The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-16
BRYAN TALKS ON TRUSTS
TO IN IMMENSE CROWD
Over $4,000 Persons Attend Meeting in St. Louis
Under the Auspices OF Travelling Men.
Demonstrations Tremendous He Points Out Menace of
Monopoly OvatOnS Given Him in Streets.

St Louis, Mo-, Sept. ia less ex-
perienced man than William j., Bryan
might very we'll have had his head
turned by the reception accorded him
in st. Louis tonight. He spoke here
at the Coliseum han under the auspices
of the National Democracy of Com
merciaI Travellers. The hall is said to
seat $4,000 people. Not only was every
seat occupied, but every available foot
of standing room was also covered.
There were no vacancies anywhere
when-th the hour for calling the meeting
to order arrived, but other persons
continued to seek admission for some
time afterWard.
Mr.. Bryan was late in arriving at
the hall, having been detained by his
attendance upon a meeting of the
Knights and Ladies of Honor at Con-
cordia park, where he also made a brief
address. He had arrived in the city
about 3 O'Clock. coming here from East
st. Louis. He was escorted across the
Mississippi by committee of the com
mercial travellers, who met him in the
Illinois city.
They brought him into this city in a
carriage drawn by four cream white
horses and followed by twenty other
carriages. all drawn by white horses
and accompanied by a mounted guard
and large squad Of police.
From the time the cavalcade crossed
the long bridge the reception began.
The streets were crowded and many
flags floated from the buildings. There
were occasional cheers, and altogether
the street greeting was at least faint
index of what the real reception was
to be. The carriages We're all decorated
in the national colors, and they made
an impressive appearance.
Preceded By Webster Davis.
The time previous to Mr.. Bryan's ar
rival at the Coliseum was filed by 9TH
er speakers, among them Webster Da-
Wis.
MIR. Davis took occasion to reply to
the recent charge that he had received
money from President Kruger for TAX
ing position in favor of the Demo-
cratic ticket in the present campaign.
When 1 reached Cape Town. he
said, Il was warned by Sir Alfred
Miner not to go among the Beers be-
cause of the danger of being murdered
because spoke English. L did go,
nevertheless, and l found only three
Beers who were not able to speak the
English language as we'll as 1 can
speak it. 1 then made up my mind
that the Beers were being lied about
They were being lied about he con-
tinued, Just as 1 am being lied about
today
He then said:
crime by men 1 do not know, and who
have no doubt are getting big pay
for what they are doing. l challenge
them to produce letter that 1 have
ever written, or to bring forward any
legitimate proof to substantiate their
charges They cannot do that. and
say here tonight that any man or
newspaper which says I received a
single dollar from Kruger or anyone
else is an infamous, damnable liar. 1
Will be at the St. Nicholas hotel until
/ tomorrow afternoon, and if any dirty
cur takes issue with this characterize
ton he can meet me there
Mr.. Davis then said that since he had
taken his position his crippled brother.
who held the place of assistant post
master at Kansas City, had been de-
priyed of his office.
There were alternate cheers and
Kisses while Mr.. Davis was speaking,
and at times the scene was exciting.
Mr.. Bryan arrived at S:45 and the
audience rose almost as one man to
greet him as he strobe across the stage.
A majority of the vast multitude were