Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-16
Candidate Bryan Began Talking
Eatly This Morning.
ADDRESSED 4 fHRoNG At 2 O'CLOCK
A Large Number Listened to Him
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at Knoxville.
TRIP THROUGH TENNESSEE

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. September 1G.-Wil-
lam Jennings Bryan began work at
o'clock this morning. He was going
through the city of Somerset. a republican
stronghold, and started to make converts
while many good people were sleeping
peacefully and 800 of the citizens of Somer-
set disturbed their rest in order to hear the
nominee. They hailoed good and loud. and
the few remarks of Mr.. Bryan were well re-
ceived
Mr.. Bryan led off by telling the people
that he was glad to note the interest taken
in the campaign by them. He thought that
when the people would stay up until
o CLOCK IN the morning to see presidential
nominee 1t was an indication that the peo-
PIE were interested in the right of self-gov-
eminent. He told them that If between now
and election day they would get up as early
IN the morning as they did this morning
and work as hard in behalf of the cause of
democracy as the nominee worked yeSter-
day there would be no question of the sue
cess of the cause
This statement was received with the
greatest applause. He told them he could
not enter into a discussion of the issues OF
the campaign in the short time he was TO
speak, but he asked them to study the
financial question thoroughly and then vote
as they saw fit
of twenty-five from Knoxville got on the
train. headed by J. w. Sneed. one of the
prominent democrats of this city. Among
other men of more than local reputation OH
the committee were II. II. lEgersoll, Major
u. A. Carpenter, J. o. j. Williams, John T.
ESsary, Charles 7. Gates, George w. Hen
dcrson, Frank A. Moses, 8. s. Condor. II
H. Hanna, the electoral delegate OF the
second congressional district of Tennessee
was of the party and he br6ght with him
300 members of the Oliver Springs Silver
Club.
There was a stop of two hours at Knox
Vile. All night long assembled on the
streets people that had come in by eXcur.
sion trains. and the farmers for miles arounL
had driven in to hear the nominee. 1t wa
one of the greatest days that Knoxville eVel
knew, and the oldest citizens could not re-
member when such a crowd had assembled
to greet any man. The train arrived II
Knoxville shortly before O'Clock, and Mr.
Bryan was taken Immediately to the speak
er's stand erected in front OF the cour
house
He was introduced by ex-Gov. Robert l.
Taylor, with a few appropriate remarks
On the stand were seated Judge Clarke q
the United States district court, Chief Jus
tice d. l.. Snodgrass, chief justice OF th'
supreme court of the state of Tennessee
w d. Beard W. G. Caldwell. w. h. Me
Alister and J.. S. Wilkes, associate judge!
Of the same court and the reception com
mittee.
MIR. Bryans appearance was signal FOL
the greatest applause, and the citizens o
Tennessee showed themselves fully a. ca pa
bic of shouting and yelling as had the Ken
tuckans the day before. This Is sred
stronghold of the republican party OF tn
SOUTH but the members of that party wer'
not in evidence yesterday or today.
There were between 14,'hH ana lS,ps
| pc ople in the audience to which Mr.. Bryan
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