The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-10-17

Union Passenger Station, Sioux City,
Ia, Oct. 9. 1ss6.-William Jennings
Bryan has been in Sioux City
before, but his magnetism never
attracted people to any extraor-
binary degree; but today 1t was differ
ent. The nomination for the presidency
Of the United States o the democratic
ticket bestowed upon a man OF such or
atorical ability as Mr.. Bryan makes
such an a great national figure and
the country Is filed with a desire to see
him. Well, a large portion OF the coun-
try cast their eyes on him this forenoon
for q thirty-four minutes address de-
livered from q platform in the train
sheds OF the union passenger station.
AT Z o'clock this morning. two long
hours before Mr.. Bryan was eve AK
pected to arrive in the city, fully $50
people had grouped themselves around
the platform from which the address
wal going to be made. These were
largely country people. but a few Sioux
Cityans were in the crowd. From that
early hour until 1890 o'clock every
street leading towards the union depot
was alive with people moving toward
the central point. The morning was
cold and dismal as far as the weather
was concerned, but the enthusiasm of
those early at the meeting place seemed
unbounded and every occasion, however
slight, where a round OF cheering could
be considered in any way appropriate,
the Iron rafters of the depot swayed In
-~fn- - - A1l1 ~ ", ravVbn 10
but nobody seemed to car and the
moisture in the air did not dampen the
ardor Of those bent on seeing the nom-
inee.
The crowd grew like a ball rolled in
soft snow until at the time Mr.. Bryan
Yves presented, at 1890 o'clock, an hour
after the time he was expected, there
were at q conservative estimate from
1900 to $4,000 people. men, women and
children, within hearing distance. MINI
Bile men and boys lined the big iron
beams which SPAWNED the platform and
shed, windows all around were crowded
FULL the fences at a reasonable distance
from the platform furnished perches for
the men. Under the roof of the big sta
ton men and women were crowded to-
gether as compactly as possible, yet
there was no impatient elbowing about
and everybody felt hat everybody else
had a right to be there and all seemed
happy.
AS every train arrived the cheering
was renewed and the yells We're spe-
cially vociferous when a train made up
OF box cars arrived over the Pacific
Short Line loaded with passengers.
Brass bands were present from LeMars.
Remsen, Onawa and O'Neill and were
stationed about the platform and one
of them furnishing music all the time.
Chris Hanson, a stalwart populist from
Sergeant's Bluff, arrived about 9 O'Clock
at the head Of a body of horsemen,
wearing star spangled sashes. He car
ried an immense flag fastened to a hick-
DRY pole. He forced his way to the
platform and during the whole time
afterward stood up and held the flag
aloft. He was greeted by loud cheers,
as was N. j.. Nienstedt when he carried
Il large portrait of the candidate to the
front of the platform. j. G. Biller Of
Cherokee also held a large flag.
On the platform were about 100 in
vited men, including h local commit
tees and the South Dakota committee,
which took charge of Mr.. Bryan here
and will accompany him through his
trip in that state. The latter were: L.
M. Estabrook of Sioux Falls, chairman
of the state populist cimmittee; j. A.
Bowlar of Sioux Falls, chairman OF the
state democratic committee; U. S. G.
Cherry Of Sioux Falls. chairman OF the
state free silver republican committee;
Judge c. S. Palmer and William Van
Fps. At the close of the address the
party hurried at once to the special
train on the Milwaukee in waiting and
at once left for Sioux Falls, where an
address will be made this afternoon.
Short stops will be made at Elk Point
and Cantor before Sioux Falls Is
reached.