The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-24
BATTLE FOR ILLINOIS BEGUN.
COHORTS OF BRYAN TURN OUT
ALL ALONG HIS COURSE.

nt M0ttOOn Devoted to Praise OF
GOV. AItGeld-SenatOr AIIIson's
Record on silver Touched I'm nj
Sullivan.
Charleston, ILL.,, Oct. 2S.-willlam ].
Bryan's struggle for Illinois began early
this morning under lowering skies and in
an atmosphere that chilled to the bone.
His initial speech OF the Illinois campaign
began at Danville. 1t was only $50 o'clock
when Mr.. Bryan arrived there but town
and country side had turned out to meet
him, and about 5000 people were gathered
in the court house square, where the
speaking took place. A wild demonstra-
tion occurred when MIR. Bryan appeared,
and the enthusiasm broke forth again sew
eral times during his remarks. In his
Danville speech Mr. Bryan quoted his
old congressional colleague, Hon, Joseph
E. Cannon, a resident of Danvile, with
reference to free coinage. Taking up
speech made in the House OF Representa-
tive by Mr.. Cannon in 1878, Mr. Bryan
gave some extracts from 1t to show that
Mr.. Cannon asked for eighteen years ago
what the democrat party wanted now.
Mr.. Bryan read from Mr.. Cannon's speech
in which he said, with reference to free
coinage of silver, that he would rather
make the whole journey now 0S7S) than
to camp by the wayside with the long
part of the road between the camping
ground and the journeys end, and Mr..
Bryan followed 1t by this comment: 1--WE
are going to give Mr.. Cannon an oppor-
tunity to go to the journeys end and not
camp by the wayside." Prolonged cheer
ing followed this sentence. 1t was $3.50
O'Clock when Harris was reached. There
Mr.. Bryan was cordially welcomed by be-
tween 5000 and 1000 people, nearly every
one of whom wore the name Of Bryan on
his or her hat. During the twenty min
utes spent there, Mr.. Bryan made speech
from the balcony of the court house and
was vigorously cheered.
Decatur. ILL.,, Oct. 2s.-It was raining
when Mr.. Bryan reached Charleston. Be
side the car was a big decorated platform,
and when Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan stepped
upon the structure, to their surprise It
began to move up the street. 1t was a
big wagon covered with boards and drawn
by horses. Four thousand people heard
the candidate speak, and cheered him loud
ly.
Every white horse In the vicinity OF Mat
toon, a railroad center, had been pressed
into service to assist several silver young
men to carry out the symbolizaton of 16
to l. Several golden queens, each with
sixteen silver guards of honor, were oblig-
ed to put up their umbrellas and fee from
the hard rain that began to fall as the
candidate steppeu from his tralns A
crowd of 5000, massed compactly, COM
posed Mr.. Bryan's audience. Mr.. Bryan
devoted part of his remarks to praise of
Gov. Altgeld.
Although Sullivan was not down on the
schedule, 1900 people were waiting for
Mr.. Bryan there. Senator Allison was
expected later in the day, and In prepara-
tion for his coming a number OF those
who heard a little speech from the demo-
cratic candidate were decorated with Or
ange bars. Mr. Bryan had something to
say about the Iowa statesman. Senator
Allison, he said, in explaining in the SEN
ate, soon after the passage Of the demon
etization act, said that when the secret
history was written 1t would be found
that there was a fraud In the passage of
the demonetization act, and yet the re-
publican party this year placed itself on
record as being in favor Of continuing
that which was secured by fraud.
A stop of a minute was made at Beth
any, where a small crowd heard a few
words from the candidate, and the train
slowed down as it passed a party of a
hundred people gathered on the platform
at Dalton City.
The heartiest reception was given Mr..
Bryan at Decatur. Excursionsts by the
hundreds were in town, and the streets
were crowded long before the candidates
train rolled in. A gasoline motor carriage
was the unique vehicle in which Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan were conveyed to the first
meeting place, at the court house square.
So dense was the mass of humanity there
that a passage way could not be cleared
from the carriage to the platform, and
Mr.. Bryan was obliged to make his ad-
dress from the vehicle. The enthusiasm
was great, but there was much confu-
sion and comparatively few Of the 5000
people in his audience heard him. II was
the same story over again at the second
meeting place. The speakers stand could
not be reached, and Mr.. Bryan again
spoke from his carriage.
Springfield, ILL.,, oct. 23.-Mr. Bryan's
presence here for an hour this afternoon
was made the occasion of a great demon
stration in his honor. Nine excursion
trains brought crowds of visitors and a
number of political organizations The To-
cal supporters Of the Chicago ticket and
those from neighboring communities made
OF march, over which Mr. Bryan was es-
corted by many organizations mounted
and on foot, numbering 1000 persons, he
and his wife were cheered. Fifteen thou
Sand people heard Mr.. Bryan from the
steps Of the court house, and cheered Wig
orously at every opportunity. When he
had finished there he was taken TO the
state house and made another speech to
an audience equally as large and quite as
demonstrative.
Three speeches were made by Mr.. Bryan
on his trip from Springfield TO Peoria.
There were 1900 people at Petersburg,
about 5000 at Havana and 1000 at Pekin.
Peoria, ILL.,, oct. 23.-The reception given
by Peoria, the second city in Illinois. to
William Jennings Bryan tonight was all
that could be desired by the democratic
candidate His passage through the
streets was marked by continued cheer
ing. Peoria dispensed with the usual tri-
umphal chariot, drawn by -four hores, and
SUBSTITUTED in its place an open trolley
car, brilliantly Illuminated and profusely
decorated. to convey Mr. Bryan from the
union station 20 the tabernacle, where
he made his first speech. The spacious
building was filled TO overfiowing with
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