The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-17
BRYAN AND BLAND
ADMIRATION CLUB
The Two Champions Of White Metal
Exchange Compliments.
A LOVE FEAST AT JEFFERSON CITY
Farmer Bland and the Boy Orator
DiscOv, L Each Other in Glowing
Words OF Observation-Disclosures
for the Enthusiastic Sterling Silver
Democrats Of Missouri.

jefferson City. Mo-, July 16.-William
]. Bryan arrived here at 1910 p. m.
just as the train was drawing out Of
the station at st. Louis the most inter-
esting incident of the trip occurred.
Richard =. Bland had boarded the train
in the Union station. but he kept him
self in a forward car until the train had
started. He entered the parlor car in
which the Bryan party had seats and
made his way to where Mr.. Bryan was
standing. Mr. Bland wore a long linen
duster over a suit of black clothes. He
stretched out his hand toward the pres
idential candidate as he reached the
latter and there was the warmest hand
grasp between the victor and the de-
feated. How are you, Mr.. Bryan? I
congratulate YOU" said Mr.. Bland.
How are you, Mr.. Bland? Thank
you," cried MIR. Bryan. warmly. Your
nomination took a big load Off my
mind" said Mr.. Bland warmly.
Mrs. Bryan was presented to the vet
eran Of free silver and after some gen.
eral conversation the two men with
drew and talked earnestly together for
some time. Within an hour later there
was some additional exchange of cor
diality between Bland and Bryan. The
train stopped at a little place called
Washington where knot OF people had
gathered to see the nominee. Standing
on the platform Of the parlor car with
Mr.. Bryan beside him, Mr.. Bland said
to the crowd: Il want to introduce
to you the next president of the United
States. I served four years with him in
the house Of representatives, and
know he was as true friend of free
silver as I am, and want to say that II
] had had the selection of a silver can
didate for president of the United
States, this gentleman would have been
my choice:
MIR. Bryan showed some feeling as he
responded
IF this nominate had gone by me- 1t
would have gone to the man who for
twenty years, IN the face Of great oppo-
sition, has kept alive the silver cause
and in the hour OF victory he will be
more entitled to the credit than any
other man in the nation"
This incident was repeated at Cha
mois, where MIR. Bland presented Mr..
Bryan to about hundred people.
Mr.. Bland left the party at Jefferson
City, where he will make speech to-
night.
ROUSING RECEPTION.
A rousing reception was given Mr..
Bryan here by a crowd of more than a
thousand people who were assembled
about the railroad station. lex Cover
nor Stone and other prominent men met
Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Bland at the train
| where the crowd had gathered. Mr.
Bryan was greeted with loud cheers
! He was presented to the audience by
Mr.. Bland and Governor Stone as the
next president of the United States
and Mr.. Bland again took occasion to
express his satisfaction at the choice OF
the Chicago convention and predicted
that Missouri would roll up for him a
majority OF $1,000 in November. After
the band In attendance had finished
playing Mr.. Bryan made neat little
speech on the line of those previously
| made.
When Mr.. Bryan concluded he was
again cheered with vigor. Governor
Stone presented Mrs. Bryan as the next
mistress of the White House and the
Bryan party then Withdrew to the train
| which left Jefferson City at Ills p. M
In his speech Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and gentlemen: have Just
been thinking where I could find in al
the country a combination Of circum.
stances which would make a speech
so pleasant as in city named after
the greatest Democrat that ever lived
and In the congressional district of one
Of the greatest leaders the Democratic
party has ever known Richard =
! Bland fCheers), and presided over BY
one Of the greatest fighters, Governor
Stone, and to leave nothing undone they
have just elected as mayor of the towr
man named Silver, daughter anc
cheers). Thomas Jefferson. Dicl
Bland. Bill Stone and Mayor Silver I'm
| at home here. Referring to Mr.. Bland
Mr.. Bryan said that the silver leader
was needed in congress. If ii will moi
be his privilege to sign a bill givins
silver a place with gold said Mr.
| Bryan, il may be his honor to intro.
duce bill which will place gold anc
silver on the same footing at the lega
ratio of sixteen to one. If ! can't say
| anything about the ticket nominated al
| Chicago, I can say the platform
breathes the spirit Of the declaration oi
| independence.
He eulogized Mr.. Sewall and said ht
| l.,