Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-19
Journey From East st.
Louis to Chicago a Sc
ries of OvatiOns.
CROWDS AT CAPITAL
Ten thousand People Gather to
Cheer C0mm0ner---At
Other Places.

William J. Bryan addressed an audi
ence of 10000 people from platform
erected on the south side of the court
house in this city at l o'clock this
afternoon. 1t was the greatest politi-
cal gathering in Springfield since the
fall of 1900, when David B. Hill of
New York addressed as many people
in the afternoon in the state house
grounds.
Democrats from all over this and
neighboring counties were present to-
day, and the enthusiasm was very
great. Bryan was met at the Chicago
& Alton station on the arrival of his
special train by several hundred DEM
ocrats, members of the Springfield
Bryan club and Springfield Young
Mems Democratic club and escorted to
the court house square.
Hon. Elmer A. Perry of Springfield.
democratic candidate for lieutenant
governor, presided and introduced Bry-
an, who spoke for half an hour and
then left on his special train for Lin
coin enroute TO Chicago.
Mrs Bryan is with Mr. Bryan and
will remain with him until the end of
the trip. She feels that the local COM
mittees are putting too much work OH
Mr.. Bryan and she hopes to prevent
it as much as possible. At the outset
of the campaign Mr.. Bryan promised
Mrs Bryan that he would not make
over two speeches a day, and he has
gone as high as rs.
Rousing Reception at Granite City.
Granite City, Ill, Oct. 19-Bryan got
rousing reception in this factory
town when his special train pulled into
the station. The candidate had been
made acquainted with the fact that a
number of the factories at this place
closed down while several others are
working only on a third time. He
used this as basis for an exposition
of the democratic platform with re-
spect to labor.
Charges Republican Party.
Alton H., Oct 19.-Standing on the
exact spot where Lincoln and Douglas
concluded their debate in 1858, Bryan
in Commute speech here today to an
immense crowd, openly charged the
republican party was now preparing to
purchase the election and dared not
tell in advance how much money they
were asking to have on hand on elec
ton day Bryan told his auditors the
tide was running toward the demo
cratic party, and referred to the straw
vote taken in different parts of the
country to substantiate his statement
starts mt East st. Louis.
East ST. Louis, H., Oct. 19.-BryaI
began his days speech making in Hi
nois with a talk to several thousant
workingmen at the relay depot herr
this morning. He paid particular al
tention to party platforms on the sub
ject of court injunctions and also en-
phasized the action of the campaign
managers in making contributions t
the parties treasury public.
He closed with the plea that tn
rival candidates for the presidency b
allowed ito fght out the campaign be
tween themselves" so the people ma
decide between them "unhampered
executive interference.
Rivalry to Help Bryan.
Chicago, Oct 19.-There is a race o
for positions near the top of the list {
contributors to the national democrati
campaign fund. True, the contest
not being waged with any startlin
amounts, but still there is rivalry. A
torney Charles Hughes of Colorad
leads the donors contingent to dat