The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-17
A CONTINUOUS OVATION
Shook Hands With the Crowd
at Every Station.
AND MADE SEVERAL SPEECHES
Met at St. Louis by MIR. Bland and In
troduced TO a Large Crowd at
jefferson City by Gov
ernOr Stone,


scarcely sun-up to-day when Hon. VIM.
j. Bryan, the Democratic Presidential
nominee, accompanied by his wife and
three children, left Salem, H., for Lin.
coin, Neb., Mr. Bryan's present home.
There were less than a score of people
at the depot to bid the distinguished
party goodbye.
At each of the stations where the
tram stopped Mr.. Bryan got of and
s.hooii hands Vtli the citizens who
iiad come to catch glimpse of the
free silver candidate. Mr.. Bryan made
no speeches. The number OF people
at the stations varied in number from
a half dozen to three score and at sew
eral places flags were brought out and
waved in his honor.
There was an exception at East St.
Louis. for when the train stopped
there about o'clock, there We're about
200 railway employees on the platform
who shouted and scrambled to get
near him. Each one seemed deter
mined to shake the band of the nomi-
nee Then there were cries for a
speech. In response he said:
People have a curiosity to see the
nominee for the Presidency and shake
him by the hand. | have been there
myself, and crowded around a train
TO shake hands with a Presidential
nominee, even if | did not vote for him.
| don't know whether it is all curiosity
or not You can't tell much about
man by looking at him. | think
it is far better TO take the platform
and study it and decide whether you
like it. and / can say 10 you that
Mr.. Sewall and myself stand on the
platform and if we are elected we will
carry it out to the letter. 1t presents
policies which are important and
viii be good for the masses of the
people. We believe when prosperity
is brought to the producing classes of
this country, it will find it's way to
the other classes. There is no legisla-
ton which is good if it does not reach
the masses. Prince Bismack, in a
speech made to the faTmersa little over
a year ago, said that the farmers must
stand together and protect themselves
from the dlones of society which pro-
duce nothing but laws. The producers
Of the country are just as much en-
titled to the fruits of industry and 10
consideration as those who consume
the things produced,
The train only stopped three min
utes and Mr.. Rryan's speech was neces-
sarily short. There was loud cheer
ing and waving OF hats when he fin
ished and the train pulled out for St.
Louis.
\ half hour later the train arrived
at the Union station in this city, where
several thousand people had gathered
to catch a glimpse Of or shake the
hand of the now famous apostle of
silver and the Presidential nominee
of a great party. A most enthusiastic
greeting was given the distinguished
gentleman as he stepped from the
train and as he and his family moved
across the midway of the station to
the dining room, where hasty break
fast was to be taken, cheer after cheer
was given by the great crowd and re-
peated cries were made for n speech.
Finally Mr.. Bryan yielded to the
wishes of the throng and mounting a
chair, which was ready at hand he
spoke a few words as follows: -
Ladies and gentlemen: / am not
here to make a speech this morning.
am afraid that some of you have an
idea that | don't do anything but talk,
but | want you to understand that
occasionally | eat daughter and APP
plause.) And | am trying now to get
chance to eat. However, if you keep
up this enthusiasm until election day,
/ have no doubt of the result" Cap
plause and cries of I'VE will keep it
up.')
The party then went to breakfast,
thence to the Missouri Pacific train and
at 8 o'clock departed for Kansas City
At Vandeventer station, in the West
ern part of the city Hon. Richard p.
Bland boarded the train and ac-
companied the party as far as Jeffer-
son City.
When the train reached Washington,
Mo, Mr.. Bland introduced Mr.. Bryan
to large number of people gathered
at that place saying that he was to
be the next President of the United
States. 81 served with him for two
years in Congress-" he said, "and he
has been just as true to the silver
cause and the people as 1 have been
and if / had been consulted about
naming the candidate of the Democrat
ic party for President of the United
States this gentleman would have
been my choice"
The assembled Missourians cheer
ed the appearance of Mr.. Bryan lusti-
ly. He acknowledged the ovation with
a bow and said:
Ladies and gentlemen and fellow
citizens: i do not consider my NOM
ination as a personal compliment at
all, nor do I desire to consider that
in my nomination the convention re-
flected upon Mr.. Bland. If this nomin-
alton had gone by merit it would have
gone to the man who for twenty years
has worked to keep alive the silver