Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-21
DIG SILVER RALLY AT FREMONT.
Gcvcrnor Hotcomb Given Something
Of nm Ovation in Dodge County.


Govcrnor HoIcomb Given Something
Of nm Ovation in Dodge County.
FREMONT. Oct. 20.-(Special) )-The
Bryan men held a rally here today. The
affair had been extensively advertised and
there were a good many farmers in from
the country. Governor Holcomb and C. j.
Smyth candidate for attorney general ar
rived on the II o'clock train frnm Omaha
and were escorted up town The parade
formed In the following order:f Speakers
and members OF the committee in carri-
ages, Fremont Normal School band, Normal
School Mary Bryan club OF 20 young women
In line, Normal School Bryan club twenty
two members, Webster Cornet band, Web,
ster Bryan club, seventeen teams; Dorsey
band, Maple Grove Bryan club with nine
teams seven teams containing Fremont peo,
pie, about l65 men and boys on horseback
the first thlrtytwo on white horses fol-
lowed by two on yellow ones. North Bend
band Fremont drum corps and about twenty
teams More than the usual number of
campaign mottos and transparencies were
carried IL was planned to have the speak
ing at the park, but owing to the raw wind
1t was held at the opera house this after
noon. The building was packed. Governor
Holeomb spoke for about an hour and a
half, confining himself principally to ma
uonal issues. lie was followed by C. J.
Smyth
HASTINGS. Oct 2O.-(speclal telegram
w. l.. Hand OF Kearney and E. c. Rewick
of Lincoln expounded free silver tonight in
the court house. There was a fair attend
ance, but the meeting stirred up no enthu-
siaSm.
COLON. Neb, Oct. 20.-(Special) BERRY
of Wahoo addressed the Bryan club here
last evening on the beauties of free silver
There were seventeen voters present, about
one-half sound money men, and the balance
was composed of women and children. AS
a votc-getter the speech was a fiat failure
ALVO, Neb.. Oct 20.-(Speclal) )-Attor-
ney James Morrison of Candy addressed
a fair-sized crowd at the school house last
evening Several seats were vacant Nor
rison talked from the standpoint of ere
formed" republican. He admitted he had
heen In the wrong for twenty-siX years, AMI
only found it out in 1896.
MASON CITY, Neb Oct. 20.-(Special) y
Inc largest silver rally of the season oc-
Cured last evening at this place Hon. H.
NJ. sullivan spoke for over two hours to
crowded house.
JUNIATA, Neb,. Oct. 2O-(Special)-T
demo-pops had speaking here last night
Hon William B. Price of Lincoln and ], r.
Cornell addressed the people The meeting
wes well advertised, but there were lust
fourteen voters and ten women by actual
count out to hear the free silver side. They
are losing votes here every day.
WAHOO, Neb Oct. 20.-(Special Tele-
gram)-M r. Harrington OF ONeill talked
to good sized crowd at the opera house
tonight. Harrington's remarks were from
free silver standpoint and were fairly well
received. He did not hold the attention of
his audience very well and quite a number
left the hall before his speech was finished
Quite number participated in a parade be-
fore the speech.
SPRINGVlEW. Neb.. Oct. 20.--(SpeciaI y
w l.. Greene's speech at this place yester-
day fell barren OF results. It was listened
to by about forty people, sixteen of them
populist voters. He roasted the republlcsns
and newspapers OF northwestern Nebraska.
declaring that he was not drunk at Sidney
nor elsewhere. He said chat he had chal-
lensed Cady to debate at three different
times. He spoke from / TO In the after
noon. In the evening he called another
meeting and rubbed II in.