The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-05

a CHICAGO. Sept 4-William J. Bry-
an spent the day in conferences, last
ing from the hour of arrival until near
iy o'clock this evening. There were
pres ent at these conferences Senator
Jones of Arkansas, Hon Z. Wall of
Wisconsin, Hon. B. ]. Campau Of Mich
igan, Hon. Dan McConville of Ohio,
National Silver Chairman L n. Stew
ems, National Silver Organizer George
j. Keeney, Governor W. ]. Stone Of
Missouri and Secretary c. A. Walsh.
AT the close Of the day il was stated
that beyond arranging an itinerary for
Mr.. Bryan's southern and eastern
trips, nothing had been done except to
discuss the situation in a general way.
The conferences were held in a room
OF the fourth floor Of the Auditorium
annex, from which Mr.. Bryan de-
scended TO the parlor floor and held an
informal reception Many gentlemen
ana quite a number of ladies had
awaited his coming for hours, and they
greeted him WARMLY assuring him of
their hearty support and predicting a
successful issue to his campaign.
Mr.. Bryan arrived in Chicago at $3.50
this morning. He was met at the de-
pot by Governor Stone and escorted to
the hotel. Chairman Jones was unable
to meet Mr.. Bryan at the train, ow-
ing TO the arrival at the same hour of
Mrs. Jones at another depot. An early
consultation was had with Chairman
Jones, Governor Stone, Hon. Thomas
Gahan of Illinois. National Committee
man Shanklin of Indiana and other
leading Democrats.
THE ITINERARY.
While this conference was in progress
quite a crowd gathered outside the no
tel. many Of the members of which had
followed Mr.. Bryan from the depot. A
committee from this gathering waited
upon Mr.. Bryan and requested that he
appear and bow to the assemblage,
with which request he good naturally
complied and was greeted with loud
cheers During the afternoon some
time was spent comforting with Chair
man Jones regarding Mr.. Bryan's let
ter Of acceptance Of his nomination by
She Silver party. to be read at the Lin
coin notification meeting Tuesday.
Tomorrow morning Mr.. Bryan goes
to Milwaukee. where he will make two
speeches.
Sunday will be spent with friends
at Beloit, Wis, from which place he
at Sharpshooters' park meeting on
Monday-Labor day-at which every
thing indicates there viii be an i'm
mense attendance.
Leaving here at $50 p. m. Monday,
Mr. Bryan will arrive in Lincoln the
following morning. The programme ar
ranged this evening for the southern
and eastern tour is as follows:
St Louis September u; Salem. Ill,
CMr. Bryan's old home) Sunday, 18th;
Henderson. morning of the 14th, even
ing al Louisville; Lexington, KY, 18th;
Asheville. n. c.. 10th; Richmond, Va,
18th: Washington. 18th. Baltimore
both; and New York city 2Sth or 18th,
from which city he viii make a tour
through New Jersey, Delaware and the
New England states.
Mrs. Bryan was called upon by
number OF ladies during the day. Mrs.
fIollendecf of Arkansas presented her
with a beautiful bouquet upon the rib
bons with which it was tied appearing
the coats of arms of Arkansas and Ne
braslza. Mrs. Bryan left foS Lincoln at
$50 O'clock in order to reach home for
the opening of school on Monday.
AT HEADQUARTERS.
Democratic national headquarters was
an unusually iivesy place today on ac-
count of the presence under the same
roof of the Democratic presidential can
>.idate. All the afternoon all the hall
ways and rooms were thronged by en-
thusiastic BryaniteS, many of whom are
prominent in party councils Among
these were Senator Pettigrew of South
Dakota. ex-United States Senator Doc
little OF Wisconsin, Hon. ]. G. Shanl1lin,
naticr i committeeman from Indiana
\. n. Stevens, chairman OF the National
Silver party committee; A. Wolcott of
Indiana. member of the executive COM
nittee of the National Silver party, and
A. II. Plumb, son Of the late Senator
Plumb of kansas.
Senator Teller did not arrive 90 meet
Mr.. Bryan. as was expected a few days
aB6 but it is now announced he will
he here on Tuesday.
President Stevens was asked this
evening about the reports that large
sums of money were being contributed
to TIE silver cause by the silver mine
owners of Colorado. Mr.. Stevens ap-
neared much amused. He said the lead
ers of the movement for free silver are
doing in Colorado just what they are
doing in the other states-soliciting
POPULAR SUBSCRIPTIONS
from ten cents upward. Many responses
are being made TO these applications,
but so far as he knew no contribution
of over 500 had yet been made by any
mine owner in Colorado or elsewhere.
No greater efforts were being made in
Colorado than in any other state. So
far as the national committee furnish
ing assistance to the states Mr.. Stew
ems declared the states are expected to
help the national committee. He also
ASSERTED there were no wealthy silver