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VOLUMH XXVIII
I'LATTSMOUTII, NUlSItASKA. MONDAY, OCTOISKI! 1!)0S
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The Great Commoner Ends His Triumphal Tour of Ne
braska in this City Last Night.
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TBEET8 WEBE THROVE
ihht. B ', private secretary t .Mr.
I-i v.ui. Mr. Adamson of the New York
World. and Mr. Wilhott of the assoeiat
ei rcSS .and i.'has. GririH'S of tin- Jour-
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From I ri.iny D o present. It was a source of surprise
William J. Bryan eniletl Lis great an,l gratification to those democrats
v, iih .Messrs. Bry.in
M' l i l it'ii to I he i ';;r
t e M r. Ill and'. ii a:::l
r got oct :.iid 'ir. lwver iti
'r. Ih ;:;.'! n v. ho deli ven d
ru ecu a: d one which won the
heart-; of Ids audie.ice. Mr. Brandon
is an eloquent and forceful speaker,
and throughout his address he was con
stanily interrupted by wild applause.
His address to laboring men was time
ly and effective and made many who
triumphal tour of Nebraska last night from Cass county who were present on had been a little wavering come into
lin this city, speaking to two immense the train to look out anil see the vast
(audiences. From seven o'clock in the outpouring of people who gathered at
I morning until ten thirty last night, this tnjs little city to listen to the demo-
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I wonderful statesman delivered twenty-
ix speeches, varying in length from
ten minutes to one hour. And every
me of his speeches were listened to by
i great multitude of people. Small
;owns and villages with but one or two
lundred inhabitants turned out its thou
sands, and they turned out to listen and
cratic chieftain. The Union band was
playing when the train pulled in and
Mr. Bryan's appearance upon the rear
platform of the train was the signal for
a mighty roar of acclaim from the
twelve hundred people gathered around
the car. In his speech at this point,
which took up some fifteen minutes,
ipplaud the utterances of the greatest jj,. Kryan made an earnest appeal for us
iving American
At Nebraska City. A. Maguire to congress. He also asked
As a prelude to the visit of the Great the election of the democratic Iegisla-
Jommoner, a reception committee left tive ticket. He touched briefly upon
his city on the J:-1S train on the M. I. national issues, defining his position
yesterday morning for Nebraska City, upon a numherot the burning questions,
H here they were to meet Mr. Bryan including bank guaranty, the election
lnd return on his special train in the of senators by the people and destroyed
Lvening. In addition to the names of the republican contention that they
he members of the committee as printed j were responsible for the price of farm
f n the Journal of last night, the follow- ' products. As the train pulled out the
ng named gentlemen were also on the j cheers and applause were tremendous
ommittee: J. I. Falter, ('has. Crimes. ; and could be heard for a long distance
'. J. Swoboda. Paul Budig and John M. fmm the station. The Union band
.eyda. The committee was joined at : Wrded the train at this point for this
lynard by a number of enthusiastic j fity.
emocrats, among them being V. F. j A stop of a few moments was made
".illespie and Geo. Snyder, while Mur- at Murray, where there was a crowd of
ay furnished a large contingent, in- 1 several hundred, many of whom got to
hiding L. II. Oldham, A. J. Walker
the democratic foid. On the whole Mr.
Brandon was conceded to be one of the
greatest orators who has ever invaded
this city.
At the Court House.
Mr. Bryan was taken to the Court
House where an immense assemblage
numbering thousands were patiently
waiting, at once hurried to the plat
form which had been erected directly
under the south wall of the building.
appearance was the signal for a
. J. Pitman and II. C. Long, and at
"Jnion the crowd was swelled by still
lore, including W. B. Banning, Eli
atonand Peter Clarence. T. J. O'Day,
f the Nehawka Register, joined the
arty at this point. The committee
4 pent the day in Nebraska City, visit-
lg with acquaintances ana loosing
ver the town.
