The record-union., 1896-11-01
Receives an Ovation on His Arrival at
Council Bluffs.
The Democratic Nominee Finds the
Hawkeye State Full of People
Wearing the Golden Signal, Yet
Withal 1t Was a Day of Remark
able Crowds and Great Enthusiasm
for the Silver Champion.

COUNCIL BLUFFS Qa), Oct. 81
The last day of the last week in Will
dam ]. Bryan's memorable electioneer-
ing tour ended tonight in a blaze of
fireworks and a wild vent of enthusi-
asrn. Tomorrow the Democratic can
didate will reach his Lincoln home, and
on Monday he will make his final as
sault upon Republican defenseS, de-
voting the entire day to his won State,
and concluding his extraordinary cam
paign in Omaha in the evening.
All through Iowa to-day the head OF
the Chicago ticket saw the golden dan
ger signal of what he has termed the
yellow fever" AT nearly every town
visited in his trip across the State from
the time he entered it early in the morn
ing until he reached the banks of the
Missouri afr dak, he found material
evidence Of Republican sentiment dis
played through devices emblematic or
the gold standard. AT some places the
atmosphere took on a decided orange
tint. Men and women, boys and girls,
even babies carried in the arms OF
their mothers, We're attired in golden
regalia. So far was the intention to
make the Democratic candidate realize
that his opponents were in no mean
number carried out at some points
where he appeared that men attired
completely in yellow placed themselves
ccnspicuously before his eye, and others
wearing badges inscribed Sound mon
es" interrupted his remarks with cries
for the Republican standard bearer
Osceola, Charlton and Red Oak made
the most notable display Of the orange.
AT the last named place shouts for Nc
Kinley met with responses more en-
phatic than godly; so emphatic that the
counter demonstration was abandoned.
AT Osceola, too, a disposition to make
the nominee uncomfortable was shown.
He was equal to the occasion, however.
and his reply brought delighted shouts
from his followers.
But displays of golden enblems and
attempts to embarrass the man from
Nebraska did not constitute the entire
story of the journey through the State.
1t was a day of remarkable crowds, of
wild enthusiasm, of a venting of that
surplus political emotion which the
close of the campaign made necessary
II MAJOR McKinley'S friends were anx-
ious to show their loyalty, SO were the
supporters of Mr.. Bryan as eager in
that desire toward their leader. The de-
monstrations in favor of the young
Democratic orator Were extraordinary.
He was cheered from one end of Iowa to
the other with heeartiness that could
not be mistaken.
AS a rule the wearers of the yellow
contented themselves with making their
display in the neighborhood Of the can
didate's special train or along tina
streets through which he passed while
his own people composed the big
throngs that congregated to hear him
expound the doctrine of 16 to i. Brass
bands, young women in costumes of
white and silver. marching clubs and
liberal display of Bryan badges all had
their part in the demonstrations.
Twenty-one speeches, including three
at Ottumwa and four here tonight,
constituted the nominees record. Tho
others were at Mt. Pleasant. Fairfield,
Batavia, Abba, Charlton. Osceala, Cres-
ton, Corning, Vilisca, Red Oak, Hast
ings. Malvern, Glenwood and Pacific
Junction.
Mr.. Bryan's second address at OF
tuInwa was the most important of the
day 1t was devoted to summing tp the
campaign and caused those who heard
it tc become wild with enthusiasm.
Thousands of wildly enthusiastic
Pryanites filed the streets Of Council
Bluffs tonight, and gave the heartiest
sort of a welcome to William j. Bryan
when he arrived at Z O'Clock. The can