Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-11
democratic CANDIDATE Islenl
lrFa|gns Tho Speaker 6
Charges Dim ulh fassle.l.
Personal onslIusa1 srlEI
Mr.. Bryan Denies That He . -
Rich A. Speaker Cannon Alleges
and Asks Latter to Tell Where NJ
. Got His Wealth and How Musit
There 10 Of II. i.sg
(By Associated Pressl.

(By Associated Press). I;
EVANSVILLE, IND. Sept. H.
Heavy personal onslaughts on Speas
er Joseph G. Cannon. Of the nations
House of Representatives, were MAS
today by William J. Bryan, In To-
course of his travels through nllnol
The Democratic candidate attackeQ3
Mr.. Cannon from all sides. H.
charged the speakers with being tho
favorite OF predatory corporatioao5
with having strangled reform legts1a
ton and with having falsined IT,
facts with regard to MIR. BryaRN
| wealth. s
Mr.. Bryan reached Speaker c.
mons congressional district aboaE "
o'clock this morning. v(hen . to-
minute stay was made ut Toledo IL
A great crowd had assembled to heq4
him, and the Nebraskan immcdiaeel1
launched into his philippe aGAlA
the speaker. Moving on from Totee4
Mr.. Bryan repeated bis remark
Newton, III.
Not content with his statens41
at these two places, the Dt1oocs
candidate for President later ea
Olney, ILL.,. where he stayed for TIL
! hours, openly accused the speak1
of telling q fslsehood when the speesS
er In addressing the Springfield Co.'S!
yention hxed Mr.. Bryan's wealth at -
million dollars.
In great detail Mr.. Bryan gaye!
figures showing how his money halS
! been acquired from the day he CO.
tered Congress until the present tinsess
He denied emphaticaily that he ue8;
worth a million dollars and 6xed TO-
amount Of his earthly possessi01e 8
at $4,000 as the extreme limit ~
Rad come by it honestly, he $780,
through saving portion OF his &C.
gressional salary and from reces -! I:
derived from his lectures and va
ings. He demanded that Speakss
| Cannon be as frank As himself 49,
tell the public whether be had -:
| any money through lecturing 49,
writing. and to what extent his moa1k3
making had been hampered ~ st,s
attention to public duties. ,.
Not since the campaign began -,
Mr.. Bryan spoken with such vsne
| cnce, and # is said to be the -
time that . presidential can0aeqn
ever went out Of his way to 49, =
candidate for Congress.
The entire day was spent N
uois and Indiana. Altogether
| Bryan made seven sPeeches.
places at which stops were made -
! ing NATION, Toledo. Newton and ~
ney. Illinois. and Browns. pew
and Evansville. Indiana The esqSs
J was almost unbearable, but the 3D.
ocratic candidate seemed not %
affected by II. Wherever ne 49,
he was met by large and enthoa
tic crowds. During short vssts e
the fair grounds at Oiney. ik.
vas cordially welcomed.
In Evansville Nj. Bryan spoke -
Shall the people ruler The 6ss9
trus. regulation and election Of -
TORS bv direct vote Of people.
Incidentally. he took . parting 49,
AT Speaker Cannon. He beo eoseok-
for Terre Haute. whence be win tssst
81 over the Pennxyiysnia an
Baltimore Z Ohio railroads. TO Whest.
Ing. W. Va. where he n due TO sfFssO.
tomorrow afternoon.
Whist the Assessor esy&
LINCOLN, NE8.. Sept. 1e.-~.
liam ]. Bryan's property rcferred
in his speech at Toledo. H. too1x
Is valued by the county Assesses
Lancaster county At $sz.sas. Cse~
the Nebraska Law all property ,
auired to b. listed AZ actual 49,
Mr.. Eryan's personal property o
farm and in his home h vasssd -
tore the assessor at 3i1,seo. H.,
rommoaer Is set down - wossh w.
| "a. His farm Of about sss eefe.kss
Jo~a,cd four miles cast 81 Tie 49,
nos. section Of the city. vac 10
a ssa.Jss by Asscssor niIler.
making assessments ~ peaesl 3
Nation of ssIs per acre - - - =
which q regarded - Q ~ -