The Forrest City times., 1896-10-09
HONOR TO BRYAN.


 sixty Thousand Persons
 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 7-loGian- apolis exceeded the most sanguine eN- pectations of the local and state sup porters of William Jennings Bryan Tn the series of remarkable demonstrs- tions given the Chicago nominee yes terday. The outpouriag of people was extraordinary. From the time MT Bryan reached this city early in the afternoon and until he concluded his last address last night he was 'he cer- ter of the greatest enthusiasm m dulged in by countless thousands 0' Indianians.
 The committee in charge of the ar engagements gave Mir Bryan a chance to test his physical ability to it's ut- most, for it had provided for no less than four speeches by the candidate in various parts of Indianapolis. The first meeting was at the state house. where the legislature holds its ses- sions This took place at three o'clock, and was followed immediately by another big political demonstrs- ton in front of Tomlinson hall. MT. Bryan begged off from making third afternoon address, as arranged by the committee, compromising by promis- ing to give two speeches instead of one in the evening.
 Mr. Bryan's arrival from Louisville just before one o'clock was the signal for the beginning of the continued ovation. Excursionists from many places helped swell the crowds on the streets along the line of his progress from Meridian street, where he left the train, to the Grand hotel. his abiding place while here.
 The Bryan and Sewall travelling mems club, the Republican Silver club and many other political organizations were in the escort procession. The Cleveland club of Indianapolis acted as Mir. Bryan's personal escort and marched throughout the day beside the carriage, drawn by six black horses, in which he sat with Gov. Matthews, Mayor Taggart and John W. Tomlinson, of Alabama, a member of the national democratic advisory committee. who will accompany Mir. Bryan through the west. Mir. Bryan was cheered almost con ntinuously along his route to the hotel by the thousands who thronged the streets and side walks.
 At three o'clock the candidate went to the state house. again under escort of the political organizations, and de- livered an open-air address to an au- dience that was nearly, if not quite, equal to those to which he spoke at Columbus, O., and on Boston common Another tremendous throng awaited him outside Tomlinson hall, where he spoke from the balcony at 4:30.
 Last night he addressed two more great gatherings, one inside and the other outside Tomlinson hall. There IS no doubt that the number of people who heard him here yesterday ex ceeded by far the aggregate of his au- diences in any other city since the campaign began.
 Estimates of the size of the crowd before which Mir. Bryan appeared at the state house go as high as 60, 900. very conservative estimate is g., GOO. The people were packed in a solid mass tightly wedged together and movement was absolutely impossible From the temporary stand erected in the state house yard Gov Matthews introduced Mir. Bryan. A bedlam of enthusiasm broke forth from the gathering and it was some time be- fore MT. Bryan could proceed. His speech was frequently interrupted by wild cheering.
 Before starting out to make his night speeches Mir. Bryan was waited on by the Bryan and Sewall Commer- cial Travellers club with a request for speech. He addressed the mem bers for few minutes in the Grand hotel.
 His first speech tonight was from a stand in the courthouse park, where l5,000 enthusiastic people were gath cred. He spoke few minutes only. and then went to Tomlinson hall to address massmeeting of w0rkingmen. Six thousand was the audience, packed damned and huddled together. The cheering that greeted the candidates 8 entrance lasted Is minutes. Alonzo McClelland, president of the Cleve- land club, presented Mir. Bryan with a cane made of the tips of Buffalo horns and then introduced him to the assemblage, which cheered some more. In his brief address Mr. Bryan complimented Gov Matthews and spoke of how deeply he had been touched by the loyalty and devotion of candidates for the presidential nomi- nation.
 He urged upon his hearers the neces- sity of supporting not only the na- tional ticket, but also the free silver congressional candidates, and not to neglect the fight in the selection of a United States senator.
 Mir. Bryan left here at eight o'clock this morning and will end his Indiana speech-making at Ham mond, where he is due tonight.
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