Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-10-01
BRYAN is IN WEST VIRGINIA
Triumphal Tour Through Elkins'
Adopted State-Enthusiastically
Greeted by the Plain People.
JERFERSoNlM PRINCIPLES DISCUSSED
Arrangements Completed for the Meet
of Democratic Clubs in st. Louis
Consolidation with the Silver
Clubs-Kolb for Bryan.

national committee, and many prominent
Democrats, including A. w. Emonston,
chairman of the West Virginia state COM
mittee, accompanied Mr.. Bryan on his
travels through the state yesterday. At
Harper's Ferry the town was gaudily
decorated. A great banner bearing pic
lures of the Democratic nominees was
suspended over platform built from the
side Of hill, from shich Bfyan spoke to
the people gathered in natural amphi-
theatre below. He said: II am glad to
talk in the county which bears the name
of the first great teacher Of Democratic
principles in the United States. ZAP
plause.) Aud the Democratic party this
year, in it's platform, has declared anew
for those principles which have
been Democratic from the begin
ming ard must be Democratic to
the end 80 long as Democracy
means the rule Of the people. (Applause.)
The Chicago platform applies to the
present conditions and principles Of
Jefferson defended so courageously by
Andrew jackson, and when you find a
Democrat who is not willing to stand by
the Chicago platform you will find
Democrat in name but not Democrat
at heart. (Applause.) In this cam paign
we find men who claim to be Democrats
trying to fasten upon this country
system by which the banks shall issue the
money when Thomas Jefferson declared
that banks of issue we're more dangerous
than any standing army. (Applause.)
One reason why We know we are standing
in the position Jefferson occupied is be.
cause the men who wanted to turn over
the business of issuing paper money to
the banks called him maniac because
he opposed them, and these very men
who called him maniac now call Us who
advocate what he advocated then luna
tics" (Applause.)
AT oLARKsBuRa.
Clarksburg, W. Va, Oct. 1.-The Bryan
party left Grafton at $3.50 this morning,
arriving here an hour later. At Grafton,
which was reached at II O'Clock last
night, newspaper correspondents caused
the arrest of two alleged pickpockets fol-
lowing the train.
They asked for subpoena for Mr..
Bryan, claiming that he was an important
witness for the defense.
The proceedings before the magistrate
lasted until 4:30 this morning, resulting
in refusal TO issue the subpoena.
Mr.. Bryan spoke here at 10 O'Clock
from the balcony of the Traders hotel.
Later large crowd listened to him at the
Fair grounds. cheering enthusiastically.
Democratic Club Meet In St. Louis. :.
st. Louis, OCT. 1.-Arrangsment have
been completed for the convention of the
National Association of Democratic clubs
in the Auditorium on Saturday.
Tomorrow most of the clubs will have
arrived and in the evening will partici-
pate in the parade. At least 200 clubs
will be in line.
These clubs range in numerical strength
from 100 to 400 members each.
Mr.. Bryan is expected to make three
speeches here, one at the convention, one
at East st. Louis and one to the work.
ingmen's meeting At the south side driv-
ing park.
CONSOLIDATION OF CLUBS.
st. Louis.-The consolidation of the
National Association of Democratic clubs
and the Association Of the National Silver
clubs has been perfected. All the silver
otNV0t n0vAuA uA0niO0AoutP ~ ou0 AooooA0.
tion Of National Silver clubs, are entitled
to delegate representation 10 the conven-
tlon of Democratic clubs on next Satur-
day, also to seats in the national con-
gress of clubs.
Kolb Declares for Bryan and Sewali
Birmingham, Ala, Dot. 1.-Ospt. Ru-
ben Kolb, the father of the Populists in
Alabama, and editor of the Peoples Trib-
une, organ of the party here. publishes
an editorial for Bryan and Sewall and the
entire Democratic ticket.
Massachusetts Republicans.
Boston, Mass, Oct. 1.-The Maasachu-
setts Republican state convention met
here to-day and the proceedings were har-
monious.
Ex-Gov. Bracket and W. n. Halle were
chosen as electors-at-large.
Roger Wolcott, who has flled the ex-
ecutive Office since the death of Gov.
Gresnhalgs, was unanimously nominated