Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-31
BRYAN In WISCONSIN.
HE ~ GREETED BY LARGE AND
EyTHUsIAs sTIC AUDIENCES.
STATEMENT ABOUT THE A. P. A.
The Candidate Not Now and Never
Heretofore Member OF That or
Any Other Society Hostile 10 Any
Church, Religion, or Race.

this morning at Green Bay, where he ar
rived at half-past o'clock, spending
three hours i'm his special car On siding
near that place. No incidents occurreu
on the night run from Chicago. Between
six and eight thousand people braved
the raw morning air that came with
chilling force across the breadth OF Lake
Michigan, and stood around the tempo
rary platform In Whitney Park to near
Mr. BRYAN. "Gold-bugs were quite
prominent on the streets Of the town.
and cheers for Mckinley were heard.
At first the audience was like the at
mosphere. but it warmed up as Mr.. Bryan
nroceeded and became exceedingly en-
thusiastic.
Green Bay was the home of Senator
Howe. and. apropos Of his views on the
,ncome-tax. back in the '7Os. Mr. Bryan
talked about that feature of the Chicago
platform. holding that only the people
with large incomes were against its en-
oc,ment Governor Peck joined MT.
Rrvan at Green Bay. and Will accom-
many him through his State.
Ten minutes at Lapere We're deVoteu
10 telling a couple OF thouSaiu PD'P
eorethlng about the money question
Kaukauna came next. and ten-mlhute
speech was made by the candidate' hls
audience numbered two or three thou
sand and 10 II Mr. Bryan said, IN part:
YESTERDAY evenings paper announced
that There had been a furry In Wah
street and that money was loanlnS OIL
call as high as 100 per cent. Nhat
harvest these people who have money,
and who can make 100 per cent. get out
OF this little embarrassment no" lois
do you suppose you VIII nave 10 Wale
bofore these people, whenever there Is
ii,,Io er,barrassnnent like this. can charge
a bipher rate Of interest? How long 90
Won think you will have TO wait before
tbese men will Join I'm a crusade 10 nave
money enough In the country 10 DO ousi-
ness with? You might Just as well expect
a fox to stand guard over chicken-house
as 10 expect them TO do IT, ~
About six thousand people composed
the gathering that greeted Mr.. BRYAN at
AppIeton. They showed considerable en-
thusiasm.
MORE GOLD BADGES.
FOND DU LAC. WIS, october N.-The
peighboring towns Of Nfenah and Meha-
sha held Joint demonstration In honor
Of the Democratic candidate at the lat
ter Mace. Gold badges were again in
evidence among the two thousand people
whom Mr. Bryan addressed.
with 1900 expectant faces gazing at
him as ne stood on the rear platform OF
the Idler. Mr.. Bryan made "A speech
ar Oshkosh that brought considerable
warmth OF feeling from his supporters
4 fair amount Of enthusiasm was SHOWN
The crowd stretched more than nun
dred feet back from the car. and for
f.aHE 4
people there wore gold badges. put they
ala not attempt any counter-demonstra
tons
A number Of prominent Wisconsin poll
ticians foined Mr.. Bryan at points along
10 route. Some of them were W. 9.
silverl horne. Democratic nominee Tor
Governor: r. B. Lamoreux. Commission
or Of the Federal Land-Ohice, and eN-
CONGRESSMAN Miller Clinton Babbitt
also an ex-congressman< accompanied the
marty from Chicago, and was one OF
score of people who tried 70 find accom-
modations in a dozen berths I'm the Idler.
FIGHT WITH REPUBLICANS.
A regular rough-and-tumble scrimmage
,occurred at Janesvilie just before
dark. The crowd there was large, 5000
itroug. Just after the candidate had
begun TO speak a Mckinley flambeau
club. headed by a band, attempted TO
march through the thicky-packed
.eathering about the rear platform OF the
gdler. Naturally, much confusion was
caused. but above it all Mr.. Bryan could
ioc heard.
candidate became excited at the continued
confusion caused by the Mckinley men,
and made objections 10 the interruption.
Indignant remarks came from those
standing by Mr.. Bryan's side. and John
Winans. chairman of the Rock county
Democratic Committee, who had intro
duced him. shouted out something about
."Giving them as good as they send
flomebody grabbed a banner borne by
Pho Republicans. labelled. sweet SIX
yeen TO One-Nit!' and then trouble pe-
,,an Energetic Democrats made a rush
Gt their politicaI opponents. Fisticufts
became general pictures Of Mckinley
tvere torn down. and the offending BAN
,rer also went TO earth. The battle was
aver I'm a minute. and as things quieted
down. Mr.. Bryan made some comments
on the interruption.
The Mckinley club had marched TO
the station to take a train for Rockford,
where they were 10 attend a Republican
demonstration. and il is claimed it could
reach it's coaches only by Going through
the assemblage listening to Mr. Bryan.
ElNIft r. ClA' , lAs'4NA RA-N 4 49,
MADISON. WIS. October 30.-The
usual throng OF enthusiastic silverites did
not Greet william j. Bryan on his ar
rival in Madison tonight A couple Of
hundred people only were at the North
western station when his train came In,
and the brass bands and marching clubs
ala not get there until after Mr.. Bryan
had started for the big building. known
as the Gymnasium, where his first speech
was mace. A gayly-d decorated, open car
riage drawn by four mettlesome horses
proceeding leisurely 10 the depot to get
the candidate. passed a modest-looking
closed hack Mr.. Bryan was In the hack.
II an came about through a change IN
his plans. and the failure OF those in
charge OF the candidates special to no.
tifv the local committee. Mr.. Bryan
was scheduled TO arrive at o'clock. Du-
ring the day it was ascertained that ne
could not make connections TO enable
him TO keep his Iowa engagements to-
morrow, unless he left Madison at $50
tonight. The train was accordingly run
ehead Of time, and reached here at 900
o'clock.
,rba meetings addressed by Mr.. Bryan
were held indoors for the night was chill
and cold. He cut his speeches short and
was able to leave at $50. over the llii-
nois Central. 10 carry out his Iowa pro-
orarnme In the Gymnasium a stand
Sno audience that crowded that spacious
hall 10 the doors heard him. His second
sneech was made TO another large crowd
In the Assembly chamber Of the State
Capitol.
THE A. p. a. AND ]. o. U. A. NJ.
NtApIsON. WIS. October @.-Mr
prvan tonight made the following state
-nent TO the representative OF the South
ern Associated Press. accompanying him: