The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-30
mediately to the fair grounds, where his
address was delivered.


Freeport. H.. Oct. 29.-As at Belvdere.
many gold badges were displayed at Rock
ford and a number of young men who
wore the orange followed MIR. Bryan's car
riage shouting for Mckinley, but the re-
publican colors disappeared when the can
didate reached the fair grounds, where an
audience of fully 10000 people made him
forget in their enthusiasm the opposition
he had encountered on the way,
During the half hour spent at Freeport
Mr.. Bryan made two speeches. 1t was
raining hard when he arrived here, and
the meetings were held indoors Both halls
were crowded and despite the downpour
large numbers of people were at the sta
tion when the candidate and his wife re-
turned and a very pretty incident hap
pened.
A gray-haired. sweet voiced old lady. on
whom the burden of years had fallen,
managed to reach the car platform and
looking Mrs. Bryan in the eyes, said In
trembling tones: Madame, | have ridden
% miles to see you" Then she put her arms
around the candidates wife and kissed her.
A brief stop was made at Forreston to
enable Mr.. Bryan to address about 500 peo-
pie.
Ten minutes was the time allowed him
at Polo, which was reached at o'clock.
He talked to 1000 or 1,500 people from the
rear end OF "The Idler," and from there
went on to Dixon, where elaborate prepa-
ratlons had been made for the candidate $
reception. An artillery company, in uni
form fired off a loud-sounding cannon
close to the train as Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
alighted to take carriage for the speak
| ing place, the portico of hotel, and
more than 10000. literally estimated at
1900, people were there to hear him. Some
of them wore the orange, but they did
not attempt any ounter-demonstration
Running down to Rochelle, the next
stop. the train slowed down in passing
the station at Ashton to enable the crowd
there to hear and see Mr.. Bryan and his
wife.
Mr.. Bryan was rushed through the back
door of a store at Rochelle to a platform
facing the open street, where 5000 people
awaited his coming.
The sun had gone down and twilight
was merging into darkness as Mr.. Bryan
stepped from 1.-THE Idler" at De Kalb,
where about $500 persons gathered about
stand erected on a street
corner. With his hat jammed
down on his head and his overcoat collar
buttoned close to the throat he talked
about the arguments advanced by his op-
ponents.
Pickering oil lamps cast sallow CLEANS
on the candidates face as he stood on a
stand erected near the station at Geneva
and talked to a couple Of thousand men
and women.
Wheaton was tho next stop, and crowd
as large, If not larger than that at Geneva,
| gathered in the darkness there, and
heard him make the most interesting
| speech of the day.
haywood was the last stop. Cheers for
Mckinley followed the shouts of the Bryan
men among the assemblage Of 5000, who
heard Mr.. Bryan speak from the balcony
of a hotel within sight of his train. Not
withstanding the opposition sentiment
the audience showed considerable enthu.
| siasm.
Chicago, Oct 29.--The rain had begun
again when the special pulled into the
| Northwestern station at Chicago, after
| Z O. clock tonight About hundred 9eo-
| pie gathered about 1.-THE Idler," and
| cheered the candidate as he alighted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan entered carriage
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