Evening journal., 1900-01-27
COLONEL BRYAN
SPEAKS TWICE
A Large Audience Greeted the
Nebraska Statesman at the
Opera House.
THERE WAS NO RUSH FOR SEATS


RAIGNs THE REPUBLICANS FOR
UNFOLDING TRUSTS. IMPERIAL
ISM AND THE GOLD STANDARD
Colonel William jennings Bryan
spoke to a large audience at the opera
House last night. He arraigned the re-
publicans en- all OF his specialties and
dwelt at length on trusts the money
question and Imperialism
Mr.. Bryan went to Smyrna yester-
day morning and was entertained
there at luncheon by Governor Ebe w.
Tunnel. He afterward addressed a
big gathering at the Opera House in
that town.
Mr. Bryan was accompanied to
Smyrna by Governor Tunnell Former
Congressman l.. Irving Handy and
Frank Turner former comptroller OF
Maryland On the train which bore
him TO Clayton Mr.. Bryan was met by
Abner Mckinley. brother of the presi-
dent Mr.. Mckinley was on the train
and hearing that Mr.. Bryan was
aboard, went into the parlor car and
greeted him. They had met before and
recognized each other. They exchanged
pleasantries for a few minutes to the
great amusement Of ghc small party in
the car.
The Bryan party. on it's return trip,
arrived in this city at sos O'Clock. Mr..
Bryan was Immediately surrounded by
crowd upon alighting from the train,
despite the efforts OF Sergeant Evans
land a squad of policemen to the con-
trary. The Nebraska statesman finally
reached a carriage and while the First
Regiment Band played popular airs, he
was hurried on In the vehicle TO his
hotel Accompanying him were the
ehairmen Of the democratic clubs, Wal
ter A. McEvIly, of the Bayard Legion;
~. y. LambsOn, Of the Young Mems
Democratic Club, and John G. Gray
lof the Democratic League. The ba-
rouche. which did net accompany the
band. went up French stree to See
ond, to Market and TO the Clayton
House.
Mr.. Bryan dined with the committee
Shc-ly bsfo.e leaving for the Opei-
House he was serenaded by the Firsl
Regiment Band.
GREETED WITH FAINT CHEERS.
At SIP o'clock the Bryan party walk
ed upon the stage Of the Opera House
led by John G. Gray, followed in order
by Mayor John c. Fahey Colonel
Bryan, Hon. L. Irving Handy. Freder-
ick c. Mammele and Dr. Z. w. Cooper
Mr.. Gray introduced Mayor Fahey as
the presiding officer and he in a shorl
Ispeech introduced Mr.. Bryan. One
man in the gallery called for three
cheers for Bryan" as the speaker arose
but no one Joined him and he stopped
with one ''hurrahl" Somebody in the
: X. Y. q, region below tried with better
success.
During his address Mr.. Bryan ac-
, lcused the republican party of holding
tne dollar as of more worth than the
man. OF fostering the trusts and of al.
lowing England to control the financial
policy or this government. As to i'm.
lperialism, he said the three arguments
IN It's favor Were: The finacial argu.
ment--money in it, religious argument
l-God is in IL; and finally we are in ii
and cannot get out of il. All of thes,
ne proceeded to debate, and occupied
himself for two hours repeating hi,
regular speech.
NO RUSH FOR SEATS.
There was not such a scramble To-
admittance 10 the Opera House as ha,
been expected. The reported troubl
[ over the seats and the fact that N,
nrst hoor had been reserved. ken
many persons away, as It was the i'm
preston that IL would be difficult a
secure admission to the house.
| The COngpounpca Wa tho4 h.4...- =.
> 800 and 400. seats were vacant whel
Mr.. Bryan began his speech. However
more than half Of them were eventuall
' occupied. Policemen, under Captail
: Kane, were on hand and preserved on
: der. Only one man had to be eiecte
d Tor disorderly conduct, and he was 4
an X Y 2 chair
The stage was filled long before th
speaker appeared. Among those VIII
!; occupied seats were: John f. Sauls
bury, who cast the first vote for Brya
= at the Chicago convention; John |
> Hawkins, former secretary of state Z
I. Dover; Mayor Evan G. BOYD. James I
= Toman, Patrick MeGrory and Loul
= +. Eliason, of New Castle. Joseph =
Hossinger. of Newark: Courtland {
= Montgomery, Building Inspector Joh
j. Cassidy, Lewis r. Springer. 81
Thomas Davis, City Treasurer w. /
Hamann, Councilman James Kan
- Representative David c. Rose. Simon
p DOherty, Thomas c. Doud, Councilma
y H. r. Smith, Former Senator job
u Pyle. City Auditor Isaac c. Pyle, Rel
:; resentative Frank J. McNulty. Adj
u tant General Garrett ]. Hart, Williai
e. L. Sirman, former speaker of n
House; Hezekiah Harrington, form,
speaker of the Senate; David McCo
George c. Morton, Artemas Smit
T. Michael Devine, Frederick Kienl
William II. Blake, Thomas RO
sitter, William NJ. Jefferson, Benjamin
Rawnsley, Former Representati-
ty Abram Palmer. Martin F. Fairy. John
s. Kelley, Edward II. Brennan. Thomas
rd Doud, +. H. McEvilly, Nathaniel
e, Culbert, Walter II. Hartlove, Isaac ID
Ion, Samuel S. Adams. Jr., Preside
of Council w. H. Alexander. Frar
McGovern. Martin F. Keogh, Hari
s. Jacobs George w. Corrigan, Afr
ck Bayley, A.. S. Hurlock. Frank NJ
ge Closltey, Thomas R. Meechem al
ia lCharles H Ten WeeRes