The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-02
WEAR YELLOW
YET APPLAUD.
Bryan Cheered By Crowds In
His Own State.
Many In the Assemblage Wear
Yellow Ribbon.
AT OMAHA TONIGHT.
Fear of Trouble Owing to Rival
AT OMAHA TONIGHT.
Fear of Trouble Owing to Rival
Celebrations.
Special Following Bryan With
Gold Orator is Wrecked

York. lJeb.. .Nov.2=Seven o'clock this
morning found Mr. Bryan speeding
westward from Lincoln on his last day s.
work of the campaign The sun had
not risen when he reached the Speclai
train which was TO convey him on ms
trip and there were only comparatively
few people gathered about the depot TO
see him off These few, however, gave
him an enthusiastic shout as the train
pulled out and he began his last day
campaign under favorable auspices.
The first stop of the day was made at
the town of Seward This is a Repub-
Hcan place and there was an eNcep-
tiOnally large display of yellow badges
fully half of the crowd being decorated
with the Republican emblem. Mr. Bry-
and was however respectfully received
and he was listened to with marked at
tentlOn- The appearance or the SOluen
colOrs in his own state seemed TO put
the candidate on his mettle and while
he talked for only about ten minutes
he delivered a very pointed address
Referring to the appearance OF so
many gold colOrs he intimated to his
hearers that the proper material for
the farmer to use who would display
gold badge was straw, for he said, un-
der existing circumstances Wall street
gets your wheat and leaves you moth
ing but the straw His brief address
was devoted largely to a denunciation
of the issue OF bonds Notwithstanding
the large number Of Republicans pres
ent A1r Bryan was literally applauded
and it was noticeable that some of the
shouters wore the yellow badges
Aurora Neb.. Nov. 2.-As the day
progressed MT Bryan's audiences be
gan to swell in numbers and enthusi-
asm. At York. which was reached at
O'Clock. thousand of farmers We're
waiting the coming of the candidate
and the enthusiasm was great. There
were some yellow badges. but not near
ly SO many as at Seward MIR. Bryan
was introduced as the next president of
a res % n AnEr q
Nebraska furnished the next president
lt depended good deal upon the peO-
PIE of Nebraska and how they vote
This brought out a great cheer and as
surances that the state was all right
for him He said that this year the
people had tried an experiment iii chOs-
ing presidential candidate from west of
tne mississippi river and that some of
the people of Nebraska seemed to be
very much afraid that there would be
q president from the west His speech
was to the farmers and found ready re-
sp0nse with them. The train slowed uD
as 1t went through Bradshaw and the
rev hundred people assembled at the
depot, cheered Mr. Bryan loudly He
STOOD On the back platform Of the
special car and bowed in response to
the greeting.
Aurora. Neb., Nov. Z-dr. Bryan had
q Dig crowd at Aurora. but it included
a large percentage of gold badges. which
were however more conspicuous about
the train than in the vicinity of the
platform from which Mr. Bryan spoke.
lie dwelt in his brief address at this
point upon the effects of the gold stand
ard. especially upon the farming inter-
ests. The points made were literally
applauded Notwithstanding the pres
ence of gold badge wearers
Grand Island was the extreme west
ern point of the days tour and it was
the most western point visited by Mr..
Bryan during the campaign The at
tendance was large and the Bryan SEN
tlment very strong, judging from the
V0ctterous applause and the absence of
gold badges Mr. Bryan talked for
thirty minutes here. dwelling upon the
Importance of Individual effort at the
polls tomorrow and saying the result
of the election might depend upon the
ballot of one voter He again ap-
pealed TO the agricultural element to
declare itself for the double standard
as the most certain means of securing
the return of prosperity which was inn
possible under existing circumstances. 4
The applause at this place was frequent
and at times deafening. the volume of
sound being greatly augmented by the
footing Of large thresher which had
been rigged up for the occasion The
return trip was begun at 1870