The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-16

the silver people, so nearly everybody in
the audience of 1000 at Big Rapids had the
white insignia of political faith.
The cheering was very hearty and Mr.
Bryan responded with speech full of fer
Vor.
Again were the yellow Mckinley badges
noticeable at Howard City, where Mr..
Bryans audience numbered about 1900.
All Of the twenty minute stop was taken
up by the candidates speech. Charles r.
Sligh democratic union silver candidate
for governor of Michigan, with his wife
and daughter, Joined Mr. Bryan there and
accompanied him to Grand Rapids
The 500 people gathered at Greenville
heard a short speech.
Belding, the location of the well-known
silk manufactor turned out at least
5000 of its inhabitants to give Mr.. Bryan
welcome. Four white horses drew his ear
riage to the speaking place, and sixteen
young women, all dressed in white ana
silver shivered in the raw atmosphere IN
company with their comrade. whose dress
carried out the intended Implication or
the ratio between the two money metals.
Much enthusiasm was shown during The
nominees address.
The largest crowd of the journey was
encountered at Ionia, which was reached
at 5:17 o'clock. The street leading from
where the train halted TO the court house,
where Mr.. Bryan spoke, a distance OF
more than a hundred yards, was thronged
with humanity, and when the candidate
mounted the stand erected over the court
house steps, he faced a densely packed
audience Of between 5000 and 10000. En-
thusasm was rampant. At 5:45 O'clock
the Bryan special, with a car containing
the Grand Rapids reception committee
attached, left Ionia for Grand Rapids. II
stopped on the way at Lowell to let some
people see the nominee and shout for aim,
and reached Grand Rapids at 645 O'clock
From the time he reached Grand Rapids,
just before o'clock Tonight until he es-
capped to his special train and went to bed.
Mr.. Bryan was the recipient OF a contin-
uous oVationM couple Of thousand people
| only were atThe Detroit, Grand Haven and
Milwaukee station when he arrived, but
they were merely forerunner in enthu-
siasm and numbers to the vast crowds MIR.
Bryan encountered when he reached the
buster parts of the city An open air meetl
ing was scheduled at Campau square and
| it proved to be one of the largest ever
| addressed by the candidate. Estimates OF
! the number OF people present run very
| high, but a calculation based on an allow
| ance of two square feet of space for each
spectator and counting in a fair figure for
| those who crowded neighboring windows
and housetops, placed the size of the crowd
| at $4,000.
Mr.. Bryan was well received. He was in
| candidate for congress in this CHE Fifth
| district. and made a twenty-minute speech
and then hurried off to the Powers house
| to address an enthusiastic audience al
| most entirely composed Of ladies'.
'rhe women adherents Of the Bryan
and Sewal ticket in Grand Rapids had
| initiated their sisters OF Minneapolis and
| Duluth and secured the opera house
| for their exclusive use. From the Pow
ers house Mr.. Bryan went to Lockerby
hall and made mis- third and last speech
to the $500 demonstrative people packed
| iammed and huddled together there.
| Strangely enough Mr.. Bryan's speech
| to the ladies at Powers opera house was
! the most important delivered here to-
| night. It contained some new material
and was noticeable for Mr. Bryans criti-
cism of Messrs. Ingersoll, Halstead, Car
| Isle and Harrison.
Chicago Oct. 5..-Mr. Bryan's tour OF
Ohio next week was partly fixed to-day
by Chief McConville Of the speakers bu-
reau. The nominee will leave Toledo early
Monday on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
| Dayton road for Hamilton and will speak
briefly at all the important places. From