The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-07-18
HEADED WESTWARD.
William ]. Bryan Bound for His
Nebraska Home.
AN EARLY DEPARTURE FROM SALEM, I'LL.
Hand-Shakes En- Route ami a Brief
Speech at East ST. Louisa Crowd
Met Him at St. Louis-Bland
and Bryan Meet.

ST. Louis, July l6.-Wm. ]. Bryan
arrived here from Salem, ILL.,, at s:45 a.
m, via the Baltimore 4 Ohio South
western railroad. 1t was a sleepy
looking crowd that assembled at the
Salem station three hours previously
to await the coming Of the west-bound
train. The morning air was chilly |
and MIR. Bryan wore lightweight |
overcoat. He bought tickets for him
self, his wife and three children, and |
all atook seats in one Of the day
coaches. Mr.. Bryan's sister and his
nieces, the Misses Millson, saw the
party off. Somebody presented Mr..
Bryan with basket OF peaches, and
on these and some sandwiches he and
his family made light breakfast
The train was an ordinary accom-
modation, and had no parlor cars at
taehed. At several stations Mr.. Bryan
stepped from the train and shook
hands with early risers who had as
sembled to greet him. At Carlyle, Ill.,,
where the first stop was made, about
fifty people grasped his hand. Mayor
Webb, who headed the contingent at
the little town of Lebanon, ILL.,, ac-
companied the party to st. Louis.
At East st. Louis several hundred
people were assembled, and their cheers
caused Mr.. Bryan to step to the plat
form of the station and make few
remarks.
81 can understand" he said, 'youl
curiosity to see a presidential candi
date. I've been there myself" Thii
caused n laugh. lie told them h,
hoped the sight Of him would enabl
them to form satisfactory opinions
His father-in-law, he said. had say
ing that you can't tell how far tn
frog can jump without seeing him d
it, but he wanted to say that he an
Mr.. Sewal1 believed in the platform o
which they stood and believed in cal
rying out its provisions to the yer
letter. They believed that the polici,
outlined in II were good and should
carried. Mr.. Bryan quoted a sayin
of Bismarck, that the farmers shouI
stand together and protect themselv'
from the drones who produce nothin
but law.
This gave Mr. Bryan the opportun
ty to pay little compliment to Il
producing classes, and he concluded
remarking that II he talked any long
he would be drawn into a speech
As the train rolled out Of the stati
preparatory to crossing the big brid
over the Mississippi river, MIR. Bry
was given a parting salute by the d
ems of locomotive whistles. The tri
reached the Union station in st. Lo
at s:45 a. IN. About a,0O0 people h
assembled, and when Mr.. Bryan
pered on the platform, leaning on
arm of Col. Nicholas NJ. Bell, of t
\ city, he was given three hearty chez
- In the pushing and jostling OF
crowd, Mr. Bryan became separa
from his wife and children. lie mou
cd chair and the crowd began eli
oring for a speech. Mr.. Bryan 81
inglv replied; II am looking for !
which is dearer to me than all els
nv wife and children. lwould be &
to make a speech, but, like all OF
neople. we must eat Having br
few minutes in which to satisfy
hnnoer hone YOU will kindly exc
me Il do not make speech at this ii
,h. | am fiattered by this demonstrat
and feel sure that II you keep up
enthusiasm until November there
be no doubt of my election"
lie was then joined by his wife,
'eu- dreu and few personal friends
proceeded to the depot dining roc
ina where light breakfast was parta
iez, AT nine o'clock Mr.. Bryan and
the family. accompanied by Mr.. Bell,
ling George W. Allen, of this city ana
the oral local politicians, boarded the
this souri Pacific train and started on
fore wav to Kansas City. Arrangem
and have been made to give Mr. Bry
e Of reception at jefferson City, wher'
for marty will stop for dinner, and al
Sedalia. c...
1,he train is due in Kansas City
d n m, and Mr. Bryan VIII be CIV
mary reception and prooaoiy maNe "n {
sive speech.