The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-03


and villages between Hastings and Lin
coin, with the exception Of Crete where
SaXonvilie, Sutton and Grafton turned
out good sized crowds. About / 90 people
with sprinkling of orange among them
were at each of the two las, named
places. and hearty shouts were given for
MIR. Bryan. AS the train left SUIT
ton, number of small boys ran after
Ii shouting for Mckinley at the top Of
their voices.
Mr.. Bryan started to speak from the
rear platform OF the Idler at Fairmount
where a crowd of 1000 awaited him, but
one of the local reception committee per-
suaded him to make his address from
the more preferable temporary stand
about which most Of the throng had
gathered.
"a REPUBLICAN, HOLE"
"It's the worst Republican hole in the
country; YOU must CO." said the COM
mit.eeman. and Mr.. Bryan went. A
brief speech that was almost fierce
In Its delivery was made by the candi-
date at Exeter. The line Of demarcltion
between his supporters and his oppo-
nen;s there was well defined. Mir. Bryan
talked minute or two to those whose
ribbons showed their Interest i'm his
cause, and then turned quickly to the
people whose breasts bore evidence &C
sympathy in another direction. To
these he said that in voting for gold
standard they forgot the feeling of pride
that mus. come 10 every American in
reading the pages of history devoted TO
the revolutionary war.
RINGING ELOQUENC!;.
Emphasizing his words With vigorous
gestures, he told then in voice almost
fierce in passionate feeling. that unless
they wanted their children to feel the
blush of shame for the action of tiirir
fathers they should not vote for II policy
that allowed American finances to he
dominated by foreign influences. Mr..
Bryan'S remarks worked his followers
up to n high state of enthusiasm and
they yelled with might and main. The
sixteen young men on white horses and
their companion on dun animal. be-
came so filled with the spirit of the
speech that they reserted the seventeen
young Indies who composed the female
eXempliiication of the silver rallying
cry and dashed after the train shout
ing like mad for the Democratic candi-
date.
Young men in coats OF gold and young
women in golden hued caps were scat
tered through the crowd of 1900 people
at Friend. The 1G-to-l girls We're there
also and assisted in the cheering that
punctuated Mr.. Bryan's remarks. Three
hundred composed the crowd at Dor
chester, which also provided seventeen
of its buds for the ratio tablcau.
Crete was familiar ground for the
candidate. He had held n joint debate
on the money question at the Chautnu-
qua there with Colonel Irish just before
the Chicago convention, and on that
occasion and on other visits had become
acquainted with the people. About fifty
small boys wearing broad ribbons of vel
low ran down the track to meet the
train, giving shrill pronunciation of Nc
i[inicy'G name. More of thom gathered
around the train when il halted. a num-
her Of men ard women wore the Rcpuh-
lican color. hut they We're in the minor
itY with those who displayed the white
With Mr.. Bryan playing center rush in
tho flying wedge formed by those who
had accompanied him. Il way was made
through the crowd To the adjaccnt base
hall grounds. where the greater num-
bcr of his supporters were gathered His
ten minutes speech was received with
every mark of favor.
His home city of Lincoln gave its final
ratification Of William J. Bryan's can
djaacy during the brief half hour spent
there this evening on his passage
through this place To Omaha, from his
Nebraska campaign trip.
y SPLENDID RECEPTION.
JUS; before o'clock. when the sun was
disappearing beyond the prairie horizon.
his special train reached the Buri;ngton
Station. The Travelling Mons Siivc,
Club. the Bryan Home Guards. the
Mary Bryan Club, composed of women:
men on horseback ana several orgaui-
cations composed the procession that
escorted the candidate and Mrs. Bryan
to the Lincoln Hotel. AS the procession
passed along the short distance be-
tween station and hotel an artillery So
lu;e was fired from the postoGice square.
Ninth street. running between the in
coin Hotel to the square. was packed
with people. and when Mr. ana Mrs.
Bryan stepped on the hotel balcony a
great cheer went UP. Thcra was moth
ing 10 mar The demonstration given Lin
coins most noted citiz N.
Ii was hearty and sincere and the can
didatc showed his appreciation in mi.
speech. Mir. Bryan nee lei no introduce
ton. In the course nf his remarks hr
reiterated the statement made Just af-
ter his nomination. that i. elected he
would not be candidate 10" second
term. 1t was his principal Closing
speech of the campaign and was de-
livercd in clear. strong Noic. tina.
reached every person in the audience.
The speech was as follows:
FAREWELL PLEA.
Ladies and Gentlemen: This is the
last Opportunity that / shall have to
address the people of Lincoln before
they sit in judgment on the issues pre-
scnted in this campaign. To-morrow
will decide the financial policy OF this
nation for the next four years at least.
Three national parties placed i'm my
. at n nd ~