The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-14
Bryan Appears at the Minnepo-
lis Lyoeum Before 1000.
WOMEN SHOUTED LIKE MEN
Rather Have Wife Than Hus-
band TO Begin a Campaign.
NEVER FEEL SURE OF HUSBAND
Witty Sallies Followed by Serious Dis
cussion. Which Completely Captiv-
ated AIl--Jumped On Chairs
and Screamed For JOY.

and Screamed For JOY.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 13.-The private
! car "ldler," bearing VIM, j. Bryan and
his party, rolled into the Northern
Pacific station in this city shortly af-
ter O'Clock and the candidate made
two speeches here tonight. The days
| campaigning tour had covered the
| route from Minneapolis to Duluth, and
at every station of worthy size along
the line Mr.. Bryan spoke to goodly
| crowds. Upon his arrival in this city
he was met by reception committee
and with Mrs. Bryan was escorted to
the ST. Louis Hotel forthwith. He was
then driven to the Lyceum Theatre
where he adressed an enthusiastic
meeting of women Thence he pro-
ceeded to the CDarbarn. which was
packed to the utmost with the labor
ing men of Duluth. Here Mr.. Bryan
was presented VITA the last utensil
necessary for the signing of a silver
bill, when it should reach him, pro-
viding he should be elected, an elegant
silver ink bottle, filed with the fluid
necessary for the purpose.
Charles A. Towne was chairman of
both meetings.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 13.-Perhaps
the most unique feature of Mr.. Bryan's
visit to Minneapolis was his address
last night at the Lyceum Theatre to an
audience made up exclusively of wo-
men and presided over by woman.
There were 1000 women present and
Mrs. Frank Valash presided. When
Mr.. Bryan arrived about o'clock the
ladies arose en- maSse, waved their
handkerchiefs and flags, clapped their
hands and called his name-in fact
did everything men might have done
lexcept give three cheers and a tiger.
Mr.. Bryan in opening said:
Ladies: This is a novel experience,
not only new in that | am unaccus-
toned to addressing an audience of
ladies, entirely, but also new in that
L have 10 compete against another
hoy orator" daughter and APP
plause.) When / am talking against
older persons / have the sympathy of
the mothers; but when / am talking
against younger person, / am afraid
that the mothers sympathy will go
out to the smaller of them. ZAP
plause.) And / confess that / cannot
blame you, because / feel that if were
| Judge / would award him the prize,
even though / were contestant myself,
against him. / believe this is the first
political meeting where a candidate
has addressed his remarks to ladies
entirely in the discussion of an econo-
mic question, and / offer no apology.
On the contrary, | deem it not only a
great privilege but a great honor. My
experience teaches me that the mother
and the wife are importatnt parts of
the family. (Applause.) In fact, /
would rather have the wife on my side
in the beginning of a campaign than
to have the husband If / could only
have one. (Applause.)
And | will tell you why. Because,
if have the wife / am almost sure
to have the husband before the cam
paign is over and if / only have the
husband ] am never sure of him.
daughter and applause.) A lady who
was canyassing down in Nebraska the
other day gave utterances to one of the
best things which l think this cam
paign has enjoyed.
She was canvassing and called at
our house to get some literature on
the silver question to circulate as she
went from place 70 place, and while
there she said that she had a brother
who was a gold man, without gold.
(Laughter) She said she could under
stand how a man could be a gold man
who had gold, but she could only pity
the gold man who was without gold.
(Applause and laughter)
Mr.. Bryan then launched into a
discussion of the money question on
lines heretofore covered by him, say
ing the women of the land were as
much interested as the men in the
great questions at issue. The speech
captivated the women.
FROM MINNEAPOLIS TO DULUTH.
st. Cloud Mimi, Oct. 13.-Wm. j.
Bryan began early this morning on
his arrival work for the weeks cam
paign. The special ''Idler'' was pulled
out of Minneapolis with the Bryan
party aboard ait s o'clock and in a short
time the citizens of the small towns
on the Northern Pacific, between the
twin cities and Duluth, were listening
to free silver doctrine as proclaimed by
the standard bearer of that principle
Shortly after o'clock the little city
of Anolxe was reached and Mr.. BRYAN
defined the Democratic platform in a
three-minute speech. He old the several
hundred people who gathered about
the car steps that he believed in that
platform from one end to the other.
A similar stop was made at Elk River,
and at that place many of those gath
cred about the depot did not hesitate
to express their preference for the
Republican nominee. A bunch of Nc
Kinleyites had assembled at one end
of the depot platform and cheered
loud and long for the Republican can
didate.
MKINLEY H0ODLUMS SQUELCHED
Mr.. Bryan spoke from stand erec-
ted a few feet from 1he railroad tracks
and made two-minute speech. A
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