The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-21
LOUISVILLE
 GREETS BRYAN Wild Enthusiasm for Candidate. TRIUMPHANT INDIANA TOUR Thousands Cheer the Leader of
 Democracy. Scores RePubIican Congressional com- naittee for Refusing to Publish List of contributioas-He Gets to
 Ohio Wednesday.

Louisville. Ky. Oct. 20-PasslnE fin
 review before thousands of people
 along the line of march. followed by a
 parade of hundreds of narchars ana speaking to more people than the sound
 or his voice could reach, William
 Jennings Bryan tonight made a brIee
 rally South of the Ohio River The
 rally in Louisville was. for Mir Bryan. | the elimination of one of the busiest
 days of the Campaign and the outpour- ing here equalIed and possibly aur.
 passed, anything ip the way of a dess,-
 onstration. the candidate has met with
 since he was notified of his nominal l ton. From the time he left New
 Albany. Ind. just across the ohio 1 river. until he spoke his final word of I farewell. MT. Bryan was the recipient | of continuous ovation.
 Arriving in Louisville with the re.
 ception committe. on two special trolley cars. Mfr. Bryan passed through an unbroken lane of people from the riv-
 er's edge until he reached Phoenix Hill
 park at the opposite end of the city.
 seven miles away. As the cars bear ing the party reached the heart of 1 town. they took the line at the head | of procession over a mile long. which
 was waiting to begin its march to l Phoenix HILL The crush along the line of march in the downtown shopping
 
 serves were unable to manage 1t. Women and children were endangered
 at number of f4eongested points and
 many minor accidents ocurred. as the
 result of overcrowding.
 Arriving at Phoenix Hill Park. Mir. Bryan was cheered for fifteen minutes 1 and 1t was only with difficulty that 1 the crowd could be induced to check It's enthusiasm long enough to allow him
 to speak. He found 1t necessary to 1 deliver three addresses---one to an au- l dience that packed Phoenix Hall. an- | other to an even. larger crowd in the park outside. and third to the 1 peraders in an open space near the park. He also made short speeches at two other points, one of them being
 addressed to delegation of railroad l employees.
 l In beginning each of hts speeches, l Nr. Bryan devoted considerable atten- 1 tion to the welcome given him. He declared i, amid yeiis. that the turnout i had been of such size as to leave the l Democrats no option but to make my old Kentucky Home" the NationA.
 anthem when they assumed charge of | the administration.
 Accident is Averfed Before he had spoken In the nall more than five minutes. MT. bryan 1 found 1t necessary to issue witty bht peremptory order to the crowd arouna l the platform to give way, the croWu chewing just in time to prevent tho possible injury of a hundred or more l persons who were standing on enalrs and were endangered by throngs p.sss l people, unable to get back on the hoois
 were swaylng dangerously.
 The Bryan special left at II o'clock | for Newark, ohio, where the first of I series of speeches in that state VIII pc
 made early in the morning. Eozr nf l Indiana was a notable one. Aceus- toned though he Is to large crowds Iand lusty cheers, the demonstrauons l accorded him today were cohlInents1 upon by the candidate as being s@- ceedingly gratifying
 A pleasing feature of the trlp Was the repeated calls for Mrs Bryan, who shared in the handshaking Wltn | her husband. She was overwhelmed 1 with attention at every place where n stop was made. and was the recip- tent of many handsome 1oral pieces The Democratic candidate' althousn
 he had but six hours sleep, appeared | fresh and strong when he deiteVered his first of sixteen speeches or tnS dsv at Hammond at 7:30 o'clock. Ills
 voice was in splendid shape ana ns l commanded the strict attention or hls many audiences. His faVorite hemss | today were the blanks of the Demo stic nlatform relating to labor, the guaranty of bank deposits, ana the publicity of campaign contributions, and frequently aroused his auditors 10
 a high pitch of enthusiasm. He appealed for support or the
 Democratic party qn the ground snaS S pIedged himself, if elected. to devote all his energies to the fulfllment or the promises contained in his platform He was especially vigorous In ms
 remarks. and denounced the banker who would gamble on the stock mark
 ct and thereby place in jeopardy the funds entrusted to his care. 1 To the laboring men he pointed to Mir. Taft as their enemy and to the
 farmers he said that MT. Tart had
 nothing to offer in the way of relief.
 President Roosevelt was again SCOT
 ed for the part he has played in the
 campaign.
 special train, and the route traversed
 was almost a straight line south Of | Chicago At various times during the
 day, MT Bryan was accompanied by
 candidates for State offices and for
 Congress, including Thomas Marshall.
 the Democratic nominee for Govern
 ar. Stokes Jackson, State chairman.
 was with the candidate all day, while 1 s H Alexander, of Denver. Colorado, traveled as the representative of ths National Committee
 Publicity of Contributions.
 In his principal remarks here to-
 night Mir. Bryan said in part:
 T called attention yesterday to the
 fact that the Republican Congression- al committee has not promised to make known It's contributions even after election. When the Republican National Committee announced that contributions to the committee would he made public after the election, it condemned the policy of withholding nublicity of contributions even though it refused to give the people the bene- are boiled. win the Republican com mittee now announce its policyg If lIt refuses to promise publicity even after the election. what conclusion
 shall we draw from its silenceP 1t comes under the condemnation of the