The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-02
BOTH FOR SILVER
MR. BRYAN MAKES TWO SPEECHES
FOB BIMErALLISM.

FOB BIMErALLISM.
ment to Many OF His Admirers-Both
Speeches Were Practically the Same
and Neither Was Any More Than Re-
hash OF His Old Campaign Oratory-
Auditorium was Only Well Filled
Jerry Simpson Introduces Him "a tho
Next President of the United States.
W. ]. Bryan arrived in the city yes
terday morning al 7:25 and was taken
20 the Carey hotel for breakfast Hun
dreds OF free silver leaders from all over
southwest Kansas and Oklahoma had
come here to see him and shake hands
and talk. But Bryan wasn't allowed
to mingle with the crowd. Jocelyn,
Tom Fitch and George Spencer took him
off and kept him and not a one Of the
sturdy free silver leaders from out of
town got to see the man whose doctrine
they followed and whose campaign they
went hoarse over. To say they went
away hot would be mild. They were
furious and went away with knives ga
lore. The great champion Of the people
kept in close banquet by half a dozen
men 10 the exclusion Of the very peo-
pie who bore the dust and banners and
expense OF the fight last fall. He was
taken to the fair ground Immediately
1Prar toa ny, lunch
NO FLAGS IN SIGHT
There was a big crowd. BY noon the
grand stand was pretty well filed
though the speaking was announced to
begin at 80. At that time there were
acres of people about the speaker
stand. They We're packed in as thick
and tight as human endurance could
bear. There were probably 10000 peo-
pie gathered when Mr.. Bryan Began
his talk, but there were no flags. Fiji
teen minutes after the speaking began
a man could stand on the outside Of the
crowd ana hear the speech. Not more
than half of them remained. There were
no flags, signal lack Of enthusiasm,
and such a disinterested listlessness that
Mr.. Bryan noticed it and admitted be-
fore he left the city that ne failed to
catch the crowd. There were from
q, 600 TO 10000 people on the ground
probably one-fourth the number stayed
10 listen The afternoon speech was
an old one and failure as far as the
crowd was concerned at the fair ground.
Mr. Bryan Jared better at night but
the Auditorium was only comfortably
filled There were people az the door as
early as $50 o'clock. By there were
a thousand in line. the doors were
opened and at the seats were taken but
the crowd came slowly. There was
big Jam all around the Carey to see Mr..
Bryan as ne went over to the hall. The
crowd extended across Douglas avenue
clear up Fourth to the corner north OF
the Auditorium. They wanted to see
they didn't go to hear.
At sos Mr.. Bryan, accompanied by s.
3. Amidon, Col. Jocelyn, Jerry Simpson
and wife, appeared. The crowd chered.
at wasn't half what expected" said
Farmer DooIietle.
BhMETALLISM CONTINUED.
Jerry Simpson introduced Mr.. Bryan
as the next president OF the United
STATES. " men MI tOEy al diOS- W spc'1h
IL was the only demonstration Of the
day and lasted just one quarter Of
minute.
The speech was Mr.. Bryan's old, old
Campaign effort. a simple extension OF
his afternoon effort. He said:
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentle
men: Last fall 1 got used to being in
troduced as the next president Of the
United States and il takes people some
time to get over it. 1t doesn't matter
much 10 you and me VINO is president,
SO his principle is right and his sym
patty with the common people. You
CAM say when you saw me that You
saw the president, but a man who
thought once for a while that he was
going TO be.
81 want to talk 70 you for while to-
night about the same subject that l
spoke of this afternoon at the fair