The meeting at Nebraska City, which
as scheduled to come off at 5:30 p. m.,
as almost an hour late, owing to the
ain being delayed at various points
i i
Kith, but it was a great meeting wnen M. a
did get under headway. 1 here was a . Genung
.onster crowd present, and previous to an(j met wjth constant applause. His
.r. Bryan's arrival. State Auditor j every reference to Bryan evoked an
randon. of Alabama, addressed the ! uproarious demonstration, and his
the state ticket and the election of John n-rPat demonstration latino- cral min
utes. The waiting thousands sent up
cheer after cheer for their idol, the sec
ond he appeared on the platform and
demonstrated that he was as strong in
their affections now as he always had
been. Dr. Livingston in the absence
of Chairman Bates, who had been mis
informed as to the arrangements and
had gone to the M. P. depot to meet
the train, escorted Mr. Bryan to the
platform. Mr. Bryan realizing that he
was among the home folks at once
plunged into the speech, the formality
of a presentation being done away with.
It was several minutes before he could
proceed but when he did, it was the
speech of a friend to friends. It was
an old time neighbor who spoke, and
he talked from the heart. It is to be
regretted that space forbids an extend
ed review of Mr. Bryan's speech. Suf
fice it to say he spoke from his heart
and touching briefly on general topics
he presented the democratic side of the
case with that masterly command of
policies which has made him the great
est figure of his times. That he touch
ed the hearts of the people was demon
strated by the sharp, tense bursts of
applause which greeted his every point.
That he.had his listeners with him at
every point was evidenced by the invol
untary endorsements of his telling
periods, by the multitude. He dissect
ed the republican claims to be the
friends of labor and he tore asunder
their pretense of being the friend of
shake hands with Mr. Brvan.
In Plattsmouth.
The arrangements for the meeting
in this city had been well perfected
and there were two enormous crowds
present early in the evening. Owing
to Mr. Bryan's train being an hour late
it was decided to have the two audi
ences addressed by other speakers
pending his arrival, and Hon. L. T.
Genung of Glenwood, Iowa, was pre
vailed upon to speak at the court house
yard to a crowd of several thousand.
This meeting was presided over by Col.
Bates who presented Mr.
His speech was a fine one
;semblage and made a brilliant and J
lling speech, defining democratic doc
ine in a lucid and eloquent manner,
r. Bryan's arrival was the suri.al for
deafening demonstration, lastirc fr
long time a fact which he r. f erred
in his speech. He had sj'o'cen i'i N'e
aka City eight years i:p av.d ::: t: :it
Tie he pointed out the t!e:idiy e:"ect
or.opoly upon the industries, r ;:'. rri'"
the starch werks. then just taken
er by the trust, for whkh he was
Kjted and jeer d b
Jst night furnished
parties on the great issues, a brilliant,
convincing and logical presentation of
the facts.
Immediately followiug Mr. Bryan's
speech at the court house. Hon. H. B.
Fleharty, democratic candidate for
Attorney General, took the platform
and deliver a telling and effective
speech. He held the immense audience
for some time and aided materially in
the cause of democracy. After Mr.
Fleharty, Auditor Brandon spoke and
as at the Theatre, made more than a
favorable impression. He appealed
effectively to labor and made many
votes for the ticket.
The close of both meetings was mark
ed with intense enthusiasm and wild
acclaim for Bryan and the ticket.
One of the large crowds came from
Glenwood and Pacific Junction. The
train was loaded down with people.
Besides this many people came from
the Iowa side in buggies and carriages
crossing on the ferry. Iowa did her
self proud.
decorations at the Theatre meet
ing were very fcood, tl e work of II. I).
Vi'son being commented upon favor
ably. T!ie numerous banners ;k1 ;:r
ttioiis v.h.. h ho painted all told a tale
and served to point out much to doubt
ing members. The decorative commit
tee consisting of Mr. Wilson and Mr.
Geo. Tartsch covered themselves with i
glory.
After the meeting the Union band
gave a number of selections on the
street and did themselves proud. The
boys make excellent music and the
thanks of the local democracy is ex
tended them for their assistance at the
biggest meeting ever he'd in Plattsmouth.
occupation and is the man whom the
republicans charged with selling trust
made goods. As practically everything
made in the country is made by a trust.
