Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-13
No ' 'lacK OF ENTHUSIASM.
Thousands Upon Thousands Turn Out
to Hear Candidate Bryan.

Every Station at Which the Train
Stopped was Surrounded by a
Surging ThrOng of Eager Voters
Anxious to Hear a Word Of En-
couragement and Argument
From the Free Silver Champion.
Fine Meetings in St Louis "A
Greater Crowd in the Auditor
ium Than That Drawn by the
Republican National Convention.
Kansas City, Mo, September 12.-
Mr. Bryan began his work early this
morning. He arrived in Kansas City
at $50. and at the depot were gathered
nearly thousand workingmen who
surrounded the car and awoke him i'm
Amedia,e.y. A reception committee had
met the train at Leayenworth, but did
mot wake the nominee. The working
men were from the car shops and the
packing houses, and they demanded
speech from Mr.. Bryan. From the rear
end of the platform he addressed them
briefly, but pointedly.
Montgomery, No, September 12.-
Several brief stops were made between
Kansas City and this place, and gang
af p.ckpockets who have been follow
ing Mr.. Bryan, worked industriously.
;.r-, g., n -
train and when the 500 people OF Hunts
vile gathered about the train they start
ed TO work the crowd. Mr.. Bryan saw
them and pointed them out TO John l.
Martin, who in turn called the village
marshals attention TO them. The men
noticed it and tried to work their way
out Of the crowd when Mr.. Martin call
ed TO the farmers to stop them and they
were promptly arrested.
twenty-five minutes were allotted TO
Mr.. Bryan at Moberly. He was taken
TO the public park, where Il stand had
been erected. About the platform 1000
people stood and listened TO a short
speech.
SIX hundred people at Sturgeon were
disappointed as the train bearing the
nominee did not stop, ana the only evil
dence Mr.. Bryan had Of the intended
demonstration was ths cheering.
Cenralia turned out 10000 Of its cit
izens 10 hear the NebpaSkan, but his
t.Tne was taken up in grasping the hands
of the crowd and the Jrain pulled oul be-
fore he could speak. a stand mad been
erected near the track at Mexico, but the
dense crowd packed between 1t ana the
tram prevented Mr.. Bryan from taking
from L. He made short speech 10
the cheering crowd.
4 crowd Of 200 was at Wellsyille Wnen
the train made its usual stop OF MIN
ute.
St. Louis. No, September 12.-IJ was
615 D. m. when the train rolled into
the Union Station in This ely The
spacious Midway accommodated a
crowd of at least $1,000 people, who
cheered wildly as Mr.. Bryan stepped
from the train. Ii was with much diff
Guilty that he made his way TO car
riage that was in waiting, accompanied
by the reception committee. They were
driven TO the Planters hotel.
Al three great mass meetings held to-
night. Mr. Bryan addressed between
10000 and $4,000 people. AT each Of
the meetings he was greeted with pro-
! longed cheers and at frequent intervals
during each Of his spee ches, the enthu-
siascic populace gave vent 10 uprOarious
applause. The nominee after dinner
went to COncordia Park. The Audi
torium and Sportsman Park were in
turn visited, and he made speech at
each place SO great was the crowd
that hundreds were turned away az
each place
While Mr.. Bryan was addressing the
meeting at SpOrtsmanS' Park, the plat
form upon which ne stood gave way,
and he. together with a dozen discin-
guished citizens who occupied seats
thereon, were precipitated to the
ground. Fortunately Mr.. Bryan nor
ANYBODY else was hurt. The crash
caused an uproar and for a time il look
ed as If a panic would result. Thsre
were az least 10000 people present and
THE commOtiOn was frightfu,. Quiet
was restored in few minutes and Mr..
Rryan spoke from the judges stand.
In the great Auditorium, where the
Republican national convention was
held. MIR. Bryan was greeted by over 15,
600 people. every seat was occupied, the
aisles were packed and thousands were
turned away.
When Mr. Bryan and his escort step
ped upon the Platform al COncordla
Park the great thrOng arose and for sev-
~ral minutes shouted and cheered. Up
on being introduced Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and Gentlemen:-We are enter
ing upon a memorable campaign, which
means a great deal Of good or i'll TO the
people Of this country and in this cam
ps ign there is one great OverShadOWing
issue. and upon that issue people are
divided. There are some who believe
thai the maintenance of a gold standard
until foreirn nations come 10 cur relief
IS an absolute necessity for ,he welfare CT
This country. There are those, on the
o+bar hand who believe with us that the
ir,rnediate restoration of the free and un-
limited coinage of gold ana S-iVer ao
the Dre sent legal ration o. 10 TO !, WITH
ou- waiting for he aid or consent OF any
other nation is absolutely essential 10
national prosperity. (Applause( ms
: eraa- ouestiOn which must he sub
r,i-ted IN the arb,trament Of the ballot,
and in order that you may understand
his nnsstion. 1 desire TO submit a rev
- ,o,.e tonight in behalf of the res
eaS,.ior cf free coinage. 1 assume in
~ e., D,ace that every American cit
SC, is comretent 20 form an opinion
-, sbis issne. Our opponents hl us
that The money question IS a ccmpnC3'tu
Question and that only few are aoIe 10
master ii. ,-.., 49,, o,,,e
80. tbo American people which IS too