Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-09-30
Cheering BRYAN
MODS IN OHIO
Remarkable Demonstra-
ton In Taft's State
For Leader
Especial Correspondence

lam JtnIllbS an bpoNt ioui
in Mr.. Tafts own State today, and at
Steubenville, where the last ONO
speech was made. he received on OF
the most remarkable denominations oil
the campaign. He ended his invasion
of the Taft home territory by speech
here tonight, delivered from a wood
en- platform. Thousands OF Ohio vot'
ers crossed the river and helped to
swell the tremendous. audience.
This fact caused Mr.. Bryan to pitch
into Mr. Taft without mercy. as he
had done at all the stops In Ohio dur
ing the day He poked fun at the
spectacle of Mr. Taft working des-
perately to patch up the platform
which Speaker Cannon, Jim Sher-
man. Messrs. Dalzell and Payne and
the other stand patters had given him,
and declared that Mr.. Taft's efforts
had only made his plight more pathe.
tic.
His reception in Ohio astonished
Mr. Bryan. At Steubenville he eX-
pected to make but short speech
from the back of his private car. But
he found the station platform and all
the streets surrounding II literally
choked with humanity, while the tops
of freight cars and of all the near by
buildings were covered. The crowd
was estimated at 5000. but II was the
frantic enthusiasm that made the re-
ccption unique.
The Ovation at SteubenvilIe.
Mr.. Bryan was literally mobbed.
He attempted to speak from the train.
but was dragged to the ground by the
local committee, while the crowd
shrieked its approval, and taken to a
temporary platform. II took him five
minutes to make himself heard. The
crowd seemed to be content merely
with seeing him and kept shouting his
name and cheering.
Steubenvlle Is u local centre OF the
oil and steel industry. One big fur.
mace there has been closed for long
while. and another at Mingo Junction,
six miles away, is idle. Railroad men
| told Mr. Bryan that one-third of their
number are still laid or Steubenville
| has been Republican stronghold,
more than three to one. but when Mr..
Bryan called for show of hands the
great audience assured him unanim.
ously that IL would vote for him.
Mr.. Bryan's return to his car was
one of the most strenuous incidents
OF all his campaign experiences. Wo.
men Joined in the frenzied rush to
touch him. One woman snatched q
rose ont Of his buttonhole. and others
on the outskirts OF the crowd shouted
God bless You! God bless you!'
The jam became so terrific that Mr.
| hap fat
his car he called to the crowd not tC
crush the women.
"We're with You," Shouts Crowd.
A smoke begrimed railroad man In
overralls climbed to the platform ant
waving his cap shouted:
Il am a Republican all my life, but
I'm with an honest man now"
Were Republicans. but we're will
YOU" the crowd roared back.
Inspired by the unprecedented de
monstration, Mr.. Bryan put the popu
lar planks of his platform to vote
Thousands of hands went into the ali
each time, and the shout might hav,
been heard across the river Whei
the train pulled out the great crow,
rushed after it hundred yards, yell
ing and shouting.
There has never been anything
like the change In this section In nj.
political experience" explained Com
mitteeman Gruber, of Ohio, to MI
Bryan. at Is due to the fact tina
furnaces here are shut down, tina
workingmen are unemployed and tina
they have lost confidence in the Re
publican party. have been a Demo
crat In these parts for many years
and It has been famine for us. No,
we are having feast. You're goin
to sweep this country by the creates
landslide ever known"
At Wheeling the crowd was S
great that II was decided to run Nj
and the police oven there had to flgh
way through for him.
Thieves Only Need Fear Panic.
In his speeches In Ohio Mr.. Brya
told his hearers:
you can 90 ahead now and EMO
the blessings of Democratic Admin
istration. II anybody tells you tina
there will be panic II the Demo
Gratis win, you tell them that there
only one class of people who would b
In a panic-that there will be PAM
among those who have their hands |
other peoples pockets, and the PAM
will continue until they take thei
hands out"
The speeches of Mr.. Taft hav
darkened rather than illuminated tn
subjects which the Republican pla
form covers" was another shot. III
10 Inn nntn Tn In.