Evening star., 1896-09-19

hy earhOat and train In their eager
ness to greet the candidate the people lid
rot wait for his appearance at the place
set aside for the speechmakng. but they
thTOnged to the depot and escorted him up
town. Mr.. Bryan was very tired. having
arisen by sunrise this morning to catch
the train. He proceeded to the residence
Of Mayor W. Seymour White, where he
rested The newspaper men were enter
tanned by Colonel E. ID. Cole at his beau
tiful home on Washington Heights.
The platform for the speech-making was
erected on plateau within the shade of
the handsome granite shalt erected by the
patriotic women of the country to mark
the burial place of the mother of George
Washington. The people packed the open
space around the platform. but were all
within reach of the candidates voice.
Before taking his place on the platform
Mr.. Bryan proceeded to the monument
and stood with bare head while he sur
veyed ii.
Another distinguished democrat Grover
Cleveland, has also paid homage at this
shrine.
Nj Bryan then drove back into the town.
where he headed the procession to the plat
form. He was escorted by several hun
dred horsemen wearing white slouch hats,
and was attended by an enthusiastic, cheer
ing crowd on foot ard In carriages.
MI Bryan was in good trim this morn
ing, and he started upon his speech with
some of his old-time vim, which soon had
He touched a popular chord at every pas
sage, and met with spontaneous and lively
response
Early Departure From Richmond.
FREDERICKSBURG Va, September 10
In an ordinary day coach Of the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac rail-
way William Jennings Bryan continued his
trip through Virginia this morning. He
left Richmond at o'clock route for
Washington. A speech of thirty minutes
was made at Fredericksburg, and short ad-
dresses were given by the nominee at some
OF the smaller towns along the line. Fred
fricksburg, the home of the mother of
Washington, sent a reception committee
OF nine 10 escort the candidate to their
city.
At Fredericksburg Mr.. Bryan was driven
to the Exchange Hotel, where he tried to
rest, but in reality held an informal re-
ccption TIL IL o'clock. Then he was taken
to the Washington monument, where he
made an address to a large crowd. He
was then driven TO the residence of Mayor
w. :. White, where he dined. At 30
o'clock he took the train for Washington
His first address today was at Ashland.
where the train stopped two minutes. and
follows:
II believe this county claims the honor
of being the birthplace of two of America s
greatest men. Henry Clay. the mill boy
OF the slashes. born IN this county as
also Patrick Henry. i believe the
policy for which stand in this campaign
in some respects revives the memories of
both men, Henry Clay, in 1Si5, described
the effect of contracting the currency, and
Patrick Henry was in favor of an Ameri-
can policy" Applause)
AT Milford MIR. Bryan attempted to make
a short address, but the train pulled out
Fefore he could get the crowd quieted.
The baltimore Meetings.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. September 19-The
inc, to hol1 fI.
Hall tonight and on the space in front of
IT promise to be cord-breakers in point
of attendance and enthusiasm and the
hotels and state headquarters have been
besieged all day by throngs OF out t-of-town
democrats, who have arrived to attend the
occasion Passenger agents on the West
ern Maryland railroad and the several
eastern shore steamboat lines say they
never knew a single political event to in
crease their patronage to such an extent
as this. and all incoming trains and boats
are swelling the crowd already here. The
tickets to the hall meeting were exhausted
long ago, but the space about the stand
outside can accommodate 100000 persons
and IL is thought that Mr.. Bryan'S auditors
will not fall far short of that number.
At Mary WnshinRton's Grave.
Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows at the Nash
ington monument: Ladies and Gentlemen:
Fredericksburg is not large city, and
value. Here the women of America have
reared a monument to Mary, the mother
of George Washington. Great applause)
am glad to stand on this spot; I am glad
to feel the influence which surrounds her
grave. In campaign, especially in a
campaign like this, there is bitterness and
sometimes abuse leyeied against the can
didates for public office, but, my friends
the mother Is the candidate for the affec-
tions of all mankind against whom no true
man can utter a word of abuse. (Great
applause) .... ..- -.--s. --
And there is one name mother which
never is found upon the. tongue OF the
slanderer; in her presence all criticism is
silent. The painter has with his brush
transferred the landscape to the canvas
so that you can almost believe that the
trees and the grasses are real, rather than
limitations. The painter has even trans-
ferred to the canvas the face of the maiden
until Its beauty and purity almost speal
forth. but there is one picture which nc
painter ever has been able faithfully ts
portray, and that Is the picture of q
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