Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-14

West Superior. wis. turned out the
biggest crowd OF the day. IL numbered
I'm the neighborhood OF 1000 people. ana
the throng was so thick about the stand
from which Mr.. Bryan spoke thai the
greatest effort was necessary on the part
Of the police TO get the candidate and his
wife through. While Mr.. Bryan was
speaking. somebody shouted, How about
Sickles?" referring to General Dan.
Slckles. of New York. who bolted the
Tammany endorsement OF Bryan and
Sewall and recently made a speech at
Duluth I'm favor of Mckinley. For every
old soldier we lose responded Mr..
Bryan I'VE gain a Dozen" Cheers from
the crowd followed)
John w. Tomlinson. Of Birmingham.
Ala member OF Mr.. Bryan's party,
also spoke at West Superior.
THE DAYS RECORD.
DULUTH, MINI, october 1S.-Thirteen
speeches and 200 miles of roundabout
travel through Minnesota, with little
slice Of Wisconsin included, was w. j.
Bryan's campaigning record of to-day.
Anoka, Elk River. Big Lake, ST. Cloud,
Rice's. Little Falls. Staples's, Brainerd,
Aiken, Carlton. and West Superior were
the places where the nominees special
train stopped long enough TO enable him
20 make ADDRESSES. West Superior, WIS,
with 1900. and St. Cloud. Mimi, with
5000 people, gave the largest audiences OF
the day, excepting. of course. the ngure5
OF the Duluth reception
At a number OF places along the line OF
the Northern Pacific road Mr.. Bryan
found that many OF his hearers wore the
familiar yellow slips of paper or ribbon
containing the name of his Republican
opponent AT Brainerd they were nu-
merous, enough 10 call forth few COM
ments by the nominee. Cheers for Nc
Kinney were heard at the stops; in fact,
the day began with them at Anoka, Wnere
Mir. Bryan delivered his first speech.
To-day's trip was taken by the Demo-
cratic candidate for the special purpose
OF aiding Representative Charles A.
Towne in his fight for reelection 10 tne
Federal Legislature. Duluth is Towne
home. and HIS local supporters. with seve-
raj more from other parts OF his district,
who came in on excursion trains. turned
out tonight to do honor to the Nebraska
man. A big crowd was at the Union
depot when the candidates train arrived.
at 7 o'clock, and hearty cheers followed
BRYAN and ToWne on their way through
the streets to the St. Louis Hotel I'M
mediately after supper there. Mr.. Bryan
started out to fulfil mis- Duluth contracts.
ANOTHER MEETING OF WOMEN.
Like the women of Minneapolis the fe-
male supporters of MIR. Bryan in Duluth
had arranged a meeting for their ex-
elusive benefit. They had secured the
Lyceum Theatre for the purpose so the
.. 500 or more ladies who squeezed them
selves into the Lyceum tonight had MT.
Bryan all TO themselves \ Few news s.
paper workers of the male persuasion
were admitted and assigned to places in
the rear Of the stage, while ladies stood
or their writing tables to more effectualy
screen them from the audience in front.
incidentally. Congressman Towne was adj
mitted. because he had 10 Introduce Mr..
Bryan.
A great waving Of handkerchiefs and
clapping of hands and feminine attempts
at cheers took place when Mr.. IoWne
had made the presentation. Mr.. Bryan
talked about the Democratic side Of the
money question, and received more ap-
plause when he concluded
Mrs. Bryan. who was there with Mrs.
Towne, divided interest with her hus-
band.
The second meeting was I'm the car-shed
Of the local street railway company,
great structure capable Of holding be-
tween 1900 and 1900 people. 1t was
packed and jammed with male humanity
when Mr.. Bryan arrived there at $50.
HIS reception was hearty, and the cheer
ing on his appearance lasted several
minutes. Mr. Bryan was introduced by
l.. G. Harris, Mr.. Towne's law partner.
Mr.. Bryan referred in complimentary
terms TO Charles \. Towne and John
Lind. and said that Mr.. Towne could
better afford to be defeated than the
people could afford to allow his cause TO
suffer defeat
II beg you 10 remember" he continued,
"the responsibilities which rest upon you
in an hour like this and TO leave no eff
fort undone to give a majority i'm the
House and a majority in the Senate. as
well as a President, all in favor of free
coinage at 16 to /. without waiting for
the aid or consent OF any other nation on
earth" a voice: "And you won't veto
it. will you?'D
Mr.. Bryan: ] will not: but I want you
TO have two thirds, If possible, in both
houses. so that if any change should
come to me. and I should veto 1T. / would
want you to have enough to pass it over
my veto. (Cheers)
PLATFORMS SHOULD BE GUIDES.
But. my friends. you need have no
concern about my vetoing any measure
which is in harmony with the platform
on which ! stand. ] have been taught
TO believe that platforms are guides to
those elected. You may rest assured
that I believe i'm what is In that platform,
and that no power on earth can pre-
vent my carrying out that platform, so
FAR as my ability may so. Great cheer
ing) | desire to thank the laboring men
of this city for having completed the
equipment, so that / am now prepared to
sign that bin, whenever 1t reaches me-
without depending on any one else for
pen or inkstand or ink. (ApplauseD
"'rhe golden pen, with silver hoiders'
the silver inkstand and the ink pre-
scented tonight shall be preserved; and
AZ bv the SURFACES OF my countrymen.
am placed I'm the highest Office in the
sift of the people Of all this world. these
things shall be used for the purpose fol-
which they are intended; and / shall be
glad. when the deed is done that | am
indebted not to the financiers, not to
the trusts. not 10 corporations, not "a
svndicates. but TO the laboring men for
the equipment. (Cheers)
II thank the Glee Club for singing that
song. which, l think should be made our
battle-hymn In this campaign we are
lighting in the defence Of homes and
firesides."
The rest Of Mr.. Bryan's speech was on
lines taken by him I'm previous discourses
on the money question. -,
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan left here az II
o'clock tonight In a special train, ac'
companied by ID. j. Campau, OF Michi-
gan. chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Campaign Committee; ex-Congress'
man Justin II. Whiting, candidate ioi
Ideutenant-Go Governor of Michigan, ano
Mrs. whiting: ex-Congressman Timothy
Il. Tarsney, OF Detroit, and George W.
Moore Of Detroit. Tomorrow VIII DC
devoted 10 campaigning In Wisconsin
and the northern peninsula OF Michigan
HOTTER FOR CONGRESS-.