Evening journal., 1896-09-21
BRYAN IN DELAWARE.
Greeted BY Enthusiastic Thou
sands at Dover To-day.
GREAT SPEECH THAT MADE VOTES.

GREAT SPEECH THAT MADE VOTES.
THE BOY ORATOR WENT DOWN
THE DELAWARE ROAD THIS
MORNING.-wARAILY GREETED
ALL ALONG THE ROUTE BY
DEMOCRATS AND OTHERS WHO
WANTED TO SEE AND HEAR
HIM.
Special Despatch Evening Journal
DOVER. Sept. 2i-H % w. J. Bryan
reached Dover this morning and was
received with most distinguished hon
ors by one of the largest crowds that
has ever assembled here to greet any
public man. He, in company with the
subcommittee which went to Balti-
more on Saturday evening TO escort
him to Dover, left Baltimore at 625 a.
m. He made short speeches to en-
thusiastic audiences at Elkton, Md,
and Newark
AT the latter place his car was
dropped by the Maryland division
train and attached to the Newark and
Delaware City train. which took it
across to Porter's, where it was run on
a siding and picked up by the Delaware
division accommodation leaving viii
mington at S.13 a. m.
There were stops at Kirkwood, Mt.
Pleasant, Middletown, Townsend,
Blackbird, Green Spring. Clayton.
Brenford and Cheswold, at all OF which
places Mr.. Bryan showed himself to
the people assembled to greet him and
made short speeches at some Of the
stations
At Dover he was met by General r.
r. Kenney, John +. Salisbury, Ebe W.
Tunnel, Governor William r. Watson
Congressional Candidate L. Irving
Handy, ex-Secretary Of State John d.
Hawkins, A. II. Cahall, State Senator
John w. Fennimore, State Auditor b..
l.. Lewis, Insurance Commissioner
Peter X. Meredith, John Harrington,
John II. Jones, ex-Sheriff Amos Cole,
Superintendent r. l.. Holiday of the
Delaware railroad, b. A. HAZEL, ex-
Governor Robert J. Reynolds. Wilson
Il. Cavender and Colonel r. 7. Cooper,
who were accompanied by thousands
of enthusiastic Democrats who yelled
themselves hoarse in greeting the
boy Orator" They had come from
all over the state on regular and spe'
cial trains and it was one Of the mos
. notable gatherings in the history o
, Delaware politics.
Ex-Attorney- General John Biggs
Recorder of Deeds c. c. Montgomerl
and Thomas ]. Gormley, a sub-com
mittee of the Young Mems Democratic
Club. entertainment committee, to-
gether with a number of Wilmington
and New Castle politicians Of promi-
nence, are also here, having joined Mr.
Bryan at Porter's.
BIG CROWD TO HEAR HIM.
It is estimated that 10000 men
women and children assembled at the
fair grounds this afternoon to see Mr.
Bryan and hear him discuss the issues
of the campaign. The grand stand was
crowded and the race track, paddock
and every point OF vantage was occu.
pied.
There was a roar Of applause wher
Mr. Bryan appeared, in company will
the reception committee and Other
prominent Democrats upon the beauti
fully decorated stand in front Of the
, grand stand.
[ Mr.. Bryan acknowledged the greet
ing and, when the time came for him e
speak, delivered an oration which made
him thousands OF votes in Delaware
There were hundreds who could no
3 get near enough TO hear him, but th'
thousands who heard his message I,
the Democrats repeatedly interrupte'
him with applause. He handled tn
issues Of the day In the same masterl.
: manner that he has done in hundred
e Of other places and every word droppe
= made its voter.
! After the delivery Of the speech al
! informal reception was held, and MI
: Bryan was brought into closer contac
8 than ever with the people Of this state
p He will leave Dover for Wilmingto
on the 3.47 train, and stop on at NeV
! ! Castle for an hour. While there thin
!. teen girls, representing the origina
Q states, will strew his path wit
e flowers.