The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22
0CR COMING ....siDENT.
Mr.. BRYAN GREETED EVERYWHERE
BY ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS.

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BY ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS.
En Route to Hi. Nebraska Home thu Dis
Esrine euished citizen Meets With Warm
Reception all Along the Road--Vlctory
in the Air.
CENTRALIA. Ill, July l5.-Mr. Bry-
an arrived here yesterday evening and
after dinner there Was q meeting at
the City Hall Park, where Mr. ant
Mrs. Bryan held 4 reception. The
town was full of Republicans in at
tendance on u senatorial convention.
nIe reception in City Hall Park was
not yet concluded before there were
many cries for Mr. Bryan, and in re
sponSe the candidate mounted an i'm
provised stand He made an address
strongly reminiscent in passion and
yIgor of his famous speech IN Chicago.
SALEM WAS DECORATED.
SALEM, H., July 15-Salem paid
her farewell today 10 William } Bry-
an in grand demonstration that ey
ceeded By far the pyrotechnlc recep
ton given lin on his arrival here
Monday night. This is the birth place
OF Mir. Bryan and in response to pro
clamatiCn Of Mayor LaEln, nearl y ev-
cry house hoated the National stand.
| ard or some other adornment, and pic
lures Of Mr.. Bryan, most Of them
clipped from daily papers, were prom
lrent IN the windows Of shops and pri
yate residences. Bu#iness was sus
pended and the whole town prepared
itself for making the day the greatest
little Salem had ever experienced. ES
cursions We're run by the Baltimore
aud Ohio. Southwestern, aud the Chl
cago, Paducah and Memphis roads,
and people from nearl y all the nelga
boriug villages and the surrounding
country took advantage Of the opp0r.
tunity afforded by the cheap rates to
hear and see Mr.. Bryan. Courthouse
Park was D. mire when the rain was
! over and the three thousand people
who were crowded into the square mad
a very uncomfortable feeling uuder
foot. A reception committee and sew
er:ll bands escorted. Mr.. and Mrs. Bry-
an from Mrs. Baird'S residence to The
park and their appearance was the
signal for hearty cheers.
THE PARTY ARRIVE AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. July 16.-Wm. J.
Bryan arrived here this morning from
Salem. Atseveral stations ar. Bryan
stepped from the train snd shook
hands with earl u risers VINO had as
sembled to greet him. 1t Carlyle,
llls., where the first stop vas made,
about so persons grasped hs hand. At
East St. Louis several hundred were
assembled and their cheers caused Mr..
Bryan to step to the platform OF the
station and make few remarks.
Il can understand" he said, your
curiosity to see a presidential candi-
date. I've been there myself" This
caused laugh. He wanted to say
that he and Mr.. Sewal believed IN the
platform on which tjey stood and be-
lieyed in carrying OF its provisions 10
the very letter. T)ey believed that
the policies outline IN !! were good
and SHOULD be carrs&. out. Mr.. Bryan
quoted a saying .@blsmarck that the
farmers should Sad together andpro-
tect themselves rom the drenes who
prod luce. nothinf but law.
This gave Mr6ryan the opportunity
to pay compliment to the producing
classes and heconcluded by remark
ing that if h talked any longer he
would be drwn into d speech As
the train ropd out of the station pre-
paratory to crossing the big bridge
over the Mississippi, Mr.. Bryan was
given a pfting salute by the dozens
of locomtive whistles. The train
! reached ne union station in. st. Louis |
at s As. About 5000 people had as.
semble, and when NJ. Bryan ap- |!
pearedn the platform leaning on the
arm oCol. Nicholas NJ. .Beltof this
city b was given three hearty cheers.
In le pushing and jostiing of the
crow Mr.. Bryan became separated
fronsis wifeand children. He mount.
ed ahair, and the crowd began cla-
mopg for a speech. Mr.. Bryan smil
ing replied: II am looking for thot
wEh is dearer to me than all else, my
wi and children. | would be glad
tolake speech, but, like all people,
wmust eat Having but few min-
US in which to satisfy our hunger, l
Ipe you will kindly excuse me if | do
1t make q speech at this time. | am
altered By this demonstration, and
EEL sure that if you keep up this en-
husasm until November there will
De no doubt of nay election.
He was then joired by his wife,
.hildren and lew personal friends
md proceeded to the. dining room,
where a.light breakfast was partaken
#. At 8 O'clock Mr.. Bryan aud his
amily, accompanied by Mr.. Bell and
everal local politician, boarded the
Iissouri Pacific and started on their
Tay to Kansas City.
AT JEFFERSON CITy.a r
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, July Isl
If. Bryan arrived here at II 40 .. N.
he train stopped al a little place
allied Washington, where q crowd
AL gathered to see the nominee.
lr. Bland standing on the platform
f the parlor car with Mr.. Bryan be-
de him, introduced the next Presi- :
eDt to the crowd, Mr.. Bryan showed :
ome feeling as be responded: If :
ominatlon had gone by merit" he
aid. lit would have gone to the man >
no for 20 years in the face OF great
pposition has Kept alive the silver :
4use; and in the hour of victory he
i'll be mora entitled to tie credit
ian any other man in the nation"