The record-union., 1896-10-03
Ten Thousand People Hear the Demo-
cratic Candidate at Huntington.
His Reception Reported to Have Been
of the Heartiest Sort.
In His Speeches Along the Lines Of
Travels, the Nominee of the Chicago
Convention Follows Up His Old
Argument on the Financial
Question.

Question.
HUNTINGTON CIV. Va.), Oct. 2.-Ten
thousand people composed the audi
ence that heard the candidate here to-
day. His reception was of the hearth
est sort Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Ladies and gentlemen: In this cap
ital Of West Virginia l desire to express
my thanks for the very cordial well
come which has been extended me by
the members of the triple alliance. l
find here upon the platform Democrats,
Republicans, Populists, members of all
parties, who, while differing among
themselves on minor questions, are
united in their determination to restore
to the people of this country the gold
and silver coinage of the Constitution.
Applause)
Il believe that in this campaign we
are entitled to the support of all politi-
cal parties who believe still in a Gov
ernment of the people for the people
and by the people. (Applause) We
may differ upon the application of fun
damental principles to other questions
which arise; we may differ in opinion
on policies suggested by various par
ties, but, my friends, whenever any
party in this Nation denies the ability
of the Nation to have such a financial
policy as the American people want to
have, the other questions disappear,
and we stand united to vindicate the
right of self f-government
Those who have been Republicans
in the past; those who have voted the
Republican ticket from the time the
party was organized. find ample excuse
for departing from that party this year.
Go back to 1888 and you will find that
the Republican party declared for gold
and silver as standard money, and
even went so far as to denounce the
Democratic party for trying to demone-
tlZe silver. (ApplauSe) Read that
Platform adopted by the Republican
National Convention of 1888 and see
how 1t tried to turn the indignation Of
the people against the Democratic Ad-
mlnlstration, because that Administra-
ton had been hostile to silver, and on
that platform the Republican party
won the election In 1892 the conven-
ton or the Republican party declared
tnat the American people from tradi-
ton and interest were for bimetalism
Mr.. Bryan maintained that one of the
best evidences that the silver idea was
the correct one was found in the fact
that all great trusts and combines are
against the Democratic ticket. He fol-
lowed up his Oiu line of argument. and
discussed the law of supply and de-
mand as applied to silver
another special train was provided
by the West Virginia State Committee
for Mr. Bryan's journey to Hunting
ton.
Oh1O, Kentucky and West Virginia
contributed to the throng that heard
william j. Bryan speak Excursion
tfalns were run from a number of
places Mounted citizens came in on
horseback and on foot. People were
landed from the river steamers. and al
together Mr.. Bryan had as picturesque
an audience as he has ever addressed.
his hearers numbered, according to va
ricus estimates, between 1O, 900 and 15.-
600.
No speeches were made by William
j. Bryan between Huntington, w. Va,
and Cincinnati, although he gave ex-
plantations along the route about the
necessity for saving his voice, and at
one place told the crowd that he was
obliged to go out to talk to the people
because most of the papers were
against him. At Newport, opposite
Cincinnati, there was a big gathering.
Many people came over the river from
New Richmond, O., and gave the can
didate three cheers on the Kentucky
side. The biggest crowds were at South
Portsmouth, Maysville and Augusta.
Many people from Portsmouth. O..
a rix to h
Portsmouth, and along the Ohio bank
were several hundred people who
viewed the candidate at La Grange.
1t was Mr.. Bryan's second visit to
Maysville within a month. He told
about his invalided voice, and caused
great scramble in the jam around
the train by scattering a box full Of
flowers among his audience. Augusta
furnished a cannon salute. Congress-
man Mcmillan took Mr. Bryan's place
as speech maker at nearly every stop.
Congressman Berry introduced the
candidate along the route
The run of the candidates train over
the Chesapeake and Ohio tracks from
Huntington to Cincinnati was a record
breaker. AT one time speed was made
that if maintained would have given
Seventy-three miles an hour. Twelve
miles were run in nine minutes in one
squirt. The delays caused by stops at
stations where crowds were gathered
were made up by the rapid locomotion.
When Mr. Bryan reached Cincinnati
at 6:3O O'Clock tonight he was escorted
by the Duckworth Club and other no.
litical organizations from the station to
the Gibson House. Considerable en-
thusiasm was shown by big crowds
along the route. A hasty supper and
quick change Of clothing, and the cam
didate was taken to the Music Hall un-
der escort of the Duckworth Club. Here
he was down for a speech, but it was
not the only one to which Cincinnati ex-
pected to listen. No less than four
speeches. three in Cincinnati and one in
Covington, were wanted of Mr.. BRYAN
Naturally he was aghast at the prosl
pect, and he compromised with those
having the arrangements in charge by
agreeing that he should make speeches
at Music Hall and the Covington meet
ing, but should merely appear at each
of the other two meetings on this side of
the river At the Music Hall meeting
there were at least 10000 people still
ting and standing on floor and stage