Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-03
HIsLAsT EFFORT.
Candidate Bryan Closes the Campaign
at ON ha, Ke5.
Crowds Of People. Out Of Curiosity. Flock 10
See Him.

Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. IA keen east
Wind blew fiercely through the ranks
+ those who gathered to hear Mr.
Bryan at Hastings, today. Col John
p Irish reached Hastings just before
Mr.. Bryan left that place and Re
publican meeting began when the sill
yer meeting vas over.
The people gathered from far and
near 10 hear the nominee. Ten thou
Eand. mostly farmers, made up the as
semblage that greeted with wild cheers
lis appearance on the temporary stand.
The audience was plainly in sympathy
Nth his views and showed its inten-
sity Of partisan feeling in shrill shouts.
cold badges were few White ribbons
bearing the words, Bryan" in two
inch letters We're pinned on hats and
breasts OF men, women and children.
4 was truly an enthusiastic throng.
During his speech Mr.. Bryan said
Since / left Nebraska, | have been as
TAR east as the Eennebec river, / want
y tell you that, no matter what the
aapers may say, there is a silver SEN
timent in Massachusetts and Maine
mat is as intense as ii is III Nebraska
Cheers. When | found a man who
lived upon money and whose money
Was increasing in value under a gold
standard. | have generally found an
'+dvocate of the gold standard.
whether he was in Nebraska or Mas
sachusetts, but when | found man
who worked for his living, ! generally
FOUND a man who sympathized with
you in your struggles. OCheers).
sfNTf.s.t friends 40
when they talk about wearing yellow
ribbons. | have wondered why our
farmers out here, if they want to show
hey are for gold, do not wear bunch
# yellow straw. 1t illustrates the con-
'lition of this gold standard. The gold
standard has been a great threshing
machine. It has done it's work we'll
4 has separated the wheat from the
straw. and given the wheat to the Wall
Street syndicates and left the straw for
he farmers. Great laughter and
heerinC).
Stops of five and six minutes only
we're made by the candidates train at
towns and villages between Hastings
;ind Lincoln, with the exception of
crete. where 10 minutes were spent.
Harvard. Saxonville. Sutton and Graf
ION turned out good sized crowds.
ABOUT thousand people with sprink-
ling Of orange among them, were at
each of the last two places and hearty
shouts were given for Mr.. Bryan. AS
the train drew ont of Sutton. a number
If boys ran after it. shouting for Nc
kinley.
Mir. Bryan started to speak from the
platform of the 'Idler'' at Fairmont,
where 1000 people awaited him, but one
of the local reception committee per-
suade him TO make an address from the
stand about which most of the throng
had gathered.
livery WAS made by the candidate at Tx
eter. To his left We're people wearing
white badges inscribed Bryan" and to
mis- right strong display of orange color.
Mr.. Bryan's remarks worked his follow
crS up to high state of enthusiasm, and
they yelled with might and main.
Young men in coats of old gold ana
young women in golden-hued capes were
scattered through the crowd of l2c0 people
vt Friend. who cheered Mr.. Bryan's re-
marks. Three hundred composed the
crowd at Dorchester.
At Crete about 80 boys wearing yellow
ribbons ran down the track to meet the
train. shouting Major McKinley's name.
More of them gathered around the train
women wore ribbons of gold but they
were in the minority with those who dis
played white. Way was made through
the crowd to the base bah grounds. where
greater number of his supporters were
gathered. His 10 minutes speech was re-
ceived with every mark of favor. Al 8
the candidate's special pulled out for Lin
coin. his home city.
Lincoln gave a final hearty ratification
OF Mr.. Bryans candidacy during the
half hour he spent there. this evening. on
his Passage through to Omaha. He ar
rived there just before 6. Several organ
izaiions composed the procession that es-
corted the candidate and Mrs. Bryan to
the Lincoln hotel. AS the procession
passed along an artillery salute was fired
Ninth street, running between the Lin
coin hotel and the square. was packed
with people, and when Mr. and Mrs Bry-
an stepped on the hotel balcony a great
cheer went up. The demonstration was
nearly and sincere. The candidate
showed his appreciation of il in his
speech. This was Mr.. Bryan's principal
closing speech of the campaign and II
WIS delivered in a clear. strong voice
Ihree stops We're made by MIR. Bryan's
special on the run from Lincoln to Oma-
ma. fhey were at Greenwood Ashland
anu Gretna and at each place the candi-
Gate was enthusiastically greeted
Omaha. Nov. 2.-Candidate BRYAN
closed the campaign by making a
speech here. tonight.