The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-13
HUNDREDS OF HIS FELLOW
TOWNSNIEN WERE AT THE
DEPOT TO SAY GOODBYE.
A BIG RECEPTION At DES MONIES
Elk Governor Boies Introduced Bryan
to the People, Who Addressed Them.
Crowds at Other Points En-
Route Were Not Large


was a day of torrid temperature, but
long before the time for the departure
of the Bryan party the Rock Island de-
pot platform was crowded and when the
carriage containing Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
drove up Il round of cheers went up from
over Il thousand throats. From that time
on until the train pulled out anxious peo-
pie jostled each other without compunc-
ton as they pressed around their hon
ored fellow citizen and eagerly grasped
his hand and chung to it long enough to
breathe fervent God speed for himself
and his mission. Children were carried
along by the pressure of the crowd and
their childish voices could be heard above
the uproar i'll familiar greeting, Good
bye, Mr.. Bryan"
Most of them were successful in reach
ing his hand before he boarded the train.
which pulled in several minutes ahead of
time i'll anticipation of the delay of the
leave taking.
After Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan had board
ed the car there was Il request for them
to appear upon the rear platform, which
they did. AS Mr.. Bryan appeared the
handshaking was renewed, and in re-
SIJUlSc 10 continued anu Calls
for Il speech, Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-In ordinary
times | would have desired to have the
notification take place at my home. But
this is not an ordinary campaign, and
/ felt the cause should rise above any
personal desires we might have, and
therefore expressed the wish to be noti-
fed in New York in order that our cause
might be presented first in the heart of
try, but which we hope to be our country
before this campaign is over. Great ap-
plause and cheering.)
Il appreciate the kindness which the
neighbors have shown me, and all | can
promise you that whether what | do
meets your approval or not, | shall do
my duty as | see it and accept all con-
sequences which may follow" Renewed
cheering and applause.)
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were allotted the
drawing-room on the Pullman coach.
AS the train drew away from the station
Il thousand fluttering handkerchiefs
waived the party adieu, the fond sinceri-
ty of which was attcsted in many ways.
The. first stop was at Murdoch, Neb.,
a small station, where Il crowd of about
fifty men and boys were at the depot.
Mr.. Bryan stood upon the rear plat
form and waved a greeting at them, but
one silver republican, a cripple, persisted
in getting on the moving train and shak-
ing hands. AS usual, Mr.. Bryan was
unable to greet him by name. The train
stopped but a moment at South Bend,
where Il dozen men cOnversed with Mr..
Bryan through the car window.
At Albright about fifty people were
assembled One old lady chung to Mr..
Bryan's hand as she shouted: "Nlr.
Bryan, | hollercd for We up in Omaha,
and am hollering yit.'
About twenty men boarded the tram
to accompany the party to Omaha, and
it appeared as if Mr.. Bryan knew every
one of them personally.
REACHES OMAHA.
Omaha, Aug There were less than
500 people gathered around the depot
when the train bearing the Bryan party
pulled into Omaha. The crowd was en-
thusastic in the extreme many. of them
being personal friends of the candidate.
There was no speech making, and MI.
Bryan, after short conversation with
several of his admirers on the platform,
went back to his stateroom i'll the Pull
man. There was Il stop OF twenty-five
minutes at Omaha. From the window
Mr.. Bryan continued the Misunderstanding
until the train pulled out.
At Omaha Mr.. Bryan's brother,
Charles A Bryan. boarded the car and
spent his time letting the nominee know
the names of citizens who had risked the
danger of a sunstroke by coming down III
the hot sun to greet the candidate. snort
stops were made at the Union depot at
Council Bluffs and the local Rock Is
land depot and at each about 100 peo-
pie were assembled. AT the latter place
the women were in the majority, and as
they expressed desire to meet Mrs.
Bryan the latter also came out upon the
platform and held reception.
When Nicola was reached, at q O'Clock,
there was crowd of 300 people in wait
ing.
MIR. Bryan's appearance was the sig
nal for cheer. Mr.. Bryan responded,
but did not make Il speech.
II am very glad to see you; L am not
sure yet that | have been nominated. L
have heard that | was, and am gong
down to New York to see about it. IT
learn that | was nominated, then L VIII
make some speeches..
A vOice-YOu have been nominated, all
right, and will be elected.
Il hope" was the reply, that after
the election you will have established
reputation as prophet"
At AvOca was encountered an evil
dence of increased interest. This town
was reached at 6:45, and a crowd of
fully 1000 people was gathered at the
station 1t was an entnuSlaStlc crown
and during Mr.. Bryan's brief remarks
there was a succession of cheers and
noisy assurances of sympathy.
Mrs. Bryan was introduced, in re-
Spouse to calls for her, Mr.. Bryan pre-
senting her as the better half of the Bry-
an family. The cheering reached its eli
max as the train moved away. This was
the first appreciabe demonstration since
the party babe farewell to Lincoln.
Mr. Bryan acknowledged the compli-
ment in the following remarks:
Ladies and Gentlemen-1ou must not
ask me to make a speech. If your turn
ing out is due to curiosity to see can
didate for high office, | am glad to
crafty that curiosity, but if it has an
other purpose, that of expressing your
interest in the campaign, then | am
douby glad. applause and cries of
that's what it isl
1--WE are entering upon campaign
which, in my judgment, is one of great
Importance, and it behooves us as citi-
zens to study the issues and find out
what is best. | have an abiding faith
in the honest desire of the great mass of
the American people TO do what is best
for the country Each individual has the
right, and it is his duty, as well, to study
every question, and then when the time
comes to vote it is their duty to make
their votes express what they mean. The