The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22
BRYAN CLOSES IN OHIO.
HAS MADE ABOUT FIFTY SPEECHES
WITHIN A WEEK.
OF These Thfrty-six Were Scheduled
and the Others Were Brief Talks
From the Cars-Starts Home to
Do Some Talking in Nebraska.

SANDCSkY. O.. Oct. T.--Col. VIM Jer-
nings Bryan tonight CLOSED the mosA re-
marka bic week In his eventual career CT
campaigning: He was scheduled for SIX
speeches daily. the first three days OF the
week in Kentucky and the last three days
In Ohio. He has bsen continuously on
special train since last Monday morning.
and has made many more than the thirty
six speeches on the schedule. In travelling
thousands Of miles during the week, most
OF the time at unusually high speed. stops
were made at points not the schedule
ana speeches were made from the rear OF
the train, as well as from platforms He
has made over fifty speeches during the
week and many more short talks at sta
items along the way. His closing day of
the Kentucky and Ohio week was the
most active and remarkable OK all. espe-
ciaily In the meetings Of Fostoria, Belle
vue, Clyde and other points not on the
programme, He started earlier than other
days and continued later tonight, appar-
entity as vigorous after the last meeting
He left late touigh, for Chicago. en- route
TO Nebraska. AMI will spend the last two
weeks Of the campaign In his own state
In sirila manner TO his great canvass
In Kentucky and Ohio this week.
speech In Fremont.
FREMONT. Ohio. Oct. 21.-At the home
O. ex-Presient Hayes a reception commit
tee and good crowd met the Bryan train
and escorted the visitors 10 the courthouse
SQUARE b r. Budrow introduced Mr.; Nc,
who thanked the audience for their fealty
10 the Chicago platform in 1885 and hoped
they would give Mr.. Mclean a greater
ma ority this fall He said:
II believe this town was named after
John c. Fremont, who ran for president On
platform which declares that the dec
worthy of"any nation. Now compare that
platform With the present doctrine OF the
Republican party, who propose 70 sell the
Filipinos at 81 head and XIII them be-
fyh
OF purchase from decayed monarchy.
Now, the Republicans have become so bad
that no one cares to oppose what Mark
Hanna calls good thing. He believes
there are good trusts and bad trusts. The
good ones are those which literally con-
tribute 20 a campaign fund and those that
Talks In THIN.
TIFFIN. O.. oct. 2l.-In front Of the
courthouse an audience estimated at 1000
crested Mr.. Bryan cordially.
Mr.. Bryan said: This county gave us
i,4eo majority in 1890 Now. want, you
there are some Republicans here. and I
believe the time is come when there will
not be enough Republicans anywhre
Government IS a matter. Of business. Ev-
cry citizen Is stockholders. In 1896
they denounced me for dragging the
great Office Of president down 10 the level
the idea that the president is not hired
man they are mistaken. He is paid
soc.pp to occupy the White House In the
spirit OF the Declaration OF Independence
ard not TO establish an empire on Ameri-
can soil"
Talks From the Care.
CLYDE. O, Oct. 21.--Mr. Bryan spoke
briefly from the car platform to large
crowd here. Thomas Ziliey, so years old
presented Mr.. Bryan with silver dollar
bearing the date of 1900 Another GENTLE
man returned 10 Mr.. Bryan a penknife.
which. he claimed, the presidential can
didate lost when passing through on his
tour In 1896.
Mr. Bryan said he believed in rec,-
! proc'ty and gave Mr.. Ziley another silver