The San Francisco call., 1896-10-14
During the Journey He Is Very
frequently Greeted With
Cheers for Mckinley.
SINGS IN PRAISE OF ToWNE.
In Return the st. Louis Bolter Shouts
for the Chicago P atform and
the Nebrsskan,


speeches and 200 miles of roundabout
slice of Wisconsin included, was William
J. Bryan's campaigning record to-day.
Eleven OF the speeches were made in the
journey between Minneapolis and Duluth.
Anoka, Elk River, Big Lake, st. Cloud,
Rices, Little Falls, Staples, Brainerd,
Aitken, Carlton and West Superior were
the places where the nominees special
train stopped long enough to enable him
to make addresses. West Superior, Wis,
with 10000 and ST. Cloud Minn., with
5000 people. gave the largest audiences of
the day excepting, of course, the figures
of the Duluth reception.
At number of places along the line of
the Northern Pacific Mr.. Bryan found that
low slips OF paper or ribbon containing
the name of his Republican opponent.
At Brainerd they were numerous enough
to call forth a few comments by the
nominee. Cheers for Mckinley were heard
at the stops; in fact the day began with
them at Anoka, where Mr.. Bryan de-
livered his first speech.
To-day's trip was taken by the Demo-
cratic candidate for the express purpose of
aiding Representative Charles A. Towne
in his fight for reelection to the Federal
Legislature. Mr.. Towne bolted the ST.
Louis platform and was renominated by
the silver Republicans, the Populists and
the Democrats. The route lay through
Mr.. Towne's Congressional District-the
Sixth-and Mr.. Bryan put in good word
g., =
Mr.. Towne, who accompanied him, re-
spending occasionally with eulogistic re-
marks about the Chicago ticket and plat
form.
Duluth is Mr.. Towne's home, and his
local supporters with several more from
other parts of his district who came in on
excursion trains, turned out tonight to do
honor to the Nebraska man. A big crowd
was at the Union Depot when the candi-
dates train arrived att O'Clock, and hearty
cheers followed Bryan and Towne on their
way through the streets to the ST. Louis
Hotel. Immediately after sdpper Mr..
Bryan started out to fulfill his Duluth
contracts.
Like the women of Minneapolis. the
female supporters of Mr.. Bryan in Duluth
d
sive benefit. They said they wanted to
hear the nominees at some place where
men should not be admitted and the local
reception committee secured the Lyceum
Theater for the purpose, so the 2500 or
more ladies who squeezed themselves into
the Lycedm tonight had Mr.. Bryan all to
themselves.
A few newspaper workers of the male
din uUa ar ad md 70,
places in the rear OF the stage, while ladies
stood on their writing tables to more eff
fectually screen them from the audience
in front. Incidentally Congressman
Towne was admitted, because he had to
introduce Mr.. Bryan. A great waving of
handkerchiefs and clapping of hands and
feminine attempts at a cheer took place
when Mr.. Towne had made the presenta-
ton. Mr.. Bryan talked about the Demo-
cratic side OF the money question. and re-
eeived more applause when he concluded.
Mrs. Bryan, VINO was there with Mrs.
Towne, divided interest with her usband,
The second meeting was in the carshed
OF the local street railway company, q
great structure capable of holding between
$4,000 and $1,000 people. 1t was packed
and jammed with male humanity when
Mr.. Bryan arrived there at 9:Z5. His re-
ception was of the heartiest aud the cheer
ing on his appearance lasted several min
utes. l.. G. Harris introduced Mr.. Bryan,
who spoke in part as follows:
1t gives me great pleasure to defend our
cause anywhere, but 1t gives me especia pleas
like the people of Minneapolis, have laid
aside differences in minor questions and
joined in a supreme effort TO wrest this Gov
ernment from the hands of those who would
make the people hewers of wood and haulers
OF water. lApplause.l
Mr.. Bryan spoke in complimentary
terms to Charles A. Towne and John
Lind and said that Mr.. Towne could bet
ter afford to be defeated than the people
could afford to allow his cause to suffer
defeat. Continuing he said:
r beg you to remember the responsibilities
which rest upon you in an hour like this and
the House and majority in the Senate, as
well as President, all in favor of free coinage
at 10 to 1, without waiting for the aid or con-
"AnG you won't veto it. will you'll will
not, but want you to have two-thirds, If pos
slbe, In both Houses, SO that If any change
should come to me and 1 should veto it,
want you to have enough to Dass it over my
veto. lCheersl But, my friends, you need
have no concern about my vetoing any meas
ure which is in harmony with the platform on
which | stand. have been taught 10 believe
that platforms are guides to those elected
not merely the means by which one may be
elected. You may rest assured that believe
III hudk As III tHhb pldtIOTn, ana Lnab no power
on earth can prevent my carrying out that
platform, SO far as my ability may go. fCheers. l
desire to thank the laboring men of this
city for having completed the equipment, so
that am now prepared TO sign that bill when
ever 1t reaches me, without depending on
anybody else for pen or inkstand or ink. The
golden pen with the silver holder, the silver
inkstand and the ink presented tonight shall
be preserved, and If, by the suffrages of mr.
counIrymen, am placed in the highest Office
within the gift of the people of all this world
these things shall be used for the purpose for
which they are intended, and shall be glad
when the oeed is done that am indebted,
not to tfe financiers. not to the trusts, not to
corporations nor to syndicates, but to the
laboring men Tor the equipment. [Cheers.I
The remainder of Mr.. Bryan's speech
was on lines taken by him in previous
discourses on the money question.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan left here at IL
o'clock tonight in special train, accom-
panied by d. ]. Campau of Michigan,
chairman of the Democratic National cam
paign committee; ex-Congressman Justin
E. Whiting, candidate for Lieutenant-
Governor of Michigan, and Mrs. Whiting !;
ex-Congressman Timothy B. Tarsney Of
Detroit; George William Moore of Detroit
and Joseph Hall, district passenger agent
of the Michigan Central road, who will
have charge of Mr.. Bryan's train through