Mr. Garrett says he thinks he'll have
to go out of business and loaf to keep
the charge down. He would likely
have been selling for an independent
concern if the democrats had been put
in power several years ago before the
trusts purchased the republican ma
chine. There was a very alfecting scene
upon the stage of the Parmele last
night when Col. Bryan appeared. In
the audience was the venerable Conrad
Schlater who wept with joy at seeing
his young friend. Rising as Col. Bryan
approached, the venerable man placed
his arms about the neck of the Great
Commoner while Mr. Bryan clasped
him with his arm. The scene was
affecting in the extreme and brought
teal's to the eyes ol many u!. witness
led it. Mr. Schlater is an old time
j friend of Mr. Bry;ui, having served
! through many campaign.1 as his f.oi-o-n
; friend i'.nd counselor.
MAY YET GET
THE SUBWAY
Railroad Officials, Mayor and Council
Will Confer Tomorrow Morning.
I'rom 1'ridiiyS Daily
At last the action of Agent Pickett
of the Burlington in calling the atten
tion of the officials of the road to the
opftortunity for the construction of a
subway under the tracks, seems to be
bearing fruit. Ah related in these
columns several days ago, Agent Pick
ett had the matter of building a sub
way nr. e'er the tracks near the depot in
place of a culvert as originally planned
and abolishing the dangerous grade
crossing at that point, up with Division
Superintendent Bignell and (Iimr.d
Superintendent By n im.
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Notes of the Meeting.
Republicans all acknowledge it was a
great meeting.
People were here from nearly every
section of Cass county.
Nearly all the old wheel-horses of the
democratic wagon in Cass county were
here last night.
"It was the grandest and largest
political night meeting ever held in
Plattsmouth," was the expression of
all present.
Compared with the Taft reception
two weeks ago well there can be no
comparison there was about 10 to 1
last night.
The crowd that greeted Taft in Platts
mouth could have been added to the
Bryan meeting without apparently in
creasing the size.
There was considerable red fire in
evidence upon the route and it made
people realize that old Cass county has
some mighty good democracy within its
borders.
For enthusiasm the meeting beat any
thing we ever saw, and for numbers in
attendance it beat any political gather
ing that has been held in Cass county
for many years.
Estimates on the attendance vary
from six to ten thousand people. The
newspaper correspondents with Mr.
Bryan placed the crowd at both hall
and grounds as around eight or nine
thousand.
The lateness of the Bryan train did
not dampen the enthusiastic democrats
and Bryan democrats in the least. The
crowd was patient, and listened to the
able speeches of Lew Genung and oth
ers with the greatest of interest.
State Auditor Brandon, of Alabama.
causti' criticism
policies met hear
with 1 -m s l-'
of the rcpt
y app!au.e. lb
bli.-an i the farrrer in ruthless fashion. It was j wjH never know, perhaps, just how well
C!
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on
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of his
of the
excel!-
n;.e
aoor
attitude to the inter
; man. The address
sts
a great meeting and one the democracy
of Piattsmo'Jth c;Jn be proud of.
m; in.e rarmeie nsa;
re.
received. A;
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f.r a few
tne ajiiiC.
striking cxan
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Vhi.e
haI;.e
terru-
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very
From this meeting
Mr.
the great change which has come on
people they
were
l.-ny
ti.
i a .enthusiastic and rnai
. ig with their plaudits.
eech was devoted to a httli
all the issues of the camj
rtintilorU' trp f TIN! CitS
' oring the republican p
! ward the trusts. He a!
I peal for the state ai d c
. kets. One particular
ex itcM
welkin
. Bryan's
touch up
aign. but
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made nr.
ongres-iora.
at-;re of the
Geriung was
the? court house, Hon. I. (). Dwyer,
presiding at the Parmele, introduced
Hen. T. ). Nolan of Omaha who ?;o!:e
some forty minutes devot'rg his atten
tion to the general policies of the re-
Nolan's address
publican party. .ir
was a good or.e a:
Mr. Brvan was
hurried to address the immense audi
ence at the Parmele. Here as at the
C'oi:rt 1 Ton-e his eurance was greet
ed with a derr.or.strstion lasting several
n.i.r.tcs. His speech here along the
s'-.me general lines as at the Court
House but his peroration was simply
' magnifioer.t. When he spoke with dra
: matic eloquence and an earnestness
! that moved his listeners, of his concep
i tion of the presidency he was at his
: best. Regardless of the fact that he
aimed directly at the present incum-
was wed received.
