The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-27
FROM OvER-MUCH SPEAKING.
HRYAN Is HOARSE AND CROWDS
ARE DISAPPOINTED.


Syracuse Enthusiasts Expect 20 Hear
"A Flight of the OratOry They Had
Read of, But 60 Home without the
Treat-1'he Usual Crowds Greet the
Candidate on His Journey From
Albany WestwRrd-He Continues
to speak However, TO All who Can
Hear.
Syracuse n. Y, Aug 26.-After pleas
ant trip OF two hours through the Mo-
! hawk valley William J. Bryan reached
| Syracuse at $40 this morning from Utica.
The first stopping place was at Rome.
There was a large crowd OF workngmen
at the station when the train rolled in,
but no noisy or wild demonstration, like
those which characterized the trip from
Albany to Utica. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
went on the rear platform and received
! some cheers.
MIR. Bryan was introduced as "The next
President" and made brief speech.
Oneida was reached at S:25 and turned
out another assemblage of worlxingmen.
to whom Mr.. Bryan spoke a few words.
shirt sleeves with a frank. merry-looklng
| face, made his way to Mr.. Bryan and
shook hands cheerily and declared him
self a free silver republican" He added
| that he thought free silver would be or
benefit TO the farmers and TO the work
ingmen, and that the rich could take care
of themselves.
Mr.. Bryan indorsed the sentiment and
cOmplimented the free silver man on the
correctiveness OF his views.
People gathered all along the streets OF
| Syracuse through which the train passed
on the way to the New York Central sta
ton TO see the democratic nominee. Mr.
Bryan stood on the platform and bowed
in response to the applause which marked
the progress Of the train. Several thous-
and persons huddled in the station and
gave cheer as the train came 10 a stand
still, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan stepped
to the platform.
Later Mr.. Bryan was escorted to Han
over square, where he addressed an as
semblage of 5000
The trip was made in an ordinary day
coach of an accommodation train, ana
the stops were such only as the schedule
called for.
A rather elaborate reception had been
planned at Syracuse, into which entered
a procession from the station to the Yates
house, but that part OF the plan mlscar-
ried, because the band went on one street
and Mr.. Bryan's carriage took another,
unattended. The remainder of the pro-
gramme went through
Mr.. Bryan began his address with the
remark that in a land Ike this, where
/ government derived It's just powers from
/ the consent Of the governed, II was well
/ that candidates for high positions should
| be permitted to come IN contact with the
voters and so he thought II right as IL
was very difficult for all the people 20
| learn the necessary truths as to gold ami
/ silver to visit them. Some of their con-
| spicuous opponents, he said, had declared
! openly and publicly that they were exert
| ing themselves to keep anarchy and 50.
cialism from dominating the United
/ States. Il want to show you, my friends,
said Mr.. Bryan, that the people who are
! opposing the canvass OF the ticket nomi-
! mated. at Chicago are not doing 1t because
| they are afraid that anarchy will be tri-
| umphant, but because they know that the
success of that ticket win overthrow those
who think that they are greater than the
| government. (Cheers)
II hurl back the charge 1 say that
/ those men are great offenders against
their countrys good. and that our war
fare is against them"
Mr. Bryan then went into an explana-
/ ton of the money question and argued
! that the restoration Of the free coinage or
silver would restore prosperity to the
/ country. He left here for Buffalo at l2:33
p. IN.
Rochester, N. Y, Aug 2G-Contrary to
| his usual custom, Candidate Bryan took
drawing room car from Syracuse to
| Rochester on an express train, which
made only one stop-Lyons, which was
! reached at 1;25 o'clock Five hgpdred peo-
/ ple were at the depot. The stop was for
| a moment only no time for speaking.
] AT
/ crowd was at the station.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan entered a carriage
/ with some of the reception committee,
/ and with a big crowd marching beside
| the carriage. proceeded 10 Brown square.
| Ten thousand was the lowest figure given
of various estimates OF the number in the
! audience and some were as high as 1900
Frederick Cook, oX-secrctary OF state,
presented Mr.. Bryan Those who came
to hear great oratorical effort such
they had been led to expect from the
/ reputation that had preceded the nominee
were disappointed for Mr.. Bryan was 40
hoarse that his voice could be heard
scarcely a hundred feet away. This caused
| large segr1ents Of people on the outskirts
to move away and the audience percep-
tibly dwndled. Such as could hear his
voice, however, Mr.. Bryan kept interest
ed and amused fer half hour.
Mr. Bryan left for Buffalo on the En-
pire State express at 3:25 As the train
pulled out he bowed his thanks to those
who joined in the farewell cheer from the
rear platform.
Buffalo, n. Y, Aug 2s.-The Empire
State express, bearing the Bryan party.
arrived at 4:45 p. m. A reception commit
tee. consisting Of Norman E. Mack Of the
| Buffalo Times, Judge Titus and others,
met Mr. Bryan at Rochester. There was
a large crowd gathered on the platform,
and they gave the democratic candidate
a rousing cheer as he stepped from his
car and crossed to a special train, which
was in waiting TO take him to Erie, where
he viii speak tonight
Erie, Pa, Aug. 26.-Mr. Bryan arrived
at Erie at O'Clock this evening from
Buffalo in a special train furnished by his
supporters from this city The largest re-
ception was at Dunkirk, N. T. Mr.. Bryan
made a short speech there. In which he
took occasion to pay high tribute TO the
personal integrity Of Maj. Mckinley.