The record-union., 1896-10-07
Four Speeches Made to Large Audi
ences at the Hoosier City.
Excursionists From Many Places
Help to Swell the Crowds on the
Streets as the Candidate Passed
From His Train to the HOteI-Will
End His SpeeChmaking in Indiana
at Hammond Tonight.

INDIANAPOLIS Gnd), Oct. 6.-In-
d1anapolls exceeded the most Sanguine
expectations of the local and State sup
portefS OF William Jennings Bryan in
the series OF remarkable demons trationS
given the Chicago nominee to-day. The
outpOurlng Of people was extraordinary
rom the time Mr.. Bryan reached this
Cty early In the forenoon until he con-
ciuued MS last address tonight he was
the center OF the greatest ent thusiasrn
INDUCED in by countless thousands Of
IndiananS
The committee in charge Of the ar
fanSementS gave Mr.. Bryan a chance
TO test his physical ability to its utmost,
1or 1t had provided for no less than
tour speeches by the candidate in vari-
Gus parts of Indianapolis. The first
meeting was at the State House, where
the Legislature holds its sessions. This
took place at 3 o'clock, and was fol-
lowed Immediately by another big deUs-
otstration in front of Tomlinson Hail.
Mr.. Bryan begged off from making a
third afternoon address, as arranged by
the committee, compromising by prom
lslng to give two speeches instead Of
one in the evening
MI. BryanS arrival from Louisville
just before / o'clock was the signal for
the beginning of the continued ova-
ton. Excursionists from many places
helped swell the crowds on the streets
along the line of his progress from Mer-
edlan street, where he left the train to
go to the Grand Hotel, his abiding place
while here. The Bryan and Sewall
travelling Mems Club, the Republican
Silver Club and many other political
crganizatinos We're in the escort pro-
cession. The Cleveland Club of In
dianapolis acted as Mr.. Bryan's per-
sonal escort, and marched throughout
the day beside the carriage, drawn by
six black horses, in which he sat with
Governor Matthews, Mayor Tagart and
John w. TomlinsOn of Alabama, a
member of the National Democratic
Advisory Committee, who will accom-
pany Mr.. Bryan through the West
Mr.. Bryan was cheered almost continu-
ously along his route by the thousands
Of citizens who lined the streets and
sidewalks.
At o'clock the candidate drove to
the State House under the escort Of the
political organizations, and delivered an
open lair address to a crowd that was
nearly, II not quite, equal to the crowd
to which he spoke at Columbus, o., and
on Boston Common, the banner crowds
Of his campaign. Another tremendous
throng awaited him outside Tomlinson
Hall, where he spoke from the balcony
at 4:30 o'clock
Tonight he addressed two more great
gatherings, one inside and the other
outside Tomlinson' Hall. There is no
doubt that the number Of people who
heard him to-day exceeded by far the
aggregate of his audiences in any other
city since the campaign began.
All along the route to indianapolis
the demonstrations We're repeated.
Eight or ten thousand were at Columbia
and several other places turned out
about five thousand.
Estimates of the crowd at the State
House here go as high as 10000. A
conservative estimate is $4,000. The
people We're packed in a solid mass
tightly wedged together. From the
temporary stand erected in the State
House yard Governor Matthews intro
duced Mr. Bryan. A bedlam of en-
thusiasm broke forth from the crowd
and it was some time before Mr.. Bryan
could proceed. His speech was fire.
Guently interrupted by wild cheering.
Before starting out to make his night
NUtttH iI. bryan was waited on by
the Bryan and SeWall Commercial Trav-
elers' Club with a request for a speech
He addressed the members for a few
r.inutes in the Grand Hotel
His first speech tonight was from a
stand in the Courthouse Park where
lr,O0O enthusiastic people were gath
cred. He spoke a few minutes only, and
then went to Tomlinson Hall to ad-
dress great meeting of workingm en-
Six thousand was the audience, packed,
jammed and huddled together The
cheering that greeted the candidates S
entrance lasted fifteen minutes In his
brief address Mr. Bryan complimented
Governor Matthews and spoke of how
deeply he had been touched by the 10y
atty and devotion of candidates for the
Presidential nomination. He urged his
hearers the necessity of supporting not
only the national ticket, but also the
free silver Congressional candidates,
and not to neglect the fight in the Sc
lection Of United States Senator
Mr.. Bryan will leave here at 8 o'clock
In the morning and will end his Indi-
ana speech making at Hammond, where
he is due tomorrow night