The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-09
SPOKE SIX HOURS.
Bryan Puts in a Busy Day in
Southern Illinois.

st. Louis, Oct. e.-That particular por-
ton of Illinois known as Egypt was
pretty thoroughly canvassed by William
J. Bryan yesterday. The principal cities
of eleven of the southern counties of the
state and three of the congressional dis
tricts were visited, and large audiences
addressed at the various stopping
places. Fourteen addresses were made
from o'clock in the morning, when the
first speech at Salem was delivered, I'M
til the train bearing Mr. Bryan and his
party pulled out of Alton at nearly mid
night. The addresses however ranged
from ten minutes to an hour in length,
and six hours would be conservative
estimate of the amount of time consum-
ed by Mr.. Bryan IL actual talk.
Southern Illinois was intensely en-
thusiastic. At every meeting the candi-
date was greeted with hearty demon
STATIONS of affection, and his remarks
were applauded and cheered everywhere.
At one place there was a, disposition on
the part of a few boys to cheer his oppo-
nent, but there were no attempts to in
terfere with his remarks being heard.
At East St Louis Mr.. Bryan and Gov
ernOr Roosevelt crossed each other. AS
Governor Roosevelt had a meeting there
Mr.. Bryan passed through and went on
to Alton
East St. Louis afforded an unique
spectacle when the Bryan train arrived.
There was no general information in
Bryan was to reach there, but the an
nouncement had been made that Gov
ernor Roosevelt would speak there at 8
o'clock.
When Mr.. Bryan arrived at a quarter
past s the Roosevelt train had not
reached the city and as a consequence
many who came to hear him went to
greet Mr. Bryan. The people rushed af-
ter the Bryan car as it was being
switched about yelling madly for him
and demanding a speech. When the car
came to a standstiu there was a general
rush for the platform where Mr. BRYAN
speech. This demand Mr. Bryan de-
clined to respond to beyond explaining
why he could not speak. He said:
The Republican candidate for the
vice presidency is announced to speak
here tonight. 1t is his night, and 1 do
not wish to interfere in any way with
his meeting. No political party has any
chance before the people unless its
speakers can have an opportunity to
present the issues from their party
standpoint. I have had my chance here:
you have heard me. 1 want you now to
uSten TO the other side, and when yOu
have heard from that side as you have
from ours I want you to decide between
US as to what your duty is"
The crowd cheered the brief speech
Justify, and then demanded a hand
shake. Mr.. Bryan grasped as many out
stretched hands as he could reach ana
then told the crowd to hold up their
i1e'lluS anu lHdt ne WOulu snake Win
them all at once. Thousands went I'D
and Mr.. Bryan waved his hand to thes.l
There was also a big crowd at Granite
City, between East st. Louis and Alton
and Mr.. Bryan talked to them for about
five minutes on the general issues of the
day. At East St. Louis Mr.. Bryan's
daughter, Miss Ruth, who is attending
school near st. Louis, Joined him and
rode to Alton with him.
The whole south of Egypt was well
represented in Cairo when the Bryan
train arrived there at HIS o'clock There
had been excursions from the neighbor-
ing towns and villages, and the result
was large crowd to welcome the Dem
ocratic nominee. He was driven to
stand erected near the center of the
city. His speech was devoted mainly
to trusts, although the question of a
large standing army and the question of