New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-09

SAYS IF ELECTION WERE NOW HE WOULD
WIN, But FEARS REPUBLICAN COR
RTPTION Fund

St Louis. Oct. S.-That particular portion of
Illinois known Egypt pretty thoroughly can
vassed by W. J. Bryan to-day. The principal cities
of eleven of the southern counties of the State
and three of the Congress districts visited, and
large audiences addressed at the various stopping
places. Fourteen addresses were made from Z
O'Clock in the morning. when the first speech, at
Salem, delivered until the train bearing the
nominee and his party pulled out of Alton nearly
midnight. At every meeting the candidate was
greeted with hearty demonstrations. At East St
Louis Mr.. Bryan and Governor Roosevelt passed
each other. Governor Roosevelt addressed meet
ing there while Mr.. Bryan went on to Alton
Salem, Ill. Oct. S.-Wiam J. Bryan began his
weeks work with a speech early to-day in this
city. his former home Friends, many of whom
had known Mr. Bryan from boyhood, gave him
marked reception. Since yesterday visitors had
been coming from surrounding towns
Mr. Bryan started his speech at o'clock, and
talked nearly hour. He spoke near the court
house. in which his father held court from 1860 to
1872 and in which the candidate made his first
political speech, twenty years ago He referred
his boyhood days and friends with much feeling.
Mr.. Bryan said in part
that We would have a majority in the electoral
college and on the popular vote But the Re.
monopolies a large campaign fund. They will buy
every vote that can be bought. They will coerce
every vote that can be coerced They will intimi-
date every laboring man who can be inundated.
bribed. They will corrupt every count that can
be corrupted. | do not understand how 1t is pos
sble for the plain. every day Republican to close
his eyes to what is going when he knows that
if he aids these influences to carry the election at
this time the means can be employed to
carry; other elections. when those who sup
porting the Republican ticket to-day will be OPP
posing the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Bryan concluded his speech with an argu-
ment the trust question, miltarism and i'm
perialsm. He left Salem shortly after O'clock
and made ten minute speeches at Mount Vernon
and Benton. At these places he received by
large audiences. His speeches along the same
general lines as those delivered heretofore.
| Cairo Ill. Oct. Sat Marion ten minute stop
utilized by Mr.. Bryan in discussion of the
trust question There many Republicans IN
the audience, as indicated by the yellow ribbons
A short stop made at GoreVille where Mr..
Bryan shook hands with several hundred persons.
St. Louis, Oct S-The State south of Egypt was
well represented in Cairo when the Bryan train
arrived there There had been excursions from the
neghboring towns and villages. and the result was
| a large crowd to welcome the Democratic nominee.
He was driven to a stand erected near the centre
| of the city. His speech devoted mainly to
trusts. although the question of q large standing
army and the question of Imperialism each re-
ceived some attention at his hands: Jonesboro was
the next stop, and Mr.. Bryan spoke at that place
for fifteen minutes.