The San Francisco call., 1896-10-24
BRYAN ROUNDS
UP ILLINOIS
Makes Many Speeches in
the Pursuit of Fleet
ing Votes.
CriticiZes Allison and EuIogizes
Altgeld, the Friend of
Anarchists.
LOTS OF GOLDEN coLoRs SEEN
The Theory of Sixteen to One Illus
trated by Girls, Who Retreat
When the Rain Falls.

PEORIA, ILL.,, 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 even
ing. Rain fell at some of the earlier
places where he spoke, but beyond 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 horseless car
riage and at Mattoon was carried from the
train to the place where the speaking
took place op a decorated platform on
wheels.
The wildness of the welcomes given the
candidate at Decatur was almost unDre-
cedented in his campaign. 1t was impos-
sible to get through the throngs that
pressed between his carriage and both the
platforms from which ne was expected to
speak, and he addressed his audiences in
each instance from the vehicle. Two
speeches were made at Springfield. the
State capital, and the home of Senator
John NJ. Palmer, who is in the race for
the Presidency on the gold ticket Gov
ernor Altgeld was fulfilling his engage
ments elsewhere in the State and conse-
quently could not welcome the head of
the National ticket. The meetings at
Decatur, Springfield and Peoria were at
tended by great crowds.
Mr.. Bryan spoke twice in each of these
cities and also talked at Danville, Paris,
Charleston, Mattoon, Sullivan, Peters
burg, Havana and Pekin. The train was
in charge of Colonel w. S. Cantrel, Rail-
road and Warehouse Commissioner of
Illinois, and through his efforts Mr.. Bryan
was able to fulfill his engagements with
greater promptitude than on other days.
Sixteen speeches was the days record. At
1850 o'clock tonight Mr.. Bryan left Peo-
ria for Ottawa, where he will begin his
speech making tomorrow morning.
PEORIA, ILL, Oct. 23.-W. J. Bryen's
struggle for Illinois began early this morn
ing under lowering skies and in an atmos-
phere that CHILLED to the bone. His initial
speech of the Illinois campaign began at
DRnville. II was only $3.50 O'Clock when
Mr.. Bryan arrived there. but 5000 people
were gathered in the Courthouse square,
where the. speaking took place. A wild
demonstration occurred when Mr.. Bryan
appeared and the enthusiasm broke forth
again several times during his remarks. In
his Danville speech Mr.. Bryan quoted his
old Congressional colleague. Hon. Joseph
Cannon, resident of Danville, with ref
erence to free coinage.
1t was half-past when Paris was
reached. There Mr.. Bryan was cordially
welcomed by between 1900 and 1000 peo-
pie, nearly every one of whom wore the
name of Bryan on his or her hat. During
the twenty minutes spent here Mr.. Bryan
L. A. L. Al
Courthouse and was vigorously cheered.
1t was raining when Mr.. Bryan reached
Charleston. Beside the car was big dec
GRATED platform, and when Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan stepped upon il the structure, to
their surprise, began to move up the street.
1t was a big wagon covered with boards
and drawn by horses. -Four thousand
people heard the candidate speak and
cbeered him loudly.
Every white horse IN the vicinity of Mat
toou, railroad center which Mr.. Bryan
visited on his trip from Chicago to Salem,
his old home, just after his nomination,
had been pressed into service to assist
several sets of silver-clad young men to
carry out the sym bolization of 16 to l.
Severa! golden queens, each with sixteen
silver maids of honor, were obliged to put
up their um brellas and flee from the hard
rain that began to fall as the candidate
stepped from his train. a crowd of 5000,
masse compactiy, composed Mr.. Bryan's
audience.
to praise of Governor Altgeld, of whom be
said: 81 am GLAD to be in Illinois, because
you have as Dem ocratic leader in this
State and as your candidate for Governor
one of silver's ablest champions. fCheer-
ing for Altgeld.
Although Sullivan was not down on the
schedule 2000 people were waiting for Mr..
tAr
pected later in the day and in preparation
for his coming number of those who
heard little speech from the Democratic
candidate were decorated with orange
badges. Women wore golden hats and
men golden sashes and horses and We
hicles were also trimmed in that color.
In view of Senator Allisons promised
presence Mr.. Bryan had something to say
about the Iowa statesman. Senator Alli-
son, he said, in explaining in the Senate
soon after the passage OF the de.
monetization act, said that when the
secret history was written 1t would
be found that there was fraud in
the passage of the demonetiZation 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
Bethany, where q small crowd heard
feW words from the candidate, and the
train slowed down as it passed couple of
hundred people gathered on the platform
at Dalton City.
The heartiest sort of a reception was
given Mr.. Bryan at Decatur. His pres
ence at Springfield for an hour was made
the occasion of great demonstration in
his honor. Nine excursion trains brought
crowds of visitors and number of poIiri-
cal organizations. The local supporters of
the Chicago ticket and those from neigh
boring counties made holiday OF the al
fair. All along the line of march over
which Mr.. Bryan was escorted by many
organizations, mounted and on foot, num-
bering 1000 persons, he and his wife were
cheer d. Fifteen thousand people heard
Mr.. Bryan from the steps of the Court
house and cheered vigorously at every OPP
portunity. 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 Petersburg,
about 5000 at Havana and 70O0 at Pekin.
In both his Springfield speeches Mr..
Bryan urged his hearers to keep Illinois
IN the Democratic column, his Courthouse
speech being addressed mainly to the
workingmen in his audience.
The receDtiOn given hv peoria fha aao.