUSLY Mrs Bryan made her first appearance of the day and stood her t1 by husbands side The people were so busy shaking shak-ing hands that they forgot to ask for I the usual speech until just as the train I was moving off when in response to 1 loud demands to say something Mr i Bryan said Ban sd i I I a obliged to you for coming and I i I a glad things are 0 different from I what they were a year ago 1 State Central Committ2eman Durbin I of Kenton joined the party at Lima and asked Mr Bryan to make a speech at Ada which Mr Ada whch Bryan promised I to do I Ater passing Lafayette where Mr I Bryan was roundly cheered by a small crowd the train bearing the Demo oraitic nominee came to Ada Here he made his first speech of the day in response re-sponse to the cordiality with which he was greeted by the large gathering there nearly a thousand people in all The cheerinpr for Mr Bryan was very hearty and he and Mrs Bryan were subjected to a severe handshaking ordeal or-deal for several minutes Mr Bryan after shaking his head several times FINALLY BROKE HIS RESOLUTION RESOLU-TION in these words after an introduction i by Professor Lehr of the Ada normal school Ladies and Gent een While I have not been speaking much on this trip I cannot withstand the temptation to say a word here and the words so kindly kind-ly spoken by Professor Lehr you will remember are not thought of since the nomination He is one of th original origin-al Bryan men When I was here a Br wa he a yea J f1 f ago he was a Bryan man X think he wanted you t become acquainted with me so if you wanted postoSlces you would know where t come t get them I am nol distributing postoflices yet but I hope to be before very long Cheers I remember with a great deal of pleasure this city and th students of the University and I hope they will become students of the money question and be prepared t take their part in this fight Loud cheers I thank you At Dunkirk where Mr Bryan talked again being introduced by Chairman Durbin chairman o the state central Democratic committee he spoke as follows lowsLadies and gentiemen I am very glad tO meet you this morning am glad to notice the interest which you are taking in this campaign In ar tis cpaign my judgment it is THE MOST IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN that the people of this country have been called upon to engage in Lor many years and all I can ask of you is that you each study this money question for yourself and when you have made up your mind what is right then do what you think best Great cheering followed this speech Bucyrus 0 gave a hearty welcome to Mr Bryan The crowd did not number num-ber more than 500 but had plenty of enthusiasm and gave i to him without stint Republicans with vigorous lungs tried to get up n counter demonstration in favor of McKinley and the Ohio candidates name punctured punc-tured every cheer for Bryan Mr Bryan made a little speech and it was well received Mr Bryan said Ladies and Gentlemen I am very muc obliged to you for this very cordial I cor-dial greeting and I want to thank one of the pioneers for having sown years ago the seed that is bearing fruit today to-day Before I had commenced the before I study of the money question knew anything about the restoration of silver General Finley your representative repre-sentative in congress was working for I FREE AND UNLIMITED COINAGE of silver at 1C to 1 Great cheers I am gratified that he is alive now to see the progress that this cause has I made I thank you for this opportunity of meeting you Great cheering I Orestlinev the next stop was reached at 1030 Bryans car was switched to the rear end of the train I and the difficulty of allowing the crowd to see and hear him without danger I of being pressed under the wheels was obviated Crestlines welcome was noisy Under the escort of P W Poole Mr Bryan was conveyed to a temporary platform near the station IlIr Poole introduced him and he spoke as follows folows Ladies and Gentlemen I would not be surprised to find such an audience as this in Nebraska but I can hardly realize that such an audience as this assembled in the state which has the stte honor to contain the residence of my opponent Laughter and cheers I must conclude from the enthusiasm which has been manifested over since we crossed the line into Ohio that Ohio has had so many presidents that you have decided that you can spare one now Laughter and cheers I is generous of you and I will promise you that if I am living when Nebraska Ne-braska has had as many presidents as Ohio I will come back to you and return re-turn the compliment by helping you to elect an Ohio man provided an Ohio man be in favor of a financial policy by the American people for the American Ameri-can people Loud cheering Unless II mistake the character of the people i among whom we live you will never be able to get them to support a candidate for the presidency who wM continue the pplicy of MORTGAGING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE to foreign syndicates when 70000000 of people stand ready to protect the treasury cheering of the United States Loud I thank you for this opportunity of greeting so many of your people I a gratified a the interest which you are taking in this campaign I want you t realize that in this contest con-test we have nn Issue which appeals to every man wdman and child in the land Aye more than that upon the decision of the United States may turn the financial policy of the world Not only In America but all over the world the toiling masses are looking for relief to that nation which ought I to stand foremost in every great reform re-form We have an opportunity which comes to few generations but that opportunity op-portunity brings with t its responsibilities responsi-bilities The policy advocated by our opponents is a continuation of the gold standard policy which they dare I not defend the continuation of this policy until some of the foreign nations na-tions w help us to help ourselves Cneers and laughter I the gold standard is a good thing I ask you why did not the Republican party a St Louis declare that the gold standard stand-ard should be maintained permanently I permanent-ly And i the gold standard is a ba thing why was It so cowardly as to I say to the American people You should submit to a bad thing until I foreign people potentates and powers COME TO THE RELIEF I of a suffering people Cheers Put these two questions to our opponents and you drive them from the battlefield battle-field The first is if the gold standard stand-ard is good why not keep it And if ba why should we keep lit for a single moment Great cheering I thank you for your attention I At Upper Sandusky Ohio 3000 people peo-ple had assembled Congressman Hare standing beside Mr Bryan I managed to secure silence long enough t to present the nominee and when the j cheers that followed had subsided Mr i Bryan made a few remarks In a husky voice winch told of the strain o