The herald., 1896-10-14
THE CANDIDATE
: O THE PEOPLE.
Addresses His Friends in
Minnesota
There IS No LACk OF ENTHUSIASM
Cold Weather Does Not De.
crease the Crowds
ONE LONELY REPUBLICAN
Mustess Up Sufficient Courage to hurrah
for England
The Throug browns His Wall With Shouts
for Silver
The State Which Quay Counts for Nc
Kinley Is Already Prepared to
Throw Its Vote for Bryan
ONE LONELY REPUBLICAN
Mustess Up Sufficient Courage to hurrah
for England
The Throng browns His Wall With Shouts
for Silver
The State Which Quay Counts for Nc
Kinley Is Already Prepared to
Throw Its Vote for Bryan
and Free Silver.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
DULUTH, Mimi, Oct. 13.-The private
car "Idler," bearing William ]. Bryan
and his party, rolled into the Northern
Pacific station in this city shortly after
6 o'clock and the candidate made two
speeches here tonight. The days cam
paigning tour had covered the route
from Minneapolis to Duluth, and at ev-
d, cry station of worthy size along the line
Mr. Bryan spoke to goodly crowds.
Upon his arrival in this city he was met
by a reception committee ard with Mrs.
Bryan was escorted to the st. Louis ho-
tel for dinner. He was then driven to
the Lyceum theater where he addressed
an enthusiastic meeting of women.
Thence he proceeded to the car barn,
which was packed to the utmost with
the laboring men of Duluth. Here Mr..
Bryan was presented with the last uten-
sill necessary for the signing Of silver
bill when it should reach him, providing
he should be elected, an elegant silver
ink bottle filled with the fluid necessary
for the purpose.
Charles A. Towne was chairman OF
both meetings and at each Of them he
presented the nominee in a neat little
speech. In the speech at the Lyceum
theater Mr.. Bryan told the women that
adollar could not becompared to yard
stick, as claimed by the supporters of
the gold standard. and in the few min
utes during which he spoke devoted
himself entirely to the discussion of the
yard stick proposition, along the same
lines pursued by him many times before.
At the meeting in the car barn Mr..
Bryan spoke at some length upon the
fusion feature of the campaign. declar-
ing that the people had laid aside minor
differences and Joined in patrioticlef-
fort to effect one great purpose. He also
paid a warm tribute to John Lind, the
fusion candidate for governor, and spoke
Of Congressman Charles A. Towne as
one Of the great statesmen of the day.
After pleading the necessity of the
election of congress favorable to free
silver, so that free silver bill might
be presented for the signature of the
next president. Mr.. Bryan said:
1 desire to thank organized labor in
this city for having completed the equip
ment, so that I am now prepared to
sign that bill whenever it reaches me-.
without depending upon anybody else
for pen or inkstard or ink. The golden
pen and the silver holder and the ink
presented tonight shall pe preserved.
and if, by the suffrages of my country
men, am placed in that highest Office
within the gift Of the people of all this
world, these things shall be used for the
purpose for which they were intended,
and I shall be glad that, when the deed
is done l will be indebted not to finan-
ciers, not to trusts, not to corporations,
not to syndicates, but to the laboring
men for the equipment.
Mr. Bryan's party left here tonight at
1880 over the South Shore road, in
charge Of the Michigan delegation. en-
route for the upper peninsula of Michi-
gan. His first speech will be at Iron
Mountain tomorrow at 1:45 p. M; the
second will be at Ishpeming at $3.50, and
the third at Marquette at 1850. Mr.. Bry-
an will leave Marquette at 10 o'clock for
: Mackinaw City. where he will arrive
Thursday at 1880 a. m.