The record-union., 1896-10-29
Making an Effort to Stem the Tide
Turning to Mckinley.
He Delivers Nine Addresses to as MANY
Audiences.
Large Crowds Listen to the Demo-
cratic Candidates Speeches in
Favor of the Free Coinage of Silver,
One of Twenty-Five Thousand
Greeting Him at the Stockyards.

Greeting Him at the Stockyards.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2S.-Mr. Bryan was
whirled about Chicago all day from one
meeting place to another, to fulfill the
engagements made for him to speak
to a majority of the voters of the city.
He began at IL O'Clock this morning,
and with intermiSSions for meals kept
up the work until midnight. 1t was a
hard day, and the nominee required all
his strength to sustain him to the end.
The atmosphere was close and Suitry,
and inside some of the places where
he made addresses it became SO over
charged with humidity that many peo-
pie tainted.
Mr.. Bryan's oratorical efforts for the
day numbered nine, including two that
were scheduled at the last minute
These two were supposed to be ex-
clusively for women, but many men
attended them and led the cheering for
the nominee.
beginning in the morning with an
address TO crowd of foreign women,
mostly Poles, at ST. Stanislaus Hail. in
the Polish quarter, he concluded there
in time to keep a promise to speak to
terry d. Armory at noon.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan reached the Arm
ory at ) O'Clock. AS they came on the
stage, where quartet of young women
| had just finished singing a patriotic
song, the audience rose en- masse and
| cheered with vigor, the deep tones of
| the male portion drowning the shrilf
! cries from the ladies. Mrs. Duncan
son, President of the Women's Club. in
| tTodUced Mr.. Bryan in a very brief
| speech.
| Leaving Mrs. Bryan at the hotel, Mr..
| Bryan proceeded to the Transit House,
/ IN the Stock Yards district. The stand
! tlcm which he spoke was erected on
the south side of the Transit House.
and the narrow street just in front of it
was filled with dense throng. Twenty
| five thousand is reasonable estimate
/ OF the sWeltering mass of humanity
that waited for Mr.. Bryan's appear
ance. He was greeted by tremendous
storm Of applause and was presented
with another silver horseshoe The au-
| dience was composed principally of
stock yards men, who manifested wild
/ approval Of some of the remarks made
| by the candidate.
| Mr.. Bryan's first speech was deliv-
| cred before the smallest audience that
| has greeted him at any place in the
city. The reason for this was that the
meeting was held in St Pauls School
| German Catholic), where a church fair
was in progress, and to which an ad-
mission fee was charged. In conse-
| quence the audience was small the
crowds that listened to the overflow
meeting on the outside being much
larger. Mr. Bryan was forty-flve min
utes late in arriving and made a very
brief address, speaking mainly on the
bismarck letter as of interest to the
| COMMUNICATIONS who composed the
| greater portion of the audience.
| The number Of people who heard Mr.
Bryan at Bohemian Turner Hall, Ash
| lard avenue, near Randolph street, was
! limited by the capacity Of the large
| hall. Probably 5000 people squeezed
| into the hall and stood in sweltering
| mass, while perhaps three times that
number hlled the street outside. The
! storm Of applause and cheers that
| greeted Mr. Bryan lasted several min
! uteS, and seemed to be Joined in by
everyone in the hall
The vast throng that gathered in and
| about the mammoth tent at Harrison
and Loomis streets waited more than
an hour beyond the scheduled time for
Mr. Bryan to appear. 1t is impossible
To give anything like an accurate esti-
mate of the number of those who came
expecting to hear him. The tent holds
about 5000 people standing 1t was
Jammed with human beings early in
the evening, while outside was another
dense assembly that stretched beyond
the circle of light. The heat was some
thing remarkable for this time of year
and many people We're carried out in
fainting condition. Mr. Bryan ap-
peared just before 10 O'Clock an hour
and fifteen minutes late, and received
an ovation. He spoke about twenty
FIVE minutes.
Ten thousand people turned out to
hear or see Mr.. Bryan in the Twelfth
| Ward, the banner Republican ward of
Chicago. Only $500 of them could
squeeze inside the Peoples Institute,
hut the corners of the streets adjoining
and vacant lots We're packed with men
and women who had to be content with
other speakers. The perspiring audi
er.ce inside patiently awaited the ar
rival of Mr.. Bryan, who was an hour
late, and when he did come the thou
sands on the streets and in the build
ms gave vent TO their feelings with a
great and continued shout The as
sembled people arose en- masse and
waved flags frantically and gave great
cheers for the nomine
1t was 11:40 o'clock when Mr.. Bryan
reached the Second Regiment 'Armory,
where 5000 people awaited him, many
of whom We're women and boys under
age. Notwithstanding the fact that the
audience was weary with waiting. the
speaker being an hour and half late,
he was received with the same enthusi-
asm which marked his other meetings.
Although Mr.. Bryan announced that
he had merely stepped in to say good
right, he talked until midnight when
he was wheeled away to his hotel. very
hoarse after his hard nights work.
having spoken to nine different gath
erings in nine different places
: NEW WARSHIP.