The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-01
BIG DAY IN IOWA FOR BRYAN.
HE OPENS HIS sPEECH-MAKING
EARLY IN THE MORNING.


way stations During the Night
Disappointed by the Failure of the
Tired Orator to Appear--At OF
tumwa He Talks to Three Audi
ences and Reviews the Presiden-
tiaI Situation.
Council Bluffs, Iowa, Oct S1-The last
| day of the last week of William j. Bryan's
memorable election tour ended tonight in
blaze of fireworks and wild vent of
enthusiasm.
Tomorrow, the candidate viii rest at
his Lincoln home and on Monday he will
make his final assault on the republican
defenses. devoting the entire day to his
own state and concluding his extraordl-
nary campaign at Omaha in the evening.
All through Iowa to-day the head of
the Chicago ticket saw the golden dam
ger signal, or what he has termed the
yellow fever" At nearly every town vis-
ited in his trip across the state from the
time he entered 1t early in the morning,
until he reached the banks of Missouri,
after dark, he found material evidence of
republican sentiment displayed through
devices emblematic of 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, were attired
in golden regalia.
Osceola, Charlton and Red Oak made
the most notable displays of the orange
| At the last named place shouts for Nc
Kinley from the crowd, which Mr.. Bryan
was addressing, brought responses more
emphatic than godly so emphatic that
| the counter demonstration was aban-
doned.
! 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 emblems and at
tempts to embarass the man from Me-
braska do not constitute the entire story
| of the journey through the state. 1t was
a day of remarkable crowds, of wild en-
/ thusiasm, and of a venting Of that sur
/ plus political emotion which the close of
| the campaign made necessary. II Maj.
/ McKinley's friends were anxious to show
| their loyalty, so were the supporters OF
1 Mr.. Bryan as earnest In their desire to-
ward their leader. The demonstrations for
the young democratic standard bearer
were extraordinary. He was cheered
/ from one end of Iowa to the other with
! heartiness that could not be mistaken. As
a rule, the wearers of the yellow contented
| themselves with making their display in
| the neighborhood of the candidates spec
ial train or along the streets through
which he passed, while his own people
composed the big throngs that congre<
gated to hear him expound the doctrine OF
! 16 to /.
Brass bands, young women in costumes
! of white and silver, marching clubs and
| a liberal display of Bryan badges all had
their part in the demonstrations.
Twenty~one speeches, including three at
Ottumwa and four here tonight, consti-
tuted the days record. The others were
made at Mount Pleasant, Fairfield, Bata-
| via. Albia Charlton, Osceola, Creston,
Corning, Vlllisca, Red Oak, Hastings, NAL
! verns. Glenwood and Pacific Junction. Mr..
Bryan's second address at Ottumwa was
the most important of the day. II was
devoted to summing up the campaign and
caused the crowd to become wild with en-
| thusiasm.
l. Ottumwa Ia, Oct. 31.-A summing up OF
the campaign was given by William J.
Bryan In a speech he delivered here this
morning. During the hour spent in Ottum-
wa Mr.. Bryan talked to three audiences.
He rose early after night Of shouts and
howls from people who gathered at little
stations along his route from Madison In
the hope Of seeing the candidate. AT Free
mort Ill. reached after midnight. about
1000 people were waiting for speech, but
as Mr.. Bryan had spoken there earlier this
week and as he was thoroughly tired out.
those in charge of his trip would not wax
en- him.
Mount Pleasant was the first speech
making point this morning. 1t was o'clock
when that place was reached and the air
was biting cold. Fairfield came next and
Mr.. Bryan talked there from temporary
platform to a couple OF thousand people.
| At Bavaria there was a short stop ana
some Handwriting but no speech.
Ottumwa's crowds were large and fuil
of enthusiasm. A big gathering of labor
ing men at Packing House crossing heard
Mr.. Bryan first. At the Grand opera
| house he made his summing up speech,
reviewing the issues Of the campaign from
| democratic standpoint. The opera
house was packed with humanity, and
the nominee received an ovation. Then
he went to Central Park, public square
in the business part OF the town, and
talked to another large audience.
An out-cropping Of gold badges was no
tlceable at Abba, where 5000 people heard
Mr.. Bryan make an open-air address. It
was nothing, however, to the republican
display at Charlton. The yellow was ev-
erywhere, some men and some women
were literally covered with It. Broad
sashes of white bearing the name McKin-
ley were worn by members Of a republi-
can club, but the majority Of the Ohio
mans supporters had decorated them
selves with the more conspicuous color
Broad stripes Of orange muslin draped
around the bodies of men, women, boys
and girls formed the most noticeable
method of display. Mr.. Bryans audience,
| numbering between 5000 and 5000 was
gathered in an open field that had become
a quagmire. A spacious omnibus convey
ed the candidate to the stand from which
he spoke, but unfortunately for his COM
fort and personal appearance, the local
committee walked him back to the train
| through black, oozy loan. Mr. Bryan
was a sight to behold when he stepped
aboard the Idler. The gold badges did
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