The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-22

/ q "a o'clock. intending TO take the eN-
| ,,,,ase that left ten minutes later. Mr..
/ Brvan had not been expected, and
| +bernfo1,e there were but comparatively
| fevo az the depot. One of the number
,,eas senator butler. John Salisbury
! and Cen. Kennett, Of the Delaware
aa,,,,,a;gn committee. were in waiting
| there for MIR. Bryan, and had puf-
biased tickets to Baltimore for the
marty. They intended to buy seats ON
the Pullman car
IN A SMOKER TO BALTIMORE.
When Mr.. Norris attempted to assist
Mr. Rryan into the Pullman, the porter
of the ear asked If they had seats lie
WAS told no, but That they were only
Going TO Baltimore, and would buy
seats on the train. The porter refused
then TO let Mr.. Bryan get into the car
He said his orders were not to sell seats
to Baltimore from Washington When
told by Mr.. Norris that IL was Mr.. Dry
an. the Democratic candidate for Pres
ident of the United States, who wanted
a seat in the ear, the porter replied
that he could not sell him one.
Gen. Kenneth, FASTENED from the car
to the Pullman ticket office and tried
10 buy a ticket, but the agent refused
to sell him one, He told Gen, Kenneth
that his orders were not to sell seats on
a Pullman on that train for Baltimore.
If Mr.. Bryan would wait for the next
train he might have a seat. MIR. Bryan
said he would not wait.
There is smoking car on this tram,
and I'll ride in that" remarked the
Presidential candidate. lie entered the
smoking car, accompanied by Mr..
Josephus Daniels. Gen. Kenneth, and
Mr.. Salisbury, said ''good-by" to Mr..
Norris. and q moment later was whirl-
ing over the road. He will leave BaltI-
more at o'clock this morning to so
to Dover, Dell, where he viii address
an out-of-door meeting at 1880 this
afternoon. At night he speaks in
Wilmington, and September 20 he Will
deliver an address to Tammany Hall
in New York. After this meeting, ac-
companied by Congressman McMilhn
and James L. Norris, Mr.. Bryan will go
through West Virginia.
EXPERIENCE IN BALTIMORE.
The trip ito Baltomore was without
snecial incident. Mr.. Bryan was escort
ed to the city by III. w. Talbert, chair
man of the Maryland State Central
committee: Spencer G. Jones, chair
man of the Campaign committee; Mr..
George w Purnell, Spencer Watkins,
secretary of the State Central COM
mittee: Harry Wells Rusk, chairman
of the Baltimore City committee; Hon.
William J. 0'Brien, ex-member of Con-
gress; Gen. Louis L. jackson, Mr.. Beid-
Ter. J. f. G.. Talbert, Mr.. Rountree,
Alio Knott, Barnes Compton, M. Diggs,
and j. B. Boyer. Among the Others
who accompanied the candidate were
Senator German. Senator Gibson, Rep
resentative McMillin, Mr.. James l..
Norris. Assistant Treasurer of the Ma
tional committee; Hon. Blair Lee, the
Democratic nominee for Congress IN
the Sixth Congressional district; Gen.
Duncan S. Walker, Hon. Josephus DAN
iels. of North Carolina, and Mr.. William
s. Lamar, of the Postoffice Department.
An effort was made to dry out MIR.
Brvan's hat, which had got wet at
CaDi,tol Park. and in this some good
friend was successful by holding it out
of the car window and permitting the
wind to drive out the water. just as
this had been successfully accomplish
ed a gust of wind came along and took
the hat from the grasp of the man
who had held it and carried it into
an adjacent cornfeld. Just where to
get another was a perplexing prob
lem. Mr. Bryan has a weakness for the
crush hat known as the alpine" and
will wear none other. A search was
made for some sort of headgear, and
Deputy Commissioner of Pensions Bell,
who was of the party, came to Mr.. Bry-
ans relief. He wore just such hat as
did Mr.. BRYAN, and the same size. II
was GLADLY given up, and some other
patriot came to Mr.. Bells relief with
black derby. Mr.. Josephus Daniels,
formerly Chief Clerk of the Interior
Department, took it upon himself to