Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-20
POLITICAL ERUDIT|ON
Air Full of'It Where the SpeIIbind-
er-s Train Has Been On
Visit.
BRYAN IN NEW YORK STATE
Roosevelt Reaches Washington,
Sees the President and Goes
to Baltimore.

Elmira, n. Y, Oct. 2O.-Bryan be:
gan his speechmaking of the third day
in his New York tour at 8. He spoke
from stand erected in Wisner park,
and notwithstanding the early hour,
had an audience not only large, but
enthusiastic After speaking at Corn
ing, Bath, Cohocton and Wayland
Bryan again returned to Rochester
this afternoon.
Syracuse. y. Y, Oct 2O.-HOn. Will
lam ]. Bryan yesterday experienced his
second encounter of the campaign with
collge students. 1t occurred at Ithaca
and the students were from the Cornell
university. The incident was not so
exciting as that at Ann Arbor, Mich,
for the reason that the young men
were not so persistent and did not work
in such unison, but there was one feat
ure of interest which was not notice
able at Ann Arbor. This was the par
ticipation of young women in the af
fair. \ hundred or more members of
the opposite sex were stationed ut win
dowS in the high school. just back and
over the stage from which Bryan spoke,
and they disturbed the proceedings to
as great an extent as they could by
Il
President Mckinley so as to attract the
attention of the crowd.
The young men who were below re-
sponded to these signals with cries and
yells. and they also asked numerous
questions while the speech was in prog
reSS. Evidently. too, quite a large per-
centage of the students were in SYM
pathy with Bryan and some of them
shouted Justify for him when his re-
plies to the questions of their fellows
were especially TO their liking. Bryan
was generally voted 10 have met the oc-
casion successfully and that he did so
was evidenced by the fact that the in
terruptions grew fewer and farther
apart as the speech proceeded, and at
last ceased altogether.
The day was rendered interesting by.
n spirited meeting at Auburn, the home
during his life of Secretary Seward.
and by Bryan's pointed reference in his
speech there to the manager of an inn
portant manufacturing enterprise To-
Gated at that point, which he intended
should have greater than local applica-
ton. Speeches were also made dur
ing the day at Cortland and Bingham.
ton. and at several other smaller points.
The days work closed with meeting
at Rochester last night
Rochester. y. Y, Oct 20.-Yesterday
Colonel William !. Bryan mailed his
letter of acceptance of the silver Lin
coin Republican" party's nomination
of him for the presidency. 1t is brief,
but he makes part of 1t the following
documents: MY speech at IndianapO-
lis in reply to the Democratic notifica-
ton committee; my letter formally &C.
cepting the Democratic nomination;
speech accepting the Populist nomina-
ton: nv speech delivered ut St Louis
the 10Th of SeDtember."
X. oseveIt In Washington.
Washing on, Oct. 20. Roosevelt
arrived at this morning.
: Roosevelt called at the White House
and remained with the president fol
an hour discussing the political stu
s'ion. The governor wi leave thi'
for Baltimore where b,
speaks tonight.
Hanna at Bryan's Home Town.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct 20.-In the speech
delivered here by Senator Hanna he
bitterly denounced Bryan for what he
termed This attempts to SANDER me in
my own state" This is Bryan's home
town. and the speech was received
with mingled cheers and Kisses. The
first of the two days speechmaking
in Nebraska by Senators Hanna and
Frye eliminated last night in three big
meetings here, including an open door
meeting in front of THE Lincoln hotel.
With prosperity as his principal topic
of discussion. Senator Hanna Travelled
through the eastern tier of counties of
Nebraska Yesterday, making speeches
in over 4 dozen cities and towns and
winding up at Lincoln The first
speech in the morning at Sioux City,
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