Rock Island Argus., 1896-10-31
Bryan Received With Enthu
siasm in Iowa.
GREAT Meeting At 0TTUmWA,
Crossing the State Enroute
for Home.
Mark Hanna's Latest Claim
Does Not Worry Him.

Oltumwa, Iowa, Oct, 31.-Bryan
entered Iowa at 6 O'Clock this MORN
ing. He made his frat speech at Z
o'clock at Mount Peasant. A large
audience congregated this early aud
were evidently in sympathy with the
speaker. The speech was largely on
the lines heretofore followed. At
Fairfield, another large crowd lis
tened to Bryan's reply to the ques-
tions propounded to him by the Tele-
graph. One asked whether it would
not be unfair to suddenly switch
from the gold to the silver for pay
ment Of the interest on eur bonds,
thus suddenly changing them from
bonds as good as gold into silver
bonds. Bryan replied the ques-
tion assumed, that gold aud silver
would be maintained at parity,
whereas the free silver men main
tain that under the free coinage at
16 to l at parity would be maintained
and the silver dollar would be as
good as a gold dollar, whether melt
ed or coined. here. or anywhere else
in the world.
At Ottumwa he was met by a re-
ception committee and escorted into
the city, where he remained over an
hour addressing crowds at several
different places.
Flag Display Day.
Chicago, Oct. 31.-Flag day was
almost universally observed. From
early morning from every building in
the business district flags were dis
played. The republican national
com mittee distributed nearly two
miliioa paper flags.
In New York.
New York, Oct. 3I.-Never in the
history OF political campaigning have
the streets presented a more ami
mated aspect than today on the occa-
sion of the parade of the republican
organizations. Everywhere the dis
play of flags and bunting exceeded
anything Of the kind before wit
messed in this city. 1t is estimated
that not less than half million flags
were flying.
In Boston.
Boston, Oct. 3l.-The entire CITY
is vast fsld of waving colors. Along
the route of the business mems gold
standard procession the decorations
sAcellsd anything previously seen.
st. Louis Wind Up.
st. Louis. Oct. 31.-The campaign
closed here today with parades and
speeches. From almost every resi-
dence, store and business house stars
and stripes were flung TO the breeze.
The parade moved in 20 divisions,
and is estimated that nearly $4,000
were in line.
Claim Everything Mark.
Chicago, Oct. 81. - Chairman
Hanna this morning issued a
signed statement saying as a result
Of figures received from chairmen Of
the state committees on the final
polls carefully taken, he was conf
dent Mckinley will not have less
than 81 electoral votes; probably
safe for Mckinley 26 more: doubtful
80: conceded to Bryan 7S.
Bryan IL Not Worrying.
Oseola, Iowa, Oct. SI.-Brvan
when shown the estimate made by
Hanna Of the electoral vote said: 81
should say fully half Of the electoral
vote he counts on will be found in
the free silver column. Unless re-
ports which come to US from variou.
states arc entirely erroneous, we will
have considerably more than 500
electoral votes"
MeKinley's saturday 1T Homo.
Canton, Oct. 31.-Ths first delega
ton today was the tin plate workers
OF Elwcod. Ind, who filed q specis
train. When Mckinley appeared the!
gave him an enthusiastic demonstra
tion. A train load Of Cleveland peo
pie came next.
osishom~ III, suicites.
kansas City, Oct. .3l.-"OA!ahom.