The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-12
TALKS TO WOMEN.
Col. Bryan Closes Michigan Tour
at Saginaw.

Saginaw, Mich. Oct. 12.-IncIuding
two meetings at Saginaw last night,
William J. Bryan made eighteen
speeches during the day, as follows:
Hastings, Nashville, Charlotte. Bellevue.
Battle Greek, Marshall, Albion, Jackson.
Ann Arbor. Howell, Lansing, Laings-
burg. Owosso. Chesaning, st. Charles.
Bay City and Saginaw.
The days meetings were generally we'll
attended. and some of them were very
large.
Today Mr.. Bryan will begin his tour
Of Ohio. He viii make his first speech
Of the day at Bowling Green, and the
tour will be concluded at Cleveland next
Monday evening.
At Lansing Mr.. Bryan spoke from a
stand IN front Of the state capitol and
had an immense audience which ex-
tended beyond the limits of his voice
MIR. Bryan III opening his speech thanked
The Michigan legislature, which is now
IN special session, for the invitation ex-
tended him to address them, but was
compelled to decline because Of other
engagements. During the afternoon
Mr.. Bryan received through a messenger
a notification in writing OF his nominal
ton to the presidency of the Silver Re
publican party at Kansas City last
July The letter was in print, and
formed part of a handsomely bound
little volume containing some of the
proceedings of the national Silver Re
publican convention The letter was
not made public and will not be until
Mr.. Bryan's reply is prepared.
Mr.. Bryan's speech in Bay City was
made in the armOry, the largest hall in
the city, and it was packed to suffoca-
ton. His speech was along the same
general lines he had been speaking on
during the day, and did not present
many new suggestions. The first of Mr.
J5ryan's addresses at Saginaw was made
in the opera house, exclusively to la
dies, SO that they would not be sub
jected to the crOWding and crushing in
cident to a popular meeting. Mr.. Bryan
spoke to them for about twenty min
utes, and was then driven hurriedly to
an immense circus tent, where he spoke
to many thousands of people of both
sexes The tent meeting was the last
of the day, and it was almost IL o'clock
when it closed.
Much disorder characterized ". J.
Bryan's visit to Ann Arbor. The stu
dents Of the state university, which is
located here. were at the meeting in
large numbers, and each one made his
presence felt. platform had been
erected beside the court house, and the
Whole side of the square and street was
packed with humanity, a majority Of
those nearest the stand being students.
Mr.. Bryan had no sooner shown his
face than the boys began q clamor which
did not cease for ten or fifteen minutes.
Even after Mr. Bryan advanced to the
front of the stage the din continued,
hut 1t ultimately subsidized sufficiently
to allow him to begin.
''I am glad to talk to you.'' he began,
''if you are willing to listen"
a few voices responded: I'VE are
wiling"
IF were an imperialist.'' Mr.. Bryan
went on, I would call out an army to
suppress you. but am not" This sally
seemed to please the young men, and
most of them laughed and cheered.
Some Of them jeered to such an extent,
however, that a policeman was COM
eraI of the noisiest. After this, though
the Interruptions were frequent they
generally took the shape of questions.