Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-10-15
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A Series OF Remarkable Demonstratsons
Bestowed Upon Ehe ChleMgo Nominee
-Four speeches In One Day One az Them
Bef0rS an Audience Claimed to O9neaia
sixty Thousand Persons-
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 2-1ndian-
apolis exceeded the most sanRuine exc
pectations of the local and state sup
porters of William Jennings Bryan in
the series of remarkable demonstra-
tions given the Chicago nominee yes
terday. The outpouring of people was
extraordinary. From the time Mr..
Bryan reached this city early in the
afternoon and until he concluded his
last address last night he was the CEN
ter of the greatest enthusiasm in
dulged in by countless thousands OF
Indianians.
The committee in charge of the ar
engagements gave Mr.. Bryan chance
to test his physical ability to its ut
most, for it had provided for no less
than four speeches by the candidate
in various parts of Indianapolis. The
first meeting was at the state house.
where the legislature holds its ses-
sions. This took place at three
o'clock, and was followed Immediately
by another big political demonstra.
ton in front of Tomlinson hall Mr..
Bryan begged off from making third
afternoon address, as arranged by the
committee, compromising by promis-
ing to give two speeches instead OF
one in the evening.
Mr.. Bryan's arrival from Louisville
Just before one o'clock was the signal
for the beginning of the continued
ovation. Excursionists from many
places helped swell the crowds on the
streets along the line of his progress
from Meridian street, where he left
the train, to the Grand hotel, his
abiding place while here.
The Bryan and Sewall travelling
mems club, the Republican Silver club
and many other political organizations
were in the escort procession. The
Cleveland club of Indianapolis acted
as Mr.. Bryan's personal escort and
marched throughout the day beside
the carriage, drawn by six black
horses, in which he sat with Gov.
Matthews, Mayor Taggart and John
w. Tomlinson, of Alabama, a member
of the national democratic advisory
committee, who will accompany Mr..
Bryan through the west. Mr.. Bryan
was cheered almost continuously along
his route to the hotel by the thousands
who thronged the streets and side
walks.
At three o'clock the candidate went
to the state house, again under escort
of the political organizations, and de-
livered an open-air address to an au-
hof ri
equal to those to which he spoke at
Columbus, o., and on Boston common,
the banner crowds of his campaign.
Another tremendous throng awaited
him outside Tomlinson hall, where he
spoke from the balcony at 4:30
Last night he addressed two more
great gatherings, one inside and the
other outside Tomlinson hall. There
is no doubt that the number of people
who heard him here yesterday ex-
ceeded by far the aggregate of his au-
diences in any other city since the
campaign beg an.
Estimates of the size of the crowd
before which Mr.. Bryan appeared at
the state house go as high as 1000
A very conservative estimate is IS, 600.
mass tightly wedged together and
movement was absolutely impossible.
From the temporary stand erected in
the state house yard Gov. Matthews
introduced Mr.. Bryan. A bedlam of
enthusiasm broke forth from the
gathering and it was some time be-
fore Mr.. Bryan could proceed. His
speech was frequently interrupted by
wild cheering.
Before starting out to make his
night speeches Mr.. Bryan was waited
on by the Bryan and Sewall CONNER
cial Travellers club with request for
a speech. He addressed the members
for a few minutes in the Grand hotel.
His first speech tonight was from a
stand in the courthouse park, where
Is, 900 enthusiastic people were gath
cred. He spoke few minutes only,
and then went to Tomlinson hall to
address massmeeting of workingmen.
Six thousand was the audience, packed
jammed and huddled together The
cheering that greeted the candidates
entrance lasted 10 minutes. Alonzo
McCielland, president of the Cleve-
land club, presented Mr.. Bryan with
cane made OF the tips OF Buffalo
horns and then introduced him to the
assembIage, which cheered some
more. In his brief address Mr.. Bryan
complimented Gov. Matthews and
spoke of how deeply he had been
touched by the loyalty and devotion of
candidates for the presidential nomi-
nation.
He urged upon his hearers the neces-
sity of supporting not only the ma
tional ticket, but also the free silver
congressional candidates, and not
to neglect the fight in the selection OF
a United States senator.
Mr.. Bryan left here at eight
o'clock this morning and will end
his Indiana speech-making at Ham,
mond, where he is due tonight.
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