The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-06
BRYAN's SPEECa wATEREp.


Milwaukee. WIS, Sept. s.-Three sive-
1. mute speeches, thousands OF Aandclasps
snd much enthusiasm constituted ghe lu-
cldenes 81 the "trip Of Rryan frem Chlsago
g thls ssty. A. the depot al Ch.easo there
Nere less than i hutsdrci - ses,Ar. Rry-
"A Of The arst step was made. AZ Wsu-
kegan. where about TOO recasei igatAcrvt
"a aaout she Car ans dens sudsd "A speech
from Mr.. SrNan. lie spoke briefly. arg
3ns eaca man 20 study ihs financial aues-
tlaa for himself When Mr.. Bryan had
finished sone enc proposed Three cheers
foT Mckinley" ard the crowd gave them
wiyb a VIII,
kenosha MAS he rNSt stop. ard . shcsi-
sarG people wer~ waiting for the candi-
6ate Nj BRYAN spoke ortefi-- he said
he believed The g0vsrnnaaat bond issaes
were largely responsible FOR the Withdraw
as Of money from saSe People were
seeking safe Investments The Democrat
&c Platform declared against the issue o.
h~n3s IA Isne u peace They thereby lost
the bondao.derS. oui hoped TO set in the
taxpay eFs.
\ Conservative estimate or tAe crowd ae
RScsrc 80 meet Mr.. Bryan would oe l.Sln
people, AIR, Bryan rnaae = short speech
defending h.-ase.f an3 sss hearers against
the charge ~ being anarchists. He said
th~y wero not opposed to the government.
bu. . tao<e who are making money out
of .he government.
The platform arranged for Bryan 10
speak from this afternoon was erected IN
National park. about three miles frcm me
city. The long distance. ths lack of faoil-
ties for transportation and the threaten
lag wea Their probably prevented tho crowd
being Al large as Il otherwise would have
been The hour III a.se o'clock. sci for tho
speaking TO begin. arrived before Mir. Ery-
an made his appearance. II was Niiiy
twenty minutes past the hour announcef
before the carriage Ia which he rode drove
into the park. Notwithstanding the strain
that he haS undergone during his trio from
tac East. and the effort OF speaking in
tbe morning Oh the trip frem Chicago 20
Milwaukee. ne appeared in good condition.
considering all the circumstances. and
made his address without very grea; ef-
fort. lie was escorted 10 the grounds in
a carriage by squad OF Milwaukee po-
licemen. who were compelled 10 make way
10 the platform through crowd or euri-
ous hut gooi-nstured people. lie Was &C
companied by Hon. E. &. Wall. OF tho
national committee exI;ov. Peck. chair
man OF the state central committee. and
W. &. Silverthorn. candidate for governor.
Ty the time AIR. Bryan had reached the
platform the rain began 20 fall In gentle
showers and a thousand umbrellas wfro
hoistcd. Tho speech was much abhrsviasS0
on account OF the rain, 10 the cs ident dts
@paoin ment OF tho multitude. When Mr..
Bryan began speaking all umbrella was
held over his head. Mr.. S!lverthorn intro
duceI The nominee to the audience.
The meeting al Schlitz park this evening
addressed by w. J. Bryan. - far as NUM-
hcrs and enthusiasm were concerned. MAS
a great succoss air. Bryan WAS announced
10 begin his address al o'clock, and long
before that hour the galleries of the thea
ter and the large auditorium were filled with
thousands VI neople and many were una bio
20 get into the hall. The stage contained
largo numbers OF ladies anf distinguished
citizens. Mr.. Bryan was introduced by ex-
Gov Peck. of Wisconsin. as William J.
Bryan. AT present Of Nebraska but later
o, Washing ton. u. c. and was extended
a warm welcome.