Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-24
BRYAN.s PLANS CHANGED.
The Democratic Candidate begins a
Tour Through Connecticut

tour InfOuSn COnnectlcut.ys-
NEW YORK, September 2i.--rhe plans
of William J. Bryan have again been
changed Instead IF leaving this city on
his New England ;our at 8 o'clock this
morning, Mr.. Bryan left the AID street
depot at 1908, Disappointing crowd OF
citizens assembled to catch q glimpse OF
him. number Of prominent democrats
of the city were a. the depot when word
was received Of the postponement of the
hour Of the trip. Reception committees
were there from Connecticut to meet Mr..
Bryan. They were composed of ex-Mayor
Alexander Troup. Philo S. Bennett. John
p Carney and Daniel 8. Gilhuly Of New
Haven; William Kennedy of Nausatuck
and ex-Mayor Coughlln Of Bridgeport.
Unless another change IS made the pans
of the day are as follows:
Stamford will be reached at 1855. and a
speech from the train of few minutes
duration will be made. South Norwalk
will near the candidate for Ike time at
1OS. An hour will be devoted to ex-
pounding the silver doctrine to the c.ti-
zens Of Bridgeport. Mr.. Bryan arriving
there at 1880 and leaving at 1880. New
Haven will be reached at 1 O'Clock, ard
four hours will be given up there. An
other car platform speech will be made
at Wallinsford at 5:26 and then at 3:4o
Meriden is scheduled for forty minutes
The nominee will speak this evening at
Hartford. where he arrives at $50.
Mr.. Bryan does not speak in Brooklyn
on Saturday, but address, as yet, to his
original itinerary, and Will speak SATURDAY
in Bath. Me-, leaving there Sunday Eight
for this city.
Through Connecticut.
STANFORD. Conn.,. September 24.-The
first stop was at Stamford, and there sew
eral hundred persons surrounded the car
and cheered time and again for the nomi-
w.
in that time Mr.. Bryan had chance to say
few words. There were appropriate
democratic banners carried by some of his
enthusiastic admirers. Mr.. Bryan said:
Il believe we only have a moment here
now. ladies and gentlemen and l shall not
eral minutes to get my voice in condition
where you can hear it. but if my voice
seems little impaired l find consolation
that 1t has been injured in good cause,
and If l have not all of it with me. you
may rest assured that that part Of it left
behind is still calling sinners to repentance.
(Applause) If there is joy when one sim
ner repents, what joy there ought to be
among the American people with all the
sinners that are repenting every day"
SOUTH NORWALk, Conn. September
-f--ihe crowd here was about the same in
size and enthusiasm as at Stamford. They
called for speech from Mr.. Bryan, bur
ne told them he was trying to save his
voice, anu ne tnouSHt tnat they would agree
with him that it needed saving. He ther
continued: --.,-.,. .
Il am glad to see the people down here
are at last recognizing the fact that the
n oney question has something to do with
present conditions. We have known 1t Out
west for some time but here it has moi
reached you because the newspapers have
been burying the cause every few days
and your people may not think it necessary
to study a cause which the newspapers sa,
Is SO nearly dead. But it Is not dead, m!
friends
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,. September 24-Th
most enthusiastic reception Of the day wa:
that accorded by the citizens of this place
When the train rolled into the station q
number of carriages were in waiting Ii
this manner Bryan and his party were
taken to Washington Park. in the heart o.
the city. where Mr.. Bryan spoke to a crowt
of several thousands
The meeting was presided over by Judge
d. H. lockwood of Bridgeport. After tn
speech MIR. Bryan was driven to the Wind
sor Hotel. where he partook of a light
luncheon. AT 1880 O'Clock the party lef,
for New Haven