The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-16
SALEM HONORS BRYAN.
A GRAND DEMONSTRATIONS IN HIS
NAT8L CITY.
Plans and Itinerary Of the silver Leader
Responds to All Requests 'or
speeches-No Interviews.


day morning the preparations were be-
| gun and the result IS the transformation
| Of the Democratic candidates birthplace
from an ordinary county seat TO place
| OF variegated color and lavish decora-
ton. In front Of the OLD court-house'
where Mr.. Bryan made his maiden
speech. and where his father presided as
| circuit Judge for many years, platform
| with a foundation Of empty oil barrels
| had been erected. and this was covered
| with red white and blue bunting ana
| other embellishments. In response 10 a
| proclamation by Mayor Lakin nearly
| everywhere noated the national stand
| ard. or some other adornment. ana pc
| lures OF Mr.. Bryan. most OF them clipped
from daily papers. were prominent IN
the windows of shops and private resi-
dences. Business was suspended and the
whole town prepared itself for making
| the dav the greatest little Salem had
| ever experienced. Excursions were run by
| the Baltimore and Ohio. Southwestern
! and the Chicago. Paducah and Memphis
roads. and people from nearly all the
neighboring villages and the surrounding
country took advantage of the opportunity
afforded by the cheap rates 10 hear and
sec Mr. Bryan. a promise that Governor
Altgeld would also make an address was
also another attraction.
| -Four bands had been engaged for the
| occasion. and the three which helped the
| Salem orchestra 70 make music headed
delegates from nearby towns.
Mr.. Bryan aai iate in reaching Salem
/ from Centralia last night. lie went TO
! Odin by train and made the journey
from that junction 10 Salem with a party
Of newspaper men. I'm stage drawn by
mules. Two or three times the stage
was nearly OVERTURNED at bad places,in
the road. and Mr.. s3ryan was obliged TO
iump to save himself from being cast
into the mud Mrs. Bryan and several
Salem people preceded Mr. Bryan in
surrey.
THE Urinary.
The detailed programme Of Mr.. Bryans
trip 10 Lincoln was announced To-Day.
He will leave Salem by the b. ana ..
Southwestern at 5:23 o'clock Thursday
morning. will get 10 st. Louis al S.2S
/ o'clock. and after changing 20 the Mis-
souri, Pacific train will renew the journey
al o'clock. He is scheduled TO arrive
i'm Kansas city tomorrow evening, and
! will probably make a speech the'e. The
| night Will be spent I'm Kansas C'y. ara
I I'm the morning at II o'ciocK Mr. Etyan.
! Mrs Bryan. and their three child.e1, VIII
start via the Burlington line for LIN
coin, where they are due that evening
al 6 o'clock. The trip through Ne
/ braska will be made in the daytime. and
Mr. Bryan will probably mako several
| Informal speeches en- route.
With reference TO a published story that
| Mr.. Bryan had not been polite in De
clinine the offer OF a railroad company
20 furnish him with a special ar. gen
! tleman here. who was present at the
| Interview. says that dr. BRYAN as not
| discourteous to the railroad men. as was
/ said He simply thanked them for their
| offer to furnish him with the special
] ear and expressed a desire 10 travel as
an ordinary passenger.
After the Bryan family dinner yester-
! day Mr.. Bryan saw a great many Wis
! itors. all old friends had his picture taken
on the porch Of the honse in which he
was born. with his three children about
! him. and took a walk about town Dur
/ ing the afternoon he visited the Park
/ Hotel. and had a chat with the news
paper men there.
II am not going 10 be interviewed.
said Mr.. Bryan. smillngly. half dozen
times. In answer 10 questions from the
| Journalistic contingent. one OF these
/ questions was whether he would chal-
lenge Major Mckinley TO a joint debate.
and the reply given was returned.
dispatch from Lincoln. Neb.. say
ing that the people Of Lincoln were los
ing energy over the statement that the
Democratic candidate would not make his
headquarters there. was shown 20 Mr.
Bryan. You may say he answered
mat my personal headquarters and resi-
dcnce will be at Lincoln during the cam
paign. ! will reach Lincoln Friday even
ing az O'Clock. and will probably 20 to
Omaha Saturday evening. on Monday
! will receive the delegates from Colo
RADIO, Utah, and Wyoming, en- route to
| the National Silver Conventions Further
than that, 1 have no plans"
Mr.. Bryan added that he ygoud mako
no political speeches unntu hs was toti-
fed Of his nomination.
Among the kilograms received bv Mr.
Bryan Yesterday was one from the 81
Louis Merchants Exchange, asking him
to address that body in his passing
through st. Louis Thursday. This he
has been obliged to decline, as he will
remain there long enough only to change
cars.
The jefferson Club. Of st. Louis also
sent a request. asking Mr.. Bryan 20 fix
an noary date for a speech in the audi
forum there. and promising a big demon
stration.
A heavy wind and rain-storm came up
at noon. and for aw lille there was a stam-
nede among the hundreds OF visitors,
who believed that "a cyclone was immi-
ntnt. The rain ruined tie decorations,
and when II had ceased Salem presented
"A sorry appearance. Court-House Park
was a mire when the rain was over. and
The 900 people who were crowded into
the square had very uncomfortable
feeling under foot.
A reception committee and several bands
escorted Mr. and Mrs Bryan from Mrs
Bairds residence 10 the park. and their
appearance was the signal for hearty
cheers.
BRYAN'S SPEECH.
After the cheering had ceased Mr.
Bryan began slowly and distinctly. When
he referred TO his father and 10 his
mothers recent death there was much
feeling in his tones The speech contained
very little about politics and Mr. Bryan
expressly dsclaimed any intention OF max
ing political speech.
.Mr Chairman. ladies and gentlemen
and fellow-citizens." he said. Il have no
disposition to talk politics to-day. ! shall
leave discussion of party questions 10
those who shall follow. Returning TO the
scenes which surround my home. the
memories Of other days crowd out all
thoughts OF other subjects on which we
may agree or differ | remember with
grateful appreciation the kindly feeling
on church and party lines when | lived
among you. and ! shall not attempt to di-
vide by party lines those who are here
to-day.
Il believe" said Mr.. Bryan. that there
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