Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-10-17
BRYAN AND GOEBEL
Arrived at 4.2O and Spoke 40
Minutes.
Crowd Estimated at 10000 Went
Wild With Enthusiasm
A Great Day.

Senator Goebel went to Cairo
Sunday night to meet the Bryan
special. He was accompanied by
Capt. Jas. Blackburn and dozen
newspaper correspondents, among
them being Mr.. Joseph Altsheler,
of the New York World, and Mr..
James Creelman, of the Journal.
Senator Blackburn s daughter is
seriously ill, and he did not go to
Cairo, but he will join the Bryan
party at Frankfort this morning
and make the rest of the trip.
National Committeeman Urey
Woodson and John w. Vreeland,
State Central Committeeman for the
Louisville district, arrived in
Chicago Sunday morning in the
private car which Mr.. Bryan will
use. ..
Mr.. Woodson made the following
announcement in Sundays papers,:
members of the press and 9TH
ers entitled to go on Bryan special
train should rendezvous at Cairo,
ILL.,, Sunday night. The special
will leave Cairo 7 a. M, Monday.
Will have accommodations for only
fifteen persons, and positively can
not take others than those who
have been notified. On account of
a very fast run that will be neces-
sary to make schedule, it will be
impossible to grant requests of
many towns for FIVE and ten-minute
stops. People at other stations
than those that have been notified
of speeches by Mr.. Bryan must not
expect stops by the train.
BY IL o'clock yesterday the crowd
began to gather about the stand
and after the first /. c. train came
in Congressman H. d. Allen, who
came on that train, was called
upon and made stirring speech of
an hour. Hon. ]. D. Clardy also
entertained the crowd for a while.
Atone O'Clock the speaking was
resumed and MIR. Geo. #. Campbell
first occupied the stand for half an
hour, introducing at the conclusion
of his remarks Hon. c. c. Gresham,
who made the principal speech of
the day before the arrival of the
special train. His address of an
hour was fine speech and was
loudly cheered by the thousands of
Democrats. The |. c.
special came in anead of the
with 200 people from
and the ? o'clock |
swelled the crowd.
The L. & N. train also brought |
a big crowd from the South. AS
the hour of 2:30 drew nearer the
crowd continued to swell until the
streets we're densely packed. Then
came the report that the special
was nearly two hours late, but the
crowd remained in place, standing
n the sun, and waited as patiently
as possible until the time rolled by.
The train arrived at 4:20 and Mr..
Bryan, Senator Goebel and those
With them were escorted at once to
he stand in carriages.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced by
senator Goebel and spoke for 20
minutes. His speech was strong
lea for Goebel and no doubt what
yer was left as to his position.
lie declared that the outside world
new nothing and cared nothing for
,ersonal differences, that the defeat
f Goebel would be defeat for the
,hicago platform upon which he
vas nominated, A victory for
Ioebel would sound the first gun
Or 1900.
The crowd about the stand was
OF less than 5000 or 10000 and the ,
enthusiasm was unbounded.
When Mr.. Bryan concluded SEN |
tor Goebel spoke for Is minutes
nd was received with equally as {
luch enthusiasm.
ALI the way to the l.. & N. depot I
rowds followed the carriages and (
he distinguished visitors were 4
,rced to hold an informal recep- (
on while. waiting few minutes {
n the correspondents to arrive.
The train pulled out at S p. m. I