Evening journal., 1896-08-27
Mr.. BRYAN'S TRIP WEST
From Mohawk Valley to the
Shore of Lake Erie.
MANY SPEECHES MADE EN- ROUTE.
The Demonstration at Erie, Pa, Where
the Nominee Made Three Addresses.
PennsyIvanians Receive Him Kindly.
Talks on Trusts and Corporations.

the Nominee Made Three Addresses.
PennsylvanIans Receive Him Kindly.
Talks on Trusts and Corporations.
ERIE, Pa, Aug 27.-The reception ten
dered William Jennings Bryan in Erie
was one of the greatest ever given any
candidate in western Pennsylvania. An
hour before the Bryan party was to arrive
rain fell in torrents and continued to pour
Tor more than an hour. When the special
hain from Buffalo arrived at the depot, a
crowd Of moro than 5000 had gathered to
welcome the candidate TO the city. The
people were strung out for blocks under
the depot sheds and along the tracks for a
distance of nearly a quarter Of a mile
Every one cheered heartily
The reception committee escorted Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan to carriage and drove
them to the Reed House. The buildings
about the town had betn decorated in hon
OF Of the distinguished visitor.
The rain had ruined tho decorations
but apparently did not dampen tho en-
thusiasm Of the people When the party
reached the hotel, a crowd filed the big
corridors, anxious to catch glimpse of
Mr. Bryan. A thousand more were about
the entrance, while the opera house, a
block away, was packed to suffocation,
awaiting his arrival, although he was not
to speak there until after he had address
ed the other meetings.
Three Meetings In Erie.
1t had been arranged, in order to give
chance to as many as possible, to hold
three meetings. The first was held at
Sohloesser's hall The hall, with a seat
ing capacity of 1850, filed in ton min
utes, and hundreds were turned away in
heavy downfall of rain, which for sever
al minutes resembled a cloudburst When
the standing room Of the place was filled,
the doors were shut. At St Patrick s
auditorium similar condition of affairs
prevailed. The place has a seating capao-
ity Of 1900, with standing room for zoo
more Every available inch of space was
taken; chairs were upon the stage, and in
the space reserved for the orchestra. At
the Park Opera House the convention of
Democratic club was in sessi ion and the
place was packed. At the three meetings
it is estimated there were gathered more
than 5000 people.
Outside were several thousand unable
to gain admission, waiting for an oppor-
tunity to catch glimpse of the candidate.
The people were not all residents of Erie,
hh ulTluK llt Qul lht AAAAAooNo bACNeAN
into the city nearly IL, ,000 visitors from
the towns about Erie and the farming
country as far as Westfield.
At the First Meeting.
Mr.. Bryan was first driven to the Sohoes-
ser's hall meeting. The audience was COM
posed Of men and women, and when MIR.
Bryan entered the hall umbrellas, hats,
canes handkerchiefs and even feminine
..I -, ho af Mr.
an spoke for 10 minutes and told a story.
He said during the speech:
"Some people have an idea that under
free coinage all you will have to do Is to
| 20 out and get 30 cents worth Of silver
| and take 1t to the mint and have 1t made
/ into silver dollar That's wrong. When
anybody says that to you, tell them this
story: In a railroad car banker and q
farmer friend were arguing the silver
question. The banker advanced these ar
| guments. and the people around agreed.
Now, look here, said the farmer, do
You suppose, If we had free coinage, that
| il anybody had 30 cents worth Of silver
bullion he would sell it so that the other
fellow could have 1t stamped and make
profit of 5s cents? No, sir. Is there any
one here who would let the other fellow
make the profit
| WOulQ, W0tk NolCt lIolu "a Ool-
| ner of the car, and the people turned
around to see who It was. 1t was young
fellow, and before the farmer could say
ANYTHING, the boys mother laid her hand
on the farmers shoulder and said Don't
mind him, mister, he's an IDIOT and I'm
Just taking him to a sanitarium.
The crowd in the hall saw the point and
laughed for nearly minute. When Mr..
| Brvan closed, he was Cheered.
Second Speech In Erie.
At the Auditorium his entrance was the
signal for demonstration. He spoke Of
trusts and corporations, which he declared
were arrayed against the Democratic par
ty in the campaign and said they were
where they were expected TO be when the
Chicago platform was made.
II do not expect a man., said he, "whO
makes his money through the appreciation
Of gold to vote for a platform that will
prevent him from doing So" He declared
that he was not addressing them as Re-
publioans nor Democrats, but as Amer
lean citizens
The speech was an appeal to the people
of the country to stand up for their rights
as against the domination Of the syndicates
and trusts. References to the trusts of the
country and the bond issue and syndicates
were choerod by the audience.
When the speaker closed, the men on
the platform shook his hand, and many de-
clared they had been Republicans, but
would vote for him on the money question.
At the Opera House the crowd had be-
como impatient waiting for nearly three
hours, listening to state orators When
the candidate reached the stage entrance,
q crowd Of thousand cheered him as he
made his way through the outstretched
hands Women in boxes waved handker-
chiefs, fans and Bryan badges The audi
ence stood up ON the chairs and yelled,
| while hats canes and umbrellas and any
, thing that could be raised above theii
. heads was waved. 1t was fully three min
utes before the scene subsided, and as Bry
an stepped to the front Of the stage the au
i dience again went wild. Here he spoke
at some length on the issues, devotinE
, himself especially 60 the silver question.
= Mr. Bryan's reception in this city com
: pleted a day Of remarkable campaigning
= His journey across the Empire state from