Evening star., 1896-10-28
OVATION TO BRYAN.

to all the evils of deprecated and depre-
clatlng currency. T. w. N.
OVATION TO BRYAN.
He Addressed Seven Largely Attend
ed Meetings mt Chicago.
About the band stand in the public square
of Pontiac, Ill. were gathered thousands
OF persons to hear Mr.. Bryan when the
train arrived there at 11:35 yesterday.
Sandwicted in among the badges of white
were many of the color denoting that the
wearers did not indorse Mr.. Bryan's theory
of france. Nearly every sentence Of MIR.
Bryan's address was punctuated with ap-
plause. The arguments were of the same
general character as those used by him
daily.
From the rear Of the car the nominee
addressed the citizens of Dwight for five
minutes and a speech of ten minutes was
made at Braidwood, where good sized au-
dience Of miners cheered the candidate.
A half hour stop was made at Joliet
and from directly behind the depot Mr.
Bryan addressed the believers In the diff
ferent standards. There were as many
gold badges there as had been seen dur
ing the day. Mr.. Bryans speech was de-
voted to the discussion Of the money ques-
tion as 1t applied particularly to the work.
ing classes. The new incident In the ad
dress was when an excited individual Quer-
led. Whats the matter with Hanna?' to
which MIR. Bryan laughingly replied that
ne didn't believe he would be elected. At
this sally. the crowd cheered wildly.
The town of Lemont was reached at 2:4O.
and Mr.. Bryan was taken to stand ad-
jacent to the depot and spoke for ten min
utes to crowd of enthusiastic listeners.
At Willow Springs another cheering, ex-
cited crowd heard Mr.. Bryan make one of
his characteristic brief addresses. This
no 10 or or hofo thn nit
limits Of Chicago
Mr.. Bryan arrived in Chicago yesterday
afterI DON at $3.50 o'clock. over the Alton
road, and was met at the depot by a large
and enthusiastic gathering. The crush to
see him was so great in the narrow space
of the first floor Of the Alton depot that
the police had difficult task to prevent
people from being injured. The Cook Coun-
ty Marching Club and several other silver
clubs, with large number CT bands and
drum corps, were waiting for the nominee
on Canal street. and 8 soon as he ap-
Feared the march was taken up for Bat
through the downtown streets preceded
the arrival at the battery. At Brighton
Park Mrs. Bryan appeared on a platform
and distributed flowers to the crowd.
in the Afternoon and also spoke in six
different halls at night.
While the crowd was dispensing after the
Bryan demonstration at the depot the side
and nearly 100 persons were precipitated
twelve feet into basement Many re-
ceived slight injuries. The most seriously
injured were Patrick Houston. Michael
middle-ageo men. None Of them was fatal
ly injured, but all will be confined to their
beds for some time to come.
The first of Mr.. Bryan's speeches follow
ing the address at Battery d was delivered
at Arcade Hall, =65th street and Wentworth
avenue. in the extreme southern portion
Of the city. The building was packed.
Some persons hung on rafters and climbed
on boxes piled at every window outside
to get lcok atrthe candidate. Mr.. Bryan
was wildly cheered.
Coming a mile closer to the business CEN
ter of the city Mr. Bryan next spoke at
Boulevard Hall, bJth and Halstead streets.
The place was PACKED to the utmost. Mr..
Bryan was introduced as the next Presi-
dent. ''3' -
At Polish School Hail. ssd and Laurel
audience which filled the hall to over
flowing ard reached far into the streets
on all sides. He was introduced by Rev.
Francis Ienger.
streets, and at Germania Hall, 34th and
Halstead, Mr.. Bryan was also greeted by
immense crowds.
The closing meeting Of the night was
held at Tattersalls, where Mr.. Bryan and
Vice President Stevenson both spoke.
The star meeting of the night was at
Tatersalrs, a huge structure, which was
rival Of the Coliseum for the democratic
national convention. The vast audience.
numbering far up in the thousands. cheered
Mr. Bryan for five minutes. He was pre-
sented with two floral tributes, one from
the Fourteenth Ward Hebrew Democratic
Club bearing the inscription in flowers,
mo Crown of Thorns, No Cross Of Gold"
and the other from the Journeymen Horse
shoers Association, in the shape Of huge
horseshoe, with the inscription. Good
Luck"
Preceding Mr.. Bryan's address Vice Pres
ident Stevenson made long address. He
said he brought advices Of good cheer from
central and southern Illinois. The demo-
Gratis were in line and marching to certain
victory. He declared the question at issue
in this election was whether or not to adopt
the republican idea of waiting the consent
allism.
Mr.. Bryan's address dealt chiefly with
what he termed grotesqueness and the alb
surdity Of the gigantic government bond
operations following the crusade of the
gold standard advocates against the Sher-
man law, when he said, America furnished
millions Of gold to pay for bonds that she
sod to get Eod ne was Sc
tract, and declared there was nothing in
his congressional life to which he looked
back with more pride than his part in
writing the minority report against that
contract. The speaker believed that this
nation ought not to humiliate itself by
hiring people to let it alone. He said the
banks choose the coin in which they pay
their creditors, and the nation has equally
the right to protect itself the same way
When Secretary Carlisle declares it is the
duty Of the treasury to redeem silver dol
lars in gold, what use is 1t to retire green
backs and treasury notes by an issue of
bonds, if they could commence another end
less chain by presenting silver dollars for
redemption.
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Stevenson were given
an ovation.
EGGS THROWN AT BRYAN.