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Trip 4: November 2

Bryan's fourth and final campaign trip was a single-day affair through Nebraska, on the day before the 1896 presidential election. He began early in the morning, striking west into the center part of the state and returning through Lincoln before traveling to Omaha, where he delivered seven speeches to end the day.

Day Date City State Railroad Location Time Crowd
Monday November 2 Lincoln NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot 6:25 AM
Monday November 2 Seward NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot 7:35 AM 4,000
Monday November 2 York NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot 9:00 AM 3,000
Monday November 2 Aurora NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot 10:00 AM 2,000
Monday November 2 Grand Island NE Burlington and Missouri River Open Square 10:50 AM 15,000
Monday November 2 Giltner NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot
Monday November 2 Trumbull NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot
Monday November 2 Hastings NE Burlington and Missouri River Schoolhouse Square 1:00 PM 15,000
Monday November 2 Harvard NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot 2:00 PM 3,000
Monday November 2 Saronville NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot 2:30 PM
Monday November 2 Sutton NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot 2:45 PM 1,000
Monday November 2 Grafton NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot 3:05 PM 1,000
Monday November 2 Fairmount NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot 3:30 PM 2,000
Monday November 2 Exeter NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot 3:40 PM
Monday November 2 Friend NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot 4:10 PM 1,200
Monday November 2 Dorchester NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot 4:30 PM 300
Monday November 2 Crete NE Burlington and Missouri River Athletic Park 5:00 PM 4,000
Monday November 2 Lincoln NE Burlington and Missouri River Lincoln Hotel Balcony 6:00 PM 20,000
Monday November 2 Greenwood NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot
Monday November 2 Ashland NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot
Monday November 2 Gretna NE Burlington and Missouri River Depot 7:30 PM 500
Monday November 2 Omaha NE Burlington and Missouri River Boyd's Theater
Monday November 2 Omaha NE Burlington and Missouri River Washington Hall
Monday November 2 Omaha NE Burlington and Missouri River Germania Hall 2,500
Monday November 2 Omaha NE Burlington and Missouri River Morand's Hall
Monday November 2 Omaha NE Burlington and Missouri River Creighton Hall 10:30 PM
Monday November 2 Omaha NE Burlington and Missouri River Metz Hall
Monday November 2 Omaha NE Burlington and Missouri River Creighton Theater 11:00 PM


© Nathan Sanderson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2008