The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-09
STARTS TO NEW YORK.
The Next President Of the United state q
En- Route to the Scene Of Hls off,
INotIfIeatIon Of Nomination.


day of torrid temperature, but
long before the time for the de-
parture iof the Bryan party the
Rock Island depot platform was
crowded. and when the carriage
containing Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
drove up a round of cheers went
up from over thousand thrOats.
From that time on until the train
pulled out anxious people iostled
each other without compunctiOn as
they pressed around their honored
fellow citizen and eagerly grasPed
his hand and clung to it long
enough to breathe fervent god
speed for himself and his mission.
Children were carried along by the
pressure Of the crowd and their
childish voices could be heard
above the uproar in familiar greet
ing. Good bye. Mr.. Bryan.
Most of them were successful in
reaching his hand before he board
ed the train, which pulled in
several minutes ahead of time in
anticipation of the delay of the
leave taking. After Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan had entered the ear there
was a request for them to appear
upon the rear platform which they
did. AS MIR. Bryan appeared the
handShaking renewed. and in re-
sponSe to continued and persistent
calls for a speech Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and gentlemen. IN ordi-
nary times | would have desired Ia
have the notification take place at
my home. hut this iS not an ordi-
nary campaign and | felt that the
cause should arise above any per-
SOnal desires we might have. and
therefore expressed the wish to he
notified i'm New York in order that
our cause might be presented first
in the heart OF what now seems "a
be the enemy's country, but which
we hope to be our country befor,
this campaign is over (Great APP
plauSe and cheering.D / appreci
ate the kindness which the neigh
bors have shown and all that
can promise you iS that whether
what ! do omeetS with your approva
or not shall do my duty aS Sc,
it and accept all consequence
{ which may follow" (Enthusi
astic cheering and applause
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were allot
ted the drawing room on the Pull
man coach. every section of whicl
was occupied.
As the train drew away from tn,
9 station thousand flutterin,
handkerchiefS waved the part
adieu, the fond sincerity of whicl
was attested IN many wavS. Men
women and children rushed aroun,
the platform as the train moved b.
, and persisted in prolonging tn
ordeal of handShaking. y crow
+ of boys did not stop when th
platform was passed and the la'
who was most reluctant TO give n
the chase was rewarded with
Bryan button, which was throw
to him by Mr.. Bryan in lieu of tn
hand clasp he was unable To win
i There were a hundred carriage
p around the station, and i'm tn
, midst of the excitement a team ra
away.
The first stop was at Murdoch
Neb., small way station. wher
It crowd OF about fifty men an
/ boys were at the depot. Mr.. Brya
= stood on the rear platform an
waved a greeting at them. but on
silver Republican, cripple. per
l. sisted in climbing upon the NOV
d ing train and shaking hands. 4
l. usual. Mr.. Bryan was able to gree
% him 10y name. The train stoppe
but a moment at South Bend
; where a dozen men converSed wit
q Mr.. Bryan through the ear window
Y informing him that most Of th
Il party were silver Republicans.