The herald., 1896-09-15
SILVER Sentiment
N MIDDLE STATES
Indicated by Reception of
Bryan
THE WHOLE POPULATION TURNS OUT
To Give Welcome to Silver's
Champion
.EX.REPUBLICAN CONVERTS
Deem II an Honor TO Preside at Bryan
Meetings
Even at Little Towns Tremendous Crowds OF
People Gather
The Assembiages and the Enthusiasm Shown
Indicate That the Coinage Campaign
Has Friends In the Middle
Western States
Ex.REpUBLIcAN CONVERTS
Deem II an Honor to Preside at Bryan
Meetings
Even at Little Towns Tremendous Crowds Of
People Gather
The Assembiages and the Enthusiasm Shown
Indicate That the Coinage Campaign
Has Friends In the Middle
Western States
Press spe cial wire

Associated Press Special Wire
MT. VERNON. ILL.,, Sept. 14.-Between
five and seven thousand people packed
themselves in the court house square
this morning waiting for the coming OF
Bryan. A brass band played and the
Bryan club, dressed in white duck, pre-
served line from the car to the plat
form from which Brya-' spoke.
Mr.. Bryan was init oduced by Judge
Serlple of the appellate court, who an
nounced that he had always been a Re-
publican until this year. Mr.. Bryan
said:
'"Ladies and Gentlemen:-I appreciate
the fact that this meeting Is presided
over by one who until this campaign
has been Republican. also appreci-
ate the fact that while our opponents
may say that am young and lacking
public experience, they cannot bring that
charge against a member Of the appel
late court, whose judgment and heart
have helped him to espouse the cause
of the people. (Applause). 1 am glad
that from day to day we are finding
recruits to our cause from those whose
positions in public life raise them above
the slander of those who apply the name
of anarchists or disturbers Of the public
peace to those who raise their hands
against the encroachments Of syndicates
and corporations. (Applause). A few
months ago I was in your midst as a
private citizen, simply representing
cause which is dearest to my heart.
AT ENFIELD
CARMI, III, Sept. 14.-At Enfield, a
little village. of about 800 people. 500
turned out to be instructed by Mr.. Bryan
how, under the free coinage of silver,
money is .put into circulation and
the white metal currency would get
into the pockets of the people. There
was but a two minutes stop at this
place. and those assembled cheered the
nominee wildly.
AT CARMI
CARMI, ILL.,, Sept. 14.-Carmi was out
in full force to see the nominee. AS far
as the eye could see, the streets were
lined with carriages and with band.
farmers wagons and about the platform
erected near the depot. from five to
eight thousand people had gathered.
Mr. Bryan, as the train pulled in, was
resting, and Congressman John w.
Allen of Mississippi addressed the crowd
until the nominee could make himself
ready to appear before the people. Mr..
Bryan was introduced by Congressman
John r. Williams.
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 14.-Three
speeches delivered in three different
parts of the city to large crowds con-
stituted the nights work of William J..
Bryan in this city. The first of these
speeches was at Phoenix hall, where the
candidate Of three platforms addressed
an audience variously estimated at from
$1,000 to 10000. There were at least 5000
in the assemblage which listened to
him at the Haymarket and double that
number at Willard's hotel. In the first
speech Mr. Bryan took occasion to in
directly pay his compliments to the Ma
tional Democratic nominees, by advis-
ing his audience to either vote the Re-
publican ticket or to cast their ballots IN
favor of the Chicago ticket. The other
two speeches of the nominee were short
and have been covered to great extent
by other addresses of Mr. Bryan.
The train bearing the Bryan party az
rived in Louisville at 7:45, quarter Of
an hour ahead of schedule time. The
nominee was driven Immediately to
Wizards hotel, and a quarter of an
hour later was on his way to the first
meeting of the evening. The whole
drive was continuous ovation to the
candidate, although in one portion of the
route through which the party passed
there were continued cheers for cKin-
ley.
At Phoenix Hill the carriage was I'M :
mediately surrounded by bowling
mass and 1t took tn combined efforts
of twenty policemen to force passage
way to the platform for Mr. Bryan. His
appearance on the speakers seand was
the signal for uproarious applause and
cheering. He was introduced to the as /.
semblage by ex-Congressmain ASHER
G. Caruth and said in part:
Ladies and Gentlemen:-We are en-
tering upon campaign. AS we have
nothing to conceal. I tell you frankly I
have come to Kentucky because want
the electoral vote of Kentucky in No
vember. applause and cries of "You
I'm no convention within this genera
tion have the voters themselves taken
SO active and so influential part as did
the Democratic party take in the Chi
cago convention. If you have regard for
the will of majority Of your party