New-York tribune., 1896-10-31
CROWDS CHEER HARRISON.
THE EX-PREsIDENT AGAIN TAKES THE
STUMP IN INDIANA.

STUMP IN INDIANA
INCIDENTS OF HIS SPEAKING TOUR THROUGH
PROSPEROUS CITIES AND RURAL DISTRICTS
OF THE HoosIER sTArE-ENTHUsI-
AsM ALL ALONG THE LINE.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRIBUNEl
Indianapolis Oct. 3O.-Ceneral Harrison left here
this morning for his closing two days speaking tour
regiment Of bicycle riders escorted his carriage TO
the train with waving flags and cheers AS the
train pulled out a shout went up from the great
crowd at the station.
1t was discovered that Eugene Debs took the
same line of travel the ex-President. intending 10
speak either before after the General. Debs has
been announced as a candidate for United States
Senator In case the Popocrats win the Legislature.
General Harrison's train made its first stop at
Greenfield. 9:3o o'clock. Long delegations wend-
ing their way toward the city were passed on the
way, and a crowd of 5000 found waiting at thu
station. General Harrison was led to decorated
stand. where he protected from the bleak wind
and spoke for twenty minutes. devoting much Of his
attention to the benefits farmers had gained from
reciprocity treaties. His telling points were round
ly cheered.
NO MASK ON THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
knightstown reached about fifteen minutes
late Here big demonstration was in store for the
distinguished speaker. The people of Henry County
had arranged for all-day rally with big agri-
cultural parade and speeches in the afternoon by
General Cyrus Bussey and Fred f. Holloway. Gen,
escort and taken In carriage through the streets
crowded with cheering people. to the public square
or eSplanade. where stand had been erected. The
town had been gayly decorated, and such streets as
were not 1ammed with wi, people Mere ied vi Sh un'
ers had come to town in force. From 10000 to 12OO
seemed pa s m S to se has ii @
tance of the speakers In the course OF his speech
the Republican party is wearing mask IFS prin.
among them is the demand for currency with
every dollar. whether of gold silver or paper; as
money the world knows
The party had run thus far on Pennsylyaniaa
10 the private car Of r. B. F. Pierce. receiver of the
Glover Leaf% .,s and the run to Anderson was made
After leaving Knigh,stown a fas. run was made
from ssocS o to sdec people weicomed the General
The representatives Of Madison County had made
big county rally The same stand from which Bryan
epoke last week had been erected in the great open
slopes were acres of people. hardly tenth Of them
ses sseersS sS gst M G den 0u M
stand through the avenue that had been roped on
the theory thu, free silver and an imitation Of the
currency would operate as reduction OF their
income.
A SAMPLE POPOCRATIC TRICK.
At Munce where the train arrived at 1880 o'clock.
to the courthouse square. There had been no
parade but incident occurred during the morning
that had keyed the Republicans up 10 high pitch
The announcement that Harrison was to speak from
The stand the courthouse had drawn together a
great crowd OF people who had taken UP positions o
morning until he should come with foreknowl-
edge Of this condition of affairs the Democrats
Appeared ana made speech from the courthouse
steps The intenon was have nim sGssk from the
ed it and would not permit him TO noun, IL This
smsnscade aroused the wrath as & we as. as the ZEN, eh
accountabie for the almost frenzed enthusiasm they
dsssd 6S for Harrison his n5 % smoke e hs an an
hour. addressing himself largely to the tariff
GREAT RALLY IN WINCHESTER.
Fort Wayne, Ind, Oct So-At Winchester where
nothing of great magnitude had been expected. Gen.
eral Harrison encountered one Of the greatest DEM
onstrations of the day. The visit of Harrison had
been made the occasion for the final rally Of the
campaign. The people began TO pour In early in
the morning. and by the time the big parade
started the managers Of the demonstration esti-
mated that from 2o.cOo %. people were the
ground. parade. headed by 800 veterans Of the
war; marched through the streets of the little CITY,
and was over an hour in passing. General Har-
rison taken in a carriage to the Court House
Square. where he spoke for twenty minutes 10 as
many people as could hear him. devoting himself
largely to the silver question.
momentary stop was made Ridgevle where
General Harrison bowed his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10
several hundred people who had gathered at the
station.
Portland scheduled for the longest stop Of
the day, and the affair made general rally
for all that section A tent holding 5000 people had
been provided for the meeting, but not one-thrd OF
the crowd could get into Il. In the morning in
dustrial parade that stretched out four miles
Of road marched about the town and the surround
ing country.
Before the arrival Of the train unfortunate
scheme OF the silver Democrats got OF them
into trouble. hundred young men with Bryan
badges were 10 the station to close in behind
the train and cheer for Bryan when Harrison ap-
peared. They let go few cheers about ten minutes
before the train arrived. and the vast multitude
closed In upon them with rush OF such momentum
that they were nearly squeezed to death. and three
four OF them tainted They were carried from the
crowd and no interruption of the proceedings was
attempted.
A burst OF tremendous cheering and waving of
hats started at the car when General Harrison ap-
peared. The multitude moved slowly after the car
riage out TO the open field where the tent was
pitched and people were found packed for fifty
yards around It. Finally General Harrison and his
party succeeded IN reaching the stand. and he was
introduced by the county chairman. j. G. l.. Nc
Adams General Harrison spoke a; some length and
with great earnesness taking up in turn each Of the
more important issues Of the campaign and dis
:. Brief stops were made at Geneva and Berne where
General Harrison talked briefly TO several hundred
people.
A SPEECH TO DEMOCRATS
It had become dark by the time Decatur county
beat Of the densely Democratic county of Adams.
was reached. crowd OF about 1000 people were
gathered about the station. where a stand had been
erected. General Harrison got warm reception,
though for the first time the Journey number Of
cheers for Bryan heard. In his speech here he
went the history OF the Republican party In
making good the promises Of the Government In re-
sumng specie payments and declared that the Demo-
cratic party had faced completely about the money
question IN four years. quoting the platform OF 1892