Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-18
Mr.. BRYAN AT DETROIT.
The Aggregate of His Three Audiences
EqualIed the Greatest Crowds That
Have Seen and Heard Him.

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 17.--Mr Bryan end
ed his four days Michigan campaigning
with three speeches at Detroit tonight.
His closing day was devoted to the east
ern part of the state. He made fifteen
speeches and had big audiences every
where. Incidents of interest at the meet
ings addressed were numerous. Mrs.
Bryan was caught among crush of ex-
cited people at Saginaw and the train
started away without her, but was
stopped after it had proceeded but very
short distance. In the crowd at OWesso,
early in the morning, Mr. Bryan had
pointed out to him, by his request, the
editor of a Palmer and Buckner local pa
per who had propounded some questions
for the nominee to answer, and made his
presence conspicuous, to the delight of
the audience. While most of his speech
es contained practically no new matter,
the candidate made some interesting
comments on the third ticket and plat
form here this evening.
Detroit exceeded in attendance and
demonstrative appreciation at the three
meetings held here, as was natural in
view of its larger population and the pre-
parations that had been made for Mr..
Bryan's reception, any reception given
the candidate elsewhere during the day.
But the smaller towns and cities show
ed how great an interest was felt in the
democratic campaign by the presence of
remarkably enthusiastic crowds, num-
bering many thousands at some points.
Bay City, for instance furnished be-
tween $4,000 and 10000, with the excep-
ton of Detroit, the largest but by no
means the most demonstrative assem-
blage.
The aggregate of Mr.. Bryan's audience
who heard the three speeches made here
tonight equalled If it did not exceed. the
greatest crowds that saw and heard him
in any city. He made his first address
to a concourse of $4,000 people that COM
pletely filed the Washington boulevard
In front of the Hotel Cadillac and Tapped
over into the adjoining Michigan avenue,
State and Grand River avenue. Mr.. Bry-
an began to speak at o'clock Immediate
ly after his arrival at the Cadillac from
his special train. He was introduced by
F. A. Baker, democratic state chairman.
At one time the people to his left began
to sway back and forth. and the excite
ment among those who were buffeted
without power of resistance became so
intense that panic seemed imminent.
Seven thousand people were in the Aud
itorium when Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, j. r..
whiting, democratic candidate for lieu
tenant governor, and prominent Bryan
supporters entered. The shouting was
deafening for five minutes, and 1t began
again when Daniel j. Campau, national
commj tteeman from Michigan and chair
man Of the democratic national executive
committee, presented Mr.. Bryan as NE
braska's glorious son." Mr. Bryan deliv-
cred his longest and principal speech of
the evening there devoting his attention
mainly to the Palmer and Buckner tick
ct and platform. A feature of the meet
ing was the presence of large crowd of
students from the University of Michi-
gan. One man, Isaac Adams, a fruit deal
err, died in the excitement. -st
Equally as enthusiastic as the others
was the third assemblage to which Mr..
Bryan spoke. 1t was 1890 when ne be-
gan Like that at Cadillac, 1t took place
in the open air in front of the city hall.