The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-03

and Lincoln, with the exception Of
Crete, where ten minutes were spent.
Harvard, SaXonville, Sutton and Graf
ton turned out good-siZed crowds.
About 1000 people, with a sprinkling
of the orange among them, were at
each of the two last-named places and
hearty shouts were given for Mr.
Bryan. AS the train drew out of SUIT
ton, number Of small boys ran after
it shouting for Mckinley at the top
of their voices
Mr.. Bryan started to speak from the
rear platform Of the '1dler'' at Fair
mont, where a crowd of about 1000
awaited him, but one of the local re-
ception committee persuaded him to
make his address from the more pre-
ferrable temporary stand about which
most of the throng had gathered. Its
the worst Republican stronghold in
the county; you must CO." said the
committeeman, and MIR. Bryan went.
ALMOST FIERY.
brief speech that was almost fiery
in its delivery, was made by the can
didate at Exeter. The line of de-
narkation between his supporters and
his opponents there was well defined.
To his left were the people wearing
white badges inscribed Bryan" to his
right a strong display of orange color.
Mr.. Bryan talked a minute or two
to those whose ribbons showed their
interest in his cause, and then turned
quickly to the people whose breasts
bore evidence of sympathy in another
direction. To these he said that in
voting for a gold standard they forgot
the feeling of pride that must come TO
f1,n
of history devoted to the revolutionary
war. Emphasizing his words with
vigorous gestures, he told them, in a
voice almost fierce in passionate feel
ing, that unless they wanted their
children to feel the blush of shame for
the action of their fathers they should
not vote for a policy that allowed
American finances to be dominated by
foreign influences. Mr.. Bryan's re-
marks worked his followers up TO
high state of enthusiasm, and they
yelled with might and main. The 16
young men on white horses and their
companion on yellow animal became
SO filed with the spirit OF the speech
that they deserted the II young ladies
who composed the female exemplihca-
ton of the silver rallying cry, and
dashed afNer the train shouting like
mad for the Democratic. candidate.
Young men in coats of old gold, and
Young women in gOlden-hued capes,
were scattered through the crowd of
1,200 people at Friend. The 16 to l
girls were also there, and assisted in
the cheering that punctuated Mr..
Bryan's remarks
Three hundred composed the crowd
at Dorchester, which also provided II
of its buds for the race tableau.
Crete was familiar ground for the
candidate. He had held a joint debate
at ot1rc
qua there with Colonel Irish just be-
fore the Chicago convention, and on
that occasion and on other visits had
become acquainted with the people.
About 80 small boys wearing broad
ribbons of yellow ran down the track
to meet the train, giving shriil pro-
nunciation to Major McKiniey's name.
train when it halted. A number of
men and women wore the Republican
color but they were in the minority
with those who displayed the white.
With Mr.. Bryan playing counter-rush
in the flying wedge formed by those
VITO accompanied him, way was
made through the crowd to the adj
jacent baseball grounds, where the
greater number of his supporters were
gathered. His ten-minute speech was
received with every mark Of favor. AT
o'clock the candidates special pulled
out for Lincoln, 10 minutes late.
AT LINCOLN.
His home city of Lincoln gave its
final hearty ratification of William ].
Bryan's candidacy during the brief
half hour he spent there this evening
on his passage through this place to |
Omaha from his Nebraska campaign |
trip. Just before O'clock, when the |
sun was disappearing beyond the |
i-io, nix al fr-ai
reached the Burlington station. The !
Travelling Mems silver club, the |
Bryan home guards; the Mary Bryan
club. composed of women and men on |
horseback, and several ether organiza
tons composed the procession that
escorted the candidate and Mrs. |
Bryan TO the Lincoln hotel AS the |
procession passed along the short dis
1ance between station and hotel, an |
artillery salute was fired from the |
postoffice square; Ninth street. rum
ming between che Lincoln and the |
square was packed with people, and |
as MI and Mrs. Bryan stepped on the /
hotel balcony, a great cheer went up. /
There was nothing TO mar the demon |
stration given Lincoln's most noted |
citizen. 1t was hearty and sincere, |
and the candidate showed his appre !
citation in his speech.
Mr.. Bryan needed no introduction. In |
the course OF his remarks ne reiterated |
the statement made just after his |
nomination-thad if elected he would |
rot be a candidate for a second term.
1t was his principal closing speech OF |
the campaign and was delivered in a
clear, strong voice that reached every |
person in the audience.
LAST OPPORTUNITY.
Ladies and Gentlemen: This is the
last opportunity that I shall have to /
address the people of Lincoln before