The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16
oRAToRIcAL RECORDS

All the long distance speechmaking records were
shattered into nothngness by the Boy orator Of
Platte- As starter he clipped of sa0 miles to
coin, Neh- from Chicago speaking dozens o
places each day. As the pioneer Of spaciaI-traln
campaigning his next venture extremely
table effort From Lincoln he went into the snemys
country" which he firmly convinced would be
country before the campaign over To New
York by of Canton and Pittsburgh. and returning
through Buffalo Chicago and Milwaukee. represented
3sss miles
this trip. the first speech In New YorK
August H. when he was formally notified of his
nomination at Madison Square Garden The east
as curious TO the oratoricai wonder II no
been n vaudeville performer a salary OF $4,000
minute II he had disclosed horns and forked tail.
no would have been much surprised was
address, which he read from manuscript,
the aaaiest he matte during the champaign.
might be said for his Labor day address at Chicago,
which OF the ether efforts upon which
had devoted preliminary work
After three days rest at his home in Lincoln.
Bryan literally spreadsag4ed tho country. covering
nearly 600 miles Northeast he reached Manchester
n. II. In the opposite direction no got far
Scotland Neck. N. c. He whipGawed the Mississippi
river Missouri Country. and then dashed into the
northwest Fargo, n. d Back home only two days
election he made little dart or sA4 miles into
Nahraska. which ElYe him grand total Of 16.n12
miles. It has been estimated that these four
Journeys Bryan heard by 100000 people.
of tho estimate the writer
has intention of vouchng. However. for physical
on s sno mass toward Is. last r.
r rsists he ATE: sA .vsrs
harangue, and TO have an alcohol bath and rub
down At frequent intervals. ,st
In addition to hts athletic oratory Bryan
assisted by such publications as Coins Financial
School" which aimed by presenting the silver
mat Bryan at
surely il argumentative campaign The
whole burden of Bryan'a spseches wAs. that the
aute ready believe him and to place all the blame
on the gold standard Families were divided among
themselves Schoolboys took UP the intermnable
aiseussion, Whether the masses were going come
into their own whether the classes were going
save the nation from DANGEROUS dsmasogua.
The Republicans conducted campaign that
xavored Of dignity and soiemnity. This does not
mean that any lack of torchlight proc.s-
sions or things of that sort, but that leading
speakers endeavorsd to create the Impression that
they were engaged In sacred crusade save the
nation. . $500.
entirely I'm character Carl would
nave none OF Bryan or free silver but the other
land ali EFFORTS Of the Republicans and sound
He Would declare for none OF the tickets But In
s,n,caro on July A. he made = forcibie addreaa in
which he pointed out the dangers tinkering with
'ns MeKiniey did not 90 on the stump. Yet to al,
practical purposes he mig well have So for
adherents from pretty nearly every section Of thu
I-nion His addresses were almost Ike family talks
III course, sound conservative, safe
When the election rolled around. 1t appeared that
considerable section OF the masses had refused to
the call Of free silver TO be delivered
tie gold. Bryan by about = milton
for
Mckinley