Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-10-16
ROYAL WELCOME
Is Extended to Bryan by the Enthu-
siastic Silver Men OF Min
neapOlis.
He ADDRESSES FOUR MEETINGS
And the Largest Audience at the
Auditorium Since the Minne-
apolis Convention.

M1NNEAPoL1s, Oct. 12.-Wiliam Jen.
nings Bryan came from st, Paul to her
sister city this afternoon and Minneapo.
lis received him with whoop. Part Of
the town had gone over to see him and
the balance was awaiting his arrival
when the special trolley car bearing him
and his party came to stop in front OF
tho West hotel.
He spoke to four big meetings tonight
in these places: Exposition hall, Bridge
square ION the banks OF the Mississippi
river, just outside the halD, Lyceum the
ater Ito an audience of women), and Yale
Place (public square in the city,.
Bryan rested in st. Paul ell the morn
ing, priming himself for what he knew
must be great effort tonight. Conse-
guently be was in his best form tonight.
He stayed in his rooms at the Hotel
Ryan until after luncheon, when he was
persuaded to hold an informal reception
in the parlors. With Mrs Bryan by his
side, the candidate stood in the doorway
and smiled to the greetings of the hun
dreds Of persons who filed past during
the course OF an hour. Strangely
enough, there were but few women in
line. Bryan having expressed prefer
ence to make the journey between the
Twin Cities by trolley rather than in
his private car, a special car, elaborate,
ly decorated, had been engaged, and car
ried the party from hotel to hotel. Ar
rived here, a second reception was
held ut the West hotel, and then Mr.,
and Mrs. Bryan were driven to the home
of State Senator S. b. Howard, where
they took dinner. During their absence
the Veterans Bryan club OF Minneapolis,
200 graybearded warriors, marched TO
the hotel and formed circle in the epa-
cious lobby. When he came they gave
him royal reception and escorted him
to the Exposition hall. No such crowd
has been packed within the walls of that
building since the day when the repub-
lican convention nominated Benjamin
Harrison for president in 1892. t. has
a seating capacity of $500. Every seat
was occupied and there was standing G
army Of very many more lined around
the walls and choking the aisles. Out
side the hall the crowd was SO great that
the services ofsa squad Of policemen were
required to force an entrance for Bryan
when he arrived. The hall was profuse.
ly decorated and the demonstration vas
enthusiastic throughout.
Ex- Mayor Philip B. Winston presided
over this meeting, and after the demon
stration which welcomed the candidate
had subsided he introduced E. G. March
ard, who, in behalf of "a large part of
the laboring class of Minneapolis" pre-
sented to Bryan an inkstand, made, so
the speaker said, of gold and silver at
the ratio of 1G to l. This brought an
other outburst of applause as Bryan
stepped to the front Of the stage to be-
gin his speech. When his speech ak
ing was ended, Bryan and his party re-
tired to their private car, preferrirg to
spend the time there rather than be dis.
turbed early in the morning by the de-
parture for Duluth at an early hour.
Congressman Towne, the leader OF the
silver movement in this state, joined the
party here, and will accompany il
throughout the state.