The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-07-17
Warmly Received by the People at All
Stations Along the Route.
Makes Short Speeches to the Assembled
Crowds.
Sixty Thousand People Greet the
Democratic Nominee for President
on His Arrival at Kansas City
Preparations for His Reception at
Lincoln, Nebraska.

ST. LOUIS, July 16-William ].
Bryan arrived here from Salem, ILL.,,
at $40 o'clock this morning via the
Baltimore and Ohio. A sleepy looking
crowd. among whom were Bryan's sis
ter and his nieces, assembled at Salem
station three hours previously ana saw
the party off.
At several stations on the route
Bryan stepped from the train ana
shook hands with early r1sers VINO nau
assembled to greet him.
At Carlyle. H., where the first stop
was made, about fifty persons grasped'
his hand Mayor Webb headed the
contingent at Lebanon, ILL.,, and accom-
panied the party to st. Louis.
AT East St Louis several hundred
people had assembled and their cheers
caused Bryan to step to the platform
and make a brief speech, in which ne
said he and Sewall believed in the plat
form on which they stood, and believed
in carrying out its provisions to the
Very letter. He ended by quoting a say
ing of Bismarck that the farmers
should stand together and protect
themselves from the drones who pro-
salute by the locomotive whistle.
About 1900 people We're assembled at
the depot at St Louis when Bryan ap-
peared on the platform. He was given
three hearty cheers. In the crowd he
became separated from his wife and
children and mounted chair. Then
the crowd began clamoring for
speech Bryan smiling replied: Il am
irl, &c IL n me
than all else-my wife and children. L
would be glad to make a speech, but,
like all other people, must eat. Hav-
ing but a few minutes in which to sat
isfy ourselves, 1 hope you will kindly
excuse me if do not make speech.
Breakfast was partaken in the depot
dining-room and at O'Clock Bryan and
his family left on the Missouri Pacific
for Kansas City.
Hon. Richard P. Bland reached here
from Lebanon early this morning. He
met Bryan as the train was pulling out
Their greeting was cordial Bland
went with the Bryan party as far as
jefferson City.
BLAND AND BRYAN SPEAK.
JEFFERSON CITY (AIo), July 10
BRYAN arrived here at 12:40 .. m On
called Washington Bland addressed the
crowd He said: 81 want to introduce
to YOU the next President of the United
States. l served four years with him
in the House of Representatives l
know he is as true a friend of free sill
yer as am. 1 want to say if L had the
selection of a silver candidate for the
President of the United States this gen
oh ~ ga
Bryan showed some feeling as he re
sponded;
IF this nomination had gone by merit
1T would have gone to the man who for
twenty years in the face of great oppo-
sition kept alive the silver cause. In
the hour Of victory he will be more en-
titled to credit than any other man in
the nation"
This incident was repeated at Cham-
hers. where Bland presented Bryan to
about a hundred people in the same
language as he had used at Washing
ION. BRYAN in turn said: IF my loyalty
10 the cause of the people be ever ques-
toned there is no man on whose certh-
cate / would sooner rely than upon the
certificate of Richard p Bland.
Bland left the party at Jefferson City,
4 rousing reception was given Bryan
here bv a crowd of over a thousand peo-
pie. He was presented to his audience
Inv Bland and Governor Stone, who
smoke Of him as the next President of
the United states. Bland again took
occasion to express his satisfaction
with the choice of the Chicago conven-
lion. and predicted that Missouri would
III, ifr~if
AT CALIFORNIA.
SEDALIA (AIo), July 16.-An enthu-
eiastic crowd was gathered at the little
town of California. In the course OF
minutes speech there Mr.. Bryan said:
81 am very glad to see that the name of
vcur town is taken from a State where
the silver sentiment is very strong. But
7 am hopeful that not only California,
but from the Pacific to the Atlantic
Coast the silver sentiment is going TO
eweee, the country. The reports from the
old Bay State indicate that when silver
Is as well understood there as it is here
silver sentiment viii be as strong there
as it is in California and Missouri
AT SEDALIA.
KANSAS CITY, July 16.-The sta
ton at Sedalia was packed with people
when the Bryan tram d. iANtA '4ASiS a
90 O'Clock. Cheer followed cheer as
Mr. Bryan was recognized Exon
gresham Heard standing beside Mr.
Bryan on the rear platform introduced
sAs nominee Then there was more
cheering. Mr.. Bryan said:
I'm no other country are we able 10
see such a sight as Is witnessed here.
in no other country are the people so
free to choose those who are for a brief
time to exercise the powers of govern
,nent In no other civilized country can
Il be truly said that the Government so
justly derives its powers from the con-
sent of the people. Here the people gov
f-n: all power rests with them. 1T Is
the greatest form of government con-
ceived in the mind of man and when
see this assembling on such an occasion
j cannot but feel the qualification which
all should have.
PARTIES continued Mr.. Bryan. ARE
but the instrumentalities by which we
carry out those policies which we be-
lieve in. Parties are not 10 be wor-
SHIPPED. They are not perfect. They are