The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-03
winona, Oct. 1. Staff Special.


closed. 1t formed a part of his last ma
ttonal tour and as a candidate he has
probably spoken for the last time to a
Minnesota audience. 1t was busy tour
and from all indications the predictions
of those who say that it Will be the
means Of vastly increasing the forces OF
Democracy, are not falsely made.
Minnesota's greeting to the illustrious
leader Of Democracy rendered five DAYS
ago at Crookston, was a most cordial
and auspicious one and the farewell re-
| ception which the people of the state,
| through their chief executive, gave him
at the picturesque Winona, was equally
as cordial with spirit of reluctance to
render 1t all the more impressive. Gov.
Lind welcomed Col. Bryan into the North
Star state in the northern extremity, and
in behalf of the state bade him farewell
near its southern boundary line Upon
the first occasion there was not less than
$1,000 people present, and at the latter
fully 1900 witnessed the Inspiring
demonstration.
HE SPOKE TO 100000.
Four days were spent by Mr.. Bryan IN
speech making, addressing ir the aggre-
gate over 100000 people He spoke at
not less than twenty-five places. In his
tour he covered the state pretty well and
met people in every congressional dis
trict, to whom he presented the principles
Of the Democratic party. He spoke in
! nearly every one of the principal cities
| in the state and in the FIVE largest ad-
dressed good sized audiences. Mr. Bry-
ans trip through this commonwealth Is
regarded as most conducive means to
the cause which he represents and the
fusion ticket expects to poll much
larger vote than 1t did even in go, which
| was the largest in history. Mr.. Bryan S
| campaign here has been principally, If
not entirely along the lines of imperial
! ism, militarism and the trusts. He gave
!. but little of his time to the discussion of
| the money question: maintaining that
| that is not a paramount issue in the pres
ent campaign.
REPUBLICANS CAME TO HEAR.
Invariably the noted Nebraskan was
met and treated with great enthusiasm
and his speeches commanded the utmost
attention Of his numerous audiences.
many of which were composed largely of
Republicans. 1t was noticeable fact
that In some of the strongest Republican
centers his presentations of the party s
attitude on the three great issues men,
tened were received with greatest ap-
plause, especially these arguments on
militarism and the imperialistic doctrines
of the Mckinley administration.
/ For1 y1Io Of oh arfo
where Mr.. Bryan spoke, the statement
followed by people of beth old parties
| that 'it was the biggest political meeting
! we ever had in our town" This was the
! case in Saltwater, in the south, and
Crookston in the north, and i'll other
| cities intervening. st. Paul and Mime
erolis gave him audiences which could
not have been larger without increasing
the seating capacities Of the Auditorium
and the Exposition building respectively
in which he spoke.
LAST DAY IN MINNESOTA.
Yesterday was tho Lass day of the Dem
ocratic leaders, trip through Minnesota;
ne spoke at Winona in the evening and
then took his departure for La Crosse
/ His special train left this city at Z
/ o'clock Yesterday morning, having on
board in addition to the regular Bryan
party, Gov Lind, Nationaf Committee
man O'Brien, who had been with Mr..
Bryan through his Minnesota tour;
| Chairman Rosing, and a large delegation
| of other prominent state politicians and
candidates for state officers. The train
went south taking in its route the prin-
| cipal Southern Minnesota towns.
SOME ONE STOLE THE BANNER.
/ When the special train arrived at Min
! neapolis, Monday night, it was draped
! on both sides with partisan banners
When it left Minneapolis, Tuesday morn
! ing, it was not-at least not on both
| sides. Some culprit had taken exception
to one of the streamers and during the
| night, while the car was occupied by the
sleeping party, he sneaked UP and tore
! the eye-sore from it's place. The cloth
! possessed little or no intrinsic value and
! its removal did not entail serious loss
! to the men who had placed it there,
neither did 1t beget to the thief, who
| took 1t from its place, any considerable
| gain The person was evidently aetuated
/ by a malicious prejudice, and his act
! only served to illustrate again the oft
examplified cursedness of human nature
The party that left ST. Paul yesterday
| with the special was larger than 1t had
been on any day of the tour. At almost
| every stop new passengers were taken
aboard, and by the time the train reached
| Winona it was pretty well flied and con-
|
| the line. The crowd on the inside was no
larger, comparatively, than those on the
! outside. At every station, town, or city
vast audiences listened to Mr.. Bryan, and
| Gov. Lind. The. crowds aggregated the
largest of any one day, amounting ap-
/ proximately, $4,000 people. At two-thirds
| of these places, bands met the train and
at all the larger towns speakers stands
were erected and the rear end campaign
was for the time being abandoned. There
/ were several incidents of particular in
terest along the line, one of which oc-
! cursed at Belle Plaine, when Mr.. Bryan
was presented by a little girl with a
large beautiful bouquet of flowers. He
reached from the car and took the
I flowers as Mathew Simon. a prominent
citizen. delivered q happy little presenta-
ton speech This is in the Third con-
] gressional district and Senator Schaller
who seeks to represent that district in
! congress, introduced Mr.. Bryan as at
| several other places
| Mr.. Schaller was called upon himself by
| the crowd, but declined to talk at Belle
! PLANE as time was short. In another
instance did little girl, truly. Ameri-
can little girl, in whom the elements Of
| Jeffersonian simplicity had been devol-
/ opened to a, remarkably large degree, en-
act a prominent part She was standing