Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-17

Young 1Or the GOlQ standard.
Lansing, Mich, October 1G.-Micnigan
ou,did itself to-day in welcoming VIM.
Jennings Bryan, and the nominee re-
turned the compliment by breaking his
own as well as all other campaign rec
ords. He spoke to twenty-three meet
ings beginning at o'clock this morn
ing at Muskegon and ending at Lansing
close to midnight. The aggregate num-
Der of his hearers probably surpassed
all previous figures, considering the SZe
of the cities where ne spoke. Except in
one Of two minor instances, the en-
thusiasm was marked Most of the
candidates hearers to-day belonged 10
The farming class, and at nearly every
t,Wn the vehicles which had carried
them in, lined the side streets for blocks
Mrs. Bryan accompanied her husband
10 every platform from which he spoke,
and when his addresses were made from
the rear OF the car she stood by his
side.
Floral tributes were literally show
cred upon her, and one end Of the pri-
yate car was nearly filed with the fra
grant offerings. At many stations she
grat!tied the crowds by distributing
posies from the rear of the car.
Lansing was reached at 7:S0 o'clock.
and a torchlight procession three miles
| in length was in waiting. Excursion
trains from adjacent districts had been
carrying visitors into the city nearly
all the afternoon, and the principal
streets were almost impossible.
Three meetings had been arranged
here, one in large clothing establish
mclt TO an audience Of women, the
second in the Star Theatre, and the
third on stand erected in front Of the
Capitol building.
The reception gived VIM. J. Bryan by
the Capitol City when, at 7:05, his train
pulled into the station here, was en-
thus lstic in the extreme. The space
abou, the depot was crowded. The
streets traveIsed by his carriage were
lined on either s.de by people carrying
torches and yelling and hurrahing to an
extent not exceeded by the enthusiastic
people OF the South. He addressed
three meetings tonight, the first be-
ing to the women N vacant store, the
next al the Capitol Square, and the third
from the balcony of the DoWney House
Besides this, he showed himself TO
crowds from two otncr platforms, but
no addresses were made.
Jackson. Mich, October 16.-BrleI
stops were made at Decatur and Law
ton. where Mr.. Bryan spoke from the
car platform to enthusiastic crows.
When Kalamazoo was reached great
crowd greeted the specia.. Carriages
were in waiting and Mr. Bryan was es-
/ cO~ted 20 Brewers Park. Many thou
! sands were crowded into the park, so
MANY that at least One-quar,er OF the
| throrg was unable 10 get within hear
/ ING Of the candidate. After the Speecn,
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan held an impromptu
reception from the rear Platform OF the
cor and q surging. struggling mass or
humanity fought for the flowers when
the lady scattered. In his speech 'sl
| the park Mr.. Bryan attended 10 Eu-
ward Lauterbach, chairman OF the Re-
publican Committee Of Kings county,
y. Y. n.,,,,.
can of New York city who sad me peo-
ple NAV not be willing TO submit sa.a
/ he u say the American people VIII suo-
init to whatever @ majority OF the Amer
| lean people decides
Marshall was the next stop. but mere
instead of making a speech the cand.-
| date introduced Hon. Albert Wiil3ms.
4 brief stop was made at A.bicn,
where yellow ribbons were in evidence.
While the candidate was speaking from
q Platform near the track, the Dc3rus
cave way. but fortunately nobody was
I hurt. He finished his address from the
rear platform of the car.
Jackson was reached at $40 O'Clock,
| md the reception accorded the candl-
I date there. proved 10 be the greatest OF
the d9v. A multitude Of people were
gathered about the station and the
/ streets wore a holiday appearance. Sew
erol hands of music and number OF
free silver clubs met the Bryan party
at the station and PROCESSION VS.
formed which traversed the man
streets of the town. A stop OF an houT
on4 q half had been arranged for jack
son. but the train was iate Ie"0'.iH7 ms
there and the allowance oil '--H1 ""s
slightly curJailed. -.4,,o ,o-,,-
When, the carriage conveying the nom,
i,ee cot within two blocks OF the s'@HI
-,Sera no was to address his hIst auut-
enca II was stopped by the crowd wnlch
snroed back and forth about the Vehi-
rls The enthusiasm was so great thaI
:. H.as dangerous IS it threatened 10 Key
tbe admirers of the triple c2ndia2-e'
nm n such a pitch that they would not
res1ect his personal safety. A doza n
-oI;csmen forced their way IN front or
he carriage and managed 10 get the
convevance within fifty feet of the gaiiy
decorated platform. The police We're
,,oy.rress in their efforts to control the
moh and il was impossible for The can
d;4are 10 reach the speakers stand. He
climbed % the drivers seat and was
there Introduced by Thomas E. Bark
worth the candidate for Congress in that
/ district II was many minutes now
ever before Mr.. BRYAN could proceed
with his address. and he was often in
.errnntod bv the denocsTaaye evi-
| 5ences of the affection of .he crowd. It
is safe 10 say that no. One-fifth Of the
vast ossembage heard a word Mr. Bryan
said He woud talk short time and
ha interrupted and then try it again
with the same effect. There was moth
ing new in his speech, he afterwards