The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-03
NEBRASKA FOR OUR NOMINEE.
ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS GREET
HIM ON HIS TOUR.

Speech Hurled at the Gold stand
ard Element at FairmOunt.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 2..-William ]. Bryan
began the closing day of his memorable
campaign tour early this morning. lie
has said frequently in his speeches that
he would be found preaching the doc
trines contained In the Chicago platform
up to the very eve of the election, ana
to-day saw the fulhllment of that prom
Use. A special train, to which was at
tached the private car, 'Idler," the one
in which Mr.. Bryan has travelled for a
month, left the Burlington station this
morning at 6:45 o'clock for the final jour
ney of the democratic candidate befors
election day. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan, with
a number of the national nominees Me-
braska supporters, occupied the Idler.
while others of lesser note were on board
another coach. Chairman James Il. Dahi-
man and James O'Shea of the state CEN
trail committee were in charge OF the trip.
Among others on board were George n.
Hibner, George w. Berge, Col L. c. Pace
and William M. Morning, all silver repup-
licans, who were to drop off at specified
places along the route to make speeches
in support of Bryan and the state fusion
ticket The itinerary arranged was to take
Mr.. Bryan INTO the First Second Fourth
and Fifth congressional districts of the
state, and end late this evening at Omaha.
Aurora, Neb., Nov. 2.--Several hundred
people were waiting in the crisp morn
ing air at the Burlington station in Lin
coin to see the candidate off. They
cheered when Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, with
their little daughter, Grace, who will
make the trip with them appeared ana
sent up a parting shout as the train
moved off. A more beautiful day couid
not have been selected, for the sky was
clear, the sun was bright and the at
mosphere had a crispness that made ono
feel good At the very first stopping
place Mr.. Bryan was reminded that the
opponents of the Chicago ticket in his
own state were active This was at Sew
ard, reached at 7:35 o'clock. Gold badges
were displayed there in large numbers.
but Mr.. Bryan was not interrupted in his
fifteen minutes speech
The republicans had also arranged a
counter display at York. Yellow ribbons
were very noticeable among the crowd
ers more than a sixth of the entire audi-
ence. The cheering was hearty when Mr..
Bryan ascended the platform erected for
speaking purposes. 1t was intermingled
with some shouts for Mckinley. Mr.
Bryan said some of the people out in Me-
braska seemed to be very much afraid
that 1t would become popular to have a
President from the west. He could not
understand how a farmer could be in
favor of a gold standard and went on to
tell his reasons for making the state
ment substantially as In his previous
speeches.
1t was very evident that the republican
state committee had been as active at
Aurora in the distribution of yellow rib
bons as 1t had been at Seward and York.
Badges of similar design and shape bear
ing the names of Mckinley and McCool
the republican candidate for governor OF
Nebraska, were worn at all three places.
A couple of thousand of people gathered
to hear Mr.. Bryan at Aurora, where he
spoke from a stand erected in an open
field.
Considerable cheering for Mckinley was
interjected with the enthusiasm of the
Bryanites.
The extreme westernmost point on his
long campaign tour was reached by Mr..
Bryan al Grand Island, whence he turned
eastward again and returned to Aurora
on his way to Hastings Grand Island
furnished the largest crowd # the day up
to that time. 1t was gathering composed
largely Of farmers and although the town
is considered a republican stronghold, the
audience was plainly in sympathy with
the democratic candidate. The display OF
McKinley-McCool badges was not so large
proportionately, as at the other places
mentioned. Mr.. Bryan spoke from a stand
erected In a field, occupying most Of the
half hour stop in his address. At least
1900 people heard him, and the cheering
was frequent.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov "A keen east wind
blew fiercely through the ranks OF those
who gathered to hear Mr.. Bryan at Hast
ings. IT was there that the democratic
candidate crossed the path of John p.
Irish, his old opponent in Joint debate
who is camping on the trail of the demo-
cratic candidate through Nebraska. Col
Irish reached Hastings on his special train
Just before Mr.. Bryan left that place, and
the republican meeting began when the
silver meeting was over. People had
gathered from far and near to hear the
nominee. Ten thousand Of them, mostly
farmers, made UP the assemblage that
greeted with wild cheers his appearance
on a temporary stand. The audience was
plainly In sympathy with his Views and
showed It's intensity OF partisan feeling
in shrill shouts. Gold badges were few
and far between. White ribbons, bearing
the word, "Byan," in two inch letters,
were pinned on the hats and breasts Of
men, women and children. 1t was truly
an enthusiastic throng and II heard one
of the principal speeches Of the day.
Stops Of FIVE and six minutes only we're
made by the candidates train at towns
and villages between Hastings and Lin
coin, with the exception Of Crete. where
ten minutes we're spent. Harvard. Saw
onville, Sutton and Grafton turned out
good-sized crowds. About a thousand
people. with a sprinkling Of orange among
them were at each Of the two last named
places and hearty shouts we're given for
Mr. Bryan. As the train drew out Of Sut-
ton, a 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 about 1000 awaited him,
but one Of the local reception committee
persuaded him 10 make his address from
the more preferable temporary stand about
which most OF the throng had gathered.
TITS the worst republican hole In the