Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-03

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scheduled for today. coming from
Ohio. ~Pennsyiyania and Illinois points
o The clouds seem Go have at last I'm
loaded their burden. y yesterday
morning wzs clear and bright lot the
almost continuous downpoUr since las;
Saturday left the Mckinley lawn scft
and muddy. and yesterdays demon
STATIONS we're held In the Tabernacle.
The irst Go arrive Was q special train
| Of four coache. from Wheeling. repre-
senting the panhandle counties OF West
| Virginia Later there arrived q dei.-
cation from Huron and s-reca ecun-
ties. o. Both Delegates were mer-d
and the major addressed them on the
issues Of the day.
DEM0cRArsc cLUB GATHERING.
large Crowd rvss~ss 90 - iSss-osssa
Parade Lest Nsgsa-
81. Louis. Oct. 1-Thronr~ OF visitors
representing local and out Of town or
g~anixatious crowded the headquarters Of
the National Association of Democrats
Clubs at the Southern hotel yesterday.
enrolling their respective ciuh> On the
national organisation. u 10 expected
that at least l.B0p delegates win he
present nj the convention which meets
here today. and a. nearly all the dele
cations will be accompanied by infof.
NAL delegations from their cluhs. the
total club attendance VIII be many
times that number.
President Cnauncey r. Black. ~
Pennsylvania. and other oahciais of the
national association reached here last
night. Vice Presidett Stevenson ~tn
make an address lon the convention-
Vice Presidential Candidate srwall has
wired Secretary Gardner that he uill
he unable q leave the campaign In
New York. and for this resson snn
the conventton-
attend the convention.
ranged Bryan viii maze shree speeches
following his arrival today.
The Grand parade Of Democrats
clubs last night WAS the greatest ever
had in So. Louis over two hundred
|, ORGANIZATIONS In six divisions and con-
tanning about SJss maschers we're IN
= line.
Vice President Adlai z steveuson o..
Rived here late yesterday sft~rnoor
from B~uriinetsn. Ia. shcre BE- mt
= with en- accident in the collapse Il
a reviewing stand at ths e-cmi-centen
NAL He was slightly bruised bot seerned
none the worse for his experscnee. Ne,
ing asked his opinion of the reppf'
: that Watson wouid ~tthdr.W he ssif
he thought u all newspaper talk u
reply to questions whether 10 such o.,
tioa was taken and the nomination az
4 fered &C him he would accept. Steven
n son said: That 10 hardly . fair ases
a tion TO ask under the circumstance
I have not hrcn offered the n~ominatioi
r nor do ! think I will SeL-
0RSAN seGA9sSo AT . OrclDcR-
8 Osss fhssasA Assss~v nay 90 Tsssess.,
. nsAsss sslses spsssses
Charleston. w.va.oct a-Th- Dem
: ocratic nominee rose early y-sserds'
morning In order 60 shake the hands a
!, several hundred citizens OF Point Pleas
ant. He left Wheeling at midnish
Thursday and q 9 O'Clock y~sserds,
morning was routed out of bed by IN
n people at the a~boveplsce. who loudi
d clamored for . speech He rave thcr
short address. asking them 60 stud
the silver question. A. the station .
this city q large crowd had gatheres
a As the train pulled In the sssemblas
cheered the nominee. and the han
.. played patriotic airs. OF course "Hs
~ to the Chief was also rendered. an
= Dixie" came In for its share. Then
Z procession was formed and the tow
~traversed by hand. nominee. mount
Of police and citizens In carriages. Br,
u an spoke at the public park and I'd
y dressed . large row Of enthusiasts 81
ne auditors.
Huntington had openly boosted tins
A. II would give the Democratic non
ID inee the largest crowd u any city I
" West Virginia and whether O. Kept u
promise Or not u certainly dsd turn %
. great eeoU1 which enshusiassicsil
received him. Excursion trains fro'
be points In Kentucky. Ohio and We,
d. Virginia helped to the crow
ed AZ 2:30 the party left Huntington
he short stops being made q Cattietti
10 burg. Russell. 0reenup. South Port
A. mouth. May0vtlIs. Augusta and Ne
ed Richmond. ~. AZ eaeh p,ace Brys
~, was introduced Co those gashered Abo'
TO the train and ~ each place he decline
er 70 { ak but introduced ex-Consres
be man Benton Mehilau - Q subssitus
al ssying he wished 10 save bid voice O
m the svenlag mesting.
C1ncinneo. pce- a-Wiiliam J. Bryt
ne arrived at Ctacinnaes laa mint q
.es sddrsssed thrse big meetings in a
pr city. Thea " crossed to the Kcntucl
IL e8ts~ tN8& -
on at Covfngtoa- II wa q asssug clio
A. 70 . most evcstful day. Prom ass
60 ousk tie nominee sped srsuss We
o. vlrUinia frOm Chastsstoe 60 tire o.
river. seoDVeng and speaking "a
rss mpoe every souu of coaseQusncs md
"a sbis city. Arriving here as s:ss o'elo
nd. b ate supper and then q once ~
,rn coded to bus,neaL 1he sceses q
ma wosers. - regard - ersae crD~as q
ere eothAotoom. Uero repoase1 hsrol I
rssssa - CovtaUsoa ~ asgSa-
r. ChleaOo. oct ala purusaars a
in Plan - c~ooceassase she forces ia q
nm neis. yin soeak today 10 this -
= ssd N IL sveo.ag he wm
\ ST. Louis 20 attend . couvsaeI
ee silver elu6 hes1 ~ that city.
. sDecisi trais " oeea chartered. Q
ee viii cav Cincinnati at q o'css
h - DernanG arriving N this al
OF. n sinss % nahe . fe~ speeches o.
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