The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-24
Waited Outside Of the Hall
Where Bryan Spoke
To a Crowd of 5000 at COIum.
bus, Ohio.
HE MADE IL SPEECHES
On the First Day Of His Entry
Into the State.
Addressed Two Halls Full of
Precinct Committeeman.

Columbus, Sept. 24.-Twelve speeches
to enormous crowds marked the sec
ond entry of w. ]. Bryan, Democrat
candidate for president into Ohio dur
ing the present campaign. His con-
cluding speech was made here last
night to an overflow crowd of 10000
persons, while just previously he had
addressed the largest audience that
ever had assembled in Memorial hall.
The seating capacity is 5000 but this
was increased by 1000 others who were
satisfied to stand.
Mr.. Bryan's appearance on the plat
form created q scene of the widest
enthusiasm which took some time to
die out but the demonstration was re-
peated when he was formally introduc-
ed by James Kilbourne, the Democrat
candidate for governor of Ohio, several
years ago. While Mr.. Bryan was speak
ing, Judge Harmon. the present Dem
ocrat candidate for governor and 9th
ers were addressing the crowd out
side.
In none of his remarks did Mr..
Bryan touch on the bribery charge
against Governor Haskell.
During the day in this city, the
Democrat candidate for president spoke
to 1000 precinct committeeman, the
number being so large that the hall
was emptied in order to accommodate
those who had not heard him talk on
organization. These meetings were
followed by addresses to the CONNER
cial Travellers league, on the trusts and
to the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers and Firemen-
His remarks last might were on the
issues of the campaign generally but
his speech to the representatives of the
brotherhood was devoted exclusively
to the labor question and more partic-
ularly the plank in the Democratic
platform demanding trial by jury In
cases of indirect contempt. In these
remarks he took occasion to refer to
the attempts made in 1896 to pass a
law covering such cases, and quoted a
telegram signed by Frank 2. Sargent,
grand master of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen! y. F. Clark. grand
chief of the Order OF f'Railway Conduc-
tors, P. H. Morrissey, grand master,
brotherhood Of Railway Trainmen, p.
NJ Arthur, grand chief brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and W. V. Pow
ell grand chief Order of Railway Teleg-
ployes, asking that the proposed law OF
1896 be passed. sd
Mr.. Bryan used that as an argu-
ment against the position of Mr.. Taft
that the plank of the Democrat plat
form relating to indirect contempt
case was an insidious attack on the
judiciary. He mentioned the names of
Senators Allison of Iowa, Hale of
Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, Cullom of
Illinois, Sherman of Ohio, Hawley of
Connecticut, and others. as having IA
vored the measure in the senate, and
he again demanded that Mr.. Taft
"apologize to these big Republicans for
slandering them as he slandered them
in this matter"
Mr.. Bryan left here at 1927 o'clock
this morning for Cincinnati, stopping
en- route at Springfield and Dayton.
Feeling none the worst from his try
ing ordeal of yesterday the Democratic
candidate for president was an early
riser today Mr.. Bryan at once devo-
ted himself to the reading of the letter
of President Roosevelt. responding to
the telegram in reference to the charge
that Governor Haskell had been identi-
fed in an improper way with the
Standard Oil company interest, but
said he would not make any comment
on the presidents reply at the present
time. After breakfast he paid brief
visit to the office of w. L. Finley, DEM
ocratic state chairman.