The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1910-09-09
BRYAN.SPEAKS
TO 5000 PEOPLE
NEWPORT HAS Big CROWD
INTEREST IN AMENDMENT NO
10 DRAWS OUT MANY
PEOPLE.

kansas the crowds grow larger and
larger. Camden awoke this morning
to find many hundreds of visitors
from all over the southwestern part
of the state flocking in to hear the
great commoner make his speech. 1t
is estimated the crowd here today
numbered at least 5000 people. The
train arrived at daybreak, so the
speaking began on time.
The train yesterday was late con-
siderable portion of the day, but this
did not prevent hundreds from re-
naming until late at night at Claren-
don, Stuttgart and Pine Bluff to hear
short talks given there.
Col. Bryan also dilated during the
speeches of the day on the platform
which forces public statement of cam
paign expenses and said Arkansas
would beat Nebraska to the initiative
and referendum, because the liquor
interests defeated it in Nebraska last
year, but cannot do it second time
At Newport the air was sitting hos
yesterday, but $500 people stood
around the stand in the park and list
ened attentively to Col. Bryan lay it
to the lawyers. The train left there
at 1870, nearly an hour and a half
late, and went to Tuckerman, where
A fve-minute rear platform speech
was made. At Hoxie the band greet
ed the special train. The reception
committee boarded the train at New
port and went to Hoxie with the Bry-
an party. 1t was composed of Judge
H. L. Ponder, John S. Gibson, James
gurridge, Dolph Sloan and w. N. Sur
ridge. Congressman W. A. Oldfield
also accompanied the party as far as
HoXie. There were many Republi-
cans there also, Capt. P. w. Tucker,
former chairman of the state Repub-
iican central committee, being among
the. Andrew |. Roland, candidate for
governor, was the Republican speaker
in Hoxie before the arrival of the
Bryan special. Judge Ponder intro
duced Governor Donaghey, who again
presented Col. Bryan. A heavy rain
had fallen just before the speaking
began, but this did not run the crowd
below 5000. The speech was made
from the rear end of the train and the
At Jonesboro the party was met by
a large reception committee and taken
to the courthouse square. Fully 1900
people crowded about this place, the
jam being such that Mrs. j. F. Young,
wife ia deputy sheriff, was caught
in the crush and sustained a fractured
ankle. Governor Donaghey was well
coined to the city by Mayor Gregg,
and he spoke briefly before calling
upon Col. Bryan to address the au-
dience.
Two hours late by this time the
train was switched to the Cotton Belt
and the rapid fire run to Pine Bluff
commenced. A short stop was made
at Weiner, where Clyde Going of Har-
risburg spoke first to present Cover
nor Donaghey. When Col. Bryan
completed his talk ]. B. Duo present
ed him with a bunch of six-foot rice,
requesting that it be presented to
Mrs. Bryan.
Five minutes was devoted to a
speech by Col. Bryan at Hickory
Ridge.
At Brinkley about 5000 people
waited to hear Col. Bryan. An or
chestra furnished music here. R. N.
Henderson, mayor of Brinkley, ex-
tended the greetings here to Cover
nor Donaghey and he made very elo-
quent speech in introducing Col Bry
an, who spoke for an hour.
At Clarendon Judge r. F. Milwee
presented Governor Donaghey to his
fellow citizens, after which Col. Bry-
an spoke five minutes.
..When Stuttgart was reached the
train whizzed past at a 40-mile an
hour gait and thus brought about the
only regrettable event of the day. No
invitation had been extended to the
party to stop, and some of the young
men on the train took r. j. Kerwin,
who slightly resembled Col. Bryan, to
the rear platform to have him bow
to any stragglers that might happen
to be there. To the surprise of the
tourists, a band with about 500 peop,e
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