Smyrna times., 1896-09-23
BRYAN AT DOVER.
Over 20 Smyrna cifiEsns View The Dems.
crEfic Presidential CEn6i6Ets.

Monday Was bsau1l1nl day and IRON
! business standpoint was & blank
From early morning until the close q
7sv. the enthusiasm with Democrats
was the visit of william Jennings
Bryan, their presidential eandidats 10
Delaware. L was Of remarkable IL
tsYegt from the fat that 10 pEesiden-
tial candidate, since the time q Henry
Clay. had ever eondesoen0ed 10 visit 4
SO small q state as Delaware and The /
appearance Of Bryan n our midst, was 4
Of curious interest 10 al parties q 1
every political faith
The greater number q our citizens 1
went 70 Clayton II the morning 70 see
M Bryan and his party 20 through
The train stopped and the large crowd
that had gathered not only had 4
chance of seeing the distinguished
candidate. bat also IL giving hin &
hsndshake. Many q 0ur Duek Creek
Hundred Democrats net the party and
followed them 70 Dover. Many however
who went 70 Clayton, did not 20 70
Dover. One q tie most enthusiastic
Democrats q Smyrna was Nathaniel
Pratt Sr.. who dressed as Il i were IL
the social attire q high political life,
high silk hat and cane. went 10 Dover
with the proud consolation that his
baby was the first born IL the land who
bore the name q the presidential
candidate. He missed what would
have been al especial pleasure IL meet
ing the candidate and telling him that
William Jennings Bryan Pratt was
tie pride Of biz heart. born 10 be life
/ long democrat.
Our branch train had three coaches
attached 70 meet all down excursion
/ trains Agent Harvey Speakman sold
+ 80 tickets from here and il Is safe 10
estimate that fully this many more
went from this section by carriages
and bicycles 70 the Dover Pair grounds.
DOWN TIE STATE.
/ Candidate Bryan and party came By
way q Newark and Porters. He was
met at the former place BY the State
/ Committee, Ex-Governor Reynolds.
and q committee from the Young Men 8
| Democratic Club Of Wilmington. Sec
retary Harvey 0biteman went dowI
with the party, he being Oh his way 4
Dover On official business.
While waiting for the train 10 az
rive, Mesgrs. Bryan and Daniels, tht
latter q member Of the national com
mittee. chatted pleasantly with his
escort and d few others who weT,
gathered al the station.
At Middletown Mr. Bryan was me
/. BY 800 people. The crowd was cage
10 hear him speak and after a few
: apologize expressions from L. Irwin:
: Handy concerning his voice, M
= BRYAN made q few remarks He az
peared on the rear platform and me
crowds al Townsend and Clayton q
the later place flags and banners wer
waving and a slight attempt made a
decorations The crowd was enthus
astic, Rev. H. G. G. Vincent rector {
Trinity Church asked 10 be presente
to Mr. Bryan and when he met ii
candidate he made a short address.
= ZIG CROWD AT DOVER,
= Dover was the next stop and il va
), fully twenty minutes before a wa
could be made for Mr.. Bryan TO reac
j., the carriage. Men and women SCENE
3 TO vie with each other to reach the cl
k il which he was seated.
% The police and the sheriff were callt
D. in but were powerless for a time
prevent the crush. An avenue VI
s, finally cleared and the party We
l. driven TO the Capitol Hotel NJ
le Bryan soon afterward went TO Il
sr home Of General Kenney.
l. The crowd which greeted him at Il
q, fair grounds when he made his spec
Of there was variously estimated at fro
I'd 5000 to 10000.
Governor W, 7. Watson and Dem
" cratic nominee for Governor Ebe Y
Ie Tunnel welcomed Mr.. Bryan to De
Is ware.
lis He dined at the Capitol and arriv
ly at the Fair Grounds, where his spec
was scheduled at 2. The scene at I
II, grounds would have inspired a
n, orator The grandstand was grOani
n. beneath the weight of 1000 person
to and fully 1900 more were strU
Cling to get within ear-shot Of speake
rt, stand. The people came from Suss'
en- Kent and New Castle Counties,
Delaware, and from adjoining count
Of in Maryland,
ma A respectable number of Virgins
had taken advantage of the opportun
on to hear the famous free silver orator,
to the crowd was not solid for silver. P
haps third of the concourse was
IN, the yellow metal.
ith At the speakers stand were:
Speaker William 7. Records, of
in Delaware Senate; Democratic car
date for Governor Ebe W. TunI
ps, Governor W. T. Watson, Super
o. Court Judge David Marvel, ST
Auditor B. L. Lewis, Ex-Attorl
to General J. w. Biggs, District Att
cry ney Harrison W. Vickers, of K
County, Md; ex-Congressman j
are w. Causey, ex-COngressman John
ara Pennington, r. L. Holiday and 9th
Mr.. Bryan was pleased with his
of dience, but the audience was sOmew
5 of disappointed in himi in fact the rep
ton brought from Chicago by the d
,ck, gates had assumed such proporti
ent that if Bryan had been Cicero or
in mosthenes he could not have sustai
it. He spoke well and was enthusia
del cally received, but before he
finished the people were going Ou
Still seek the amusement in the many
Irs. shows which Mr.. Bryan failed 20 s
ply.
JEFF MR.. BRYAEs SPEECH.
,een Mr.. Bryan was introduced by
Congressman John A. Nicholson
ID. Dover, chairman of the meeting
r after the noise and confusion had