The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-11

Bryan is Making Many Speeches
Which, Though Short, Are Models Of
Sincerity.
Monroeville, Ind, August 10--Hon.
| William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska,
to-day made great stride out of the
West, whence he sprang towards the
heart of the enemy's country, rs he has
seen fit to denominate New York AS
the train on the Western Pennsy lvania
Central, on which he travelled, pulled out
of Chicago Il little before midnight
demonstrations were made at South Chi
cago and other suburban stations, large
crowds surrounding the train at the sta
tions and attesting their presence by the
use of fireworks and brass bands. The
train had barely passed the city limits
however, before Mr. and Mrs. Bryan re.
tired to their room in the handsome com
partment car. ist;saS zisss7 .iasss.s&.
At Valparaiso, at / 40 a. IN, "a crowd
aggregating 1000 was in attendance;
about 100 of them carried torches. There
- iras music and numerous banners
deg heer after cheer failed to kindle n sem
KIN lage of wakefulness in the Bryan state
up pom, and the faithful party of noisy
wh akefuls failed to greet their cand date.
, 70 ,arly dawn found the train ut Columbia
"A ity, but 100 miles out of Chicago. 1t
~ as 4:45 n. m, but there were about fifty
cou eope at the depot s.and much to their
city ratification Mr.. Bryan came out before
was he train started and shook hands all
The round He had come out in such II
TINS urry that he had neglected to put on his
oifa )llar.
beal When the train reached Fort Wayne ut
a 30 a. m there were probably $500 peo-
hotie on the platform, and when Mr.. Bryan
I'M ehn tod Toll No
VI quest that he speak, he replied some
pee hat hoarsly that they must not expect
oryalspeech from him. None of the news
Tfhper men were up yet, and he had
spec. iomised that he would not speak in
their absence, besides he expected to have
quite II large audience to speak to in New
York and he wanted to save his voice for
THAT meeting Then the crowd fled past
him in unusual good order, and all who
: cared to secure grasp of Mr.. Bryans
10 hand.were given an opportunity.
As the train moved away from the
station some one shouted: "Put old
Allen county down for 5000 plurality
i. for Bryan
d IA BRYAN IN OHIO.
g Forest, Ohio, August TO- AT Washing
e ton, ONO, there was Il moinentary stop
q and about 100 people extended the glad
hand to Nebraska. At Dunkirk about
800 people extended an uproariouslv well
come aud IL clamorous farewell
VAN wERT'S ROYAL WELCOME
Van Vert, Ohio, August 10. AT Mon
roeville the last town in Indiana, there
. was an enthusiastic crowd of 600 people
Dixon was the first town reached in Mr.
Mcklnley's State. 1t was hamlet and
there was only about dozen men and
i'd one woman at the train. When the train
pulled into Van Vert, the county seat of
- Van Vert county, at 6:55 a. m. there
We're 2,OOO people assembled around the
depot whose cheers vetoed the music of
the brass band. AS the train pulled ont
three roulng cheers were given for
10 Bryan. AT Middleport there were about.
seventy m.n at the train who shook
hands and saluted with three cheers rs
the train moved on.
= BRYAN's PLATFORM STRONGER.
Delphos Ohio, August 10. ---NIayor
Baxter, OF Delphos, who haS boarded The
train at Van Vert, introduced Mr.
Bryan to 800 cheering men and womev,
at Delphos at 7:l0 a.. IN. saying that they
must not ask him to speak. as he was
saving his voice for New York While
the people were surgDg past to shake his
. hand "a large section of the depot plat
- form gave way and sank distance Of
= tour or five feet carrying down 10 people,
. but, fortunately, none of them were
>, hurt. Upon learning that no one had
20 been INJURED Mr.. Bryan fclieitously ''sug-
gested: Ladies' and gentlemen: If yoS1
% get on OUT platfrom it wen fall wiz,
. YOU" The inevitable three cheers was
= the parting greeting.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING.
= Lima, Ohio, August 10. The train ar
Il rived at 80 and foun 5,oC0 people
q at the station to greet the arrival of the
party. There was no speaking, but the
handshaking was enthusiastic and con-
tinued during the stop of the party.
After shaking hands for some time Mr..
Bryan remarked gravely: "Well, this is
Ohio" and citizen said, "You bet, and
Ohio is for you The train pulled out
after stop of seventeen minutes.
SHORT SPEECH AT ADA.
Ada, Ohio, August low. w. Dur
bin, chairman of the State committee.
who had boarded the train at Lima. in
sisted on Mr.. Bryan saying few words
at this place, where he delivered the COM
mencement Grafton at the Normal Uni
versity last year. He left breakfast and
Prof. H. S. Lehr, president of the uni
\ versity, introduced the candidate as the |
next President. Mr. Bryan was received
with cheers and said:
Ladies' and gentlemen: While have |
not been speaking much on this trip |
cannot withstand the temptation to |
! say word here The words On tipdI1-