I the presidency was to serve the people.
his speec h took. Today it was the topic j
of the streets and there wrere many ex- i
pressions of regret that he did not get !
to talk much longer. He is eloquent, j
able and clever in his oratory and facts, i
Richard Metcalfe, editor of the Com- .-r,.ril Kri
1 .evv K'lnnig.
not on'v one of the best orators
west, but a genial ;,c ntlen.a.i, an !
well posted on ihe living issues of the
day. In the forepart of his speech en
the court bouse lawn there was a fellow
in the audience, who claims to lie a
doctor, and hails from Pacific Junction,
and previously from many other points
unknown, who attempted to annoy him
by asking questions. It is unnecessary
to say that Mr. Genung sat down on
the quack in a manner that brought
forth a great outburst of applause, and
the "doctor" quailed like a whipped
puppy. Mr. Genung compared him to a
hog and pointed him out to the audience,
who also derided the fellow in a manner
that made him feel about as small as a
pin point. This fellow comes to Platts
mouth occasionally and stops at one of
our leading hotels, but won't any more
unless he settles his past bill incurred
with the landlord. You can look any
audience over, and if there is a distur
ber in the audience you will always find
him a dead-beat of first water. He dis
turbed Lew just once, and its marbles
to chalk that he never disturbs him
again.
Returned Horns.
From I"ii'l;i.v's I:iily -
M. Walker, the proprietor of
Majestic Theatre returned home
morning after a trip to Chicago.
Walker was accompanied by his sister
of Canton, 111., who comes to visit him
for several weeks. Mr. Walker while
in Chicago and the east visited the
various moving picture shows and film
firms and has completed arrangements
for the finest line of pictures ever shown
in a theatre. As he, at present is
furnishing an attractive line, it is hard
to make improvements, but he thinks
he has succeeded in getting some that
are even more attractive than in the
past, they will commence to come very
shortly. Mr. Walker is thoroughly up-to-date
in his business and says that
the public of Plattsmouth have been
educated to look for the best and he
will see they get it. Mr. Walker has
an unusually attractive program for to
night including a handsome hand
painted picture, somewhat on the fairy
tale line and akin to Bluebeard and his
wives. He also has an excruciatingly
funny picture entitled the "Water
Cure." He guarantees many a laugh
at this picture. In addition there is to
be exhibited an intensely dramatic
picture which will thrill the auiience.
afternoon just before
been t oo la! e. t he elih 1
sage suspending work i
' and today Mr. i'i' !eil
' .- age from I hst i I -1 ; '.
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the
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Mr.
As is usual an illustrated
complete the bill.
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! ' t !;'; oj'm :a!s of S he r
i rangid for tomorrow
I the general Mippi.sit''
meet i"'.r. prenosi ier
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milled touching the pmpo-'.ed in der
grade crsshig, t he e.;:t natuit of which
is unknown.
Now that the im.ttcr h:: gotten
under headway, it is ep to the city
officials to make every possible effort to
secure the proposed subway. It not only
will aid largely in draining Main street
in time of flood, but will be the means
of securing the lives of people having
business to transact on the bottoms or
at the ferry. On behalf of the rail
road it will be the means of saving the
company from expensive damage suits
in case of accident, and will also
save the expense of a flagman during
the winter months. If it is up to the
city to make some concessions to secure
the change in plans, they should find it
to their advantage to make them. The
grade crossing at the depot should have
been abolished long ago and the efforts
of Mr. Pickett to have this done now,
should meet with the heartie; I :i; prnvnl
of all concerned.
Ts Change its Course-.
lii f, l-"ri(:; y's I :i ily
Former Senator Thomas was
city this morning, and in convf
with the Journal reporter. sf;;U
yesterday he, in company with I'.ngin
eer Merriam, made a re. onnaisatu e of a
line commencing at the end of Mr.
