Figure i. — A few of the five million people who saw the Democratic candidate during the 

 campaign of 1896. Years before the electronic era, Bryan carried his personal message 

 into the heart of America in his national campaign tours. Here, his train has stopped 

 for a brief appearance at Wellsville, Ohio. In the background is the Ohio River. (William 

 Jennings Bryan, The First Battle, 1896, facing p. 528.) 



