The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-09-02
GREATER THAN EVER
Another Monster Ovation 10 Candi-
date Bryan at Columbus.
PROLONGED SHRlLL CHEERS
More Than 10000 People Hear
Him In Ohio's Capital Never
Before Such a Demon
stration in the City.

fe" " " oA
water mark In Cleveland last night,
but the outpouring of people to see
and hear the democratic presidential
candidate at the state capital tonight
was Greater in nronortion ~ the siza
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.ne .,S 'na" ena' vi 'ne no' .ne,n
metropohs' MI. bryah nad the suate
capitol grounds Tor his forum and the
memory OF the local politicians con-
tains no such demonstration as the one
In which he played the star part. In
habitants say that no other attraction
has ever drawn so strongly in Column
bus except a display of fireworks in
connection with the state fair on the
same grounds two years ago, when 40
per cent more people were gathered.
A rooted and fiag-draped platform
faced the eastern front of the capitol
building. and as Mr.. Bryan looked
down from its height, 20 feet above the
street. he saw the steps and terraces
packed in solid rows, with the gloomy
stone wall as the background, while
about the other three sides of the
stage. across a lawn of several acres
TO the street beyond. stood regiments
of which an accurate estimate was an
lHDOSSlDlllTY anu WHICH a c1feIul guess
would place at 10000. Looking down
from the roof of the capitol building
one hour before the candidate arrived
one saw the whole place. on all sides,
swarming with men. women and chill
dren. a large part of the cIty's popula-
tion. reinforced by visitors TO the state
fair. now in progress. They iostled
and pushed about the grounds and
poured through the corridors of the
building in kaleidoscopio currents.
cheering the sky rockets which popped
in the air and the brass bands sta
toned on the steps for their entertain
ment.
From the Chiffon hotel. half a mile
away, Mr. Bryan came to the capitol
in a barouche, drawn by four white
horses and under the escort of several
free silver clubs of Columbus and
neighboring towns. enlivened by bands
and unique campaign devices In which
silver dollars shared conspicuously. A
shrill cheer marked his progress along
the street and, multiplied In its inten-
sity, announced his arrival at the plat
form. On account OF the size of his
audience, Mr.. Bryan adopted a novel
method on speaking, talking to Sec
tions OF the crowd alternately from
eaon e ~, ."e Lou. slu.s VI ..e ta.iV.,ii, IN
even then not more than a tenth OF the
people could near MIN. he was intro
duced by Hon. Allen q. thurman, son
eah,In Co.. ,,.aa ni,,,n, ,u nI,a 90. -,
nrai veo 70 and atter the nardiaasa,.
snaaob tha dar,sor.t,o ror,inaa e.
speecn the oenlocratic nominee Ior
yonsfeSs III ene oo,slous . a,s'rict'
mainder of tbe crowd
In heyinning h,s sneecb Rrvan ,aid
this was the largest audience to which
he had ever tried IN sneak He had on
ether occas,ons talked Whore the .,,-
dience Allied the bou.e hu, nayer
where the audience filIsd al o,tdoors
Tn the course NJ his ren,arks ho said.
"I desire 20 ironress nm vour rn,nds
tho sact that tho enarnv ys a ro Nght-
inc 60 an enemy which has revsr gora
into ON onan hottIs The advoc,,ss os
the cold standard have naver dored -
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