The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-09-03

naIiot tney cannot prevent it. want To
feel that i have behind me n majority OF
the American people who will stand by
me while put in force every word Of the
Chicago platform, VI there Is power enough
In the government to do IL.
The Bryan party left Lakewood on
the steam launch Caloron. The trip
with the exception of stop at Bemus
Point was without incident At that
place the crowds gathered about the
dock and shook hands with the Demo.
cratic nominee. When Chautauqua
was reached the dock was crowded to
it's capacity and there were cheers and
applause as the boat approached the
landing. The party then went to May.
vile.
The Bryan party stopped at Prospect
park in Chautauuua and in resnnnse tn
- - 500 people gaUnered there,
he made few appropriate remarks de-
void Of political flavor.
From Chautauqua the trip of the lake
was continued to Mayville The bal.
cony of the Mayville hotel had been
decorated with flags and from it Mr.
Bryan made short speech. He al
luded happily to the residence of Judge
Albion Tourgee in that village Most
Of the 400 people displayed punches of
golden rod on their coats and hats and
had their teams decorated with flowers
The Bryan party drCA' is miles
through handsome EGape growing
country from Mayville to he village of
Ripley on Lake Erie. Many of the
farm houses by the road were decorated
McKinley's picture was displayed in
many windows as well as Bryan's.
After dinner procession was formed,
headed by band and marched to a
grove, whore the annual picnic of the
Knights of Maccabces was in progress.
The population of Ripley is 1000, but
$500 country people were assembled
under the trees.
Mr.. Bryan spoke to them for half an
hour, incidentally paying attention to
the situation in New York state and
urging Democrats, who desired the en-
dorsement of the Chicago platform by
the state convention, to send instructed
delegates. Mr.. Leroy II. Stringman,
chief of the Maccabecs, who introduced
Mr.. Bryan, Is Republican editor, and
explained that while many did not agree
with the principles of the candidate,
they were anxious to hear him. After
the speech reception was held at the
depot, and then the party departed for
with offerings Of fruits and flowers
The trip from Ripley to Cleveland
was marked by noteworthy demon-
stration at Ashtabula. About 1000
men and women were waiting at the
station and came fIocking' about the
last car with great shout. Ono men
carried a big American flag on a long
pole and waved it in the candidates
face. Mr.. BRYAN made q speech and
incidentally inquired whether there
were any Republicans in the crowd
who would vote for free silver, where.
upon there were cries of "here," here,'
and a cluster of perhaps 30 hands were
held up.
The crowd here was one of the most
enthusiastic which the candidate has
encountered on his eastern trip. After
the speech the people, most of them
workingmen, mobbed the car to clutch
the flowers which Mrs. Bryan handed
out, men and women fighting to the
front so that it seemed some of them
must be injured
Conneaut turned out 400 people and
Geneva about the same number, parti.
sans at the latter place, struggling to
outCheer one another for Bryan and Nc.
Kinley.
The town of Madison achieved the
distinction of giving to Mr.. Bryan the
| first distinct affront which he has met
with on his tour. The Madison Re.
publican club, with it's banner, brass
band, drum, and yellow badges shining
| from the members coats, was arrayed
alongside the track. They beat the
bass drum, jeered Bryan and cheered
McKinlev