Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-02
BRYAN SPEAKS AT COLUMBUS.
The Democratic Nominee at Ohfo's
CIp1tuI,


There was another de monstration pa id
the Bryan party when they left Cleveland,
Ohio, yesterday for Columbus. About the
hotel and depot large crowds had gathered
IN order to catch parting glance of the
nominee. The Columbus reception com
mittee took charge Of the party. A special
car had been provided. and it was deco
rated inside and out with bunting while on
each side of the car was a great banner
bearing the inscription, wv. J. Bryan, Our
Next President"
About two hundred laborers employed
in the shops about the depot came over to
grasp the hand of the nominee and assure
him of their support. AS Mr.. Bryan stood
on the rear platform of the train the crowd
cheered him time and time again. One of
them called out, They can drive a horse to
water. but they can't make him drink
and the others cheered and indorsed the
statement.
Detective c. H. Kettles of Cleveland was
IN charge of the train and acted as Mr.
Bryan's body guard. At every village
through which the train passed hundreds
were gathered at the depot in order to
catch glance of the nominee as he passed
through. There were but three stops
made, and at these places Mr.. Bryan shook
he nds with those assembled He smoke
few words to the crowd at Grafton
Crestline. Shelby and Delaware and at
each of these places was cheered and ap-
plauded.
He arrived in Columbus nearly an hour
late. '''''i
The first stop after the train left Cleye-
lard was at the little town of Shelby Juno
ton Here 100 laboring men had gathered
to see the nominee and a hearty cheer
went up as the train pulled in Their,
were loud cries for a speech from Mr.
Bryan. but he excused himself on the nlea
mat ne was too hoarse and that he wanted
to save his voice for the Columbus meet
Ing. This would not satisfy the crowd
however, and they still demanded that
the candidate should talk. Mr.. Bryan re-
Piled that if he had time he would like to
give them a silver speech, but owing to
the fact that he was unable to do SO he
would furnish substitute.
Will appoint each one of you sub
s,tute , to make silvsr speech on election
might forget what I would say today, but
you will not forget what you will say
when you come to make your speech
Then the crowd howled, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan shook hands with those near
them. Four young men in the outskirts
of the gathering attempted to start a Nc
kirley yell, but the admirers Of the demo-
cratic nominee would rot have it and
drowned the efforts of the McKineyites
with hearty cheer for Bryan.
Spoke in the Capitol Grounds
Mr.. Bryan had the capitol grounds at
Columbus for his forum, and the memory
of local politicians contains no such DEM
onstrations. Inhabitants say that no other
attraction has ever drawn so strongly in
Columbus except a display of fireworks in
come elton with the state fair on the same
grounds two years ago, when 50 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 twenty feet above the plain of
faces. he saw the steps and terraces packed
IN solid rows. with the gloomy stone wall
for the background, while about the other
three sides of the stage across the lawn of
several acres to the street beyond stood
regiments, of which an accurate estimate
was an tmpossibility and which a careful
guess would place at 10000.
Looking down from the roof of the can
ltol building an hour before the candida te' S
arrival one saw the whole place about its
four sides swarming with men, women and
children, large part of the city's popuIa.
ton, reinforced by visitors to the state fair
They Jostled and pushed about the grounds
and poured through the corridors of the
building in kaleidoscope currents, CHEERING
the sky rockets which popped in the ali
and the brass bands stationed on the stems
for their entertainment.
On account of the size of his audience
Mr.. Bryan adopted a novel method al
speaking, talking to sections Of the crowd