The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-20

LINCOLN. Neb.. Oct. ia man who.
knowledge or otherwise. will circulate
ISLANDERS about another man is not At 20
be constable" said Senator Hanna in his
speech at the oliver house In Lincoln,
tonight, in referring to w. J. Bryan. In
the speech, which was one of the lengthi-
est delivered in his present tour. Senator
Hanna bitterly denounced Mr.. Bryan for
what he termed his attempts TO Islander
me In my own state" This is Mr..
Bryan's home town. and the speech OF
Senator Hanna was received with mingled
cheers and Kisses.
The first OF the two days speech-mak-
Ing in Nebraska by Senators Hanna and
Frye eliminated tonight in three big
meetings here. including an open-air meet
ing In front Of the Lincoln hotel. Only
two meetings had been planned for. but
SO tremendous were the crowds that at
tempted TO force their way into the opera
house that Senator Hanna was finally
asked to address an overflow meeting
from the balcony OF the hotel Excursion
trains were run into Lincoln from many
points In Eastern and Central Nebraska.
and the parade which took place tonight
included a dozen OF the town uniformed
clubs. among them several womens or
ganizations.
Escorted by the Lincoln travelling mems
clubs and several uniformed marching or
ganixatinns. Senators Hanna and Frye
were taken from their train to the Lin
coin hotel. Immediately after dinner.
Senator Hanna. standing on the bali
cony of the hotel shook hands for some
time with the crowds that filed by. So
great was their number that Senator
Hanna was finally compelled to beat
retreat.
Mr.. Bryan Arratgned.
shortly after 8 o'clock the parade form
ed. and amid a blaze af Aambeaux and
fireworks Senator Hanna and Victor Doll
liver were escorted 10 the Oliver house.
Senator Frye going to the auditorium.
When Senator Hanna was introduced.
he was received with a roar OF applause.
Senator Hanna spoke AT some length.
taking up the silver and anti-imperiaiism
issues. and finally referred to the charges
which Mr. Hanna said had recently been
made by Mr.. Bryan. that the Republican
campaign managers had entered upon ex-
tenslve bribery In order TO secure the
election OF the, Republican ticket
I'm regard TO that statement" Senator
Sanna said. before an audience In LIN
coin I want to hurl II back In his teeth.
and tell him II is false. When II comes
down to personalities, ! am willing TO
stand before the American people on my
record as business men. and let him
stand on his have been in business
I
pay the highest wages. treat them like
men. and they all respect me. and when
MIR. Bryan or any other man charges
me-aDd ! am willing to appropriate II all.
as l am chairman of the board Of man.
ayers of this Republican campaiEn--with
any such methods those. ] propose. as
I said, 10 hurl Il back and denouncc him
as demsgague-in his own town"
Not Fit 10 ne Constable.
Senator Hanna then referred 20 Mr..
nryan's alleged reference 20 him as
labor crushcr." made first during his
senatorial campaign in iso7. and con
tinurr.
II want to remind every man that a
man who vii drag an honorable name
into the mlre for the sake 81 making
votes Is not worthy TO be- considered for
the high office of president % the United
States And ] believe that there are
thousands of people in the state of Ne
brAskA who resent Il aE an Insult 20
their intelligence and their idea Of fair
play and justice. Any man who WITH use
ihnse tactics to further his ewn selfish
ambition IL not nt 70 be constable
From the Auditorium Senator Hanna
vBs driven TO the f1naeii hotel. where
re spoke for about Eve minutes. Here
again there was much confusion and
hlsses. and shouts Tor Bryan. mingled
with cheering
senator Hanna was them driven % the
Auditorium ffc spoke ffF about twenty
minutes. discussing Industrial conditions
for tho rnnss part Ffe received ~ esa-
fion when be concluded. and tbs crush
20 shake hamis with him was aKEta 70
great that the poiieu bad 90 clear tho
wsy u the carfiHxe.