Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-10-05
KEPT BUSY AS A BEE.
Candidate Bryan Meets With q
Grand Ovation at Memphis,
Tenn, To-day.
A BIG BLAZE AT DETROIT
Annual Festivities to be GrandIy
Inaugurated at Kansas,
City, Tonight.
DRUGGISTS IN SESSION

MEMPHIS, Tenn, October 5.--Wil
liam j. Bryan reached here at TAT
O'Clock, this morning from st. Louis
accompanied by members of the Mem
phis reception committee, Senator
elect H. ID. Money, of Mississippi
Representative John Allen, of Mississ.
ippi, and Representative Benton Nc.
MILAN, of Tennessee.
All through the night the crowds
gathered about the train ct its stop
ping places, and cheered for the can
didate Mr.. Bryan retired early, and
did not arise to greet any of the enthu-
siasts. Private John Allen appeared
in his place and explained that the
nominee was tired out. Several hum
dred people cheered Mr.. Bryan at the
Poplar street station here, this morning,
and he was also greeted with enthusi-
asm along the streets on his way TO the
Peabody hotel, where he had break
fast with members Of his party and the
local reception committee. Bryan
spoke at 10 O'Clock and at 12 30 p. m.
left for Nashville.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, October 5.-The
visit OF Mr.. Bryan to Memphis was
made the occasion of general holi.
day. Business houses closed their doors
and even the banks suspended for the
day. At 1920 a. m., when Mr.. Bry.
an, under the escort of the Nicely zou-
aves, accompanied by members Of the
local reception committee, reached The
Overton tract, big, open field where
the speaking took place, they found
there dense crowd, estimated at 15,-
600 persons. Senator Harris presented
Mr.. Bryan, who spoke for half an hour
Mr.. Bryan said, in part: "My friends:
II want to impress upon your minds
another thing. 1t is not only necessary
that we shall elect president and
ice-president in favor of free coinage,
but it is necessary that there shall be
congress in favor OF free coinage. If
you are in earnest in your desire for
i-metallism, you must show that earn
estness by doing anything necessary to
be done to electa congress, senate,
and president. II we are right in
the position we have taken, If the dem
ocratic party is right in its platform,
then the man who does not stand upon
that platform is no democrat. could
not feel the interest l do in this cam
paign if all had to command
was party regularity, [applause.1 | ap-
peal to you on higher ground
than that. have it onger
claim upon your support than
can be given by regularity of conven.
ton. l stand by the right of the
American people to have financial
system of their own; [great applause1,
therefore, my candidacy appeals to
every American citizen who believes in
the right of the people Of this country
to govern themselves, regardless of the
aid or consent of any other nation on
earth! [cheersl. l am not appealing
to any sentiments hostile to foreigners,
but l say to you, my friends, that q 1
nation does not deserve to be called |
a nation which has to accept the fnan-
clal policy, ''ready made'', from some
other country!"
On the conclusion OF his speech, Mr.
Bryan was conveyed to the Louisville
Il Nashville station, accompanied by
great crowd of enthusiasts.