The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-08
BRYAN'S TRIP.
lie Starts Eastward to Receive His
Notification.
LINCOLN SIl.yERITES TURN OUT
En- NIn.o 10 Src Him Ornnd Cheer n Brisf
Speech In which lie Says Iio Chose New
York for His aretaphoricNi Debut Id
cause Il Is tho Heart of"tho Encmy's
Conntryr-Grscting Along tho Route
by Its supporters aiti

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 1.-THE Bryan
at o'clock this afternoon under decld-
cdly favorable conditions and auspices.
1t was dHy Of torrld temperature, but
long before the time OF the departure OF
the Bryan party. the Rock Island depo.
platform was crowded and when the
carriage containing Mr. and Mrs, Bryan
drove up n round OF cheers wentup from
over 1000 throuts.
From that time until the train pulled
out anxious people JOstlGd each other
without cOmpunctlon az they pressed
around their honorcd fellow citizen and
eagerly grusped his hand and clung 10
II long enough TO breathe fervont God
speed for himself and his mission. Child
rrn were carried along by pre- ssure of
the crowd and their childish voices could
be heard abOvc-the uproar In the famil-
lar greeting. Goodbye, Mr. Bryan.
Most Of them were successful In reach
ing his hands before he boarded the
train. which pulled In several minutes
ahead OF time in anticipation OF the de-
lay OF leave taking.
After Mr. and Mrs Bryan had entered
the car there was Il request for them TO
appear upon the rear platform, which
they did. As. Mr.. Bryan appeared the
hnndshakIng was Grenewed and In re-
sponse TO continued and persistent calls
for speech, Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen:-In ordinary
times would have desired the nntifca.
tion to take place at my home. But this
Is not an ordinary campaign, and l felt
that the cluse should arise above any
personal desires We might have, and
therefore expressed the wish to be notI-
fled In New York, In order that our cause
might be presented first In the heart Of
what now seems 10 be the enemy's coun-
try, but which We hope TO be our coun-
try before this campaign Is over. (Great
applause and cheerlng.)
II appreciate the Kindness which the
neighbors have shown and all that I can
promise you is that whittier what do
meets your approval or not, shall do my
duty as ! see It and accept all conee-
Quences which may follow" (Enthu-
siastic cheering and applause.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were allotted the
drawing car of the Pullman coach. every.
section OF which was occupied.
As the train drew AWAY from the sta
tion, thousand fluttering handker-
chiefs waved a parting adleu, the fond
sincerity OF which was attestcd In many
ways.
The first stop was at Murdoch. Ncb.. a
small way station, where crowd OF
about fifty men and boys were at the
depot
At Albright, about fifty people were
assembled. One old lady clung 10 Bry-
ans hand as she shouted: mfr. Bryan,
l hollered for ye up in Omaha, and an
h0llcrir' yet" "
About twenty men boarded the train to
accompany the party to Omaha, and II
appeared as II Mr.. Bryan knew every
one OF them personally.
There were less than 500 people gath
cred at the depot when the train bearing
the Bryan party arrived at Omaha. The
people We're enthusiastic In the extreme,
many OF them being personal friends OF
the candidate.
When Nicola was reached at O'Clock
there was n crowd OF 400 people In walt
Ing Mr.. Bryan's appearance was the
signal for n chorus OF cheers and calls
for Il speech, TO which Mr.. Bryan re-
piled that he would not make n speech.
81 am very glad TO see you: am not
sure yet that hnvc been nominated. I
have heard that was mind ] am going
down to New York to see about It. II
learn that have been nominated, then
will make some speeches"
AT Avoca was encountered II uanifes-
tation Of Increased interest. This town
was reached at Gas p. m, and n crowd OF
fully 1000 people were gathered at tho
station. This wns the ilrst apprecihble
demonstration since the party bade fare
we'll to Lincoln.