The Portland daily press., 1896-09-01
WALL STREET WELCOME.
Nj. Bryan Alludes To New York City
Reception.
AND ADMITS 1T WASN'T PARTICU.
LARLY CORDIAL.

Says 1t is Different in the Countrywide
dresses a Secret Society Picnic and is
Introduced Curiosity-Crosses the
Ohio Line.
Ripley, N. Y, August 31.-Mayville,
the homo of Judge Tourgee. at present
stumping for Mckinley, was reached at
1890 a. 10. by Mr.. and.M Bryan. Mr..
Bryan spoke there un the balcony of the
hotel to 400 persons. Mr.. Bryan said
Mr.. Jefferson had the correct idea when
he said governments were founded In
jealous not in confidence, that confidence
was everywhere the parent of despotism.
AS. Mr.. Bryan bowed his thanks after
finishing his speech, some one In the
crowd called for "Three cheers for Will
liam Mckinley" and cheers were given
with an apparent good will.
Mr.. Bryan arrived at Ripley. at 1.S0 p.
m. after a rather uninteresting drive
across the country from Mayville. Many
houses in town here are decorated with
banners bearing the names of Bryan and
Sewall, while not few have Mckinley
lithographs.
Mr.. Bryan made speech here to a
large crowd and left for Cleveland over
the Lake Shore road at g. 05 p. m.
Mr.. Bryan's speech was delivered in
Tallman's grove, where he Knights Of
Maocabee were holding picnic. His
audience mum bered 1900 and was fairly
hon do dod
the knights who accompanied Mr.. Bryan
to the grove, and afterwards escorted
him to the train. Mr.. Bryan was intro
duced by Chief Officer W. 8. Stringham
who said that he did not endorse him
but had produced him here for an attrac-
ton for the people. AS the question was one
in which they desired to hear Mr.. Bryan,
he hoped they would give him close
attention. Mr.. Bryan in coming to the
front of the platform was loudly oheered.
He said in part: Il shall not ask the
mem bePs of the fraternity to endorse
any thing that I say. / am able to Garry
back to the people of the west the news
that while we have not met with vsry
hearty reception in Wall street, we have
met "a hearty reception in every other
part of the state Of New York. I have
come to believe there is among the mass-
es of the people of New York, about as
little love for what is known as Wall
street, as you will find in any western
state" Much of Mr.. Bryanis speech was
devoted to argument on the silver cues
tion.
Cleveland. Ohio, August 31.-The
journey made by bryan from Ripley, N.
z, to Cleveland WAS marked principal
ly by the fiattering demonstration at
Ashtabula, Ohio, where nearly 8 300 peo-
pie gathered about the car and chesred
him with vim. Previous to reaching
Ashtabula, Bryan was cheered at North
East, Pennsylvania, where number of
people shook his hand. The handshaking
process was repeated in the station at
Erie, Pa, where the train stopped ten
minutes. At Conneaut the first stop
was made in McKinley's state. There
were calls for speech but Bryan did
not gratify the desire.
There was no mistaking the heartin ess
of the Ashtabula reception. Cheers were
continuous. Ashtabula has been a
stronghold of the Republicans since the
days before the war, when Joshua Gid
dings, one of the early apostles of anti
| slavery represented the district in Con-
grssss. Here Mr.. Bryan opened his Ohio
part of the campaign. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan went out on the rear platform of
the car and cheers were given for the
United States flag and for Mrs. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan addressed the crowd which
was very noisy, but in jovial temper and
he appeared to enter fully Into the humur
of the moment. A number of questions,
bearing ON the main issue of the cam
paigo. were put to MIR. Bryan by his
hearers, his reply in each being received
with cheer by the crowd.
Meanwhile Mrs. Bryan leaned out of
the window and distributed flower
from bouquet which had been given
her. Men and women fought for the
blossoms and the scramble was at its
height when the train moved out.
The next stop was Geneva where sew
eral hundred people were gathered. Mad
ison furnished unique reception. The
members of the Madison Mckinley club,
bearing their banner and wearing Nc
Kinley badges, marched up to the train
and gave three hearty cheers for the Re-
pu ublican candidate. The train moved
out, before there was an opportunity for
anything further, and the Democratic
nominee waved his hat at his enthusias-
tic opponents.
AT Gainesville committee from the
Cleveland Sorosis, boarded the train
laden with flowers for Mrs. Bryan, who
is president Of the Lincoln branch of the
organization. The Gainesville audience
mum bered about 800. Bryan spoke very
briefly. There was handful of people
70 cheer him at Mentor Willoughby
farther on furnished amusement to MI
Bryan's party by the zeal displayed by
200 people gathered there, to get q
glimpse of Mr. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan's Gar
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