Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-05
Closes His Campaign at Chi
cago With Review of
Big Parade.
THEN RUSHEs FOR A TRAIN
Story of the Final Days
Work-Gotham Repuli-
cans in Line.
OTHER RED FIRE WIND-UPS

Hastings, Neb., NOV. 0.-BTyan De-
gan the last day of the campaign at
this morning, at which hour he left
Lincoln on a special train. He made
his first speech at Exeter at Z to a
large crowd. He made 15-minute
stops at FAirmOunt and Harvard.
His speeches differed but little from
those he made to the agricultu-
raj communities in other parts
of the country. His itinerary
today will embrace Minden, Hold
redge, Wilcox. Blue Hill, Hastings
Aurora, York and Seward. He will
return to Lincoln and speak there at
6. and then go to Omaha. where he
makes seven or eight speeches in that
city tonight.
Chicago, Nov. >. - With four ad-
dresses in Chicago and one at Harvey
William J. Bryan Saturday practically
closed his long campaigning in the
struggle for the presidency. Saturday
night from iu front of the Union
league club on jackson boulevard. he
reviewed, amid a din of cannon and
glare Of fireworks. a great parade of
Democrats. which marked the close of
the campaign in Chicago, and late
Saturday night he left over the Bur
lington road for his home in Lincoln,
where with his family he wiII-reesiTe
election returns tomorrow. Saturday,
the third of Bryan's speechmaking in
Chicago, was marked by very large
crowds at each of the five meetings
addressed by him. and the parade at
piSht developed into one long ovation,
until he left the stand for the railway
station lDmpWlrl bound
Entertained by the Iroquois.
At noon Saturday the IrOquois club
gave a banquet in honor of Bryan. At
10 a. IN. Bryan began his days speech
making at big open door meeting in
front of the Transit House, in the
center of the stock yards district. At
2:3O p III. he spoke at an open air
meeting ut Maxwell and Union streets.
AT p. III. at an open air meeting on
the lake front Washington street and
Michigan avenue. From there he took
a suburban train to Harvey. where he
addressed big meeting Of foundry
men and mill hands. The final meet
ing of the day and the last of his re-
markable campaign outside OF his own
state, was at the Calumet theatre in
South Chicago.
Was "A Great Parade.
1t was n great parIde-uhe greatest
ever managed 10y the local Democracy.
The streets were filled with cheering
multitudeS that packed the sidewalks,
the windows. and found points of van
tage upon tops of street cars and the
roofs of buildings. The cheering from
the marcherS and on-lookprS was con-
tinuOus. All along the line of march
men had been stationed with unlim-
tied supplies of red fire and positive
FgnN
orders Were obeyod to the letter. The
parade was three hours passing given
point and figures on the number vary.
one Republican paper says there were
10000. two other Republican papers
give about 10000 out Of these being
by actual count" The Chronicle esti-
mates 10000 and The American says
over $4,000 by actual count
Bryan Reaches His Home.
a telegram from Lincoln. Neb.. saws
that Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan reached home
there ut Is p. m. yesterday and were
received with cheers by quite large
crowd at the station. He kept his
route home secret until the last min
ute of his stay nj Chicago to avoid
crowds. hut the route got out and
there were 4 number of crowds at sta
tion. though which his train passed.
He went out and shook hands. but re-
fused to speak.
Summary of His Campaign Record.
When Bryan reached Lincoln last
night he had been absent from his
home for about five and half weeks.
having left this city. on the 9th OF
last September. During that time he
Travelled about 5000 miles. and made
about 500 speeches. Previous TO enter
ing unon this tour. and since the cam
paign began he had made at least 100
speeches and travelled about 1000
miles: making about 10000 miles trav-
cled and GOO speeches delivered by the
national candidate during his cam
paign.