The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-09-02
MR. RBRYANATCOLUMBuS
He Addresses a Monster Meeting
on the State House Grounds.
THIRTY THOUSAND ENTHUSIASTS

Greet the Presidential Candidate, Who Is
Introduced by Hon. Allen w. Thurman,
Son Of the "Oid Ronan"-His Journey
Through Major McKinley's State.
COLUMBUS, Sept. 2.-There was another
demonstration paid the Bryan party when
they left Cleveland for this city yes
terday. About the hotel and depot largo
crowds had gathered in order to catch
parting glance OF the nominee The CO.
lumbus reception committee took charge
OF the party. A special car had been pro-
vided, and it was decorated inside and out
with bunting, while on each side of tho
car was u great banner bearing the in
scription, "W. j. Bryan Our Next Pres-
dent"
Tho train was delayed IN hour, mainly
on account of the crowds which had gath
cred around the car and insisted on shuk-
ing hands with Mr. Bryan About 200
lahorors employed in the shops about tho
depot came over to grasp the hand of tho
nominee and assure him Of their support.
AS Mr. Bryan stood on the rear platform
of tho train the crowd cheered him time
and time again.
At every village through which the train
passed hundreds were gathered at tho
depot in order to catch glimpse of the
nominee as he passed through. There
were but three stops made, and Mt these
places Mr.. Bryan shook hands with those
assembled. He spoke few words to the
crowd Mt Grafton, Crcstlnc, Shelby and
delaware, and at each of these places was
chccred and applauded
The free silver campaign in Ohio at
tlneu its high water mark in Cleveland
Monday night, but the outpouring of roo
ple to see and hear the Democratic prasi-
DENTAL candidate at the stnte capitol last
night was greater in proportion to the
size of the city than that in the northern
metropolis had been. Mr. Bryan had tho
state capitol grounds for his forum and
the memory OF local politicians contains
no such demonstration us tho ono in
which he played the star part
The inhabitants say that no other ut
traction has over drawn so strongly in CO.
lumbus, except display of fireworks in
connection with the state fair on the same
grounds two years ago, when 80 per cent
more people were gathered. A r0ofetl and
flag drapcd platform faced the eastern
front of the capitol building. As Mr. Bryan
looked down from its height twenty feet
above the plane of faces he saw the stems
and terraces packed in solid rows, with tho |
gloomy stone wall for the background,
while about the other three sides of tho
stage across the lawn Of several acres to
the street beyond stood regiments of which
an accurate estimate wa 5 an impossbilty,
and which II careful guess would place nt
81, 1000
Looking down from the roof of the capi.
tol building an hour before the candidates
arrived ono saw the whole place about its !
four sides sWnrming with men, women |
and children, II large part Of the citys |
population reinforced by visitors to tho |
state fair now in progress. They joStlcd |
and pushed about the grounds and poured
through Tho corridors of the building in |
Kaleidoscope currents.
From the Chittendrn hotel half o milo |
away, Mr. Bryan came to the capitol in Il
bar0uchc drawn By four white horses, and
under the escort Of several free silver clubs
of Columbus and ncghborng towns, On.
lvercd by bands ana unique campaign
devices, in which mammoth silver dollars
shared consplcuously.
A shrill cheer marked hi, progress along
the street, and multiplied in its intensity,
c3nOunced his arrival at the platform,
thereafter beating the air in wave after
wave throughout his speech. On account
Of tho size of his audience, Mr.. BRYAN
adopted novel method Of speaking, talk
ing to :erti"ns Of the cr4wd altornnto,v !
from a..cn Of the four sido. of the plai.
form. Even then not more than tenth
Of the people could hear him. He was in
troduced by Hon. Allen w. Thurman, son
Df the old Eoman," who has been fight
ng for free silver in Ohio for several wears
md after the candidates speech the Demo-
ratio nominee for congress in the Column
)us district Hon. John J. Lcntz. addressed
he remains Of the crowd.
Mr., Bryan left this morning for Spring
leld, where he arrived at $40 The nomi.
acc addressed the citizens Of Springfield
md at II o'clock took the train for ltrbann,
3rlletontainc and krntCn. He will speak
rom the car at the first places and ut Ken
on will stay an hour and half At9
'clock he leaves for Toledo by way of
Nndlny and Bowling Grcrn, arriving in
'uledo at $50. At Toledo there will he a
iHht address and mountaineering he
will start for Elkha"dt, Ind, through
Outhcrn Michigan. He will addreS, the
itlzens of Elihart at noon and immedi.
tely after take u train for South Bend
nd, where he will speak tomorrow night.
3e will speak at Chicago on labor day,
opt. T.