The herald., 1896-10-13
THE SISTER CITIES
EXTEND A WELCOME
To the Champion of Free
Coinage
SINCE HARRIS0NS NOMINATION
No Such Crowds Have Packed
the Halls
EVERY SEAT WAS OCCUPIED
While Thousands Of People Crowded for
Standing Room
-Four Speeches Delivered and fAsry One
Vote Maker
A Sixteen-to-One Bottle Which Will
Hold the Ink Needed to Sign the
Bill Authorizing the
Coinage Of Silver.
While Thousands Of People Crowded for
Standing Room
-Four Speeches Delivered and HAery One a
Vote Maker
Associated Press Special Wire

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. 12.-
William Jennings Bryan came from st.
Paul to her sister city this afternoon and
Minneapolis greeted him with enthusi-
asm. He spoke to four big meetings to-
night in these places: Exposition hall,
Bridge square, on the banks Of the Mis-
sissippi river just outside the hall Ly-
ceum theater to an audience of women,
and Yale place, public square in the
city.
Mr.. Bryan rested in st. Paul all the
morning. He stayed in his room at the
Hotel Ryan until after luncheon, when
he held an informal reception in the par
lors. With Mrs. Bryan by his side, the
candidate stood in doorway and smiled
to the greetings of the hundreds of per-
sons who filed past during the course of
an hour. Mr.. Bryan having expressed
preference to make the journey between
the twin cities by trolley rather than in
his private car, special car, elaborately
decorated, was engaged. Arrived here,
second reception was held in the West
hotel and then Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were
driven to the home of State Secretary
S. B. Howard. where they took dinner.
During their absence the Veterans Bry-
an club Of Minneapolis, 200 gray-haired
warriors, marched to the hotel and
formed a circle in the spacious lobby.
When he came out they gave him roy
al reception and escorted him to Expo
sition hall.
No such crowd has been packed within
the walls of that building since the day
when the Republican party nominated
BENJAMIN Harrison for president in 1892.
1t has seating capacity of $500. Every
seat was occupied and there was stand
ing army of very many more lined
around the walls and choking heuisles.
Outside the hall the crowd was SO great
that the services of policemen was re-
ouired to force an entrance for Mr.. Bry-
an when he arrived.
The hall was profusely decorated and
the demonstration was enthusiastic
throughout.
Flx-Mayor Philip B. Winston presided
over this meeting, and after the demon
stration which welcomed the candidate
had subsidized, he introduced e. c. Mar
chard, who on behalf of "a large part Of
the laboring classes of Minneapok" pre-
gented to Mr.. Bryan an inkstand made.
SO the speaker said of gold and silver at
the ratio of 16 to l. This brought an
other burst of applause as Mr.. Bryan
stepped to the front of the stage to be-
gin his speech.
When the nights speechmaking was
ended Mr.. Bryan and his party retired
to their private car, preferring to spend
the night there than be disturbed by the
departure for Duluth at an early hour in
the morning.
Congressman Towne, the leader Of the
silver movement. in this state, Joined the
party here and will accompany it
throughout the state.
In his address at Exposition hall Mr..
Bryan said:
1 would not favor the free coinage Of
Silver did not believe it would be for
the best interests of those who toll in
this country. Ihave not belonged to that
class known as workingmen, because
my profession has been that of lawyer,
but have been taught to believe that
the legal profession must have something
to rest upon as foundation. Lawyers
do not produce wealth. Unless there is
wealth produced, a lawyer will suffer,
and I have been brought up to believe
that all the classes which rest upon the
producers Of wealth can only prosper
when the producers of wealth are pros
porous. and. therefore, am not entirely
unselfish when desire such legislation
as will enable them to have more than
enough to eat and drink. want them to
have enough to be comfortable, because
until something is produced there is
nothing to distribute, and if - ysimply
produce without enjoying, you discour-
age the producers Of wealth so they will
cease to produce.
The nominee then referred again TO
the circulation by his opponents of an
editorial published In the Omaha World
Herald in relation to pension legislation.
He again declared that the editorial was
published two years previous to his con-
nection with that newspaper, and added:
The fact that they attempt to use an
editorial which did not write is suffi-
cient proof that they have never been
able to find anything in the four years of
my congressional life which they can
use
Mr.. Bryan then turned his attention
to the ''goldbugs." as he called them
and In facetious vein continued to talk