The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-10-24
Mr.. BRYAN IS IN OHIO
IsIsiENsE AUDIENCES THE RULE AT
EACH PLACE.
Gibraltar of Ohio Democracy Gave
the silver Nominee Hearty
Welcome.

Dayton, ohio, Oct. iS.-At Hamilton, an
immense throng met the train, ex-Gover-
nor James r. Campbell, whose home Is
here, being at the mead of the reception
committee. Mr.. Bryan was escorted
through the town, which profusely
decorated, by a parade, in which several
thousand took part, most of them being
uniformed. The candidate spoke from
a stand in courthouse park to a crowd Of
more tnan 10000 people He was intro
duced to the audience by the ex-governor
who in this way made his formal entry
unto the campaign for the nominee of the
Chicago convention. Both the candidate
and his sponsor were received with ire
mendous applause. Ex-Governor Camp
bell introduced Mr.. Bryan to the audi
ence as follows
1.-THE largest audience that ever as
sembled in the city of Hamilton is here
today. 1t has come to greet and to listen
to the nominee, the regular nominee Of
the democratic party, and he is WELDON
ed here in the old county of Butler. which
is known as the Gibraltar of the Ohio
democracy, and he is welcomed a pri-
Yate citizen of pure life, as a statesman
OF high motive. and most of all, a dem
ocrat. You are here to listen to him.
and therefore present to you the match
Bryan"
Mr.. Bryan said: Ladies and gentle
men: 1 do not ask to have any warmer
place in the hearts of the people of this
country than the gentleman who has in
troduced me. If you can think as well
of me as you have always thought Of
him, if you can vote as strongly for me
as you have always voted for him, 1 shall
have good reason to remember my visit
to Butler county. You call this the Glib
raltar of the democracy. I want to say
to you, my friends, that in this campaign
gTstand for those policies which are dem
ocratic in the broadest sense of the term.
Great applause.) I believe in the de-
mocracy that means the rule of the peo-
pie, and I am opposed to plutocracy tina.
means the rule of a few money magnatee
and the serviiity Of all the rest of the
people"
No Stage Business for Bryan.
Washington Courthouse. Ohio Oct. 10
There were short stops at Xenia and
jamestown and good-sized crowds listen
ed to the speeches of the nominee at the
latter place, while the crowd was enthu-
siastic
Washington Courthouse was given a 10
minute talk and the large audience was
apparently in sympathy with the speaker
William ]. Bryan's attention was called
TO several newspaper lSBoi -. CAiO wa
that he had been upon the stage, another
stated that he had written 4 criticism G
a play and had applied for a position a:
press agent He said there was no trutl
to the report that he had ever been upor
the stage, that he had never written
criticism of any production, and haC
never applied for any position in connec
ton with any theatrical company, an'
had never had any thought of going OF
-f- lraa hn ava HiGpf1Cgn1
matter with anyone.
= He said that at the time he was re
puted as contemplating going on tn
stage, he was writing editorials in favo
of free silver and delivering lectures up
on the subject throughout the country
He looked upon the matter with consid
cradle amusement.
Shouted Itself HOarse.
Xenia, Ohio, Oct 19.-At Dayton III
largest and most enthusiastic audienc
of the day shouted and howled and yelle
itself hoarse when, shortly after O'Clock
the nominee spoke at the fair grounds
The crowd was estimated away up in tn
thousands at the grounds. and the street
were crowded by thousands Of Others
and the trip clear out to the grounds wa
a continual ovation.
His speech for the most part was alon
the same well-beaten path followed b
Mr.. Bryan for the last few days. Th
crowd was wildly enthusiastic and In
terrupted the speaker time and agar
with demonstrations of hearty approva
for the ideas advanced
Spoke in DrizzIing Rain.
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 19.-From stan
in front of the courthouse Mr.. Bryan ad
dressed a large audience for 20 minute
at Chillicothe. 1t was the same as durin
the whole day, so far as enthusiasm wa
concerned. the audience applaudlng Wig
orously at the least prOvocation
Circleville came in for a five-minut
talk from the platform at the rear, to
= fair sized audience. There were shol
addresses at Lancaster and New LeXin2
ton to crowds as large as could be e'
pected.
By this time a drizzling rain set IN an
the outdoor speeches were consequent
attended with inconvenience to the car
didate The train was two hours LAT
and GAINESVILLE was reached at 1880.
Here the triple nominee made a speec
of a half hours duration. The train beai
ing the party left for Bellaire at 1905 an
will arrive at that place at o'clock t'
morrow, when the nominee makes tn
first speech of the day.
OEnDGI