Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-09-28
BRYAN AT BATH.
I he Orator from the Platte at
the Home of SewaII.
Large Crowd in the City to See Demo-
cratic Presidential Candidate.
He Speaks in Custom House Square Sunday
Spent With SewalI.

Bath, Sept. 2I-Nm. Jennings Bryan
after leaving Lawrence. Mass. Saturday
addressed crowds at Rockingham June
tion. Dover, Salmon Falls, Blddeford
Saco, Portland ana Brunswick, arrived
here. Saturday evening. AT Portland
the Union depot square was packed solid
with people to hear him and he made his
usual speech.
Some l0.GG0 or 5000 people were congre-
gated here to see the candidate. and the
city put on regular Fourth of July ap-
pearance.
Mr.. Bryan went directly to Mr.. Sew
an town residence AS he stepped from
the train an eloquent plea for protection
greeted him. 1t was a model of the big
gest American wooden bottom the world
has ever seen, the magnificent Yankee
four master ship Roanoke. 2l60 tons bur
then, built by Arthur Sewall & Sons of
SAITH Ne, and labeled "Americas S pride. -
1T was carried on large float. and sur
rounded by ship carpenters in white duck
SUITS and caps. A salute was fired in
front OF the depot. and constant blaze
OF RED fire was kept up. The meeting was
announced for o'clock and before that
hour 4 procession was formed of the Wis
iting delegations which, under Chief
Marshal John Brown. with Frank b.
Torrey as chief Of staff and 10 aids,
marched to Mr.. Sewalls house and re-
ceiVcd the candidate.
Mr.. Bryan did not wear the free silver
hat. He delivered that to the custody OF
away for use in the West. Portland did not
see it. ana neither did Bath, though Mr.
Sewalls $ town eclipsed every other place
Mr. Bryan has been in for the blazing
spectacular. He had no less than four
bands of music to lead him to the forum.
and behind each band were the Bryan
silver clubs and the young Democracy.
Candidate Bryan were the familiar
slouch hat and assumed his Boston pose,
sitting low in the carriage, with the felt
bfim low over his eyes. which he never
took off. despite the plaudjts until hc got
up on the platform to address the crowd
in the square.
In the carriage with him were Mr.. Ar
thur Sewal and Mr.. George Hughes of
the State central committee
Mr.. Bryan did not remain uncovered
long before his audience. 1t has always
been his custom TO speak bareheaded,
but last night, the original Bryan hat
Of Nebraska covered his head. 1t was
Mr.. Sewall's turn TO do the honors. and
he introduced Mr. Bryan, who was given
three stunning cheers. He had all the
silver men from far and near gathered
about him, and they .hollcred" at the
slightest proVocation. Mr. Bryan spoke
from a platform with the Federal build
ing as a background, and he alluded Ill
his opening to the ship building interests
of Maine. but came back again quickly to
his ever approaching dollar. The press
on The outskirts sensibly diminished after
ne first sentences, but he had still a
solid crowd about the platform. which
stayed with him to the end. His tones
were less husky. He paid Il compliment
to Mr.. Sewail.
In the crowd last night. the pickpock-
$7o.75 '''S " ''''' ~ W '''''' VI
When Il squad of merry Bowdon col
lege boys came up on the special from
Brunswick and sent up their college yell
it sent "A cold chill down the back OF
Baths chief of police. whose force was
augmented by about 20 special policemen
drawn from neighhOring cities. They
feared a foray and charged on the col
iegians The latter did not yell for Nc
kinley. though they marched about sing
ing Marching Through Georgia" They
resented the interference and refused to
stop, Whereupon one of their number WAS
locked up, the whole crowd accompany
ing him to the station. One other arrest
was of an inebriated individual who was
an. RI took four officers to escort him to
the lookup.
Mr.. Bryans tribute of gratitude, as he
called it, to MI Sewan. called forth
hearty Bath cheers on the steps of Sec
retary Carlisle's custom house he ar
raigned the administration for turning
over to a syndicate the financial destiny
of 70000.000 people. His preoration fol.
lowed the off repeated line, the dollar of
gold never wiped away tear from the
eye of the starving. He pitched into the
men who voted one way and believed an
other. and paid his compliments to
Palmer and Buckner He began his
speech at S.45. and spoke an hour and five
minutes, emphasizing his periods with
every muscle of his body apparently and
the flai-like swing of his arms. AS he
said Good night" there were shouts of
Go on-Go on" But Mr.. Bryan did MOI
acquicsce. and eX-Gov. Plalsted OF Maine
led the silverites in uproarious cheers.
The parade was reformed and the six
marching clubs escorted Mr.. Bryan back
10 Mr.. Scwalls town residence. where the
bands serenaded both candidates