The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-14
GREAT CROWDS GREET BRYAN.
HIS INDIANA TRIP A SERIES OF
OyATEONS.
People Outpouring 10 Hear Him Talk
Attends an Immense Barbecue At
Peru-Says He Is as sincere for Parker
40 lie was for Himself in His Campaigns

Peru-SayS He u as ereIOr TarhcT
40 lie was for Himself in His Campaigns
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 13 The second days
tour OF w. j. Bryan In Indiana was con-
tinuation OF the ovations which he received
in the State yesterday, large crowds being
present at Noblesville, Upton. Kokomo,
Peru, Huntington and Fort Wayne, the
latter being the night meeting
Along the railroads between these cities
large numbers Of people assembled at the
stations and cheered Justify as the train
went by. Mr.. Bryan appeared on the plat
form and bowed to the people, hut did not
attempt to speak.
Nearly all the cities visited to-day are
strongly Republican. and the Democratic
managers made special efforts to have the
people hear the Nebraskan. The railroads
all ran special trains and persons were
carried to the places Of the meetings for
a distance of fifty miles or more on every
side.
The Bryan special pulled out Of this city
at 1880 o'clock this morning, but as early
as the hour was there were many Demo-
Gratis at the station to see the orator off.
He was introduced to many who did not
have a chance to get to him last night
The first stop was made at Noblesvill e,
where Mr.. Bryan was escorted to the court
house yard and spoke from a platform
80 situated that it could be surrounded
by the people, $500 Of whom we're there to
hear him. He addressed himself to the tariff
and the trusts and repeated much that
he had said the day before in his Rock
vile and Charlottesville speeches.
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Bryans train drew up and he passed to a
stand in the court house yard. He de-
waited somewhat from his speech at Mobiles
vile, and declared that there are things
in the national platform that he does not
like, but that. on the whole, it is preferable
10 the Republican platform and the Republic
can candidate.
At Kokomo the crowd was somewhat
smaller, but not less demonstrative. and
he spoke for nearly an hour. The special
train reached Peru little after the noon
hour and the speaking took place in the
court house. Across the river was a bar
beque feast, for which eleven beeves, fifty
sheep, nearly 200 turkeys and chickens
galore had been killed and on every street
were stands from which sandwiches were
served. After the speaking Mr.. Bryan
and those who accompanied him on the
train had places of honor at the feast and
in the afternoon the crowd was entertained
with speeches.
The fifth speech OF the day was made
at Huntington, where there was another
large crowd but made up almost entirely
Of persons who had either preceded or fol-
lowed the train from the barbecue at Peru.
Mr.. Bryan spoke only a short time and ad-
mitted that he was feeling somewhat dull
on account of the hearty meal he had eaten,
Tonight he addressed a large crowd at
Fort Wayne. This was designed to be the
principal meeting for the Twelfth Congress
district, and the steam railroads and in
terurbans had emptied tremendous crowds
into the city during the afternoon. The
meeting was preceded by parade of uni
formed clubs. and the spacious hall in which
Bryan spoke was jammed to the doors, and
many could not get in at all
The verdict of the party managers Is
that the speeches are doing much good.
they say that Bryan has aroused the free
silver element in the places where he has
spoken, and that the opposition to Parker
has been entirely overcome.
At kokomo, Mr.. Bryan said:
The Republicans are spending money,
circulating my speeches among you and
spreading broadcast what they claim is
my opinion of Judge Parker. / want to
tell you now that am as sincerely for the
Democratic ticket as headed by Parker
az | was for the ticket which was headed
by myself am for Parker because Parker
stands on platform which embraces my
views on matters which are now paramount
Democratic ticket, though he did not agree
with my views on the financial question.
Why should not be for Parker when he and
] agree on the Philippine question and on
all the other great questions now to the
front?