The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-10-22
He Left Detroit Early This
Nc ming.
BRIEF RECEPTION IN CHURCH
After the Services, the People Crowded
Around the Candidate and His Wife.
Spoke to Newsboys Last Night - Great
Meetings Held In Detroit.

DETROIT, oct. 19.-It was one of his
characteristic Sabbaths that William J.
Bryan spent in this city Sunday. In
the morning, accompanied by Mrs.
Bryan, he attended the Westminster
Presbyterian church and listened to a
sermon by the Rev. j. N. Patterson, who
is a friend of Mr. Bryan. After the
nominee and his wife held an informal
and un expected reception in the aisle
near the pew which they occupied.
Every person inside the edifce shook
hands with them and few started
faint ripple of applause.
In the afternoon the three time nomi-
nee rested and at o'clock Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan and John w. Tomlinson of
Alabama, dined with Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Moore at the latters home
Although it had not been publicly
announced, it had been arranged that
Mr. Bryan should address the weekly
meeting Of the Detroit Newsboys asso.
citation last night. The meeting was
prolonged beyound the usual hour wait
ing for the distinguished speaker to APP
pear, but was finally dismissed. After
most of the audience had passed out the
carriage bearing Mr.. Bryan arrived,
and the crowd rushed back into the
hall, cheering Bryan enthusiastically.
Mr.. Bryan made a short, simple ad.
dress to the newsboys, advising them
earnestly as to the great value of char.
acter i'll all life's affairs and of respect.
ing the rights of others.
AT the conclusion of his remarks the
little hall rang with the boys assur.
ances that Bryan was "all right"
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BuUlGr, president of the association.
Mr.. Bryan looked greatly refreshed
by his Sunday rest.
Fifty thousand people, packed into a
solid immOvable rectangle 200 feet deep
and 900 feet wide, greeted Mr.. Bryan
in front of the Hotel Cadillac when he
began speaking at o'clock Saturday
night. He was in splendid voice and
vigor. His ringing tones swept across
the tremendous area of humanity and
drew a quick response from thousands
of lusty throats 1In no speech since the
beginning of the campaign has Mr..
Bryan been more forcible or made his
points more clearly or tellingly.
From Lansing late at night, east
through many bustling cities and towns
to Port Huron, then south to Detroit,
where huge, unnumbered multitudes
greeted the nominee with terrific ap-
plause was the course of William Jen.
nings bryan on this last day of his won
derful Michigan campaign. 1t seemed
as If the whole state had turned out to
make him welcome and show the depth
of sympathy with the cause he repre-.
sents. The gatherings have all been
large, all hot with courage and fervor,
and nowhere did Mckinley sentiment
manifest itself even moderately. 1t
looked all one way.
That the Republicans are demosal-
lied is shown by the sudden rallying of
their ablest speakers in Michigan, and
by such Macedonian cry of distress
over Mr.. Bryan's speeches as has gone
out to Republican State Chairman d.
M. Ferry from the local Republican
! manager at Grand Rapids, one of the
shrewdest politicians in Michigan.
That telegram is as follows:
"GRAND RAPIDS, Oct. 13, 1896
'To Hon. d. NJ. Ferry, Detroit:
"Good cause for anxiety here. This
mans (Bryan's) presence inspires the
weak members of his party to renewed
activity. Think something should be
done Immediately to counteract the
effect of his incendiary speeches here.
Meetings were record breakers. Think
Durb;n ought to be notified to have
press reports cut down.
@. w. WATKINS"
This telegram is a revelation of the
Republican overthrow in Michigan,
such as the keenest observer could not
have prepared.
AS Mr.. Bryan said at Lansing, the
Republican cause is hopeless.
Saturday ended the fourth day of
the Michigan campaign, and on the
conservative estimate of $4,000 people
ut Detroit, Mr.. Bryan has found and
spoken to 450, 900 people since he crossed
the Wisconsin line into the upper pen
insula last Wednesday morning.
A larger proportion than usual of
women have composed his audience,
but On the liberal estimate of one-third
for women and children, Mr.. Bryan has
addressed 300, 900 out of voting popu-
lation of 100000.
The impetus which this triumphal
march has added to a campaign which
had already acquired great momentum
has made it irresistible National Com
mitteeman ID. j. Campau, who has ac-
companied Mr.. Bryan through the
state, laughed with triumph when a
copy OF the Watkins telegram was
placed in his hands.
"It shows how thorougly demoralized
and frightened the Republicans are
They are beaten. This central and
northwestern tide is setting Bryanward
like a millrace."
The crowds addressed by Mr.. Bryan
were the largest ever assembled in De-
troit. From platform erected against
the Washington boulevard side of the
Hotel Cadillac, he talked to a mass of
people, which filled the wide boulevard
and extended far into adjoining streets.
At the Auditorium, he spoke to an
audience of 5000 people, who occupied
every inch of space, sitting or standing,
while thousands stood outside waiting
for possible sight of the nominee.
Afterward, almost at midnight, he ap.
peared upon q stand erected at the
Woodward avenue front of the city
hall before another crowd, so great that
ii stopped all street car and other traffic
entirely.
This last crowd, it is estimated, num-
bered 10000 people, and they had pa
tiently awaited the nominees coming
for four hours, passing the time in
cheering for free silver, Bryan and
Sewall.