New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-03
BRYAN'S FINAL JOURNEY.
HE SPOKE IN MANY TOWNS IN NEBRASKA
YESTERDAY.
OFTEN GREETED WITH GOLD BADGES AND RIB
REPRESENTATIONS OF THE 10 TO IDEA


REPRESENTATIONS OF THE ls TO IDEA
INTERESTING SCENES And INCIDENTS
Aurora Neb.. Nov. 2-Several hundred people
We're waiting at the Burlington station in Lincoln
this morning Mr.. BRYAN off his final cam
paign journey. They cteered when Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan. wi their little daughter Grace, who will
make the trip with them. appeared and sent up
parting shout the train moved off. The day
was clear. the was bright and the atmosphere
had celebrating crisrness. At the first stop
ping place Mr. Bryan reminded that the op
poneDts OF the Chicago ticket in his State
were active. This Seward. reached at 735
o'clock. Gold badges displa yed there In large
numbers but Mr. Bryan was not interrupted In
his fifteen minute speech
The Republicans had also arranged counter
display York Yellow ribbons noticeable
there among the crowd OF 200 The cheering was
intermngled with some shouts for Mckinley. Mr..
Bryan said some of the people In Nebraska seemed
to be very much afraid 1t would become popular
to have President from the West
1t eviden. that the Republican State Commit
tee had been active al Aurora in the distribution
of yellow ribbons as it had been al Seward and York
Badges OF similar design and shape, bearing the
names Of Mckinney and McCool the Republican
candidate for Governor Of Nebraska. were worn at
all three places. couple OF thousand people gath
cred 10 hear Mr. Bryan at Aurora. where he spoke
from stand erected in an open field. Considerable
cheering for Mckinley interjecied with the en-
thusiasm Of the Bryanes.
The extreme Western place in his long campaign
tour was reached by Mr. Bryan at Grand Island.
where he turned eastward again and returned 10
Aurora his way TO Hastings. Grand Island fur
nished the largest crowd OF the day UP 10 that time
1t gathering composed largely OF farmers ana
although the town Is considered Republican strong
hold the audience plainly In sympathy with
the Democratic candidate The display of Mckinney
McCool badges was not so large. proporuoha'ey' As
at the other places mentioned.
Lincoln Neb. Nov. People had gathered from
far and TO hear Mr. Bryan at hastings
Ten thousand OF them. mostly farmers. made up
the assembage that greeted with wild cheers MS
appearance a temporary stand. Gold badges
few and far between. White ribbons oearihs
the word Bryan IN two-inch letters were pinned
on the hats and coats OF men. women and children
In closing his Speech Mr.. Bryan said:
Now. my friends. want 70 say when the, d saS
about wearing tie yellow ribbon. nave "ohueitu
why our farmers oui here II thcy w hnncb 10 Of vel
low straw 1t Illustrates the condition Of this gold
standard, daughter and cheersJ INC go.d s," h
done work well; II has separated the wh. ~
from .he and II nas eye b ,ne srnw for the
farmer
stops Of only about 1--WE minutes made by
the candidates train at towns and villages between
Hastings and Lincoln. with the exception OF crete
where ten minutes were spent Harvard Saxon
VILE Suttonville and Grafton turned out good
sized crowds.
4 brief speech that almost n"fce III i'S "e-
livery was made 10y Mr. Bryan AT Exeter The line
Of demarcation between his supporters and his op-
ponents there was well defined. To his left were
the peoplc wearing white badges Inscribed
BRYAN" his right strong display oil orange
Mr. Bryan talked minute or TWO TO those "hoSc
ribbons showed their interest In his cause ana
then turned quickly TO the people whose breasts
bore evidence OF sympathy In another direction. 10
,hes. he said that IN voting for "A gold STANDARD
they forgot the feeling OF pride that must com"
10 every man in reading the pages OF history p'-
voted 10 the Revolutionary War. Emphasizing h's
words with vigorous gestures. he told them IN pas
s,onate tones that unless they wanted their chill
dren to feel the blush OF shame for the action oil
their fathers they should not vote for pohcy
that allowed American nnancers TO be dominated
by foreign influences
Sixteen young on whit" horses ana 'h'''
rornpanion on "A dun animal became so nil"d Win
tho spirit OF the speech that they deserted seven
teen Young women who composed an. e1cmplinca-
ton OF the silver rallyng cry ana dhshed hi''f 'he
train shouting like mad -
women In golden hu-d caps were scattered ,htoush
the crowd OF IA" people a; Friend me s'N'', M
to-one girls there also; and assisted IN ,ie
cheering that pnnctnairh MF' ~" =, nnr"h,s.
ter. which also provided seventeen Of i's ou'S ''
Al crete about nifty small boys wearing broad
ribbons Of yellow ran down ne t,ack 10 me- i,'
iev;s nam, Nor ~ them gathered around me
train when II halted y numuei Oh n,'" ~, ne
IL Ms home civ Of Lincoln gave Is final hearty
greeting to Mr.. Bryan IN the hall-hour ne sp'".
here this evening his passage TO omaha. Jh-'
before O'Clock his special train reached .ne rut
lington station. The Travelling Mems SILVER up
III. Bryan Home Guards. the Mary brEah 'Iup;
composed OF women; men on horseback ana s'.''a'
o,h.r organizations were In the procession that ~
cor,ed the candidate and Mrs hryan To ,'e LIN
coin Hotel As the procession passed along an ar
,illery salute was fred from the postoifcr square;
When Mr. and Mrs Bryan stepped on the ho'.i
balcony a great cheer went up. the cahuua"
showed his appreciation Of III. RECEPTION III mn,
after his nomination that, II elected. ne "ouIu ho'
be a candidate for a second term. IL MS speech ne
said:
SO far personally concerncn, ih' rensin
,,on viii simply determine whether shhiI remain
a nr,va,e ciizcn or occupy the most exalted posi-
ion within the power OF man 10 confer upon a
main with YOU to uphold ~ best can the nan"
OF the one who Is elected until MS pohcv c s ~
reversed at the polls or whe,ner nd ,nen r"mrn
70 live with you the rest OF my days
Omaha Nov Three stops were mad" by MT
pryon on the run from Lincoln to Omaha. They
u,or. Greenwood Ashland and Gretna. and nj each
IN. candidate was enthusiastically greeted
Mr. Urynns personal campaign came 10 mn emu u,
Omaha Tonight An agreement mad been r,acn."
,,r"sr ,bn Republican and Democratic local man
ayers that the Mckinley demons'ration wpuIh no.
come in contact with the crowds thnt gnthef.u 10
49, prv.n This was carried out. An almost frefl-
lied crowd greeted Mr.. Bryan mere ana iomo".n
his carriage for mil" through me sirects 10 posu
Theatre. where ne spun" "'" ~ '
The Republican demonstration was more preten-
,,nns scores OF organizations. nearly all hearing
torches formed "A procession th't TOOK an hour III
NJ and Mrs Bryan will spend the night AT the Pax
IN un,cI and at $50 In the morning Will go over the
IN Lincoln where the candidate Will cast
his vote and await the returns