The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-29
CHICAGO APT tn CAPITULATE.
BRYAN SEEMS TO BE SWEEPING
EVERYTHING BEFORE HIM.


Ing Point Against the Editor of
One of the City's Leading Papers,
Showing Up the Inconsistency of
the Republican Platform.
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 2S.-Mr. Bryan was
whirled about Chicago all day, from one
meeting place to another, to fulnll the
engagements made for him to speak to
majority of the voters of the city. He
began at 10 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 sultry, and inside some
of the places where he made addresses
1t became so over-charged with humidity
that many people tainted.
Mr.. Bryan's oratorical efforts for the
day numbered eleven, including two that
were scheduled at the last minute. These
two were supposed to be exclusively for
women, but many men attended them,
and led the cheering for the nominee.
Beginning in the morning with an ad-
dress to a crowd of foreign women, MOST
ly Poles, at st. Stanisaus hall, in the
Polish quarter, he concluded there in
time to keep promise to speak to an au-
dience of business men in Battery arm
ory, on the lake front at noon. Three
o'clock found him again, this time in COM
pany with Mrs. Bryan, at Battery d
armory, talking to about 5000 half-suf-
focated, well-dressed women, who raved
over him as though he were a second
Paderewski. Between and 5 O'Clock he
addressed an immense open air meeting
rdg
most enthusiastic of the day
Tonight Mr.. Bryan devoted his efforts
to the West Side. His last appearance
was set for 10 o'clock, but he was more
than an hour late in keeping the appoint
ment Novatny's hail. Bohemian Turner
hall, Pulaski hall, the mammoth tent and
the Peoples Institute and the Second
Regiment armory were visited in turn,
and at each the number of people who en-
deavored to obtain admittance far exceed
ed the capacity of the place in which he
spoke.
| His greatest reception OF the evening
in point of numbers and enthusiasm, was
at the mammoth tent. The canvas struc
| ture was not a third large enough to ac-
| commodate those who sought entrance,
and many thousand people stood for hours
| deeply massed on the outside, patiently
waiting, but unable to see or hear the
man of whom they had heard so much.
When Mr.. Bryan returned to the Audit
torium annex, after midnight, he went to
bed, to be prepared for his early start to-
morrow morning on his flying trip to
towns near Chicago.
Chicago, Oct 2S.-The second day Of
William ]. Bryan's fight for Cook county
began at 10 o'clock this morning by an ad-
dress to crowd of people who have no
vote Women composed his audience and
they cheered him with a will in their own
way This first meeting took place in
the Polish district and was exclusively for
the female residents Of the neighborhood.
Poles. Danes, Swedes, Germans and wo-
men Of other nationalities composed the
gathering in St. Stanislaus hail at Brad
ley and Noble streets.
Mr.. Bryan made them a short speech
about the relation of the female part Of
the household to the money question, and
then went away to address a monday
meeting at the Battery d armory on the
lake front.
Before the time set for the appearance
of the nominee the building was packed
with an expectant, perspiring humanity,
whine a great crowd outside clamored for
| AumltLdncS. Inc meeting WdB INTENDED
for business men and ticket was nee
essary to obtain entrance. Immediately
in front of the stage about 500 chairs had
been placed. These were occupied within
a few minutes after the flrst in-rush and
then people began to bank up behind the
chairs, row after row until there was no
more space. The galleries were filed ear
ly and venturesome men and boys began
to infringe on the iron framework sup
porting the roof. resting there through
out the exercises with the greatest COM
| placency. Some even more daring had
crawled on the sloping roof and viewed
the proceedings through the ventilating
transoms.
Gen. G. p. Howard, formerly a repub-
lican. veteran Of the late war, and q
brother Of Gen. o. o. Howard, U. S. A..
who is one of the generals engaged in
stumping the country for the republican
national ticket presided at the meeting.
j. A. Pugh had been assigned TO present
Gen. Howard, but his speech was nipped
In the bud. Il have the honor" he said
"of introducing to you as your chairman
a gentleman who has been In business In
this city for the past twenty-eight years
He did not get any further. A clean.
shaven young man with a brown felt hat
Jammed on his head came on the stage
from the wings, and great shout went
up from the audience. The democratic
!
stantly. He took Off his overcoat as the
cheering went on and bowed slightly In
Acknowledgement of the warm greeting
given, as he sat down.
Gen. Howard made little speech before
presenting the candidate. "Mr. Bryan
asks one question" he said, "are these all
business men?" YES" came In chorus
from the audience lntermlngled with
shouts Of "and workingmen'
II told them they were business men
according to his definition" Gen. Howard
went on to say. The crowd understood
his reference before Gen. Howard had
finished saying what the candidate had
said about farmers, laborers and miners,
being as much business men as those that
sat in the back Offices and cornered the
markets OF the world.
When Gen. Howard finished there was
another uproar Mr.. Bryan jumped on
chair and tried to quell the noise by
raising his hands quiet was finally re-
stored, and he began speech that lasted
an hour.
Mr.. Bryan said: 'Mr Chairman, ladies
and gentlemen: l am glad that this meet
ing Is presided over by one who until this