The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-18
BRYAN WINDS UP IN MICHIGAN.
THE TOUR OF THE STATE ENDED
AT DETROIT.

ctnity Turns Out 10000 to 10000
Persons 10 Hear and See the Cam
didate-The OutpOurInE mt saEI-
nav Estimated Mt 5000 to IO,-
900.
Detroit, Mich, Oct 17.-Mr. Bryan ended
his four days of Michigan campaigning
with three speeches at Detroit tonight.
During that time he Travelled nearly
1,4OO miles through the state and made
about seventy speeches. His closing day
was devoted to the eastern part OF tns
state, along Lake Huron, between ST.
Johns, town near Lansing, and this
city.
| He made fifteen speeches and had big
audiences everywhere. The succession OF
large towns along the route followed rap
idly, one after another Incidents Of in
terest at the meetings addressed we=e
numerous.
Mrs. Bryan was caught among a crush
of excited people at Saginaw and tho
train started away without ner, but was
stopped after it had proceeded but very
short distance
In the crowd at Owosso, early in the
morning, Mr.. Bryan had pointed out to
him, by his request, the editor of a Palmer
and Buckner local paper who had pro-
pounded some questions for the nominee
to answer, and made his presence conspic-
uous to the delight OF the audience.
While most OF his speeches contained
practically no new matter, the candidate
made some interesting comments on the
third ticket and platform here this even
| ing
In his Saginaw speech, Mr.. Bryan an
| swered the charges that the Chicago plat
form is ansrchistic, and quoted Justice
| Brown Of the federal supreme court who
was appointed from Michigan, in support
OF the alleged attack on that tribunal.
Detroit exceeded in attendance and dem
onstrative appreciation at the three
meetings held here was natural in
view OF its larger population and tho
preparations that had been made for Mr.
| Bryan reception, any reception given the
candidate elsewhere during the day.
! But the smaller towns and cities show
ed how greatly an interest was felt In the
democratic campaign by the presence of
| remarkably enthusiastic crowds, number
ling many thousands at some points. Bay
City and vicinity. for instance, furnished
between 1900 and 10000, with the excep-
tion of Derolt, the largest, but by no
means the most demostrative assemblage
that saw or heard the nominee.
The crowd Of from 5000 to 10000 at Sag
inaw made Mr.. Bryan understand by the
heartiness of the cheers given that he
| was among friends 1t was the same at
Flint, with a gathering of about 5000, and
] at Port Huron, where Mr. Bryan tried to
make himself heard to 5000 people.
The other stops were at st. Johns, Ovid,
| Owosso, Durand, Vassar, La Pere, Imla
City and Mount Clemens
The aggregate of Mr. Bryans audiences,
| who heard the three speeches made here
tonight, equalled, If 1t did not exceed, the
greatest crowd that saw and heard him
in any city he has visited.
He made his first address to concourse
of 35 900 people that completely filled the
spacious Washington boulevard In front
of the Hotel Cadillac and Tapped over
into Michigan avenue, State and Grand
| River avenue. Mr.. Bryan began to speak
at o'clock, Immediately after his arrival
at the Cadillac from his special train. He
was introduced by f. A. Baker, the dem
ocratic state chairman. At one time the
! people to his left began to sway back and
forth, and the excitement among those
who were buffetted without power Of re-
| sistance became so intense that a panic
seemed imminent.
Seven thousand people were in the audi
torium when Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, Justin
| r. Whitten, democratic candidate for lieu
tenant governor, and prominent Bryan
supporters, entered. The shouting was
deafening for FIVE minutes and 1t began
again when Daniel J, Campau, national
committeeman from Michigan, and chair
man OF the democratic national executive
committee. presented Mr.. Bryan, as NE
braska's glorious son."
| Mr. Bryan delivered his longest and prin-
cipal speech OF the evening there, devot-
ing his attention mainly to the Palmer and
| Buckner ticket and platform. A feature
Of the meeting was the presence Of a large
crowd Of students from the University OF
Michigan. one man, Isaac Adams, a fruit
dealer, died in the excitement.
Equally as enthusiastic as the others
was the third assemblage. to which Mr.
Bryan spoke. 1t was l0;30 o'clock when he
began. Like that at the Cadillac, It took
place in the open air in front Of the city
hall.
Flint, Mich, Oct 1.-THE democracy OF
Durand and vicinity was holding barbe.
cue when Mr. Bryan arrived there this
morning at $40 o'clock, but the candidate's
stay was so short, ten minutes only, that
he did not have time to partake OF the big
juicy OK that had been roasting since mid
night. He filled in the opportunity in
speech-making and brought frequent
cheers from his audience of $500.
Owossa, Mich, Oct. f7.-While Justin r.
Whiting, the democratic silver candidate
for governor Of Michigan, who was ac-
companying Mr.. Bryan through this state,
was speaking in the auditorium at Lam
sing just after Mr.. Bryan had left, the
platform collapsed, carrying Mr.. Whiting
and twenty-five Others with IT.. A few
bruises summed up the injuries sustain
| ed, but when those accompanying Mr.
| Bryan heard OF 1t this morning. they de-
cided, in view Of the fact that It was the
| second accident Of the kind yesterday, to
have future danger obylated In some way
John W. Tomlinson Of Alabama, mem
ber OF the national advisory committee
accordingly sent the following telegram
/ to Daniel McConville chairman OF the
| committee on speakers at the headquar-
| ters OF the national committee in Chi
cago: 1.-TWO platforms fell yesterday.
| Urge local committees to use more care"
| Mr.. Bryan's train took up its Journeying
| again at O'Clock this morning after lay
| ing all night on a siding near ST. Johns,