The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-09-05
BRYAN AT COLUMBUS.
He Aroused the Ohioans as They
Were Never Before Aroused.
From Philadelphia Ledger, Republican.

From Philadelphia Ledger Republican.
COLUMBUS, ONO, Sept. LIN all his career,
wonderful as il has been, and filled, during
the past week, with remarkable demonstra-
lions in his honor, William ]. Bryan never
addressed an audience so large and so enthp-
siastie as that gathered in the State House
grounds tonight, Under the shadow of the
big structure, where the Ohio Legislature
holds its sessions, frowning in its impressive
darkness against the blaze of light surround
ing the young Nebraska orator and occasion
ally showing its massive pillars and Grecian
facade in the blaze of exploding roekets and
pyrotsehniea, the Democratic nominee saw
before him eoneourse of Major Mckinley
fellow States people that cannot be COM
pared TO any political assemblage in the
United States, except to the tens of thousands
of partisans who gather in front of the Capt.
toll at Washington once every four years to
hear new Chief Magistrate make his salu-
tatory.
Fancy an open park of ten acres and nearly
every foot of that great space. with the ex-
ception of narrow strips on the very outskirts,
choked with human beings, each pressed SO
closely to his fellows that movement was i'm.
possible. The steps of the Capitol Building
presented one slanting mass of perspiring but
patient humanity, who stood in relief against
the packed and jammed thousands on the
grassy lawn and cemented pathways
People who have witnessed the ipauGura-
tions of Ohio's Governors In recent years say
that the crowds on those occasions never
numbered more than 10000. But tonight
everybody was saying that the inaugural as
sembly did not compare in point of numbers
with the magnificent congregation that came
to hear the young Democratic candidate on
the issues of the camnaion
As Mr.. Bryan himself said, at filed all
outdoors and so far beyond the reach of
his voice did the solid human mass extend
that Mr.. Bryan was obliged to divide his
speech into four segments, one delivered from
each side of the canoped stand that had been
erected for the occasion. Fifty thousand is
conservative estimate Of those who were pres.
ent. People had been pouring into Columbus
ell day from the surrounding country.
Two thousand miners came from the Hook
ing Valley. From Newark silver orgnniza-
tions numbering 1900 put in an appearance.
Two thousand more, composing silver clubs,
came from Mount Vernon, and places to the
west Of Columbus furnished 700. The rail-
road companies gave unusually low rates and
thousands Of people took advantage of them.
Prior TO tonight's great demonstration in
front of the State House there was another
parade, in which, Of course, Mr.. Bryan was
the central figure, seated in carriage drawn
by four white horses. The local silver clubs
and those from other places in the state,
many Of Them With bands of music at their
head, marched behind the carriage along
streets thronged With interested and cheering
spectators, A number of buildings we're dec.
GRATED, the illumination of the permanent
arches maintained by Columbus business men
here we're handsome, and the display Of fire.
works was extremely fine,