Kansas City daily journal., 1896-11-17
NONE TO Do HIM REVERENCE.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN. THE CHIEF Pop
OCRAT, VISITS KANSAS CITY.
Men who Followed and Fnwn I'd Upon
Him When He Was n Candidate
for the Presidency Failed
to Meet and Greet Him.

William J. Bryan Of Lincoln, Ne5.' chiei
of the defeated Popocrats. was in the city
several houIs yesterday morning. lie vas
met al the zepot BY three reporters, and
during the four hours he was in the city
they gave MIN courteous attention. The
politicians y no followed fswing about him
when he was a candidate for president,
VINO fought for a position Of honor on the
coach IN which he rode: the shcuters OF 10
to ]. who crawled over each other 10 get
TO shake his hands when there was prob
ability he woald have pie to distribute.
were all absent when he came to the city
as a private citizen. 1t was striking ex-
ample of feeting political greatness.
Mr.. Bryan has time On mis- hands, now
that the country has been saved. TO enjoy
some luxulaes and ne has accepted an IN
yitation to join a party Of hunters for
trip down in the Ozarks where they will
ranp and hunt and FISH for a week. He
stopped in the city on his way 10 ST. Louis
10 join the party.
Mr.. Bryan is as ready TO talk politics now
as he was during the campaign. He feels
he made marvellous campaign and IS sat
isfied with the results. He said he pro-
posed 10 DO some occurring during the Nc
Kinlsy administration, and would do moth
ing that would affect the claim he has as
the leader of the silver forces four years
hence. There turks beneath the cover of
his hat a suspicion that then he will be
nominated and elected president. His con-
versation shows that fact plainly.
The trio Of reporters who met Mr.. Bryan
escorted him TO the Coates House for
breakfast. They proposed he should 20 in a
carriage, but he demurred, saying he was
a private citizen and must walk or ride on
a street car. They roGe the street car.
They joined Mr.. Bryan at breakfast and
afterwards Walt-@d down Ninth street with
him to See a portion OF the city. At sew
erai places he was recognized, and fire.
quently some citizen who was anxious to
assure him of the cordial feeling always
shown in the city would greet him and
wish him well. Mr.. Bryan was ready with
his bland smile and words Of greeting, and
enjoyed the welcome very much.
While waiting at the Union depot Mr..
Bryan became restive. He seemed 10 have
something on his mind that for once ne
could not find words 10 express. Finally
he arose and walked out of the north door
of the waiting room upon Union avenue.
He was at once besieged by the crowd of
hackdrivers, and one of the Jehus, who had
driven him to the Coates House on his
former visit, recognized the ex-candidate.
Hack. Mr.. Bryan? Have a hack?" he
called.
NO: I'm walking these days" replied
the boy orator. but ! want 10 see a man
who is in business down here, but whose
name can't recall. Some kind OF dew,
II seems TO me-"
"Honeydew?" suggested the driver.
"Overdue?" suggested another.
NO; that doesn't sound like It"
Finally some one hit the nail on the head
by suggesting Robidoux, and the free sill
yer leader was directed TO that gentleman's
saloon, on the opposite side of Union av-
enue.
Mr.. Robdorx was not there. however.
He was out Of the city. Mr.. Bryan told
the bartender he was sorry to hear that,
and directed him TO tell Mr.. Robidoux upon
his return that Mr.. Bryan, of Lincoln,
Neb.. had called. He left the saloon i'm
mediateIy after that. without stopping TO
note the furor caused by the disclosure of
his identity.
This unusual recognition is supposed to
be anticipative Of n move to make Rohi-
doux the silver leader for the next crusade.
Mr.. Bryan declaNd he was in splendid
health and never felt better; he expects
TO have great sport shooting down in the
mountains.