The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-10-01
HON. v. ]. BRYAN
IN 0sKAL0OSA
UNEXPECTED VISIT OCCASION
FOR GOOD MEETING.
WAS ENRoUTE TO KNOXVILLE
Addresses Crowd at Rock island sta
tion.-Train Held Twenty Min
utes to Accommodate the
Oskaloosa Crowd.

| OShdlOOSd STOWus
William Jennings Bryan was in Os-
kaloosa today, enroute to Knoxville
where he gave an address this after
noon before gathering in that city
in connection with the Home Coming
Week program.
Mr. Bryan arrived in Oskaloosa
about noon on the Rock Island train
and addressed a crowd of people at
the Rock Island station during the
wait here and a little extra time was
given for the occasion by the Rock
island operating officials.
To Charles L. Munroe, city clerk
| of Oskaloosa, and candidate on the
democratic ticket for the office of
state auditor, is due the credit for
discovering the fact that Bryan would
pass through 0skaloosa to-day. As
soon as Mr.. Munroe found tnis re-
port to be a fact he informed Henry
Rosecrans of the Times office, Secre-
tary of the County Democratic Com
Imittee and Chairman S. " Reynolds
| and the boys proceeded to boil the
enthusiasm pot. A meeting was CALI
ed at the Times office to take up the
Subject of ways and means. AS many
local workers as could be summoned
| by telephone were ordered to report
and goodly crowd gathered at the
Times office agout seven-thirty o'clock
TO do any thing that could ge done. A
Times Extra" was Immediately issued
informing the people of what was to
happen and was given prompt circu-
lation. Then bills were printed and
attached to Autographs of the demo-
cratic leaders and were distributed
in the business and the residence
districts.
Told From Knoxville.
Mr.. Munroe was informed of Mr.,
Bryan's engagement at Knoxville b.
Joe Brady of that place who calies
Mr.. Munroe by phone and soffeffed
his presence Wednesday, thinking il
TO the candidates advantage TO be
there on the occasion of the Bryan
crowd. When Charles asked concern
ing train connections Mr.. Brady en-
quired, why not come on the Rock
Island train that brings Bryan" Mr..
Brady's statement was the first news
heard here of The fact that the demo-
cratic candidate would be in the city.
Mr.. Munroe recognizing the possibil
Titles OF the opportunity and having
formerly been secretary of the coun-
~ fn pfunf
the ropes aud proceeded to get busy
and set the wheels in motion.
County chairman Reynolds and j.
c. Williams went to Sigourney or
Washington this morning TO meet Mr..
Bryan and his managers and to make
them ready for the reception at os-
kaloosa.
Bryan In Iowa.
The democratic candidate was in
Iowa Tuesday and made a number of
stops and talks. He crossed the state
from Sioux City to Clinton on the
Northwestern and took advantage OF
waits and stops, He addressed a
crowd at Boone and made several 9TH
er brief talks along the line. At Clin-
ton he spoke about ten minuLes while
waiting for train connection to take
him to Rock Island where he ad-
dressed a meeting in the evening.
Wednesday was another day to be
devoted to Iowa and five regular
speeches were scheduled for the trip
across the state. Mr.. Bryan left
Rock Island during the night and stop
ped at Iduscatine where the first reg.
ular talk OF the day was made He
came to Washington on the regular
Rock Island train to his second ap-
pointment, making an address in the
town of Railroad Commissioner ID. ].
Palmer.
From Washington the democratic
leader came to Oskaloosa where he
engaged the crowd to the limit of the
time allowed. The Oskaloosa stop
had not been scheduled and was one
of the many informal addresses OF the
| day. The appointment at Knoxville
was arranged at one-thirty o'clock and
a large crowd was gathered at this
place to hear the address. Many Os-
kaloosa people joined the crowd at
the Rock Island and attended the
meeting. Mr.. Bryan came to fill the
place of Charles ~ Haskell. the de-
posed treasurer of the national organ
ization.
| Has Auto Ride.
From Knoxville Mr., Bryan was TAX
en- in an automobile to Abba to make
railway connections and here the
fourth appointed speech of the day
was made. He addressed a big gath
erlng at this place while wasting for
his train on the c., B. & O., by which
he went to Creston where the fifth
stated speech is arranged for spe
cial meeting to be held this evening
From Creston Mr. Bryan takes the
O." to enter his 6ome state. Nebras.
ka, and to so on to Lincoln.
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