The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-28
Brvan Welcomed at the Vice
Presidents Home.
a GLOWING EULOGY
By Our Adlai to the Next Pres
ident of the Republic.
CHICAGO is REACHED SAFELY
Now For the Battle RaYal in the Big
gist City, According TO Regtstra-
tion, in America.

Chicago. Oct. 27.--While the Demo
cratic parade in honor of the arrlVal
of Mr.. Bryan in Chicago was passing
the corner of Michigan avenue anu
Monroe street this afternoon seVefaI
eggs were thrown at 1t by young stu
dents in the Metropolitan Business
College. None of the eggs came near
Mr. Er,an or his wife and neither OF
them knew of the episode until after
the pararde was over.
All sorts of stories were current
about the affair, one of them being
that Mrs. BRYAN was struck with AN
egg. another that her carriage was hit,
neither OF these stories was true, how
ever.
The first egg thrown ait the parade
came from a boy standing on the side
walk in front Of the Powers building
in which the Metropolitan Business
College is situated. The egg was, to
all appearances. thrown at the parade
generally and at no particular indivld-
ual. as 1t was not hurled with any
violence. A policeman, who witnessed
the act. made rush for the youngster,
who darted up the stairway into the
building. A second officer joined the
first and as the two ran for the door
way. several more eggs We're thrown
from the windows of the business col
lege, which occupied the fifth floor of
the building. The Cook County March
ing Club. which was escorting Mr..
Bryan. received the bombardment and
several Prince Albert coats and glossy
black ties were spattered with yellow.
One or two eggs struck the sidewalk
and the crowd was decorated accord
ingly.
Later in the afternoon delegation
from the Cook County Democracy de-
scended upon the college with every
symptom of hostility, and demanded
that the students who had done the
throwing be turned over to it. They
held possession of the college for a
time and finally left without learning
who had done the throwing. They
police had no better success, and Mr..
Powers, the owner of the building. who
is also president of college, said that
he did not know who had thrown
the eggs, although he admitted that
they came from students in his in-
stitution. He was much distressed by
the occurrence and declared if he knew
who had done the work, he would have
no hesitancy in turning them over to
the police. Later in the day reporter
for a morning Republican paper, while
ing. was severely beaten by party of
men who had taken part in the parade.
Il would lbe very glad to hear that
the police have arrested those who in
suited Mr. Bryan this afternoon" said
Chairman Mark Hanna of the Ma
tional Republican Committee, tonight
ssyVhateNer may have been their motive,
the act was a most hisgra'ceful one,
and deserves the condemnation of
every rigtht-minded person. / hope
the authorities will investigate the case
fully and properly punish the guilty
ones. The Republican management
have no sympathy with the people who
engage in business of this kind"
Mr.. Bryan arrived i'm Chicago at $3.50
70. I'M. over the Alton road, and was met
at the depot by large and enthusi-
astic crowd. The crush 10 see him was
so great IN the narrow space of the
FIRST floor of the Alton depot that the
police had a difficult task to prevent
people from being injured. The Cook
County Democratic Marching Club,
and several silver clubs, with a large
number OF bands and drum corps were
waiting for him ON Canal street, and as
soon as fhe appeared, the march was
taken up for Bautery ID, on Morgan
avenue "A short parade through the
downtown streets preceded the arrival
of the party.
Entering the city from Brighton
Park. where Mrs. Bryan appeared on
the platform and distributed flowers,
there were crowds at every street cross
ing until the Union depot was reached.
While the crowds were dispensing af-.
ter the bryan demonstration at the
depot, the sidewalk in front of 121
Canal street gave way and nearly 100
people were precipitated into the base
ment, distance of IL feet. Many re-
ceived slight injuries.
Besides his BATTERY ID speech, Mr..
Bryan spoke at six other large meet
iDgs before midnight in various halls
and tents throughout the city.