Coates' ditch and running to the mout h
of Four Mile Creek, the object, being to
find a line for relocating the creel: chan
nel and changing its course. Tomor
row Mr. Merriam will survey a ditch
along the lines looked over yesterday
leaving the Coates' ditch and striking
the Four Mile Creek at the Burlington
bridge. The work will in all probabil
ity be done soon and will be an immen
se improvement over the present course.
Senator Thomas is the prime mover in
the matter and is sanguine of success.
;i the
sat ion
lhat
song will i
Kansas for Bry2n.
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Hurries From the Depot.
Mr. Ih.-yr.r.'s train came in at
:.d. he was immediately escorted t-
I
.-eting was the exhii.it of tt.e h-.r.ne!
rried bv the repuMicans eight yea-,
o. coupled with extrac
that
van's speech at
; an at this meetir.
& dollars to the re
u if they we-.-.' 1
s their n eeti'".-'
.ttomo!
Iowa,
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I.ichty of Thur
kindly given its
e of taking the
is mcetirg. Ir.
. W. -J.
moner, was a passenger on the Bryan i
special lat evening and he was very en- j
thusiastic over the outlook. He does i
not alter his predictions of a great land
slide, which will carry Mr. Bryan into
the White House.
John A. Maguire, who will succeed
Congressman Pollard, was an interested
looker-on, and met many people who
were for him heart and soul. When
asked if he could overcome Pollard's
majority in the district, he replied "I'll
beat Pollard and Joe Cannon, too," a
remark which caused much applause.
j The music for the big meeting was
; furnifhe I bv the City Band, which did
L. G. Muckenchaler of Kansas c
arre
pur-
He chid not want a second term, would
not accept a nomination, and would ad
vocate the idea of limiting the term to
one so as to preclude overleaping am- : excellent work under several disadvan
bition fastening itsolf upon the nation : tages. They were shy on torches and
with an army of oflhe ho
it un. lie closed bv an;
down last night from Omaha on
pose to hear Hon. W. J. Bryan. Mr. i
Muckenchaler hs an enthusiastic Bryan
man and brings words of cheer from '
the state of Kansas, he placing the j
majority for the Great Commoner at
twenty thousand. He said this was a ;
surprising statement, but claimed that !
he had been all over the state and he :
felt sure of his ground. The principle
cause of the enormous change was the '
panic and the bank deposit guaranty. 1
He departed this morning for St. i
Joseph, Mo., and Kansas.
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Nice Words for the Ccicnei
Col. Bates of the Plattsmouth Jour-
to back ! were comj elled to march to and from j ra js the candidate for dorrt represer.t-
to his ' the M. P. depot in the dark. This should ! ative for Cass and Otoe counties. He
The Only Accident.
From Friday's Daily
The only accident recorded yesterday
was a runaway late last night. Ignace
Schwindt who works for Will Tritsch,
untied his team which had been stand
ing in the barn for a week and which
was feeling a little fresh. The team
started up before he could get it to the
buggy and got under hca.iv.:.., which
he could not control, f'n ah y np. .!-
over his foot and causing ; t reiea-e
the lines, the team running ;v ::.'.
smashing up the buggy. i h h' -
a badly bruised foot to !
share in the trouble. Th. '
caught late in the nigl ' ;'
to the city by parties gvit.g ia the
south part of town.
For Secretory cf Ctale.
Frori. Fri'layS I:ii'y
Dr. A. T. Gatewood. democratic can
didate for Secretary of State, was in
the city last evening in attendance up
on the great Bryan meeting. Dr. Gate
wood has been making a close canvass
of the state and is very confident of
the democracy carrying the state, not
alone for Brysn. but for the Kf ate ticket.
He has found all the indications to point
to a great victory in November. Dr.
Gatewood is one of the democratic vet
erans of the state, a phy?ic;an of stand
ing ar.d a
perier.ce.
.-jar. ol
He is
.hence to vote for him if it desired a
tern to the government of the frthtr-,
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looked after, but was not.
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