The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12

they arrived at y 20 duu were again met by
an immense crowd, which cheered and
shouted until Mr. Bryan and his party
disappeared behind the closed doors.
The scenes along the route from Pitts
burg to Jersey City were merely repeti-
tion of those of yesterday in Ohio and
Indiana. Crowds. cheers, speeches and
handshaking were the order of the dav.
Nearly 1000 people were waiting for Mr.
Bryan at Johnstown.
and there was a mad rush of the crowd
down the tracks to the rear car. Ex-Con-
gresham Kerr presented Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. Bland, both of whom were roundly
cheered. Neither spoke, but Mr.. Bryan
shook hands with large number of per-
sons.
At Cresson 300 residents greeted the
train and cheered the nominee, with whom
many shook hands. Ex-Governor Hogg
of Texas, who is also en- route to New
York, was discovered in forward car of
the train, and Mr.. Bryan invited him to
his coach Just before Cresson was 'reacn
Altoona gave Mr.. Bryan a rousing Ie-
ception. When the train came to a stand
still in the station there, hundreds of peo-
pie were lined up along the tracks. Many
others were crowding balconies and win
dows of neighboring houses, while boxcars
and other points of vantage were lined
with workmen from the railroad shops
The rear platform of the train was not
in an advantageous position to enable
most OF those composing the throng to get
near Mr.. Bryan, and of all the vast
assem- blage not more than 500 could crowd
into the narrow space between the train
and the guard wall to places directly in
front of where the nominee stood. The
Bryan and Sewail Club, bearing badges
inscribed "16 to l." led the enthusiasm.
The appearance of Mr.. Bryan on the plat
form brought out mighty cheer. There
was struggle to get near him, and much
confusion resulted. There were yells of
Bryan" and speech" Standing beside
Mr.. Bryan was Mr.. Bland, and the latter
started to address the audience. He told
them that the demonstration was a repe-
tition of W hat had been going on in Ohio
and the West, and said that it meant
victory for the Democracy in November.
The crowd cheered Bland, but it did not
wait TO hear him speak, and cries of
Bryan" drowned his words.
Then ex- congressman Kerr managed to
make some rem arks about the people of
Pennsylvania being with the people OF
the nominees native and adopted States,
Illinois and Nebraska, in their unanimitv
for Bryan. This was interrupted with
more cries for the candidate, but Mr..
Bryan shook his head, and placing mis-
hand to his throat called out in a husky
voice, 81 cant, boys; l can't" Then a
rush toward the car was made and Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan went through the hand
shaking ordeal until the train moved out
at II :05
Several hundred people were in the au-
dience that greeted Mr.. Bryan at Tyron.
They gave him two or three good cheers.
Mr. Bland made a little speech, and Mr..
Bryan again gripped some Pennsylvania
hands.
When Huntingdon was reached, at
noon, Mr.. Bland talked to the crowd,
numbering a couple of hundred, while
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan shook hands with
those composing it. Both Bland and
Bryan were cheered.
Lewiston Junction turned out a small
crowd and the story was repeated. There
were some counter-cheers Tor Mckinley.
Mrs. Bryan was in great demand at LIE wis
ton and attracted nearly as much atten-
ton as her husband.
One hundred and fifty people at New
port cheered Bland, but forgot to cheer
Bryan, so intent were they in shaking
hands with him.
An excited, overheated, enthusiastic
mass of people swarmed beneath the
broad roof OF the big Pennsylvania station
building at Harrisburg. They crowded
the platform, hung two deep on ratings
and ran along with the train as it slowed
up preparatory to stopping. Among the
members of the Bryan party estimates of
the size of the Harrisburg congregation
were varied. Some placed it as high as
5000.
Chairman Hubbell of the Harrisburg
Bimetallic League presented Mr.. Bryan.
Cheers followed the announcement and a
great CRY OF s'speech" went up. But Mr..
Bryan M pointed to his throat and shook his
head. just in the midst of the fast and
urious handshaking in progress and Just
as Mr.. Bland had started a speech the car
was shifted again. Cheering, shouting
and pushing with might and main, the
people around the car sought to regain
their advantageous position. Hundred s
of them were struggling on the track be-
ana the rest of the train. As they saw the
coach bearing down upon them almost a
panic ensued in the endeavor to get out of
harms way. Men seemed to leap over the
heads of others and some went down. But
nobody was injured, and the big assem-
blage or rather the male part OF it. made
another dash toward the tall, smooth
faced man, who looks ten years older than
he did when he left Chicago Sunday night.
Mr.. Bryan stood on the steps of car and
reached out both hands to be grasped by
hundreds of extended lists.
While Bryan shook hands at the rate of
sixty a minute with each hand, Mr.. Bland
tried to talk about the great issues of the
ampaign, but his voice was lost in the
shouts of those around the car. At last
the train moved away and Mr.. Bryan.
with a relieved look, went back to his
drawing-room.
Barring the shifting process, the BRYAN
reception at Lancaster was quite as wildly
interesting. The station was crowded
with people to the number of 1900. Mr..
Bryan stood on the rear platform of his
car, which had been returned to its orig
lnaI position at the end of the train. The
crowd shouted and there was constant
struggle to get near the nominee. Mr..
BANDS speech was again lost. The only
people who did not appear anxious to
join in the grand rush for the Nebraska
mans swollen hands were the women
standing at the other end of the platform
and the members of the brass band which
had been engaged to play patriotic airs
and was fulfilling its contract without in
termission.
The yelling of the audience. which
while constant had not been united. con-