The morning times., 1896-09-13
SPOKE AT STATIONS.
Continuous Grafton of the Candidate
From Kansas City to ST. Louis.

Norhonne, Mo, Sept. l2--The special
car engaged by the st. Louis contingent
| for Mr.. Bryan and them selves was Gro wdeC
| all along the route. Governor Stone, OF
Missouri, greeted Mr. Bryan at the train
ana then introduced him to the other mem
hers of the party, which Included Lon Y
! stephens, Democratic candidate for GOV
| ernor, and Mrs. Stephens and JOHN. /
1 Martin, sergeant alarms for the Chicago
| conv ention.
| Short stops were made by the train AT
| nearly every station ON the road and Mr.
| Bryan Was enUhusia stically received at
Liberty, Excelsior Springs Junction, Or
rick, Lexington Junction, ana Hardin.
| Mr.. Bryau's detective work met with
| success at Huntsville, where his train ar
| rived at / 80 p. IN. He had spoken to
| Col. John |. Martin Of st. LOUIS, about the
| men whom he believed 10 be pickpOc E.ts
and as Col. Martin aud Mr.. bryan stood
facing the Huntsville audience. the former
| asked the candidate If he saw tie suspi-
| ciuus men i'll The crowd.
Yes. there they are" said Mr. Bryan.
The Two men iIuicatcd by HIM were
moving around through the people. acting
| very suspiciOusly.
BRYAN AS A DETECTIVE
The town marshal, who was with Col
Martin on the train platform. called out
that there were pickpockcts i'll the crowd
and the two men TO whom Mr.. Bryan had
pointed made "A dive for the outskirts of
The throng. stop them, farmers" cried
Col. Martin, and in an instant the two
men were in the hands OF half dozen
sturdy men.
They were carried off by their captors
and all Mr.. Bryan and those L, u:npan yang
n.a t,s.f
railroad checks In their mats showing they
were tram passengers. The crowd at
huntsville numbered about 500 and showed
much enthusiasm. Mr.. Bryan made a few
remarks.
Moberly was reached by the Democratic
candidates train at SO. and u hearty re-
ception was given Mr.. Bryan. He made
short speech.
Brunswick. Mo. Sept. 12.-ConsfierabIe
enthusiasm over the Democratic canditiatc
was shown by IA fair sized crowd at Nor
borne, when Mr.. Bryan's Tram req. .rrpt,'
there. The thTong at Carroll, where a
stop OF five minutes was made numbered
1000 and the candidate wa loudly ciIeered
as he ascenied "A temporary platform,
erected close to the train. Mr.. Bryan was
Introduced by X-CoIgressman Champ
Clark, and nude rev remarks in the
course of which he said:
THROUGH MUD To BRYAN.
You cant tell much Of a man by locking
at him and yet you have a right to see
those who are candidates for a position. a nd
IN these hard times people Could not come
down to Lincoln so it was decided that ]
might go and see the people themselves.
The cry of all aboard cut short the little
speech, small crowds. who made up in
lung power what they lacked in numbers
crowded around the Bryan special and
shook hands with the candidate AT WakeEda
and at Dewitt, where the members of
club led the cheering.
y thousand people at Brunswick swarmed
around Mr.. Bryan wien his train stopped
at that place, and shouted wildly until he
began to talk. His speech was very brief.
a brass band augmented the shouts OF
the crowd at Dalton. Keytesville turned
out large number Of people. To reach
the rear platform OF ihe train. where
Mr.. Bryan stood, most OF the crowd were
obliged TO go through wide puddle of
mud, and the helterskelter race Of men,
women, boys and girls into is scgginess
was intensely ludicrous.
The crowd was OF good size, but the
train drew quickl away and Mr. Bryan did
not make n speech.