The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-22
An lll-Advsed Change of Schedule Causes
the Candidate a Hard Time.
the USUAL CROWDS AND ENTHUSIASM
At Every Station they Turned ont In
Force-He was Given Splendid
Reception at DOver-A An Immense
Audience Listened TO His Address
at Wilmington Last Night.

Iai6eu py Tie dCliOn OIL the Delaware
Executive Committee, William j. Bryan
started out from Baltimore this morning
at 6:25 o'clock for Dover, Del, to fill an
engagement to speak this afternoon. 1t
was bad beginning of a weeks cam
paign from "a physical standpoint Mr.
Bryan could have remained over night
IN Washington and have taken train
from there at 80 Il. m. that would have
brought him to Dover in plenty of time.
But the Delaware committee told him
~ would be obliged TO go to Baltimore
last night and take the 6:25 PennsyI-
vania Railroad train to oblige the peo-
pie at Por.ers Station. Delaware, u
place that would have been omitted from
the itinerary If he had gone on the later
train.
Mr.. Bryan was up at 8 o'clock, after
few hours Of sleep. He left the Carroll
ton Hotel in Baltimon- in company with
Josephus Daniels, National Committee
man from North Carolina, who will ac-
company him to New England. and John
+. Salisbury and Richard r. Kenney
the Delaware Escort Committee, and
proceeded In carriage to the Union
Station. and boardi- the Pennsylvania
train leaving at 6:25.
The first incident of the day was at
HavIe de Grace. where score of people
boarded the day coach In which Mr.
Bryan was sitting and shook the can
didate's sore and infiamed hands.
At Prryville and at Elkton lust
across the Susquehanna River. and at
Northeast, more people greeted him in
fhecars. At nearly every station some
body explained TO Mr.. Bryan that his
early coming would dNsappoint many
~ Iople, who were relying on adherence
TO the schedule which Delaware had
caused TO be changed.
ADDRESSED 5000 AT DOVER.
Dover. Del. September 2l-At New
ark. Del, Candidate Bryan changed 10
little branch linz that carried him to
Porters Station, six miles away. Some
Delaware college boys at Newark gave
him an original Bryan yell, and Mr.
Bryan Went out on the platform and
shook hands with them. When Mr.
Bryan reached Porter's Station III found
not the hundreds of excursionlsts on
whose account he had been persuaded to
lose his nights rest by the members of
the DoWsr Reception Committee. 1t was
for their sake that Mr.. Bryan had been
routed out OF bed and rushed TO an
early train before his eyes were fairly
open, in the beiif ( that he would disap-
point great crowd IL he did not make
the connection for Porter's
The journey from Porters to Dover
was made over the Delaware division
of thu Pennsylvania road. He was ac-
companied by the Dover Reception Com
mittee and delegation from the Young
MEMS Democratic Club of Wilmington.
Middletown had out a brass band and
about 400 people. Mr. Bryan made his
first little spech OF the day there 1t
had just bit of irony in 1t. He said
that every community entered was very
solicitous about his voice and anxious to
speak there and not to speak anywhere
else. H- intended. he said, 10 save his
voice as much as possible and keen il
all through the campaign. and he wanted
each or his hearers TO make a silver
speech at the polls on ek: ction day The
crowd cheered as the train drew out
There were more cheers at CLAYTON.
but Mr.. Bryan did not make a speech.
Mr. Bryan ascertained definitely to-
day that he would make two addresses
speech scheduled for Wednf sday mex;
had been postponed until September 90
after Mr.. Bryan's return from Maine
Mr.. Bryan reached Dover a 10:32 a. m.
"a big crowd at the railway sta tion gave
him "a cheer and then followed his car
riage through the streets to the Capitol
Hotel. where a short informal reception
was held. When 1t was over Mr.. Bryan
was spirited out a side door down to the
residence of General X. r. Kenney.
where he Immediately went to bed 70
make up some of the se y he had lost.
Governor Watson and a reception com
mittee met Mr.. Bryan at Dover and ac-
oompanled him to the Capitol Hotel.
Much refreshed by his nap. Mr.. Bryan
Went from Ghneral Kenneys to the
capitol Hotel, where he had dinner and
proceeded to the State Fair Grounds.
where 5000 people seated in the grand
s.ano ana gathrred in the track and en-
closure, received him with cheers A
temporary stand was erected where Gov.
waters, John Hoecker, the Addicks can
dldate Tor Governor; L. l. Handy, Dsmo-
cratic candidate for Congress; eX-Con-
Sressmen Causay and Pennington, Con-
gressman Willis and Judge r. L. Lar
veil. OF the Superior Court, were seated.
The StahS Fair begins tomorrow. and
many or the side-show people had put up
their tents and were giving perform
ances. Pickpockets were also on hand.
and one OF them was captured
Mr. Bryan was introduced by tx-Con-
gressman John A. Nicholson at Q O'Clock.
Just after he began to speak. many of
those In the rear of the platform began
shouting for the candidate 10 turn in
their direction. The noise becama so
annoying that Mr.. Bryan was obliged 70
stop and appeal for quiet. This did not
have the desired eect, and others Of
prominence added their appeals to his
Some semhance of quiet was finally Sc
cured, and Mr.. Bryan proceeded with
out further annoyance After his
speech the candidate was taken TO the
Pennsylvania Station. and left for VIII
mington at 3:47 p. m.
Wilmington. Del, Sept 21.-On the
trip from Dover to Wilmington Nfr.
Bryan made short speech at New