The San Francisco call., 1896-10-13
Four Speeches Made, One OF
Which Is Exclusively for
the Women.
NO TIME TO DWELL ON TARIFF
roiges Ex-senator Washburn's De-
mlnd and Continues to Plead
for Cheap Money.

feet Indian summer weather, neither too
cool nor too warm, aided the Minneapolis
supporters of w. ]. Bryan tonight to
outdo in their efforts their brethren OF st.
Paul in giving rousing welcome to the
silver Democratic standard bearer. St.
Paul had been unfortunate in murky,
chilly day, and there could not have
been greater contrast than that
between the atmospheric conditions
of the two evenings. And the Minneapo-
lis silver people rose to the occasion. Like
their political friends OF their sister city,
they had arranged for no less than tour
speeches by Mr.. Bryan, and fortune was
with them again in this, for the Chicago
nominee felt strong of voice and body
after his two days of rest and was able to
speak with his old-time vigor.
Minnesota women do not have the right
of suffrage except in school elections, but
a special meeting for the benefit OF as
many of them as could crowd into the
Lyceum Theater was addressed by Mr..
Bryan. That was the unique feature OF
the Minneapolis demonstration. No meE
were to be admitted not one of them, ex-
cept the young Nebraska candidate-but
few of the sterner sex managed to obtain
entrance to hear what Mr.. Bryan would
say to a house full of ladies. The prin-
cipal address of the nominee, however,
was delivered at the Exposition buildings
and the others in the open air. The hot
fight being waged for free coinage in this
State served to intensity the interest in
Bryan's coming, and the ardent silver
men of Minneapolis did their utmost TO
make themselves felt and heard from the
time he entered the city until he went to
bed on the special car in which he will
travel to Duluth to- morrow to give aid to
CONGRESSMAN c. A. Towne, silver man
and protection Republican, who is making
a fight for reelection with the lndorse-
ment of the Democrats and Populists.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan reached the West
Hotel in Minneapolis, accompanied by
Congressman Townr, John w. Tomlinson
of Alabama and others prominent in the
silver cause at o'clock They made the
trip from St. Paul, where the day was
spent, in a special trolley car. A big
crowd gathered in front of the West Hotel
and Mr.. Bryan was cheered to the echo.
He and. Mrs. Bryan went almost imme-
diateiy to the home of State Senator S. B.
Howard, editor of the Penny Press and
had dinner there with small company.
Then they returned to the West Hotel to
pre- pare for the efforts of the evening.
Crowds began to gather about the Expo
sition building a couple OF hours before
the hour set for Mr.. Bryan's appearance
there-7:3O o'clock-and every seat in the
body of the Auditorium was soon filled.
No oyercrowding was allowed, and soon
after the $500 seats in the hall were filled
the doors were closed, not quickly enough,
however, to keep out about 100 OF those
who were willing to stand. Two hun.
dred old soldiers of the Veterans
Bryan Club of Minneapolis formed
Hotel to the Auditorium. When they ar
rived at the entrance to the building with
their charge an exciting scene was taking
place, Those who had been unable to
obtain admittance had become a strug-
Cling, excited mob. The crowd could
move neither out nor In. 1t was only by
the COM bined efforts of the police and
those with them that Mr.. Bryan was
forced through the crowded masses OF
humanity and enabled to enter the build
ing.
The entrance of the old soldiers was the
cue to those within that Bryan was near,
and the veterans were cheering with vigor.
Then came the candidate, fresh and
smiling, accom- panied by CONGRESSMAN
Towne, ex-Congressman Williams OF
Illinois, State Senator Howard and others.
Floor and gallery rose, and flags, hand
kerchiefs and hats were waved to the ac-
commandment of the widest cheering.
which lasted five minutes When the
enthusiasm had ceased ex-Mayor z. b.
Winston called the meeting to order and
introduced E. c. Marchard, who presented
to the candidate an inkstand, sixteen parts
silver and one gold, on behai OF the LABOR
ing men of Minneapolis.
When Mr.. BRYAN rose to reply another
demonstration occurred, and throughout
his speech there were frequent outDursts
OF applause. 1t was supposed that he
would have something to say about Arch
bishop Ireland's letter against the Chicago
ticket and platform, but be made no REFER
ence to it. He did, however. talk about
another distinguished Minnesotan, Hon.
w. d. Washburn. on the basis OF letter
received from the ex-senator. Groans and
cheers were frequent during his reply to
the wealthy miller. The emotional, ex-
cited throng outside the Exposition
building had become tired of pushing,
showing and elbowing, and had drifted off
in segments to the adjacent bridge square
to Join the great crowd already gathered
there. 1t was to these that Mr.. Bryan de-
livered his second address from balcony
of the Exposition building. his audience
was estimated at 15, 600.
The ladies' meeting at the Lyceum came
next. Nine o'clock was the hour set for
Mr.. Bryan's appearance. but he was more
than an hour late. Mrs. Bryan was there.
The meeting was presided over by Mrs.
G. A. Schaefer, whose husbands father
was the law partner for twenty-one years
of Bryan's father at Salem, Ill. When she
presented the candidate the ladies
shrieked and waved an enthusiastic wei
come.
The last address was at Yale place,
where another big crowd had gathered.
The speech of the evening was delivered
at the Auditorium. There was little new
in it except the answer to Senator Wash
burn. After returning thanks for the
kind reception extended him, Mr.. Bryan
SAID he advocated bimetallism because he
believed it was good thing for the labor
ing man of the country, and continued as