The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-30
MET MUCH OPPOSITION.
Bryan Had Not All Smooth
Sailing.
GOLD BADGES CONSPICUOUS IN
AUDIENCES YESTERDAY.

Fact Did Not However Serve to Make Him
Any Less Garrulous-Made Speeches
Wherever There Was Any One to Listen
To Him.
Elgin, Ill, October 23.-Candidate
Bryan left Chicago at 9. 80. Early in the
morning. enthusiastic Bryanites began
gathering about the. depot and the crowd
refused to be satisfied untllIthe candidate
appeared on the rear platform Of the
train and spoke few words of acknowl-
edgement for the honor paid him.
The special train reached Elgin at
10. 20 and Mr.. Bryan was taken to stand
erected about hundred yards from the
Northwestern station, where he made a
short speech to large audience. No stops
were made by the train between Chicago
and Elgin.
The Bryan train came to a standstill
this morning on the bridge in the west
part of Elgin. Gathered at the interseo-
tion Of the two thoroughfares below, a
large crowd was waiting the nominee
and cheer won't up as he appeared on
the stand. Mr.. Bryan made brief speech
and Is minutes after his arrival was
racing on toward Balviders, which vas
reached at 11.82. Ten minutes were
spent there. Mr.. Bryan spoke from the
platform to a large crowd.
Rockford, Ill.,, October 29.-A decided
opposition sentiment was manifested
while Mr.. Bryan was at Belvidere. Men,
women and children, even babes in
arms, wore yellow badges labelled Mo-
k1uley and sound money. Cheers for
the Republican candidate went up as
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan appeared on the
stand. Some young men on the top OF
box car. gave acry resembling col
leg yell that brought in the name Of No
Kinley. Turning TO these first. after he
began talking, MIR. Bryan said: "My
friends, do not be provoked. That is the
| strongest argument you will hear in
favor of gold during the campaign. !"
(Cheers for Bryan followed.)
The first long stop of the morning was
| to the fair grounds and delivered an ad-
dress. Many gold badges were displayed
at Rockford and a number Of young men
who wore the orange followed Mt.
Bryan's carriage shouting for n cKinley.
| The Repu blican colors disappeared
when the candidate reached the fail
grounds where 10, 600 people made him
forget in their enthusiasm. the opposition
he had encountered. Chas. W. Fergu-
son, chairman Of the county central com.
mittee introduced Mr.. Bryan.
KkChicago. October s9.-During a hall
| hour spons at Freeport Bryan made tssc
| speeches. Both halls were crowded.
Ten minutes was the time allowed him
at Polo, where he talked to thousand
persons. At Dixon Mr.. Bryan spoke
to more than loco people. At Rochelle
| he addressed 5000 people; 1900 at Dekalb
200 at Geneva and over 5000 at Wheaton.
At haywood cheers for Mckinley fol.
lowed his speech. At Chicago Bryan
had scarcely had time to eat hasty din
ner befole he was whirled away to the
north side, when the first of the evenings
speeches was delivered at st. Stanislaus
hall. At II p. m. Bryan left on special
| train for GreeRay.
When bryan finished speaking at
Brands hall tonight, he was In q state
bordering on collapse. His voice nearly
| failed near the en1 Of his speech, but
he managed to finish in comparatively
| good form. When he left the hall he
was supported by two officers with con-
sidere D1e difficulty, his progress. being
| barred at every step by crowds. In the
| open air he rapidly recovered. After a
nights rest he will be ready to 60
through the same thing again.