Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-16
BUSY
Bryan and Roosevelt Speed East.
ward. Discussing the Is
sues "Cn the Fly"
BOTH OF THEM WARMLY WELCOMED
One Closes at CIevela nd, the Other at
Covington-Hanna and Hill
On the Stump.


| reached Utica at 9 o'clock this morn
ing enroute from Cleveland to New
York City, where he makes his first
speech in that state tonight Bryan
was accompanied by Mayor Jones, of
Toledo. and Norman F. Mack. demo-
cratic national committeeman of New
York.
Cleveland. Oct. 1G.-Hon. W. J. Bry-
an, the Democratic presidential candi-
date, arrived here at $40 p. IL. yester-
day, and later addressed two large au-
diences i'll this city. one AZ the Cen
tral armory and the other from the
balcony of the Hollenden hotel Bryan
yesterday invaded the heart of PreSi-
dent Mckinley's and Senator Hanna'S
country. Leaving Akron early in the
morning his first stop was at Canton,
the presidents place of residence, and
later in the day he made IA brief speech
AT Niles, the presidents native city.
At night he spoke here. Hanna's home.
Crowds We're small at both places. The
important day meetings were those ut
New Philadelphia and Youngstown.
At Youngstown, in the one important
respect of attracting many people TO
see the national candidate, the meeting
was an unsurpassed triumph; in the
other respect of giving people an op-
pOrtunity to hear him it was Il failure,
and the success in the one way was
naturally the cause of the failure i'll
the other. The crowd was simply
multitude.
Warm deception at Cleveland.
The reception rendered TO Bryan in
this city was one of the most brilliant
II; tn-
Central armory, holding many thou
sands of people. where he made the
first speech of the evening, was filled
to the point of SuffOcation, and Bond
street a broad thOroughfare leading
from the Hollenden hotel and along
which Bryan was to pass to reach the
armory. was so denSely crowded with
people that it was difficult to get
through the mass. And there was no
lack Of enthusiasm everywhere. At
$50 p. m. Bryan. having concluded his
speech ut the Central armory. appeared
GA the Hollenden hotel balcony, where
he was greeted here by tremendous
cheering. which continued for several
moments He spoke briefly. discuss
ing ''imperialiSp" and the trusts. -Bry-
an left last night at 1890 for Eew
York
Roosevelt Closes In Ohio.
Ham lton, Oct. 16-Gov. Roosevelt
made his first speech in his tour of
Ohio here this morning. speaking to
q fine crowd. A parade headed by
rough riders was one of the featur es. |
Covington. Ky. Oct. rV.-.loure>Sln= |
one OF the largest crowds that has ever
assembled in this city to listen TO |
candidate for public Office Governor |
Roosevelt last night closed hs campaign
in Kentucky and today proceeded on |
his tour of Ohio. Long before the GOV
ernor'S arrival here court house square, !
in which the speakers stand had been
erected and decorated. was conge>ted |
with men and women anxious to hear
him. The vice presidential train
reached COViugton at G:fU p. m. and |
until 8 o'clock the governor was the
guest n dinner of Richard L. Ernst at |
the latter'S residence. NJ the speak
ing began. It was the tenth speech |
Governor Roosevelt had made since |
morning. the first being at Lexington.
where Colonel W. G. +. Brecknridge
and Judge Durham, both eX-COnfeder-
ate officers, put the crowd in the best
Of humor in Jointly Introducing the |
governor.
Crosses the River TO Cincinnati.
Then at Winchester and next at
Mount Sterling other large crowds
greeted the arrival of the train. provid-
ing paradeS. Morehead. Ashland,
Greenup. South Portsmouth. Vanceburg
and Maysville in successive order
heard the governor. The governors
speech was brief and at its conclusion
the audience was addressed by Colonel
Curtis Guild. Jr.. of Boston. After the
speaking Governor Roosevelt was eS-
cOrted by the First Voters club of Gin
rinnati to the Grand hotel in that city.
where an informal reception was held.
and where be remained until this morn
ing. when he entered upon his itinerary
in Ohio.