The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-02

out with bunting. while on each side OF
che car was : great banner aearing the
inscriptions Nv. j, l,ryan. our next
president
The train was delayed here an hour,
mainly on account of the crowds which
had gathered around the car and insisted
on shaking hands with Mr.. Bryan. Apou,
$40 lahcrcrs employed in the shops about
the depo came over to grasp the hand
OF the nominee and to assure nm
checred him time aud time again. one
of them called out: "Tney can drive a
horse to water, but they can't make him
drink" and the others cheered and In
dorsed the statement.
Inside the special car was the reception
committee from Columbus The James
was also along and during the trip sang
campaign songs. The reception committee
was composed of Hon. Dewitt e. Jones.
chairman chairman Coion rel F. A. TayII9r Frs ,nnS;
". Thurman, Hon. Henry j. Booth, Geo.
H., Twiss, Wheeler j Young. Geo; NJ
GIN; Hon; q. W; Barger, Jos. Burns, Dan
Colonel L.. II. Perry, y. ". Thomas Jas.
Ross, Colonel Jas, Kilbourne Frank j.
Reinhart. G. d. saviors. Hon. NJ, A.
ilsms. Dr r. j. T. sthueller, j. T. T.. chancey,
W. H. Williams. Ralph Lazarus, Benton
Chalmers. Dr. T. ID. Connell. G. X. w.
Riddle ", c, Pierce, .. S. Mosier and
At every village through which the
train, passed hundreds were gathered al
The depot in order to catch glimpse of
the nominee as he PASSED hut three
stops We're made, and at these places Mr..
BrNan shook hands With those assembled.
re SPOKE a few WORKS to the crowds At
ana AT each oi these places was chcered
and applaudcd. He arrived at Columbus
nearly an hour late. MIR. Bryan gave out
his itinerary this morning as follows:
lie VIII speak at Columbus tonight euC
lCrve at b:l5 tomorrow for tprinsheld
ohio, where he VIII arrive at $40. The
nominee Will take the train for Urbana
bcll"fontaine and kentcp. He VIII speal
IRON the car at the irst Two places, and
at kcnton Will stay an. hour and Il half.
At , . lock he leaves for Toledo by way
OF Findlay and Bowling Green. arriving
in Tulcio at $50. A, Toledo there will be
he nigh, IGN a. aaGres ,a and the next morning
Southern Michigan. lie will speak at,
Eikhart at noon and then take a train
for South Berd, where he Will speak that
not been F"rhsr han w h i IT, T sxsspS sn
mat he VIII speak at Chlcag> Labor day
The hrst stop after the train left Cleve-
land today was at the little town of shell
by Junction Here 700 labcrivg men wee
gathered 10 soc the nominee and "A hearty
cheer went up as the train pulled in.
IIere were loud cries for Il speech from
Mr.. Bryan hut he excused himself On
the plea that he Was too hoarse ana that
ne wanted to save his voice for the Co
lumbus meeting This would not satisfy
the crowd, however. aud they still de-
manded that the candidate should talk
Nh iCyar replied that If ne had time he
would like to give them a silver speech.
but owing to the fact that he was unable
10 do so, he would furnish substitute.
II Will appoint each one Of YOU sub
stitute to make silver speech ON cleo
ton day. when you go to vote" he said
Oh might forget what | would say to-
gay hit we VIII not forget what YOU VIII
Then the crowd howled and Nh anil
Mrs Bryan shook hands with those near
them -Four young men In the outskirts
Of the gathering attempted to start a Nc
klnley yell. but the admirers of the dem
ocratic candidate would not have i. and
crowned the Efforts of TIC McKinleyites
with Il hearty cheer for Bryan.