the past few days Ladies and gentlemen gives mea me-a great deal of pleasure to greet the people who live in the town of my old friend Judge Hare I knew him in congress and I am glad to see the people who honored themselves by his election Cheers I trust you will be ale in the future to have as faithful faith-ful and honest and as courageous e representative as you had when he was a member Cheers An elderly man jumped 0 the steps I beside Mr Bryan and shouted that I he was afraid the country would become be-come flooded with silver if the Democratic Demo-cratic ticket was elected He was heard by the crowd and Mr Bryan turned to his audience and said I any of you are afraid of a flood of money I want you to vote for the other ticket This caused cheers I You know he continued there area are-a great many people who have lived I I in a drought so long that they are afraid of a flood The cheers that I Ii went UD were long and prolonged S BRYAN THE PET OF THE PEOPLE Continued from Pago L i With members of the PiJttsbu citizens reception committee cane in from the smoky city shortly before noon Delegations Dele-gations were also present from all nearby near-by towns and cities These with the local enthusiasts formed a parade and marched to the depot where almost every voter In Canton Republican Democrat and Populist had assembled Every available piece of vantage ground was taken When Bryans train hove in sight there was great cheering and conffueed yells of Hurrah for McKinley Mc-Kinley and Hurrah for Bryam f Several McKinley banners were displayed dis-played It was necessary to switch Bryans car through the railroad yard in order J to attach the special car of the Pitts burg reception committee While this r was being done Mr and Mrs Bryan l were assisted on a flat car in front of the depot Mayor Rice of Canton chairman of the reception committee introduced Mr Bryan as the man who REPRESENTS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE beater than any man who ever became candldaae for the presidency Mr cheer Bryan was greeted with great ing Hats were thrown into the air and t the enthusiasm the crowd was manifested mani-fested in every conceivable way I His references to McKinley were j i greeted with enthusiasm and each time I he reerred to the major there were yells of Hurrah for McKinley I Mr Bryan spoke as follows Mr Chairman Ladies and Gentlemen 1 When I received notice a short time ago of the organization of a silver I club in this city I little imagined the I 1 tremendous sentiment which seems to t be behind that club I am glad to meet I ft those of this city the home of my distinguished dis-tinguished opponent and glad to testify I I tes-tify to his high character and personal I worth Great applause and cheers I I shall be satisfied if as a private individual I in-dividual I may be able to stand beside I be-side him in public esteem Loud applause I plause But my friends this is not I a contpst between persons It matters I I mat-ters little to the American people sbed fellow whether your distinguished Individuals occupy I I townsman or myself as cupy the chief executive position in the greatest nation upon earth Great i I and continued applause but it does matter for what policies the president shall stand Renewed applause In this campaign persons are lost sight 1 of entirely in the cause which those state and persons represent In my I in my own city are many people who believe the interests of the country served by the election of will be best I I my opponent and I am gratified to j know that in this state there are so many who believe that the interest of t the country will be best served by his defeat Loud cheering He is your neighbor as we know the word but S if I am not your geographical neighbor S I i beg you to turn to the scripture S and to read the parable of the neighbor neigh-bor In this contest I hope to be the neighbor of those who have fallen among thieves Grent and continued S cheering He is a neighbor who in The hour of distress brings relief Inlay f In-lay humble judgment at this time when we arc crushed by an European tell financial policy that our opponents 4 r us we must endure until foreign relief re-lief comes to us I believe that the neighbor of all the toiling masses is the man who asks for the Immediate restoration of the free and unlimited colnuage of silver at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1 thunderous applause without waiting for the aid or consent of any nation on earth To my neighbors neigh-bors at home I say that if they believe be-lieve my opponent should be elected I shaai bear them no ill will and I have i so high a regard for my opponent that I know he wall say to his townsmen 4 should here that every one of them r feel free to make his ballot represent r a free mans viH although it may result re-sult in keeping your distinguished citizen still zen among you as a townsman Loud applause and shouts of Thats where he belongs t I thank you for your kind attention t and bid YOU good day g When Mr Bryan had concluded he I jumped down from the car and turned to assist Mrs Bryan down Major Rice I however detained her a moment to Introduce I In-troduce her and she smiled and bowed to the crowd Jut as Mr and Mrs 1 Bryan boarded their car a lady pushed her way through the crowd and presented I pre-sented Mrs Bryan wCh a burch of TGI6 I Mrs Bryan smiled and thanked the lady S As the train pulled out Mr and Mrs I Bryan asirt Mr and Mrs R P I 1 to stood on the rear platform bowing I the cheering thousands At Several Place JPITTSBURG Pa Aug 10 Alliance was the next stop after Canton and while the crowd was not so large as at McKlnieys home it showed its appreciation appre-ciation of Mr Bryans presence in away Va that did credit to its collective way lung power Fifteen hundred is the estimate of the throng packed many tiers deep on the railway tracks to the Chase house a nearby hotel Mr Bryan Bry-an was escorted to the hotel where an ddress was made At Garfield Salem Latonia Columbine Colum-bine New Waterford and East Palestine Pales-tine Ohio and several points in Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania were the usual cheering crowds and at several of these places Mr Bryan spoke a few words The Notification Committee NEW YORK Aug 10There will be a meeting of the notification committee commit-tee at the Fifth Avenue hotel tomorrow S to arrange the final details for the notification no-tification of candidates Bryan and Se wall General Clayton received a letter today to-day from Senator Sherman in which i the latter stated that he was very de sirious of doing all in his power to promote pro-mote the election of the Republican ticket but feared that his physical strength would not permit of his extending ex-tending his trips outside of his own state t Senator Sherman will speak in Columbus next Saturday August 15 with Senatorelect Foraker and in Cincinnati Cin-cinnati on Wednesday August 19 |
