Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-17

that little town were al the depot yell
ing at thetcp of their voices. Mr.. Bryan
shook hands with all comers.
The crowd cheered him again and
again, and when Mrs. Bryan was intro
duced they yelled themselves hoarse.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 16.-Just be-
fore the train left Sedalia. Mr.. Bryan
received a telegram announcing the sud-
den death Of Ex-Governor Wm. Z. Rus
sell, OF Massachusetts. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan were greatly shocked at the
news, and Mr.. Bryan at once dictated
the following telegram:
Mrs. VIM. z. Russell, Cambridge. Mass. ::
Il have just learned of the sudden
death OF Governor Russell, and hasten
to express TO you my profound sympa-
rhy. Your husbands friends were le-
gion and they all share your sorrow.
(Signed) ''W. J. BRYAN"
There were several unimportant sta
tions where Mr.. Bryan shook hands
with the citizens at the depots.
The next place at which he spoke was
Warrens5urg, where 2,000 people had
assembled. The usual amount of cheer
ing was participated In and Mr.. BRYAN
answered the demands for a speech. as
follows:
Ladies and gentlemen-I do not care
to make a speech and do not know that
you care to listen TO a speech. but 7
am very glad to have this opportunity
OF seeing 80 many of you in this vicin-
ijy.
Are you going to be at the polls on
election day? loud cries of you bet.
yes, yes.)
'All doubt has passed away. If all
The people who have been crowding
along the railroad this afternoon are
as enthusiastic on election day as thew
seem to be now, l have no doubt as to
the result in November. All can ask
OF you is that when you have studied
the questions, when you have made up
your MINDS, do just as you please. If I
slh elected, well and good. If some one
else is elected, l shall support the gov
ernment until can help to change il.
(G!eat applause and cheering)
AT Warrensburg, Mr.. Bryan was met
by committee Of citizens from Kansas
City who had come cut TO escort him
back to that place. The committee was
headed by Senator CCckerill, Gen. G. b.
Gross, Judge E. L. Scarritt, ]. b. Shan
non, W. f. Lyons, F. c. Carr. Major B.
L. Woodson, Col. John n. Southern. DR..
Jackson and others.
At each Of the smaller towns the train
passed there was booming Of cannon
and anvils.
Apparently the entire population of
Holden surrounded the depot at that
village when the train came in. Every
| body shouted for Bryan. Then there
was a booming Of anvils and discharge
Of fire crackers.
At every small town that was passed
where the train stopped for 2 few min
uteS, every one wanted to shake the
hand OF the nominee At Pleasant Hill
there was a great crush of humanity
gathered around the train when it had
come to a standstill. Pleasant Hill IS
| but a hamlet, but every inhabitant.
large and small, was there to greet Mr..
Bryan. He was cheered as he stepped
on the platform and after order was
secured, he said:
Ladies and Gentlemen:-I am very
| glad TO greet you in this way. am graf
ified at the compliment which you have
paid both by your presence and by the
flowers presented TO me. | hope that
you all duly appreciate the importance
CT the campaign upon which we are en-
! tering and that you will make it your
business TO be in politics tbs year. Some
/ people have the idea that a question like
the money question should be settled by
a few experts 1t is the greatest cues
ton in American politics and cannot be
ses1led until the great common people
sit in Judgment upon it,"
\ voice: Here is a Republican that
Will vote for you"
: Mr. Bryan: Il want you to look at
that man. He IS the kind OF a Repub-
! iican We ought to have in this country
his year. (App.auze) l hope you Will
DO your duty as you see t. loud ap-
plause.) Judging from the sound, I
| should say il was abort 16 to l against
! Mckinley n this tOwa.'
When Kansas City was reached there
were 1900 or 5000 people packed in and
/ around the depot. As Mr. Bryan, his
wife and children passed through the
! c.olvd. il cheered and shouted until ;ne
! great halls Ct the depot revsrbe-atei
with the daafening sound. The COM
ms-tee Of citizens escorted HIr. Bryan
and his family to the Coates House,
where rooms had been engaged for their
! reception.
REPUBLICAN SILVERITES.
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