Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-12
WINDS Up AT THE SALT CITY
Bryan Closes His Tour Of Michigan with
Two Speeches at Saginaw
ANN ARBoR BOYS HAVE SOME FUN WITH him
Police Arrest the Noisiest aud the
Candidate Explains How smyth
smashed the Omaha Ice
Trust Last summer.

SAGINAW. Mich, oct 11.-lncluding two
meetings at Saginaw tonight william Jen-
nings Bryan made eighteen speeches dur
ing the day, as follows Hastings, Nash
Vile. Charlotte. Bellevue. Battle Creek,
Marshall Albion. Jackson, Ann Arbor,
Howell, Lansing, Laingsburg Owosso,
Chesaning ST. Charles, Bay CITY and Sag
naw. The days meetings were generally
well attended and some Of them were very
large. Tomorrow MIR. Bryan will beg n
with his tour Of Ohio. lie will make his
first speech Of the day at Bowling Green
in the morning and the tour will be con
Cluded at Cleveland next Monday evening.
A. Lansing Mr. Bryan spoke from a
stand In front OF the state capitol and had
an immense audience, which extended be-
yond the limits OF his voice. Mr.. Bryan
ia opening his speech thanked the Michi-
gan legislature, which Is now In special
session, for the invitation extended him
TO address them, but was compelled 10 de-
cline because Of other engagements. After
discussion OF the trust question Mr..
Bryan took up the Philippine question, de-
claring that the Filipinos should be al
lowed to work out their own destiny ac-
cording to their own ideas.
Notified Once More.
During the afternoon MIR. Bryan received
through d messenger a notification in writ
ing of his nomination to the presidency
by the silver republican party at Kansas
City last July. The letter was in print
and formed part of a handsomely bound
little volume containing some of the pro-
ceodings OF the national silver republican
convention. The letter was not made pub
lie and will not be until Mr. Bryan's reply
shall be prepared. The document was
signed by Samuel W. Hopkins, chairman
Of the notification committed, and Samuel
l.. Hale. secretary of that committee.
Mr.. Bryan's speech in Bay City this
evening was made in the armory. the
largest hall in the city and 1t was packed
to suffocation. His speech was along the
same general lines he had been speaking
on during the day and did not present
many new suggestions. The first of Mr..
Bryan's addresses at Saginaw was made
In the opera house exclusively TO women.
so that they would not be subjected to
the crowding and crushing incident to a
popular meeting. Mr.. Bryan spoke to them
for about twenty minutes and was then
driven hurriedly to an immense circus
tent where he spoke to many thousands
ing was the last OF the day and 1t was
almost IL o'clock when it closed.
College Boys Make a Fuss.
Considerable disorder characterized w.
j. Bryans visit to Ann Arbor this after
noon. The students OF the State univer-
sity, which is located here. were at the
meeting in large numbers and each one
made his presence felt. A platform had
a., - hA
court house building and the entire south
side of the square, as well as the adjoin-
ing street. was covered with a solid mass
of humanity, a majority OF those nearest
the stand being students.
Mr.. Bryan had no sooner shown his face
than the boys began a clamor which did
not cease for ten or fifteen minutes. Even
after Mr. Bryan advanced 10 the front OF
the stand the din continued. but II ult-
mately subsided sufficiently to allow him
to begin.
II am glad to talk to you" he began,
~ you are willing to listen"
A few voices responded: 1--WE are will
ing"
'If / were an imperialst." MIR. Bryan
went on, IL would call out an army TO sup
press you, but | am not"
This sally seemed to please the young
men and most OF them laughed and cheered
Some OF them jeered to such an extent
however, that an officer was compelled to
enter the crowd and arrest several of the
noisiest. After this, while the Interrupt
tions were frequent they generally took
the shape of questions. One of the ques-
| tions brought the explicit declaration from
MIR. Bryan; THE democratic party is for
| the free coinage OF silver at the ratio oi
l6 to /, without waiting for the aid or
consent of any other nation" By the
time Mr.. Bryan concluded the confusion
had ceased entirely and he closed amid
cheers
Ask. for the boys Release.
At the time of the arrest OF some OF the
students Mr.. Bryan's attention was not
| called to the fact and he did not know
! OF 1t until after the close of tho meeting
When informed OF what had been done he
! Immediately sent the following letter;
Hon. NJ ]. Cavanaugh. Ann Arbor: Ny
Dear sir-If It is true, as ! am Informed
| rested for disturbing the meeting please
ask for their discharge. | am sure It wal
the result of ooyish 'hoVghlIessnsss RRy &n'
not malice. W. d. bh1A
Mr.. Bryan took up the trust question a
the beginning of his speech and asked
| a
| which a few men control great branch o
| Industry and sell to the people at trus
| prices buy of the peope at trust prices anr
/ Then employ labor on such terms and condi
| tions as the trust may fix? You young me!
do not want that kind of government,
| You don't want government that can
punish "A horsethief but cannot punish
| trust magnate. do you? That s the kind o
| a government you have now. applause am
jeers and cries, of How about me ic
| discuss the ice trust. Now will you eX
plain to me why every republican know
! there Is an ice trust and yet no republican
! knows ANYTHING about amy other kind of
trust? Every director Of the Ice trust is
republican. Mr. Croker Is not a director
lie is simply a stakeholder. The goyerno
of the state OF New York il a republican
| and If nc were in New York Furnishing III
| ice trust instead of making speeches on
| here there would he no ice trust There
a republican legislature and repubicd
| governor I'm New York yet the ice trus
| nourshes. We had an tee trust in oman
last spring, but we have democratic at
turney general there and he commenced Ho
tiOn against the ice trust there and II dis