Rock Island Argus., 1900-10-26
ON FIGHTING GROUND
Bryan and Roosevelt Are Stirring
Up the SoVereigns With
Great Success.
NEW JERSEY HEARS THE DEMOCRAT
With Great Enthusiasm and In
Throngs New Workers Turn
Out for the Republican.

Morristown, Oct. 90 Bryan opened
his days speechmaking at Hoboken,
where he addressed large audience
at Lyric theatre. He also made a
short speech at the railroad station.
He made short speeches at Harrison,
Summit and Morristown.
Jersey City, y. J., Oct. 26.-The first
day of Bryan'S tour of New Jersey,
which closed here with six meetings
last night, may be described as a mad
rush. From the time he entered Wash
ington park, opposite Philadelphia, I'M
til he closed his last meeting here.
he had made fifteen speeches. The
average of their duration was greater
than usual. lie spoke in succession
at Washington park, Riverside, Bur
llngton, Trenton twice, Princeton
junction, New Brunswick, Elizabeth,
Marion and Jersey City (siX tines.
His journey through the state was a
surprise to those accompanying him.
if not to him; for in few states, If
any, has he had larger or more dem
onStrative audiences. His meeting at
Washington park was almost q record
breaker in both of these. respects, and
his meetings in Trenton and his recep-
ton in this city We're only second to
the Washington park meeting in num-
bers and in feeling displayed.
Good Deal of Pushing and Jostling.
Probably no candidate for the preSi-
dency was ever so much jOStled about
and pushed around in one days time
as Bryan was yesterday. At most
stopping places the police found it i'm
possible 10 protect him from the hun
dredS-nOt to say thouSandS-of per
sons who thrOnged his pathway and
followed him wherever he went The
Princeton college men went to Prince
ton junction to meet him. He arrived
at the junction at 5:3O. and spoke from
slightly raised stand, on the green
in the rear of the railroad station. In
cluded in the audience were from ]. 900
to LOO of the students of Princeton
college, which institution is located
three miles distant from the junction.
The meeting was one of the most or
derly that Bryan has had i'll his whole
campaign tour. There was not an in
terruption~ from beginning to end.
When Bryan arrived he was greeted
with the college yell, and there was
similar demonstration made upon his
departure. His address there was en-
tirely tn the students.
The Tour of Jersey City,
III il lAlslNIt Ills lOllI VI tIe Jersey
metropolis In Il barouche drawn by
four spirited black horses, and he was
escorted by Il marching club of several
hundred young men. The tour covered
n wide range of territory and did
not come to an end until near mid
night. He made four indoor speeches,
the first at st. JOSeph'S hall. second at
the tabernacle, third at st. Peters
hall and fourth at ST. MichaelS' hall,
In the district known as THE horse
shoe The line of the national candi-
dates progress WIS marked every
where 10y loud acclaim on the part OF
the people. and the liberal discharge of
fireworks. The streets e-prywhpre
were crowded and many houses were
brilliantly lighted until late at night
in honor Of the occasion. The halls
at which speeches We're made Were
crowded TO their utmost capacity.
SYRACUSE \ BLAZE OF LIGHT
When Roosevelt Gets There After Anoth-
er Busy Day I'm New York.
Schenectady. Oct. 26.-RooseveltI
left Syracuse at $50 this morning on