The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-17
One Little Incident Shows the
Good Will of "Silver
Dick" Bland.
COMPLIMENTS ARE EXCHANGED
Greeted by a Big Crowd at Kansas
City the Chicago Candidate
Grows Eloquent.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. July 16.-William J.
Bryan arrived here from Salem, Ill, at
S:45 o'clock this morning via the Balti-
more and Ohio. A sleepy looking crowd,
among whom were Bryan's sister and his
nieces, assem- bled at Salem station three
hours previously and saw the party off.
At several stations on the route Bryan
stepped from the train and shook hands
with early risers who had Assem- bled 10
greet him.
At Carlyle, ILL.,, where the first stop was
made, about fifty persons grasped his
hand. Mayor. Webb headed the contin-
gent at Lebanon, H., and panied
the party to st. Louis.
At East st. Louis several hundred peo-
pie had assembled, and their cheers caused
Bryan to step to he platform and make a
brief speech, IN which he said he and
Sewall believed in the platform on which
they stood, and believed in carrying out
its provisions to the very letter. He
ended by quoting saying of Bis marck
that the farmers should stand together
and protect themselves from the drones
who produce nothing. He was given g
parting salute by the locomotive whistles.
About 5000 people were assem- bled at the
depot at St. Louis when Bryan appeared
on the platform. He was given three
hearty cheers. In the crowd he became
separated from his wife and children and
mounted a chair. Then the crowd began
clamoring for speech. Bryan smilingly
replied: al am looking for that which is
dearer to me than all else-my wife and
children. ! would be glad to make a
h,,4 1iHa oil
eat. Having but few minutes in which
to satisfy ourselves, hope you will kindly
excnse me If do not make speech"
Breakfast was partaken of in the depot
dining-room and at 9o'clock Bryan and
his family left on the Missouri Pacific
for Kansas City.
Hon. Richard P. Bland reached here
from Lebanon early this morning. He
met Bryan as the train was pulling out.
Their greeting was cordial. Bland went
with the Bryan party as far as jefferson
City.
JEFFERSON CITY, No., July 49,
Bryan arrived here at 1910 P. NJ. On the
arrival of the train at little place called
Washington, Bland addressed the crowd.
He said: 81 want to introduce to YOU the
next President of the United States. l
served four years W 18th him in the House
of Representatives. / know he is as true
friend of free silver as / am. want to
say if l iad the selection of silver candi-
date for the President of the United States
this gentleman would have won my
choice"
Bryan showed some feeling as he re-
sponded:
eff this nomination had gone by merit
1t would have gone to the man who for
twenty years in the face of great opposi-
ton kept alive the silver cause. In the
hour of victory he will be more entitled to
credit than any other man in the Nation. -
This incident was repeated at Chambers,
where Bland presented Bryan to about a
hundred people in the same language as
he had used at Washington. Bryan in
turn said: IF my loyalty 10 the cause OF
the people be ever questioned there is no
man on whose certificate 1 would sooner
rely than upon the certificate of Richard
P. Bland"
SEDALIA, No., July 16.-An enthu-
siastic crowd was gathered at the little
town of California. In the course of q
minutes speech there Mr.. Bryan said: 81
am very glad of the chance to see that the
name OF your town is taken from O State
whose silver sentiment is strong. But {
am hopeful that not only in California,
but from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast
the silver sentiment is going to sweep the
country. Reports from the old Bay State
Indicate thai whsn the silver question is
as well discussed there az it has been here
the silver sentiment will be as strong there
as It is in California, Mo-"
| Ex-Congressman Heard of Missouri and
Charles Van Antwerp, q cousin of MIR.
Bryan's, joined the party at California.
At Upton, where 200 or 800 people
cheered the nominee, Mr.. BRYAN awaited
himself OF the opportunity afforded by the
presence OF an enterprising Young man
with kodak camera TO deliver a senti-
ment on that question. Next to the
democratic form of government" be said,
''the kodak is the thing we most love. =
OF course the crowd laughed. Mr.. Bryan
made no remarks at Upton, but sEook
hands with the people.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 16.-The sta
ton at Sedalia was packed with people