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Show BRYAN TRYING HARD TO BEAT UNCLE JOE By Associated Press. DANVILLE, III.. Oct. 2'J. William J. Bryan made his sixth speech Irt the Eighteenth congressional district here tonight to-night In an effort to help defeat Speaker Cannon and to pay an old political debt to tho spoaker'n opponent, William Cun-dl Cun-dl ff, the Democratic nominee, who noml-nalod noml-nalod Bryan when the latter ran for congress con-gress twenty years ago. Largo crowds greeted him at Hoopeston and Rossville during the aftornoon, and he was forced to addrcsa an overflow meeting hero tonight." Ho raid in part: "I know both of thcao candidates por-uonally. por-uonally. and I know what they stand for. I havo known' Mr. Cundlff for more than twenty years and Mr. Cannon for almost twenty years "Mr. Cundlff's chances of election are bettor now than wore mine when 1 wan nominated for congress. There w-as a change of over 10,000 voles In my district then and It will only require a change of 7500 In this district to elect him. I was elected In the landslide that followed fol-lowed the passage of the McKlnley bill, and the revolt ngalnst I lie Republican louders this year is greater than then. "Then there were no prominent Republicans Re-publicans voting against that bill, or talking ngalnst tho law. Now there is insurgency from Maine" to Callfornlu. The author of the McICInley bill was the star Republican speaker ln tho Republican campaign of 1S90, but Mr. Aldrlch has gone into retirement and Mr. Payno is not heard far from home." |