The record-union., 1896-08-08
Enthusiastic Greetings at Stations
Along the Route.
Received by a Large Concourse of
People at Des Moines, Iowa,
Where He Stopped Over Night
Delivers an Address on the Issues
of the Campaign at a Crowded
Meeting Held in the Largest Hall
in the City.

DES MONIES Qa.), Aug. 7.-William
Jennings Bryan ended up seven hours of
campaigning through Nebraska and
Iowa at Des Moines tonight. His re-
cept1on here was fitting climax to the
enthusiasm with which he had been
greeted at a number of other places in
this State. The weather was swelter-
ing during all of the journey, and from
the standpoint of personal comfort the
first day of the young candidates pro-
gresS towards New York was not the
most propitious. The crowds at sta
tions along the route of the Rock Island
road, however, did not seem to mind the
heat, and gave vent to their enthusiasm
without regard to the hight of the tenn
perature.
Mr.. Bryan and his party reached
Omaha over the Rock Island road at
o'clock. The trip was made without in
cident except at Albright and South
Omaha, where crowds assembled and
cheered the nominee At the depot at
Omaha couple of hundred people had
gathered, and with a number of them
Mr.. Bryan shook hands The train re-
Bryan spent the time in and about the
station.
Before leaving Lincoln Mr. Bryan
made a brief speech in which he said:
In ordinary times I would have desired
to have the notification take place at
my home, but this is not an ordinary
campaign, and 1 felt that the cause
should rise above any personal desires
we might have, and therefore expressed
the desire to be notified in New York
City, that our cause might be presented
first in the heart of what now seems the
enemy's country, but which We hope to
be our country before this campaign is
over Great applause) 1 appreciate
the kindness which the neighbors have
shown and all that I can promise you
is that whether what l do meets with
your approval or not, / shall do my duty
as I see it, and accept all consequences
which may follow" Enthusiastic cheer
ing and applause)
At Atlantic it was estimated that half
of the people were at the station when
the train rolled in. Mayor Jones of At
lantic and Editor Gardner of the "CasS
County Democrat" had met the train
and accompanied them to the city. A
brass band helped the enthusiasm of the
crowd and during the four minutes that
the train remained here the people took
every occasion to express their enthu-
siasm despite the sweltering heat
Mr.. Bryan reached Stuart at 800
o'clock, and was given hearty recep-
ton. Three hundred people from Des
Moines, who came down in special
trains, joined the nominee there. Cen
eral J. B. Weaver, the noted Greenback-
er, was also of the party. Fully 1,5OO
people turned out at Stuart to do the
Democratic nominee honor. The op-
pressive heat did not interfere with the
expression of their enthusiasm. A tenn
porary stand, gaily decorated, had been
erected at the station, and to this Mr..
Bryan was conducted He made a
speech that delayed the stop of the train
over the four minutes allowed by the
schedule.
1t was $50 o'clock when the train on
which Mr.. Bryan was a passenger
pulled into the station here Attached
to it's regular number of coaches were
four special cars containing a large con-
tingent of free silver men from Des
Moines-Democrats, Populists and bolt
ing Republicans-and with them were
General J. B. Weaver, who once ran for
President himself. They composed the
advance guard of free silver enthusiasts
from this city and joined Mr.. Bryant at
Stuart, fifty miles west
More than 1000 people were gathered
at the station here, and these sweltered
and perspired without seeming to mind
it in their efforts to catch a glimpse of
the nominee. Carriages were in wait
ing, and these conveyed Mr. and Mrs
Bryan and the members of the local Re-
ception Committee to the Tabernacle
the largest hall in the city, accompa-
MED by thousands of those who had met
the nominee at the station.
So large was the crowd in the streets
that the committees that were to escort
Mr.. Bryan to the Tabernacle could not
form in line, and were forced to proceed
as best they could. To make progress
Mr.. Bryan had to propitiate the people
by few remarks. There was a block
ade most of the way and several times
the Bryan enthusiasts held up Mr. Bry-
ans carriage and tried to get a speech
from him.
The crush in front of the Tabernacle
was tremendous So solid were the
masses of people packed that the car
riages containing the Democratic nom-
inee's party could not make progress
The holding-up process was repeated,
and this time Mr.. Bryan was obliged to
again yield to the demands of the
crowd. He made a ten-minute speech.
and was wildly cheered The multitude
was satisfied and allowed him to pass
into the Tabernacle
The seating capacity of the Taber-
nacle is 4.50O. Tonight not only was
every chair occupied, but the aisles and
all available space were crowded with
perspiring but enthusiastic human be-
ings. Those who formed the multitude
outside had been unable to get in
When Mr.. Bryan, escorted by Gov
ernor Boies. appeared on the platform
there was wild demonstration, closely
approaching that in the Coliseum in
Chicago when Mr.. Bryan closed. Mr..
Bryan said in part:
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentle
men: l esteem it great pleasure to
be permitted even for brief moment
to stand before the citizens of this city