The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-08-12
BRYAN IN OHIO.
Democratic Nominee for President Passes
Through the Buckeye State While Going
to New York.

AdcI nc ndu ndruly leIJ OIL HduusHdhHnB
after leaving Chicago before he began
it again. He did not get much sleep
Sunday night, Although he went to
his berth shortly after midnight, he
was routed out between and o'clock
to see crowd at Valparaiso, Ind, and
at Fort Wayne he shook hands with q
number of people who had gathered at
che depot.
Monroeville, Ind, turned out good
sized crowd who cheered vigorously,
and then the train crossed over into
Ohio. The first stop made by Mr..
Bryan in Major McKinley's state was
at Dixon, reached at 62O A few peo-
pie gathered there and gave cheer
when the nominee showed himself.
People were lined by hundreds along
the streets of Van Vert when the
Bryan train reached that town. Mr..
Bryan did not make speech there.
panic was narrowly averted at
Delphos when the train reached there,
The crowd was large Mr. Bryan had
stepped to the platform of his car and
just as the explanation that he could
not make speech was finished, the
porch of store in front of the train
and about 20 feet distant from where
he was standing gave way with
crash, carrying with it 100 people. a
cry of horror went up from the specta-
tors and the shrieks of those who had
been tumbled into the cellar beneath
the porch made thirgs seem worse than
they were. Nobody was seriously hurt.
When Lima was reached Mr.. Bryan
found a big crowd awaiting him. The
people were packed in between the
train and the station building, a very
narrow space, and there was much
crowtling in the endeavor of the ma
jority of them to get near the NOM
inee. The demonstration was enthusi-
astic in the extreme. Fifteen hundred
people were in the assemblage
Mr.. Bryan made brief speech at
Ada, where more than 1000 persons
had gathered At Dunkirl1 Mr.. Bryan
also delivered a brief talk. About
1900 people turned out at Upper San
dusky, while at Bucyrus, Crestline and
Mansfield good-sized crowds were in
waiting At Wooster u short speech
was made by Mr.. Bryan. Carl
Browne, chief marshal of Coxey's
disbanded army, met the train at
0rrville and went thereon to Massillon.
Massillon was reached at 1:25. A
great crowd Of men, women and chill
dren were gathered and these crowded
close to the car. A thousand people
were in the throng and in the front
ranks was Mamie Coxey Browne. The
old flag of the commonweal that was
carried from Massillon to Washington
was displayed with a new inscriptions:
Bryan can stay on Coxey's grass.
In response to demands for speech,
Mr.. Bryan made short address.
The morning trains had brought del
egations to Canton from GAINESVILLE,
Coshocton, Akron, Alliance Lisbon,
Salem and Leetonia, and these, togeth-
er with several thousand Canton peo-
pie, formed in procession and marched
to the depot. Two cars loaded with
/ members of the Pittsburg reception
committee were also in waiting At the
depot it seemed as if every person in
Canton was present.
When Bryan's train hove in sight
there was great cheering and confused
yells of "Hurrah for Mckinley" and
"Hurrah for Bryan" Several Nc
Kinley banners were displayed. 1t
was necessary to switch Bryan's car
through the railroad yards in order to
attach the special car of the Pittsburg
reception committee. While this was
being done Mr.. and Mrs Bryan were
assisted on fiat car in front of the
depot Mayor Rice, of Canton, chair
man of the reception committee, intro
duced Mr.. Bryan, who was greeted
with great cheering. He made brief
speech in which he alluded several
times to Maj Mckinley in terms of the
highest regard.
PIrTsBURG, Aug. 1L--Alliance was
the next stop after Canton, and the
crowd there showed its appreciation
of Mr.. Bryan's presence in way that
did credit to its lung power.
At Salem, Leetonia, Columbiana,
New Waterford and East Palestine, O.,
there were the usual cheering crowds,
and at several of these places Mr.
Bryan spoke few words. At num-
Der of towns between Avon and Pitts
burg enthusiastic crowds greeted the
rarty, but no speeches were made, Mr.
Bcyan contenting himself in several
instances by introducing Mr.. Bland,
who was received with hearty cheers
The arrival at Pittsburg of Mr.
Bryan was made the occasion of
several big demonstrations in his
honor When the train rolled into the
Union station at 6:44 o'clock several
thousand people were in and about
that structure, and as Mr.. Bryan
alighted from his car he was wildly
cheered. The sweets were crowded
along the route to the Central hotel
and the nominee received many cheers.
After dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
went to the Grand opera house, where
he for 10 minutes addressed an inn
mense audience, On the stage were
President Dolan, of the Miners union;
Secretary John Kilgallon, of the Anal
gamated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers, several officers of the Union
Labor league and local democrats.
Next door, in the Avenue theater,
the scene in the Grand opera house was
repeated. Mr.. Bryan went there after
speaking in the Grand, and witnessed
another demonstration in his honor
Thousands Lost by a Storm.
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