The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-28

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| ERIE. PA. Aug. 2T.-Wlham >. biS yam
made his fourth and last speech IN Enc
this morning Shortly after he left LOT
/ Buffalo. where his headQu WI -
for the rest OF the week. me MAJ q
| work OF yesterday did not snow 70 nis
great extent on the candidate Wheil ~
| appeared on the Reed House balcony luhs5
forenoon and addressed ialsc cl 49,,
gathered there His voice was SOM
what hOarse. but otherwise ne appedreu
| 10 be IN good condition. ~,
The three speeches delivered by Mr.
| Bryan in lcrte last night showed ms Vel-
satility as an orator. lie ialhte ni".SS
10 ali his audiences. but couched the
same ideas in different phTaseology at
each place. u-,.a,
front the balcony OF the l@eu
House numbered two thousand. lie
made one of his short speeches ana gam
ed considerable applause for eulogisuc
cratic candidate for Congress IN the
Twonty-sixth Pennsylvania district. lie
was preceded by several local speakers
and followed by Mr.. Sibley.
After the speech Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
held a reception I'm the Reed Honse. when
was attended b nearly all VINO com
posed the audience in front Of the bal
conv. The Lake Shore train. In when
MIR and Mrs. Bryan travelled 10 But
falo. left Erie at l2.3S r. NJ
coat the gold-embrOidered badge or the
randall club of Pittsburg, came Out
on the balcony OF the hotel parlor at
half-past 10 o'clock.
lie begun his speech with the remark
that he had had several opportunities
last evening Of speaking on the issues
OF the campaign. and mat ne ueSl',
this morning 20 leave one parting WoIu'
This said he. lis peculiar carr
paign The people are engaged ia the
tight because they believe that Inc
triumph OF the principles represented by
the Chicago platform IS an hnsuiuu' ~,
ccssity 10 the welfare OF our hdlloh' ~
ie not merely an attempt 10 secure the
presidency or 10 divide the offices among
The few people Offices cut no ngufe
i'm this campaign. tCheersD pehtN1
my experience has been rather an vi lS .',i
one The people who have come 10 me
have come with suggestions as 10 whai
can be done 10 win the cause. No one
has come to ask mo for an oihce IN case
am elected. ] have not dis3ussea ~
trOnaCc with anybody. ] shall mol as
cuss patronage with anybody during this
campaign. (Chccrs)
Mr. Bryan withdrew. followed by
the cheering of the crowd and joined his
wife I'm the reception which she was
holding In the parlors of the keed
House.
Mir. Rryan read Major McKinley's let
ter of acceptance on the train gong 10
Ruffalo lie said he did not make any
comment on il. 81 suppose IL can he
considered the gcldent text Of the Re
publican lesson, ne said.
BUFFALO, \. Y. August Zr-NO pun
lie man ever received a hearticr reception
m Buffalo during a political campaign
that tnat given William j. Bryan to-
night. The reception las in fact con-
tinuOus from the time Mr.. Bryan reached
the Lake Shore station at $3.50 o'clock
THIS afternoon from Erie. Few meetings
MT. Bryan has addressed since his nomi-
nation was as enthusiastic as at Music
Hall, whore ds principal speech wan
made; none waa more So
From a political standpoint It was con-
sidered Of the greater Importance for it
was the first meeting held i'm New York
10 ratify the nominations of Bryan aud
Sewall with the sanction nominal If not
actual Of the State Democratic organiza-
ton. further il was delivered in the hoIre
county Of President Cleveland Judging
from the amount of enthusiasm manifest
ed when Mr.. Bryan defended the free
coinage plank OF the Chicago platform.
the audience seemed largely in sympathy
with the financial policy outlined, and at
one point where silver was eulogzed as
a money. the ardOr Of the audience went
beyond the bounds within which &c had
been previously held