The sun., 1896-10-17
BRYAN'S CHASE FOR VOTES
nor ORATOR REACHES LANSING nv
HIS MfCHTGiN TRIp

HIN hiCHIGLN TRIp
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Respects TO Mr. Lnutrrbncb 4, O,s IT,,
BANGOR, Mich, Oct. i8--As on vss,.sd
William j. Bryan began his specchmorI,,L
fore breakfast this morning. His train law nj,
night in Gravel siding, seven miles from Grand
Rapids. and no began his journcyino. n,,,no,,I
MuskeRon, reached an hour later. vn. No, in
the regular itinerary. but dctour ia that n,oo.
was made at tho request OF the pcople ,hor.
Tho members of Mr.. Bryan's audience . ono -
number. gave him some very hearty cherr. o,,
heard a short speech about tho silver opes,Inn
Mr. Bryan found another big crowd at Holland
where his train arrived at 8 O'Clock In.
Muskegon, the little town had out n brass honh
Mr. Bryan made another speech, and a, Fen,
Vile he talked again.
BENTON HARBoR Mich, Oct 1e.-At Ranvor
Mr.. Bryan spoke to about 800 people A i've.
minute stop was made, but during that brefb,
both the national candidate and Charles X.
Sigh, Democratic Union Silver nominee for
Governor, made brief addresses. Arriving AZ
Hartford at 0.l0 Mr.. Bryan found an enthusl.
astic audience.
When tho Bryan train pulled away from
Watervliet at 0:35, after a fvo.m,nute stop il
left behind II n delighted young schoomisttem
and her flock Of pupils. The train stopped near
the schoolhouse and teacher and youngsters
came rushing out to see the nominee. Mira.
Bryan noticed the groups ana sent a bouquet OF
flowers to the teacher. and the audience OF SOW
eral hundred people addressed by Mr.. Bryan
there did not cheer louder as the train resumed
its Journey than the boys and girls from tho
schoolhouse.
A score Of people only wero at st. Joseph's
when the special arrived there. Somebody said
that the whole town had gone over to Benton
Harbor to hear Mr.. Bryan there. so the train
pulled out again after stop OF q minute
NILES Mich, Oct. l6.-Five thousand people
had gathered in front of the Hotel Benton At
Benton Harbor to hear Mr.. Bryan deliver q
en-minute speech His train reached Ben
ton Harbor ut 1920 A. NJ. and started for
Niles at 1O:4O. His audience was enthusiastic.
KALAMAZOO Mich. Oct 16.-There were large
crowds at Niles and Dowagiac. At the latter
place Congressman Bynum was to speak later
In the day. and Mr.. Bryan took occasion to
quote an utterance OF his and make some COM
ments on it. Mr.. BRYAN SPOKE briefly at Decatur
and Lawton.
Kalamazoo was red hot with Bryan euthusi.
aam when the candidate arrived. Ten thou
sand people thronEed Brunson Park to hear
him speak. Mr.. Bryan was introduced by Mr..
Todd. the Popocr attic candidate for Congress in
that district, and in the course Of his remarks
took a shot at Chairman Lauterbach Of the
New York County Republican Committee. He
II am willing to submit to any. decision of
the the, AmsTfan R.nnhiIp people am 1r not Ike prom;
the people, may not be willing to su bmi. say
the American people will submit to whatever
ICheersi
Another large assemblage was at Battle
be fully as large as that M Kalamazoo. The
brief speech Mr.. BRYAN made from a stand near
II contained no new matter. The experience OF
being the chief attraction was surrendered at
d%sns M Me2 Sc 50 yssFs
old. Mr.. Bryan said:
.-inp simply want to make little speech, in in
to speak after ! am gone. lCheers. Now.
wInt you Thsn oat he Ss1 up to tax to you to
archist, You will probably see his picture in
Hdrper,s Weekly next week. His name is the
Mich, and he was introd uced two years ago at
Iona by Mr.. Mckinley as the only survivor Of
publican platform and suggested the name OF
the republican party op the 9th OF July. 1854.
under under the oaks at jackson. [Cheers and
He must be an Anarchist because he is with
OF the many men who have found it necessary
to either get out OF the Republican party or sur
ers. and he has naturally chosen to get out Of
II the platform from which Mr.. Bryan spoke
Mt Albion to about 1000 people had not been so
low. serious accident might have occurred Mr..
Todd introduced the candidate, and the talker
stand from m which be was % speaking King coap.ed oils s.
carrying with it Mr.. Bryan and two score OF
what had occurred before it saw the nominee
pick himself up ana jump on a truck to con-
usually sits on the platform while her husband
Is speaking, fortunately remained on the train
JACKsoN. Mich. Oct. 1e.-So dense were the
people packed In the public square and Liberty
unable to reach the stand from wv which he WA.
expected to speak. 1t was Just growing dark
, when his train reached the MichiRan Central
depot. The streets were crowded, and the four
white horses that drew the carriage in which
Mr. and Mrs Bryan were seated were made TO
Guilty. The solid mass OF humanity at the pub
lie square was impregnable., and Mr.. Bryan
which was enthusiastically received. Dashine
on 20 Liberty square. the horses brought up
again he Democratic candidate was obliged TO
deliver his speech from the carriage.
Battle Greek. Jackson. Ann Aarbor. HillsdaIe,
and many other places came to Lansing TO hear
escorted him from his train to n %eSdes aa ftoE' HS
where he addressed meeting exclusively for
Tie second speech was delivered on a canoped
platform In Hotel square. Ten thousand people
were there. but Mr.. Bryan's husky voice could
hotel. he addressed an audience equal in num-
w pu tHc tdpllOl GROUNDS.
Mr. Bryans voice sounded clearer from his
position on the balcony. Then hs
went to the armory, a spacious building, and
spoke TO those packed with Its walls, and con-
cludet the evening at q big tent. which was also
crowded.
Error In the Forest Preserve Amendment
Ballots.
WARSAW. n. Y. Oct. l6.-Fifty thousand bal
lots have been printed here for Wyoming county
in tho sample" and "official" form for voting
on the forest preserve amendment to tho Consti-
tuition. The form furnished tho sixty counties
or New York state by the Secretary of State
reads. where the question is submitted: "Shau
me PROPOSED amendment to section OF Article