The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-16

81 Upon tho Chicago
- speeches Ia Ono Day one :" r...,-
nefors nm Audiences s'"'
.,.,x Thousand Persons.
IxntAsAroLIs. Ind, Oct 7-ina'"n'
Lie Exceeded the most sanguine ca
tp.,a,ions of the local and state sup
P,e,s Of William Jennings Bryan :"
.ries of remarkable demohs''"
,ions given the Chicago NOMINEES ~.
,srday. The outpouring Oh peoP'e a..
s,,raordinary. From the .'"'e a.,
-, reached this city early IN ,no
s,.rnoon aud until he conciune" az"
aadress last night he was me cen
~ the greatest enthusiasm IN
dulyod in by countless tho"s'"'' "
Indianians.
~. committee In charge OF the ar
,,sments gave Mr.. Bryan IA chance
.a'n his physical ability to It's ut
W for IL had provided for no less
f,,,r speeches by the candidate
~" ,.t,ns narts of indianapolis. The
- meeting was at the state house.
-. the legislature holds its ses-
- This took place at three
ST. and was followed Immediately
by another big political demonstra'
IAN IL front Of Tomlinson hall Mr..
nrvan begged off from making a third
t.rn,on address, as arranged by the
,n,ittee. compromising by promis-
;ngto give two speeches instead OF
one in the evening
Nr Bryans arrival from Louisville
-, before one o'clock was the signal
- The beginning of the continued
a,ion Excursionists from many
,laces helped swell the crowds on the
a,re.ts along the line OF his progress
srnu Meridian street, where he left
.he train. to the Grand hotel, his
abiding place while here.
The BRYAN and Sewall travelling
mems club, the Republican Silver club
and many other political organizations
were In the escort procession. The
Cleveland club Of indianapolis acted
as Mr. Bryan's personal escort aud
marched throughout the day beside
the carriage, drawn by six black
horses, in which he sat with Gov.
Matthews, Mayor Taggart and John
". Tomlinson, of Alabama, "a member
of the national democratic advisory
committee. who will accompany MIR.
BRYAN through the west. Mr.. Bryan
was cheered almost continuously along
his route to the hotel by the thousands
who thronged the streets and side.
walks.
At three o'clock the candidate went
TO the state house, again under escort
OF the political organizations, and de-
liyered an open-air address TO an au.
dience chat was nearly, If not quite,
equal to those to which he spoke al
Columbus, o., and on Boston common
the banner crowds of his campaign
Another tremendous throng awaited
him outside Tomlinson hall, where nc
spoke from the balcony at 4:30.
Last night 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 here yesterday ex
ceeded by far the aggregate of his au
diences in any other city since the
campaign began.
Estimates of the size of the GROVE
before which Mr.. Bryan appeared a
the state house go as high As 10000
a very conservative estimate is $4,000
The people were packed in a SOLE
mass tightly wedged together ans
movement was absolutely impossible
From the temporary stand erected IL
the state house yard Gov. Matthew
introduced Mr.. Bryan. A bedlam o
enthusiasm broke forth from tn
gathering and it was some time be
fore Mr.. Bryan could proceed III
speech was frequently interrupted b
wild cheering.
Before starting out to make hi
night speeches Mr.. Bryan was waite
on by the Bryan and Sewall CONNER
cal Travellers club with "a request 70
aspeech. lie addressed the member
for few minutes in the Grand hote
His first speech tonight was from
stand in the courthouse park, wher
1900 enthusiastic people were gatf
cred. lie spoke "A few minutes only
and then went to Tomlinson hall
address amassmceting of workingmet
Six thousand was the audience, packe
damned and huddled together. Tn
cheering that greeted the candidate
entrance lasted 10 minutes. Alonz
McCleland. president of the Clev'
land club, presented Mr.. Bryan wit
n cane made of the tips of Buffa
horns and then introduced him to tn
nssemblagc, which cheercd son
more. In his brief address Mr.. Brya
complimented Gov. Matthews al
spoke Of how deeply he had bee
touched by the loyalty and devotion
candidates for the presidential non
nation.
lie urged upon his hearers the nece
sity of supporting not only the n
tional ticket. but also the free silv
congressional candidates, and n
toneglect the fight in the selection
United States senator.
Mr. Bryan left here at eig
o'clock this morning and will er
his Indiana speech-making at HaI
mond. where he is due tonight.
The Vote In Florida.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. TT