The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-17
DAY IN THE MOUNTAINS,
Mr.. Bryan Addressed Crowds in
Two States.
TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA
An Ovation nj Every stop, Although lie
Went Int" tho Hoibcd of tho
Republican Party.

Knoxville, Team. september 1f.--Wilam
j. bryan began work at O'Clock this
morrdng. He was going through the city
of Somerset. a republican stronghold. ana
started to make converts. While many
good peotle we're ql.eping peacefully 800
Of the citizens of Somerset al s,urbed their
re-. in C"d 90 to hour ~" nom nee They
halloed good and loud and tho few re-
marks of MIR. Bryan were well received.
lie io,l them ne could not enter into a
discussion of the tssucs Of the c.,uttalrn
in the short time he was to speak but
asked them to study dhe financial qucalon
Thoroughly and ,tcn Vote as they saw IL
At Oliver Springs reception cornrn.i-
zee OF twGnty-hve from Knoxville got on
the tratn, headed by the Hon. j. 5. e;nscl
ono of the prominent democrats OF that
city.
At KNOXVILLE
There was stop of two hours ut Knox
Vile. All night long people who had come
in by excursion trains were a sembline, on
the streets, and the farmers for miles
around had driven in to hear the rominco.
1t was one of the greatest days that Knox
Vile ever saw. and the oldest inhabitant
could not remember when such a crowd
mad assembled to greet any man. The
TRAIN arrived in Knoxville shortly before
) o'clock, ana Mr. Bryan was taken i'm
insdiat iy TO The spsaNar's stand. erected
in frort of the court house. He was in
troduced by Ex-Governor Robert l.. Tay-
Tor: wlth few appropr ate remarks
MI brTdn appearance was the signal
for the gf"aNest applause and the citi-
"ens of tennessee showed hem selves fully
as capable of shouting and yelling as had
the keutucNans the day before. This is
a great stronghold of the republican party
of the South. but tne members OF that
panty We're not in evidence yesterday or
6Go nco,,in q, ,he ,,,it,n ,vti ~ NJ,
BRYAN smoke He said IN mart Ava
,t EVE ne s'rtt pc 'Sufe 10 nr.et the
ac,nti,,d bors, IL, s,,,,i, ,ro,t n,,,i,o,~ 40
am sure thai When t sno1k FOR an indo.
nnd, ,,,", @ ~, az ii,, mi
P.in'E'' in'''ld P''NS my WotuS VIII
sss'!Nr i re4l't,,l'Sl+' 1hpId ~ tne .learlS
'e Pq"p'v. ie ii ,,'.e
been friends of inGerecndence, and liberty.
n 'I be ros Ie o lmIse h wI t5 are
tcre are not willing to low the head or
bend The knee to ths oHpressor come
to YOU as a representative Of prime pie
paramount In TINS campaign. 1t Is the
riaiht of seventy million people 70 have
just he kind Of financial ays,em they
want whether any foreign nations hep
MS to lave IL or are willing for us To have
II, Great APPLAUSE In this campaign,
as never before in ibis country, have the
lines been drawn ,betwean those who h.,
those Who hrlieve IN ebiert dsnsndence
upon foreign nations. II this Nation Is
moi great enoui:h 10 hay., a financial mol.
lev Of its o,vm II ought 10 annex .tself "a
some noIy.r ibat L. rreot cno,tnh - tnko
care Of cu,. ueoIle fApplause9 Awiinst
tho m5inten.tnc6 Of n gdId standar1i for
ai ", ~ o ETin rPy
has srr.,,d W. w, r oEnr,ed "a "a y y
5@il s.nndsrj We hive decl9f n an NON
e,oiio ,ifii, ~, u " g.. 81 ,,,,,.,,
Sed n var Of eXterlnination against it. a
war tina, will not cease whil- there $ any
party or any consile"t9,e nu4p i,, OF men
V V5i1 mon an t ys peopIe az.
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