The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-02
MR. BRYANAT COLUMBUS
He Addresses a Monster Meeting
or tie State House Grounds.
THIRTY THOUSAND ENTHUSIASTS

Greet the Presidential Candidate, who IL
Introduced by Hon. Alien w. Thurman.
Son of the "Oid Roman"-IIis Journey
Through Major McIliulcys State.
CoLrNBJs. sept 2.-Thcrc was another
demonstration paid the Bryan party when
they left Cleveland for this city yes
torday. About the hotel and depot large
crowds had gathered in order to catch
parting glance of the nominee. The Co
lumbus reception committee took charge
of the party. A special car had been pro-
vided, and it was decorated inside and out
with bunting, while on each side Of the
car was great banner bearing the in
scription, "W. j. Bryan, Our Next Presi-
dent"
The train was delayed an hour, mainly
on account of the crowds which had gath
cred around the car and insisted on shall-
ing hands with Mr.. Bryan. About 200
laborers employed in the shops about the
depot came over TO grasp the hand of the
nominee and assure him of their support.
As Mr. Bryan stood ON the rear platform
of the train the crowd choercd him time
and time again.
At every village through which the train
passed hundreds were gathered at til,
depot in order to catch a glimpse of the
nominee as he passed through. There
were but three stops made, and at these
places Mr.. Bryan shook hands with those
assembled. He spoke a few words TO the
crowd at Grafton Crestline, Shelby and
Delaware, and at each of these places was
cheered and applauded.
The free silver campaign in Ohio at
tanned it's high water mark in Cleveland
Monday night, but the outpouring of pcO-
pie to see and hear the Democratic prosi-
Dental candidate at the state capitol last
night was greater in proportion TO the
size of the city than that in the northern
metropolis had been. Mr., Bryan had the
state capitol grounds for his forum and
the memory Of local politicians contains
no such demonstration as the one in
which he played the star part
The inhabitants say that no other at
| traction has ever drawn so strongly in CO.
| lumbus, except display Of fireworks in
| connection with the state fair on the same
| grounds two years ago, when 80 per cent.
| more people were gathered. A rooted and
| flag draped platform faced the eastern
| front of the capitol building. As Mr.. Bryan
| looked down from its height twenty feet
| above the plane of faces he saw the steps
! and terra ce- unCl5pd i'm solid rows with thc
g,oomv stone vail for tho boclyground
while ahout tbe other three sides of tn,
s4oe,a oc,oes tbo lawn Of saverol ocras tc
the street bcvond stood regimonts of which
an accurntn estimate was an innossibiIitv
md which "a c,rofuI ,,pess v,oII1d nlaco ot
| 10000
Toolir,, down from, tho roof of tbo cori
+o1 hril,liner M, hon. 1.,rnrn tho ,,n,Iidotn,
orri,.od ono saw the whole nIaco obort II,
fonr sidas s,vormin, With mon yvomnr
and cbiIdror - LARGO nort If the citv'.
,nr,lotior rcirfora,d b, visitors +o IN,
s+o+o foir now in rr,srross Tbcy iostIoi
o,,5 ,,,,gtol about H., ,,,,fls ord I,o,,,,o,
tbroi,,,b tbe corridor- p tbe buiIding II
I-aloidosco,,ic c,,r.,,.,,
Trn,,, tbn chit, s., ,o4.1 half mil,
,,,,a,- NJ Rr,,a,, c,.,,,., ,,I.' rn,,ito1 IL,
horGncbe dawn b,, foI,,, yrb,tn hir.es an,
rndo,, the esco,,t of say,a,.,l rrno lvar cI,,b
of columbus and neipbboring towns ON
i,onod Inv, hands and unioua co,nnoi,,,
ds,-icas in which momnntb silver dnIIar
sb,rad consr,icnousIv
sbriu cheer norl,e7 his nrogress olon,
tl,o strcet and multinIiod in its ip+orsit tr
o,,,,orncad bis oI,rivoI ot tbo r,Iatforry
,bor,o r+o,, b.otirg +bo MI, in ,,,,,,o az,
,.cZ-c tbrougbout his snoech On accom-
of the size of his oudience Mr. Rrvai