The San Francisco call., 1896-10-16
Many Yellow Mckinley Badges
Encountered by the Travel.
ing Candidate.
RIVALRY BECOMES INTENSE.
Demonstrations and Counter-Demon.
Strations Along the Route of the
Nebraskan's Journey.


Three speeches in Grand Rapids rounded
up William J. Bryan's second day of CAM
paigning in Michigan. His field was the
lower peninsula, beginning at the Straits
of Mackinaw at daybreak. When he con-
cluded his remarks at the last of the
highly enthusiastic meetings here to-
night he had added sixteen speeches
to his Unprecedented list. Although the
day was raw and dusty Mr.. Bryan drew
large crowds at every stop. As on yester-
day, he encountered many of the yellow
Nc Kinley badges that have caused him to
indulge in tart comments several times.
1t was evident that the badges had been
distributed through some concerted
means, for they were nearly all alike,
those at one town being similar in size
and in pattern to those seen at another.
They were noticeable particularly by their
number at Traverse City, Cadillac and
Toward City.
There was intense rivalry between the
Republican and Democratic managers at
Big Rapids in the distribution OF McKin-
ley and Bryan ribbons, but as all were
white in color the Bryan people seemingly
made better showing than their oppo-
nents did. Some of Mr.. Bryan's audiences
were very demonstrative, and all along
the line of his progress he was well re-
ceived from the time he began his speech
making to q crowd of early riserS, Just
after daybreaK, at St. Ignace on the west
shore OF the Straits of Mackinaw. Stops
were made during the day at Mackinaw
City, where Mayor Pingree, candidate for
Governor OF Michigan on the Republican
ticket, shivered in unobtrusive attentive
ness among the crowd; Petoskey, Charlie
voix. Bellaire, Traverse City. Cadillac,
Reed City, Big Rapids, Howard City,
Greenville, Beldlng, Iona, Walton, Man
ton and Lowell. and at all except the last
three speeches were delivered by the nom-
inee. The Grand Rapids meetings, three
in number, far exceeded in attendance
any OF those addressed by Mr.. Bryan en-
route.
His biggest crowds along the way were
at Iona, Big Rapids, Traverse City, Cadil-
lac, Reed City and Belding, ranging in at
tendance from $500 to 10000. Altogether
it was very gratifying day to the candi-
date in the numbers he drew and the en-
thusiasm displayed.
When the nominees train reached ST.
Ignace on the Straits of Mackinac at $50
A. NJ. he found quite a large crowd of
shivering people waiting for him. Al
though Mr. Bryan had not eaten his
breakfast and was attired only in night
shirt, trousers and overcoat he made a
good speech and was cheered vigorously.
The special train was taken across the
straits on barge and reached Mackinaw
at o'clock. Here was another large
audience OF 1000 or more, including q
crowd of excursionists. Mr.. Bryan was
more suitably attired for speech-making
and made q vigorous address. No less
than four brass bands were at hand and
despite the early hour the meeting was q
great success.
Mr.. Bryan's third speech was made at
Petosky, where his train arrived at 8:25
and made a stop of twenty minutes.
More than 1000 people were in the crowd
that cheered the nominee, when Mr..
Hampton, the Democratic candidate for
Congress in this district, introduced him.
A number of men there wore badges in
scribed IAN honest dollar" and noticing
these Mr.. Bryan said:
Il want TO address my remarks to those
who are wearing those badges on which
are written An honest dollar do not
know whether they are intended to mean
that those who wear them are in favor of
gold standard or free silver" Sixteen
to one" shouted some one, and Bryan
smiled and did not make further refer
ence to the matter.
Several hundred people at Charlevoix
heard brief speech from the greatest
hero of the nineteenth century," as Mr..
Bryan was called by the gentleman who
introduced him. A short stop was made
at Bellair, and Mr.. Bryan spoke to about
800 people.
At Traverse City, lumber port on Lit
tie Traverse Bay, Mr.. ana Mrs. Bryan
rode to a vacant lot IN the town. where the
candidate after an introduction by Mayor
Davis, delivered speech. The crowd was
estimated at 5000. Mr.. Bryan said in part: !:
In advocating free coinage don't mean to
claim that am infallible. but do want you
TO understand that l believe what say and
that when l tell you that in my judgment
there can be no prosperity in this country
until bimetalllsm is restored to the American
people am telling whatI believe. [Cheers |
Not only am | telling you what now believe
but l am telling you what the Republicans
used to believe, although they have now sur
rendered their convictions and permitted
their party 10 act for them, instead OF acting
for themselves. Mr.: Mckinley stands for a
financial policy that intends to make money
the master and all things else the servant; !;
he stands for financial policy that intends
to make the property of the world cheaper
than it was ever before by making the money
OF the world dearer than it was ever before.
At Reed City the congregation that
greeted Mr. Bryan numbered 2500 about
the same as at Cadillac, and showed con-
siderable enthusiasm during his speech.
Yellow gave way to white in the way of
the badges worn by the gold people in the
crowd that saw and heard the candidate
at Big Rapids, and The Bryan supporters
in tie town were not TO be outdone and
they, too, had provided for the distribu-
tion of the ribbons bearing the Nebraska
mans name. White was also the color
used by the silver people, so nearly every
body in the audience of 1000 at Big Rapids
had white insignia of political faith The
cheering was very hearty and Mr.. Bryan
responded with speech full of fervor.
Again was the yellow Mckinley
badges noticeable at Howard City, where
Mr.. Bryan's audience numbered about
1900. All of the twenty minutes stop was
taken up by the candidates speech.
Charles R. Sigh, Democratic Union Silver
candidate for Governor of Michigan. with
his wife and daughter. joined Mr.. Bryan
there and accompanied him to Grand
Rapids. The 800 people gathered at
Greenville heard short speech. Beld-
ing, the location of the weIl-known silk
manufactures, turned ont at least 5000
of its inhabitants and residents of the
vicinity to give Mr.. Bryan welcome.
Four white horses drew his carriage to the
speaking place. and sixteen young women
attired in white and silver shivered in the
raw atmosphere in company with their
comrade. whose dress carried out the in
fouAod furifie.atior, IF -