The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-21
SPEAKING AT MIDNIGHT.
BRYhy ACCOMMODATES HIS En-
TaUSIASTIC FOLLOWEhS
Who Spent Many Hours In the h"'"
Awaiting His acknowledgements
Arouse His Ire.

MARTINS FERRY, oct. 2o.-The last
day of Wliiiam j. Bryan's ONO campaign
was begun by the candidate with very
| little physical preparation for speech
making orueal. lie ana not get 10 beo
on board the "Idler." his special car, un-
III after j 0 clock this morning. Ihai
WAS al GAINESVILLE where the people walt
cd more than three hours beyond INC
time set for Mr.. Bryans appearance ana
heard three speeches by him AFTER ihiu-
night.
With one exception, the ZanosVille
demonstration was most remarkable ID
some particulars of any which Mr.. Bryan
has been the central figure. The excep-
ton was at Aberdeen. 5. D., where the
candidate arrived at nearly o'clock In
the morning to find that three large gath
erings tnat had been expecting nm dur
ing the many hours his delayed train
was endcavoring to make up lost time
over the Dakota prairies had stuck sleep
iIv hut pcrsistently TO their places and
woke up full of enthusiasm and good hu-
NOR.
Last night the conditions differed in
that Mr.. Brayn reached GAINESVILLE an
hour sooner than he arrived at Aber-
deem, but when 1t Is considered that one
Of his audiences in the Ohio town stood
in q pouring rain TO hear him speak ana
and DID not permit the wetting II re-
ceived 20 dampen It's partisan ardor. the
GAINESVILLE affair may be considered the
more remarkable after all.
Many OF the excursionists who went
10 GAINESVILLE yesterday 10 hear the can
didate had decided to leave by late trains
and were Obliged TO return TO their homes
| before Mr.. organs much belated spe-
cial came 10 a standstill at GAINESVILLE
station. Many others waiting for their
trains to go surround the candidates
car when II arrived and fearful Of being
left I'm GAINESVILLE over night. got rid OF
their bottled up enthusiasm in the neigh
borhood Of the station. Mrs. Bryan al
though very much fatieued went with
her husband 10 all three meetings. The
rain was coming down hard as they
were conveyed I'm a closed carriage past
cheering crowds in the streets to
hotel from the balcony Of which he
spoke for fifteen minutes 10 2 900 people
who were seemingly unmindful Of the
down-pour.
Then he was taken 10 place with the
suggestive name OF Gold Hall said 10
hold $500 people. II was crowded TO the
doors and the audience made up for its
long wait in ringing cheers
The third and last address was dalvr.-
ed TO n crowd OF 400 I'm Memorial Hall
equally demonstratiye.
Then Mr. and Mrs. Bryan went back
to the "Idler." TO the accompaniment Ct
more cheers at the station.
The "Idler" was attached to a regular
baltimore and Ohio train that had hecn
held two hours for Mr.. Bryan's accom-
mediation and switched of at the sitting
mentioned
At Rridgenort. The second stop Of the
morning was made. Fifteen hundred
people some Of whom had been waltz
since davhreak. 10 hear him.
yellow Mckinley badges were the most
conspicuous objects I'm the crowds at
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry. AT the
latter place a terrace beside the track
was covered with them Some people
had half a dozen of the insignias pinned
on their coats. other had theirs decorate
with the symbols Of the gold standard
SANDUSKY, OHIO. oct. D.-Gold
badges were noticeable in the throng
OF G 900 at Steubenville. but not nearly so
numerous as at Bridgeport and Martins
Ferry. Some young men who wore the
yellow interrupted the speech several
times, and Mr.. Bryan answered ther
comments with some display OF feeling.
Mr.. Bryan arrived at Youngstown at
100 O'Clock this afternoon, nearly three
hours late. He delivered q number
Of speeches at towns along the ONO
River. and was made TO realize at some
of them that he was really in the
enemys country. 1t was at Wellesville.
where $500 people were waiting for him.
that his train made its first stop. III
Major McKinlcy's old congressional dis
trict. and the most pronounced counter
demonstration of the Democratic candl-
dates campaign was witnessed there.
A large number OF tie spectators wore
the conspicuous yellow badges encoun-
,ered earlier in the day at Bellaire and
Martins Ferry, and some of the Republi-
cai in the crowd bore American flags
anc brooms. adorned with golden stream
crs.
The assemhlage AT East Liverpool was
double that at Wcllesville Anotner Nc
kinney demonstration was attempted
there The yellow was everywhere W0-
mom wore IL in BOWS on their hats ana
their Threats. while men and boys had
golden collars and neckti.s JUDGED by
the cheering. however. tne Prvanites an
peared 20 be in the majority. bat tho
advocates OF the gold standard shouted
long enOuPh ard froouontlv enough to
rall from Mr. BRYAN similar rewarks 70
those he had made at the Weilsvilllo
meeting.