The sun., 1896-10-16
BRYAN'S SCURRYING TRIP.
THE nor ORATOR REACHES GRAND
RAPIDS IN ms SPRINIING.

Republican Badges Greeted Him at Mo.t
or His stopping Places In the wolverine
State-1His First Speech of tho Day De-
nvered When He Was Hair Dressed.
PETosKEY, Mich, Oct. 15.-Three speeches be-
fore o'clock this morning was the way William
j. Bryan began his second day OF Michigan
campaigning. When the train reached ST.
Ignace. on the Straits OF Mackinaw. at $3.50 A.
NJ, he found a crowd Of shivering people wait
ing for him. Two bands had been secured by
the Bryan adherents in the town. and these
played heartily as the nominee appeared. AL
though Mr. Bryan had not eaten his breakfast
and was attired only iii night shirt, trousers and
overcoat, ho made speech and was cheered
vigorously.
The special train was taken across the straits
on barge and reached Mackinnw at O'Clock.
Here was another large audience, 1000 or
moro, including n crowd OF excursionists. Mr..
Bryan was more suitably attired for speech
making, and made vigorous address. No less
than four brass bands were on hand.
BELJAIRE. Mich, Oct l5.-Mr. Brynns third
speech was made at Potoskey, where his train
arrived at 1928 A. NJ. and made q stop OF twenty
minutes. More than a thousand people were in
the crowd that cheered the nominee whom Mr..
Hampton, the Democratic nominee for Con-
gress in this district introduced him. A num-
Der of men wore badges inscribed IAN Honest
Dollar" and noticing these Mr.. Bryan said:
II want to address my remarks to those who
are wearing those badges on which arc written
An Honest Dollar I do not know whether
they are intended to mean that those who wear
them are In favor OF q gold standard or free
silver"
sixteen to one" shouted some one.
Mr.. Bryan smiled and did not make further
reference to the matter.
Several hu nd red neonle n Charleroix hoard m
brief speech from the greatest hero Of the
nineteenth century" us Mr.. Bryan was called
by the man who introduced him.
CADILLAC, Mich, Oct. 15.-A short stop was
made at Bellaire and Mr.. Bryan spoke to about
5000 people. The demonstration at Traverse
City, a lumber port on Little Traverse Bay. was
somewhat prctentious. Two silver-coated
horses drew the flag. covered carriage in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan rode to vacant lot
In the town. where the candidate. after mn in
PRODUCTION by Mayor Harry Davis. delivered
his speech. II was n large audience that shouted
marks without stint. They told him in chorus
that he was all right" and gave other demon
strntlye evidence Of appreciation. The crowd
The candidate's special train left Traverse
C!tya; :o5 o'clock after n stop Of half an hour;
small crowds at Walton and Mention cheered
Mr.. Bryan on the trip down to Cadillac.
B,a Rapids. Mich, Oct. l5.-The distributors
as they were at Traverse City and e. lsewhere
along Mr.. Bryan's route That they had been
kept busy among the Cadillac people was evil
dent from the many yellow insgnias that CON
fronted the candidate when he mounted tho
decorated fiat. car there to make an address.
signs to pror)a NJ their allegiance to the Chicago
nominee hey had good lungs, and used them at
Al Reed City the audience that greeted Mr.
Bryan numbered 2.5O0. about the same as at Ca
dillac. and showed considerable enthusiasm
during his speech.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. 15.-Yellow gave
Ia hat az thn haft
the crowd that saw and heard the Democratic
national candidate at Big Rapids. The cheer
speech full OF vGor. Again were the yellow
Mckinley badges noticeable at Howard City
where Mr.. Bryan's audience numbered about
All of the twenty minutes stop was taken up
ny the eanddate speech. JnaFes 4: Sigh.
of Michigan. with his wife and daughter. Joined
Mr.. Bryan there and accompanied him TO Grand
Rapids. The 500 peope gsthered at Greenviile
heard short speech. Beld!ng. the site OF the
well-known SILK manufactures turned out at
least 5000 of Its Inhabitants to give Mr.. Bryan
Four white horses drew his carriage to the
speaking place. and sixteen young women, all
dressed in white and silver. shivered in the
atmosphere in company with their comrades.
whose dress carried out the intended typifica-
ton of the ratio between the money metals
From the time he reached Grand Rapids. just
before o'clock tonight. until he escaped to
was the recipient of continuous cheers. a
f%Pf Ds,T o. rnmd nve hepM ahd Stations al
when he arrived. hut they we're merely n fore
runner in numbers TO the vast crowds Mr..
Bryan encountered when he reached the buster
parts OF the city.
An open air meeting was scheduled at Campau
square. and it proved to be one Of the largest
ever addressed by the candidate. Estimates OF
the number of people present run very high.
but a calculation based on an allowance of two
square feet of space for each spectator. and
counting in fair figure for those who crowded
neghhoring windows and house tops. placed
the size OF the crowd at $4,000.
Mr.. Rryan was introduced by George Hum
mer. Democratic candidate for Congress in this.
the Fifth district, and made q twenty-mIn-
ute speech and then hurried off to the
Powers House to address an enthusias-
tic audience. almost entirely composed OF
ladies. Tho women adhcrents OF the Bryan
and Sewall ticket in Grand Rapids had imi-
tated their sisters Of Minneapolis and Duluth.
and secured the Opera House for their exclusive
use. From the Powers Mr.. Bryan went TO Lock-
erby Hall. and made his third and last speech
to the 5000 demonstrative people packed,
jammed. and huddled together.