The record-union., 1896-10-18
Delivers in All About Seventy Speeches
in Four Days.
Was Met at All Stations by Enthu-
siastic Audiences.
rlany Thousands of People Who Be-
lieve in the Free Silver Cause Turn
Out to Hear the Sentiments of the
Democratic Nominee for President
at Detroit.


at Detroit.
DETROIT Mich, Oct 17.-Mr. BRYAN
ended his four days of Michigan cam
paigning with three speeches at De-
troit tonight. During that time he
Travelled nearly ] 400 miles through
the State, and made about seventy
speeches. His closing day was de-
voted to the eastern part of the State,
along Lake huron, between Saint
johns, a town near Lansing, to this
city. He made fifteen speeches, and
had big audiences everywhere. The
succession of large towns along the
route followed rapidly one after an
other. Incidents of interest at the
meetings addressed were numerous.
MIS-. Bryan was caught among a
crush of excited people at Saginaw, and
the train started away without her,
but was stopped before it had proceeded
but a very short distance
In the crowd at Owosso early in the
morning Mr. Bryan had pointed out to
him, by his request, the editor of a
Palmer and Buckner local paper, who
had propounded some questions for the
nominee to answer, and made his pres
ence conspicuous to the delight of the
audience. Mr.. Bryan looked toward a
wagon OF which the editor was stand
ing, and said: 4 am informed that the
editor of the "Owosso Press is stand
ing on the wagon in the rear of the
crowd, and wears a blue cap. Now I
will ask him a question. Did you in
dorse the financial plank presented by
the minority at the Chicago conven-
tion?"
He paused minute Il repeat the
question. You have asked me ques-
tions; you ought to be willing to answer
questions. Did you indorse the minor
ity plank at Chicago?"
Mr.. Bryan continued: well, my
friends, | have spent SO much time try
| ing to find the editor of this paper and
to unmask a man who is seeking to elect
a Republican by pretending to support
the Indianapolis ticket that l find that
! have no time left to talk to you. /
ask you to remember that the gold
standard never fought an open fight.
Those who supported the minority
plank at Chicago pretended to be afraid
that free coinage would prevent inter-
national bimetallism, and when they
got to Indianapolis they forgot all about
| international bimetallism and declared
for the gold standard Then they nom
mated a ticket which they did not in
| tend to vote for because they We're not
willing to bear the odium of voting for
the Republican ticket. l prophesy that
| the editor of the Press does not in
| tend to vote for Palmer and Buckner
| prophesy that he intends to vote for the
Republican candidate, and that he is
| receiving money from the Republican
| candidate"
! While most of his speeches contained
practically no new matter, the candi-
| date made some interesting comments
On the third ticket and platform here
| this evening. In his Saginaw speech
MIR. Bryan answered the charges that
the Chicago platform is anarchistic,
and quoted Justice Brown Of the United
States Supreme Court, who was ap-
pointed from Michigan, in support Of
the alleged attack on that tribunal.
Detroit exceeded in attendance and
demonstrative appreciation at the three
meetings held here, as was natural in
view of it's larger population, and the
/ preparations that had been made for
/ Mr.. Bryan'S reception, any reception
| given the candidate elsewhere during
! the day.
But the smaller towns and cities
! showed how great an interest was felt
in the Democratic campaign by the
presence of remarkably enthusiastic
crowds, numbering many thousands at
| scme points. Bay City and vicinity.
! for instance, furnished between 1900
and 10000. The crowd of 5000 to 10,-
600 at Saginaw greeted Mr.. Bryan en-
Enthusiastically. 1t was the same at Flint,
with gathering of about 5000. and at
Port Huron, where Mr.. Bryan tried to
make himself heard to 5000 people.
| The other stops We're at Saint John,
| Ovid, Owosso, Durand, Vassar, La
peer, Inlay City and Mount Clemens.
| In the Union Driving Park at Sag
inaw MIR. Bryan made vigorous speech
| of an hour, in which he replied with a
| display of considerable feeling to the
| charge that the Democratic platform
was anarchistic
| The stop at Bay City lasted fifty min
utes. The crowd at Vassar amounted
to about 5000 and heard few re-
| marks.
| A blaze of fireworks marked Mr. Bry-
ans progress from the train to the
City Hall at Port Huron. The NUM-
cipal building was handsomely illumin-
ated. Mr.. Bryan made a very short adj
dress from it's balcony to 5000 people,
| and continued his journey. At $40
| o'clock Mount Clements, the last stop
| before Detroit, gave him a rousing re-
| ception.
| Mr.. Bryan made three speeches here
| in Detroit tonight, and the aggregate
| of his audiences equaled, if it did not
exceed the greatest crowds that saw
and heard him in any city he has Wis
| tied. He made his first address to a
mighty concourse of people that COM
| pletely filled the spacious Washington
| bouevard in front of the Hotel Cadillac.
| ard Tapped over into the adjoining
| Michigan avenue, State and Grand
| River avenues. The enthusiasm was
something wonderful SO solidly
massed was this audience that move
| ment in or out was practically impos-
| sible. After the numbers packed there
as tightly as so many toothpicks bound
| together by a rubber band, estimates
run very high, but $4,000 is a conserva-
| tive figure.
! Mr. Bryan began to speak at 8 o'clock,
| Immediately after his arrival at the
| Cadillac from his special train. At one
time the people to his left began to sway
| back and forth, and the excitement
among those who were buffeted
about became so intense that a
panic seemed imminent Women tainted
and had to be carried out brawny men