Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-17
BRYAN'S BUSY DAY
Free Silver Leader Breaks All
Campaign Records.
Observation-Disclosures

EeEirs at rn. at ssusk--up and Ends ut
ni'ssrht ut Lsn,inx-USion Gensrals
Touring the RueS~ye ss.se-Big Pro-
grsmms NJ Canton f.r Toiay--wses-
Farmers Call m secr.tsry Csr.ts.e-~Ns-
"usr Dsmocrsts tn Go on the lows
Ticket-PSlttical Items.
Lansing, Mich. Oct. i7.-Michigau out
did itself yesterday in welcoming William
Jennings Bryan, and Bryan returned the
compliment by breaking his own as we'll
as all other campaign records. He spoke
to fwenty-three meetings. beginning at Z
O'Clock in the morning at Muskexon, aud
ending Mt Lansing close to midnight. The
aggregate number of his hearers probably
surpassed all previous figures. considering
the size of the cities where he spoke Ex-
cept In one OF two minor instances the cr-
thusiasm was marked. Most Of the can
dida e's hearers belonged to the farming
clnss, and Mt nearly every town the vehicles
which had cni'ried them in lined the side
streets for blocks.
Mrs. Bryan stsads BY His Side.
Mrs. Bryan accompanied her husband
to every platform from which he spokc, and
when his addresses were made from tho
rear OF the car she stood by his side.
Floral tributes We're literally showcrci
upon her, and one end of the private car
was nearly filled with the fragrant offer.
ings At many stations she gratified the
crowds by distributing posies from the
rear Of the car. Lansing was reached At
1:O p. M. and a torchli yht procession
three blocks in length was in waiting Ex-
curs:on trains from nd JAG. mt districts had
been carrying visitors into the city ncar-
ly all afternoon, and the principal streets
were almost impossible.
Addresses Another Fair Audience.
The reception given the candidate by
the capital city when ut 7:05 his train
pulled into the station was enthusiastic In
the extreme. The space about the sta, ion
was crowded and the street traversesl BY
his carriage was lined on either side by
people carrying torches and yelling and
hurrahing tic an extent not exceed Il even
by the enthusiastic people of the south
He addressed three meetings last night
the first being to the women i'm vacant
store, the next ut the capt. l squire and
the third from the balcony OF the Downcy
house. Besides this he showed himself Il
crowds from two other platforms but nc
addresses were made.
sixteen-to-Oue Potato.
During Bryan's trip Thursday his en-
thusiastic friends started out to secur,
Bryan his winters provisions and at ous
place motherly old lady presented thu
nominee with a box of douyhnuts. At thu
wOmcn's meeting mt Grand Rapids q hug,
potato consisting Of sixteen small ones
formed into one was given rs an evidence
that nature was providing ut The ratio o.
III to l. Yesterday he began his work nj
Muskegon. and the next speech was al
Holland.
Points Where the Train stopped.
Between here and Holland the candi
date addressed large meeting ut Miles
DowaCiac (spcaking from the same plat
form here from which Byum was Z,
make n gold standard adtlrcss). Decatur
Lawton, Kalamazoo, Marshall, Albian
(wherc there wcre many men wearing
the yellow ribbon Of the "goldite"). and
mt Jackson. which turned out the creates;
crowd Of the day SO far, and where thcr,
was u procession and three meetings
When the carriage ,nvcying tic NOMINEES
got within two blocks Of the stand wher,
he wis TO addrcss his first audience 1t wa.
stopped by the dense crowd which surgct
o.ich ana rDrtn HDout the vShiCic. Jhs
enthusiasm WAS 50 great that IL wa,
dangerous. A dozen policemen forced
/ their way in front Of the carriage an
III naged to get thu Conveyance within 1fty
! feet Of the gaily decor .ted pla' form.
COuldn't Reach the stand.
The police were powerhess in their CT
forts to control the mob. and 1t was i'm
possible for the candidate to reach tn,
speakers stand. He climbed to the driv
erS seat and was there introduced IN
I Thomas 4. Barkworth, the candidate fu
congress in that district. 1t was man,
minutes, however. before Bryan could
proceed with his address, and nc was Otter
interrupted by the dcmonstrative cvi
denccs of the affection Of the crowd 1t 1
safe TO say that not One-ffrh IL the vas
assemblngc heard word Bryan said
After leaving Jackson brief stops an,
short platform talks werc made mt Lesli
and Mason before Lansing was rca chetI
| Here his speeches were followed by on
| from Senator Stewart, of Nevada. Bryai
left here after the speak, nS for It. Johns
! TOUR OF THE VETERAN GENERALS
( Invasion % Ohio Successfully and Enthusi
asticaily Acc0mpltshed.