The record-union., 1896-10-31
Though the Weather Was Chilly He Ad-
dresses Many Large Crowds.
One Of His Largest Audiences at the
Home of Gen. Bragg.
A Rough and Tumble Scrimmage
Occurs at JaneSviIle, Caused by
Republican Club Marching
Through the Audience He Was
Addressing, With an Objection
able Banner.


Addressing, With an Objection
able Banner.
MADISON CWis.), Oct. 3O.-Mr. Bryan
began his Wisconsin campaign this
morning at Green Bay, where he ar
rived at $50 O'Clock, after spending
three hours in his special car on sid
ing near that place. No incidents oc-
Cured on the run from Chicago.
Between 5000 and s 5000 people braved
the raw morning air that came with
chilling force across the lake and stood
around the temporary platform in
Whitney Park to hear Mr.. Bryan. Gold
men were quite prominent on the streets
of the town, and cheers for Mckinley
were heard. At first the audience was
like the atmosphere, but it warmed up
as Mr. Bryan proceeded and became eX-
ceedingly enthusiastic. Green Bay was
the home of Oliver Howe and apropos
of his views on the income tax back in
the seventies, Mr.. Bryan talked about
that feature of the Chicago platform,
holding that only the people with large
incomes We're against it's enactment.
Ten minutes at Lapeer We're devoted
to telling a couple of Thousand people
something about the money question.
kaukaunana came next, and another
ten minute speech was made by the
candidate. His audience numbered
two or three thousand people.
About 5000 people composed the
gathering that greeted Mr.. Bryan at
Appleton. They showed considerable en-
thusiaSm.
The nefghboring towns of Neenah and
Menasha held joint demonstration in
honor of the candidate at the latter
place. Cold badges were again in evil
dence among the 1000 people whom Mr.
Bryan addressed.
A number of prominent Wisconsin
politicians Joined Mr.. Bryan at points
| along his route. Some of them were w.
G. SilverthOrne, l.. G. Lamore and ex-
Congressman Miller. Clinton Babbitt,
also an ex-Congressman, accompanied
the party from Chicago.
General Bragg, leader of the gold
Democrats in Wisconsin, resides at Fon
fu Lac, and apropos of that fact, Mr..
Bryan had something to say of the gold
movement to 10000 of Bragg's fellow
| townsmen. Considerable enthusiasm
was manifested, and Mr. Bryan warmed
up in his talk. He referred to the fight
for delegates to the Chicago Conven-
ton, and said that just before the con-
vention met a distinguished gold Demo-
crat of New York announced that he
was going to Chicago to carry the con-
vention for gold. GA voice, WAS that
Dave Hill?'O No, that was w. c. Whit
ney, answered Mr.. Bryan. He said that
Notwithstanding the fact that a major
ity of the delegates We're already in
structed, he had no doubt that when the
Democrats from the West and South
| met the Democrats of the East he felt
| that there would be no trouble about
carrying the convention against silver,
which was simply saying that the men
who went there instructed would be-
tray their constituents and vote against
what their constituents demanded
But, my friends, when the conven-
ton met we had scene that will be men,
orable in the history of this country.
(Cheers) These delegates who came
instructed could neither be driven from
their instructions by threats nor drawn
by persuasion, but they carried out the
VIII OF the people who sent them there,
and that Democratic Convention was
this Nation has seen for twenty years .
(Cheers)
short stop at Oakfield was utilized
by Mr.. Bryan in shaking hands with the
crowd there. Gold ribbons in plenty
We're seen among the couple Of thousand
in the throng at Chester but cheers for
Bryan were given heartily.
Fifteen minutes at Juneau were spent
in making a speech to 5000 people.
An address, purely argumentative, in
which Mr.. Bryan showed much vigor
and earnestness, was made to an audi
ence of about $500 at Watertown.
There was nothing new in the speech.
good sized crowd heard Mr. Bryan
at Jefferson. Then came Fort 'Atkin-
son, where 'the yellow fever" as the
Democratic nominee calls the display
of the Republican color, was signifi-
cantly present.
A regular rough-and- tumble scrim-
mage. like an old time election row, oc-
CURED at GAINESVILLE just before dark
The crowd there was large, 5000 strong.
Just after the candidate had begun to
speak a Mckinley flambeau club in uni
form, headed by a band, attempted to
march through the thickily packed
gathering about the rear platform of
the Idler. Naturally much confusion
was caused in the throng, but above it
all Mr.. Bryan could be heard Some
of those who tried to hear the candi-
date became excited at the continued
confusion caused by the Mckinley Club
and made objections to the Interrupt
ten. Indignant remarks came from
those standing by Mr.. Bryan's side, and
John Winans, Chairman of the County
Committee, shouted out something
about giving them 'as good as they
sent"
Somebody grabbed a banner borne by
the Republicans labeled Sweet 16 to 1
nit" and the trouble began. En-
ergetic Democrats made a rush at their
political opponents. Fisticuffs became
general, pictures of Mckinley were
torn down, and the offending banner
also went to earth. The battle was over
in a moment, and as things uuieted
down Mr.. Bryan made some comments
on the interruption. The Mckinley Club
had marched to the station to take a
train for Rockford, where they were
to attend a Republican demonstration,
and it is claimed it could reach it's
&C aches only by going through the as
sembly listening to Mr. Bryan
Evansville turned out a large crowd