Evening star., 1896-08-10
THR0' TWO STATES
Progress Of Nominee Bryan Toward
New York City.
TRAVERSING INDIANA and OHIO
Short Speeches Suggested by At
tending Circumstances.
COLLAPSE OF A PLAT FORM

MONROEvILLE, Ind. August 1O.-Wil-
| liam Jennings Bryan of Nebraska today
| made grand stride out of the west.
whence he sprang, toward 'the heart Of
| the enemy's country" as he has seen fit
| to dominate New York. AS the train on the
Western Pennsylvania Central upon which
he Travelled pulled out Of Chicago at
little be fore midnight, demonstrations were
made at South Chicago and other suburban
stations, large crowds surrounding the
train at the stations and attesting their
| presence by the use of fireworks and brass
bands.
The train had barely passed the city
limits. however, before Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
retired to their room in the compartment
car. Again did the Bryan party fail to
| catch Up with Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Bland
who ha6 left Chicago on an earlier train
| intending to join the Bryan party at Al
lance.
Q. J. Gilmore johnson. democratic ma
| tional committeeman from Kansas. and
likely to be a member of the executive COM
| mittee; ]. F. Molone of Juneau. Wis. ccm-
mitteeman from that state, and George
]. Sternsdorf of Chicago, old friend Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan. and whose child was
| ty resolution of the Nebraska legislature
some four years ago named after the young
with the Bryan party. j. A. Creighton Of
Omaha, member Of the notification COM
mittee. Is also with it. Mr.. Bryan was
feeling unusually good over meeting at
Chicago A. J. Warner of the Bimetallic
League, with George w. Peck Of Wis
| consin. Gov. Peck was until recently
against him, but he has become an ardent
| Bryan man, and yesterday assured Mr..
Bryan that he would carry Wisconsin.
Gov Peck says conditions ere more favor
| able than they were in 1890. when he was
elected governor. At Valparaiso a crowd
| aggregating 1000 was in waiting; about 100
| of them carried torches. There were music
and numerous banners. Cheer after cheer
| failed to ktndle a semblance of wakefulness
| IN the Bryan state ROOM and the faithful
| party of noisy wakefuls failed to greet
| their candidate. Early dawn found the
train at Columbia City, but 129 miles out
OF Chicago.
Bryan's First Appearance.
1t was but 4:45 am, but there were about
| fifty persons at the depot, and, much to
| their qualification, Mr. Bryan came out be-
| lore the train started and shook hands all
| around. He had come out In such a hurry
that he had neglected to put on his collar.
| When the train reached Fort Wayne at
o:1O am, there were probably $500 on the
! platform. and when Mr.. Bryan came out he
was greeted cordially. To request that
| ne speak, he replied somewhat hoarsely
that they must not expect a speech from
him. None of the newspaper men were up
yet. he said, and he had promised them
that he would not speak in their absence;
besides. ne expected to have quite large
| audience to talk to in New York, and he
| wanted to save some of his voice for that
meeting. Then the crowd filed past him in
unusual good order and all WHO cared to
secured grasp of his hand.
Il want to shake" said one man, In a
loud voice. "
Well" said Mr. Bryan, as he reached
1or MIN, don't shake me on election day."
nnvf
| United States" came a voice from the
| crowd
That is sufficiently Indefinite" added
Mr.. Bryan; Ito permit all to join" And
the three cheers were given.
AS the train moved away from the sta
ton, some one shouted, Put old Allen
| county down for 5000 plurality for Bryan.'
AT Monroeville, the last town in Indiana.
| there was an enthusiastic crowd of $50
people.
In Major McKinley's State.
FOREST. Ohio, August 10.-Dixon was
the first town reached in Maj. McKinley's
state 1t Is but hamlet, and there were
| ohlJ about q dozen men and one woman at
the train. The lady was bareheaded and In
| morning working attire, but she insisted on
shaking hands with Mr.. Bryan.
AT convoy there were 200 more in wait
| Ing. and when the train pulled into Van
| Vert: the county seat of Van Vert county,
| sembled around the depot, whose cheers
vetoed the music of the brass band
The first Of the crowd to greet Mr.. Bryan
| We're four remarkably handsome and en-
tnusiastc GIRLS wearing silver caps with
Bryan and Sewall in silver letters around
the black visor band. One man in old SOL
| dier uniform clung to Mr.. Bryan's hand
| long enough to promise him Ohio by 10 OOO
| People climbed over and under the cars
| with the utmost recklessness in their zeal
| 10 get near the car platform. No one had
taken the precaution to see that the Bryan
| car was at the rear of the train. In fact
| IT was the first coach back of the baggage
cars with about five coaches following it.
| ana this TACT fnterfered somewhat with the
pians OF Josthng crowds. AS the train pull
| ed out three rousing cheers were given for
| Bryan.
At Middleport there were about seventy
| men at the train. who shook hands and
| moved on.
At Washington. Ohio there was a mo-
mentary stop, and about 100 people extend
ea tne glad hand to Nebraska. Consid-
! eraole amazement was occasioned by the
fact that all along the line Judge Prentiss
OF Chicago. who. with the Illinois commit
.eeman. zee 1 Mr.. Gehn. was travelling with
| MT. Bryan. was mistaken for Silver Dick
At Dunkirk about 500 people extended an
| uproarious welcome and clamorous fare
Wei. The train stopped but a minute and
many of those present failed in their
strenuous efforts to grip the bruised hands
| OF the candidate. who was even thus early
in the day continually cautioning his
friends to go light with that hand. ", w.
Durbin. the chairman Of the state central
COMMITTEES. introduced Mr.. Bryan at Dun
kirk. The nominee was greeted with cheers.
| and when quiet could be restored, said:
| Ladies and Gentlemen: l am very glad
| TO meet you this morning. and glad to note
Inc interest ter which you are taking in this
! the most important campaign that the peo-
pie OF this country have been celled upon
| to engage In in many years. and all I can
| ask OF you is that you each study this
money question for yourself, and when YOU
have made up your mind as to what is
| right, then do what you think best. Great
applause and cheering.'D
Platform Broke Down.
DELPHOS. Ohio, August 10-MaSor Bax-
| ter of Delphos. who had boarded the train
at Van Vert. introduced Mr.. Bryan to 1,5OO
cheering men and women at Delphos at 7;l5
am. saying that they must not ask him to
speak. as he was saving his voice for New
! York. While the people were surging past
| to shake his hand a large section Of the de-
pot platform gave way. and sank a distance
| Of four or five feet. carrying down $50 peo-
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