The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-13
BRYAN AT MINNEAPOLIS.
Crowds Fought for Admission to the
Hall in Which the Boy Orator
SpOke...Received by Ladies.

Minneapolis, Mimi. Oct. l2.--Perfect
Indian summer weather. neither too
cool nor too warm, aided the Minne-
apolis supporters of William j. Bryan
tonight to out-do the efforts of their
brethren of 81. Paul In giving a rous-
ing welcome to the Democratic stand
ard-bearer Like their political friends
of their sister city. they had arranged
for no less than four speeches by Mr..
Bryan and fortune was with them
again in this, for the Chicago nominee
felt strong of voice and body after his
two days of rest and was able to speak
with his old-tme vigOr. Minnesota
women do not have the right of suf-
frage except in school elections, but Il
special meeting for their benefit for as
many of them as could crowd into the
Lyceum theater, was addressed by Mr..
Bryan. That was the unique feature
of the Minneapolis demonstration. Tho
principal address by the nominee, how
ever. was delivered at the exposition
building and the others in the open air
at Bridge square. on the Missouri river
front, adjacent to the exposition hail.
and again at Yale Place. He will
travel to Duluth tomorrow to give aid
to Congressman Charles A. Towne, q
silver man and Protection Republican
who is making fight for reelection.
Crowds began TO gather about the
exposition building couple of hours
before the hour set for Mr.. Bryaa's ap-
pearanCe therc-I.3j o'clock Two hund-
red old soldiers composing the Veterans
Bryan Club, of Minneapolis formed the
escort of the candidate from the West
Hotel to the Auditorium. When they ar
rived at the entrance to the building
with their charge an interesting scene
was taking place there. Those who had
been unable to obtain admittance had
become Il struggling. excited mob. Wo-
men were Shrieking and men We're
shouting. They could move neither out
nor in, and FOR u while a panisr seemed
imminent. 1t was only by the combined
efforts of the police and those with him
that Mr.. Bryan was forced through tha
crowd and enabled To enter the build
ing.
1t was supposed that Mr. Bryan
would have something to say about
Archbishop Ireland's letter against The
Chicago ticket and platform. but lie
made no reference To it. He did, how
ever. talk about another distinguished
Minnesotan, Hon. d. Washburn, on the
ba sis of letter received from the eX-
senator and groanS and cheers were
frequent during his reply to the veal
thy miller. The emotional, excited
thrOnG outside the exposition building
had become tired of pushing. showing
and elbOwing and had drifted off in
segments to the adjacent bridge square
to join the great crowd already gath
cred there. Ii was to these that Mr..
Bryan delivered his second address
from Il balcony on the exposition build
ing. His audience was estimated at
$1,000.
The ladies' meeting at the Lyceum
came next. Eight was the hour set for
Mr.. Bryan's appearance, but he was
more than an hour late Mrs. Bryan
was there. The meeting was presided
over by Mrs. G. NJ. Schaefer. whose
husbands father was the law partner
for tWenty-one years of Mr.. Bryan's
father at Salem, Ills. When she pre-
sented the candidate the ladies' shricked
and waved All emotional welcome. The
last address was at Yale Place, where
another crowd had gathered
The speech of the evening was that
delivered at the Auditorium There
was little in IL that was new except the
answer tu Senator Washburn.