The San Francisco call., 1896-10-31
Republican Parades Set Upon
by Adherents of the Boy
Orator.
LIVELY FIGHTS IN A CROWD.
At One Town the Nebraskan Misses
an Elaborate Open Carriage Sent
to Receive Him.


hours in his special car on siding near
that place. No incidents occurred on the
run from Chicago. Between 5000 and 5000
people braved the raw morning air that
came with chilling force across Lake
Michigan ana stood around the tempo
rary platform in Whitney Park to lear
Mr.. Bryan.
Gold men were quite prominent on the
streets of the town and cheers for McKin-
ley were heard. At first the audience was
like the atmosphere. but IT warmed up as
Mr.. Bryan proceeded and became exceed
ingly enthusiastic.
Green Bay was the home of Oliver
Howe and apropos of his view on the in
come tax back in the '70s Mr.. Bryan
talked about that feature .ofthe Chicago
platform, holding that only the people
with large incomes were against its enact
ment.
Ten minutes at La Pere were devoted
to telling couple of thousand people
something about the money question.
Kaukaunana came next and another ten
minute speech was made by the candl-
date. His audience numbered about 25OO.
About 5000 people composed the gather
ing that greeted Mr.. Bryan at Appleton.
They showed considerable enthusiasm.
The neighborlng towns of Norah and
Menasha held a joint demonstration in
honor of the Democratic candidate at tie
latter place. Gold badges were again in
evidence among the 2000 people whom
Mr.. Bryan addressed.
"A number of prominent Wisconsin
politicians joined Mr.. Bryan at points
along his route. Some of them were w.
G. Silverthorn, Democratic nominee for
Governor, T. B. Lamoreux and ex-
Congressman Miller. Clinton Babbit, also
an x-Congressman, accompanied the
party from Chicago.
General Bragg, leader of the gold Demo-
Gratis n Wisconsin, resides at Fond du Lac,
and apropos of that fact Mr.. Bryan had
something to say of the gold movement
to 10000 of General Bragg's fellow
townsmen.
Few OF the orange ribbons, that badge of
hostility to the cause of free silver, were
seen in that big audience stretching back
of and on each side of the candidate as he
stood on the rear platform of his private
car. Considerable enthusiasm was mani
tested, and Mr.. Bryan warmed up In his
talk. He referred to the fight for dele
gates to the Chicago conven lion, and said
that just before the convention met q dis
tingnished gold Democrat of New York
to carry the convention for gold. A voice:
'sWas that Dave Hill?''
NO; that was W. g. Whitney" replied
Mr.. Bryan. HE said that notwithstand-
ing the fact that a majority OF the dele
gates were already instructed, he had no
doubt that when the Democrats of the
West and South found cut how the Demo-
Gratis of the East felt there would be no
trouble about carrying the convention
against silver; which was simply saying
that the men who went there instructed
would betray their constituents and vote
against what their constituents demanded.
Bnt my friends, when the convention met
we had scene that will bs, memorable in
the history of this country. [Cheers.l
These delegates who came Instructed
could neither be driven from their in.
structlons by threats nor drawn by per-
suasion, but they carried out the will of
the people who sent them there, and that
Democratic convention was the most
democratic convention that this Nation
has seen for twenty five years.
a short stop at Oakfield was utilized by
Mr.. Bryan in shaking hands with the
crowd there. Gold ribbons in plenty were
seen among the couple of thousand in the
thronS at Chester, but cheers for Bryan
were given heartily. Fifteen minutes at
Juneau were spent in making speech to
5000 people. An address purely argumenta-
tive, in which Mr.. Bryan showed much
vigor and earnestness.' was made to an
audience of about $500 at WATERFOWL.
There was nothing new in his speech.
A good-sized crowd heard Mr.. Bryan at
Jefferson. Then came Fort Atkinson,
where the "yellow fever" as the Demo-
cratic nominee calls the display of the
Republican color, was present.
+ A regular rough and tum BILE scrimmage
like an oldtime election row occurred at
To 10 irct of n arly Tho Axxv1
there was large, 5000 STRONG. Just after
the'candi idate had begun to speak Nc
Kiniey hambeau club in uniform, headed
by band, attempted to march through
the thickly-packed gathering about the
rear platform of the ldler. Naturally
much confusion was caused in the throng,
but above it all Mr.. Bryan could be heard.
Some of those who tried to hear the candi-
date became excited at the continued con-
fusion caused by the Mckinley men and
made objections to the interruption. In
dignant remarks came from those stand
ing by Mr.. Bryan's side and John Winans,
chairman of the Rock County Democratic
committee, who had introduced him,
shouted out something about giving them
as good as they send.'
Somebody grabbed banner borne bv
the Republicans labeled "Sweet Sixteen
to One-Nit," and the trouble began.
Energetic Democrats made a rush at their
political opponents. Fisticuffs became
general, pictures of Mckinley were torn
down and the offending banner also went
to earth. The battle was over in a mo-
ment and as things quieted down Mr..
Bryan made some comments on the inter-
ruption. The Mckinley club had marched
to the station to take q train for Rockford,
where they were to attend a Republican
demonstration, and it is claimed 1t could
reach its coaches only by going through
the assemblage listening to Mr.. Bryan.
Evansville turned out large crowd and
Madison was reached at $3.50 o'clock.
The usual throng of enthusiastic silver
ties did not greet Mr.. Bryan on his arrival
in Madison tonight. A couple of hun
dred people only were at the Northwest
ern station when his train came in and
the brass bands and marching clubs did
not get there until after Mr.. Bryan had
started out for the big building known as
the Gymnasium, where his first speech
was made.I A gaily decorated open car
riage, drawn by four horses, proceeded
leisurely to the depot to get the candidate,
and in doing SO passed modest looking
closed hack. Mr.. Bryan was in the hack.
1t all came about through change in his
plans and the failure of those in charge of
the canpidate's special to notify the local
committee.
Mr.. Bryan was scheduled to arrive at