The record-union., 1896-10-24
Sixteen Speeches the Record Of the Demo-
cratic Candidates Days Work.
Addresses Several Large and Enthu-
siastic Audiences.
People of Peoria Give the Nominee
Hearty Reception - He Strongly
DeprecateS the IndignitieS Shown
Secretary Carlisle at CovingtOn,
Kentucky.

PEORIA Qll.), Oct. 23.-Mr. Bryan's
first day in his work Of rounding up in
Illinois took him across the central part
of the State, beginning at Danville in
the morning and ending at Peoria this
evening. Rain fell at some of the places
at which he spoke, but beyond a raw
ness in the air the rest of the day was
not bad for campaigning.
There were some novelties introduced
in the receptions given the candidate
He rode through the streets of Decatur
in a horseless carriage, and at Mattoon
was carried from the train to the place
where the speaking took place on dec
Grated platform on wheels.
The wildness of the welcomes given
the candidate at Decatur was almost
unprecedented in his campaign. 1t was
impossible to get through the throngs
that pressed between his carriage and
both the platforms from which he was
expected to speak, and he addressed his
audiences in each instance from the We
hicle.
Two speeches were made at SPRING
field, the State Capital and the home of
Senator John NJ. Palmer, who is in the
race for the Presidency on the gold
Democratic ticket. Governor Altgeld
was fulfilling his engagements else
where In the State, and therefore could
not welcome the head of the national
ticket.
The meetings at Decatur Springfield
and Peoria were attended by great
crowds Mr.. Bryan spoke twice in each
of these cities, and also talked at Dan
Nil1a paris Cha r1Q No. C,,ll
van, Petersburg, Havana and Pekin.
The train was in charge of Colonel W.
S. Cantrell, Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioner of Illinois, and through
his efforts Mr.. Bryan was able to fulfill
his engagements with greater prompti-
| tude than on other days. Sixteen
| speeches was the days record.
AT IL 80 o'clock tonight Mr. Bryan
left Peoria for Ottawa, where he will
begin his speechmaking tomorrow
morning.
Although Sullivan was not on the
schedule, 1000 people were waiting for
Mr.. Bryan there. Senator Allison was
expected later in the day, and in prep
aration of his coming a number OF
| those who heard a little speech from the
Democratic candidate We're decorated
| with orange badges. Women wore gold
hats and men golden sashes, and horses
and vehicles were also trimmed in that
| color. In view of Senator Allison's 8
promised presence, Mr. Bryan had
| something to say about the Iowa states
| man. Senator Allison, he said, in ex-
planning in the Senate soon after the
passage Of the Decentralization Act,
| said that ha Iicfo
written it would be found that there
vas fraud in the passage of the Demon
etization Act; and yet the Republican
party to-day places itself on record as
being in favor of continuing that which
was secured by fraud.
A stop OF minute was made at Bel
phany, where small crowd heard a few
words from the candidate, and the train
slowed down as it passed couple of
| hundred people gathered on the plat
| form at Dalton City.
The heartiest sort of a reception was
| given Mr.. Bryan at Decatur
His presence at Springfield for an
! nour was made the occasion of a great
demonstration in his honor Nine ex-
cursion trains brought crowds of Wis
ftors and a number of political organ
/ -'NN> 1iiC ioNei ouppO1 tc1S O1 the
| Chicago ticket and those from neigh
| boring counties made a holiday of the
affair. All along the line of march over
which Mr.. Bryan was escorted by manv
organizations, mounted and on foot.
mum bering 1000 persons. he and his
wife were cheered. Fifteen thousand
people heard Mr.. Bryan from the steps
OF the Courthouse, and cheered vigor-
| ously at every opportunity. When he
had finished there he was taken to the
/ State House and made another speech
to an audience equally large and quite
as demonstrative. Three speeches were
made by Mr.. Bryan on his trip from
Springfield to Peoria
There were 5000 people at Peters
burg, about 5000 at Havana, and 1000
at Pekin.
In both his speeches at Springfield
Mr. Bryan urged his hearers to keen
Illinois i'm the Democratic column, his
Courthouse speech being addressed
mainly 20 the workingmen in his audi
ence.
The reception given by Peoria, the
second city in Illinois, to William j
Bryan tonight was all that could be
desired. His passage through the
streets was marked by continued cheer
| ing. Peoria dispensed with the usual tri-
umphant chariot drawn by four horses
and substituted I'm its place an open
trolley car. brilliantly illuminated and
| profusely decorated, to convey Mr. Bry-
| an from the Union Station to the Tab
ernacle, where he made his first speech
| The spacious building was filled to
| overflowing with an audience that
showed tremendous enthusiasm. Mr.
Bryan spoke for more than an hour
concluding at 9:35. and was then taken
| to Douse's Hail. with a much smaller
seating and standing space. This. too
was packed. Concluding a brief speech
there. the candidate went to the Court
house. where he addressed an open-aiI
meeting composed of about 10000 peo-
pie.
In his Tabernacle speech Mr.. BRYAN
referred to the indignities shown Sec
retary Carlisle at Covington last night
and strongly deprecated them.