The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-03

OMAHA. Nov. civilian Jennings
Bryan's personal campaign came to an
end in Omaha tonight.
Never before in the history of the
city had party feeling run so high on
the eve of a national election, and
ominous rumors that pointed to per-
sonal conflicts between supporters of
the great national tickets caused an
uneasy feeling throughout the commu-
nifty
Fortunately. no clash occurred. An
agreement had been reached by the
Republican and Democratic local man.
ayers by which the Mckinley demon
stration would not come in contact with
the crowds that gathered to hear Mr.
Bryan. This was carried out and the
imposing Republican parade did not
appear on Farnam street, the princi-
pal thoroughfare. until Mr.. Bryan had
left it and begun his round of speech
making.
Shortly before o'clock Mr. Bryan
reached Omaha after a hard days
work. He had visited four of the six
congressional districts in Nebraska and
made IS speeches. including one in his
home town.
A FRENZIED CROWD.
An almost frenzied crowd of enthu-
siasts greeted him here and followed
his carriage for a mile through the
streets to Boyd's theatre, where he
spoke first. Unlike the others, no Or
ganized parade had been arranged by
the Democratic marchers, and the
band, the Jacksonian club, the Veter-
ans Bryan club composed of old SOL
diers), and number of other support
ers, who fell into line, and indiscrimI
inately composed his escort.
The Republican demonstration was
lions. nearly all bearing torches,
formed a procession that took an hour
in passing a given point. Every brass
band in Omaha and vicinity had been
secured for the parade. Despite the
agreement between the opposing po-
litical parties, the Democratic man
ayers claimed to be fearful of trouble,
in view of statements that Republican
organizations intended to gather about
the places where Mr.. Bryan was sched-
uled to speak, and attempt to howl
him down. That was the given reason
for not announcing the time Mr.. Bryan
would keep each engagement.
CHEERED BY PATRIOTS.
Continuous cheering from the patri-
OTIS following the carriage in which the
candidate and Mrs. Bryan were seated
and from the thousands along the side
walk marked Mr.. Bryan's progress
from the station up Farnam street to
Boyd's theatre. The enthusiasm was
rampant. Not an inch of space was
available to the theatre when he ar
r.ixr nd I1or 4
and from a tremendous thrOng out
side.
Another demonstration occurred in
side and outside Washington hall, and
then the candidate proceeded in his
carriage to Germania hall. where he
talked TO an audience of natives Of
the Fatherland about what Prince Bis
marck had to say about bimetallism.
Nets hall, in the Bohemian district;
Moran's hall, where the meeting was
under the direction of the Swedish BIZ
metallic League, and Creighton hail
followed in turn. Each was crowded
to the doors, and Mr.. Bryan was re-
ceived with the customary wild excess
of partisan emotion.
Governor Holcomb spoke at Moran's
in support of the Democratic ticket
just before Mr.. Bryan appeared.
Creighton theatre, in the same build
ing with the hall of that name, was
the scene of the last speech delivered
by Candidate Bryan in his remarkable
campaign
HIS LAST WORDS.
These were Mr.. Bryan's concluding
words, his last message to the free
coinage forces:
800 you wonder that we have
been able to conduct this cam
paign: My friends, we have been
able to conduct it by the unseIfish
devotion OF that multitude OF men
Democrats, PopuIists, Republic
ans-who see what the gold
standard means, and, seeing it,
have been willing to fight 1T in
order to save their children and
their children's children from
the curse OF gold. They tell us
that we must bow down and wor-
ship the golden calf. i say, my
friends. that the American people