The record-union., 1896-10-26

JACKSONVILLE Ill), Oct. 25-All
church going Jacksonville turned out
this morning to see Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam J. Bryan, and during most of the
day the residence of DIR. Hiram Jones,
where they are stopping, was surround
ed by curious people. 1t was in this
old educational town that Mr.. Bryan
spent six years of his life as a. student,
two at Whipple Academy and the rest
at the Illinois State College Mrs. Bryan
also was a pupil at the Jacksonville
Female Academy. The candidate and
his wife naturally anticipated a pleas
ant stay in such familiar environments,
and they have spent a delightful Sun
day, meeting old friends and talking
with them over their college days
Although Mr. and Mrs. Bryan did not
reach Jacksonville until nearly 2
o'clock this morning after a run
through the night from Quincy, many
people had waited up to see them and
to cheer the candidate. Little rest had
teen allowed the nominee in that fast
rice. He was awakened twice the first
time to make midnight speech to a
big audience Of torch bearers and
shOuters at Bluffs, and again at Mount
Sterling, where neither the lateness of
the hour nor the fact that it was Sum
day could stay the enthusiasm of the
Bryanites.
The jacksonville people who awaited
the arrival of their former townsman
We're disappointed, for Mr.. Bryan re-
nained in his berth and did not leave
the train until nearly 9 o'clock this
morning. With Mrs. Bryan he went to
the house of DR.. Jones, and later in the
forenoon attended divine service at the
State-straet Presbyterian Church, where
the paster, Rev. A. b. Morey, preached
a sermon that had nothing in it about
silver or gold. The church was crowded
TO the doors. A number of small boys
and others VINO were not so small. all
wearing stripes Of yellow ribbon fol-
lowed Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan from their
carriage into the building and gave a
suppressed hurrah for Mckinley.
Four houses of worship, including
that attended by Mr. and Mrs Bryan,
occupy the four corners Of the streets,
and the congregations of all Of these
were dismissed within few minutes of
each other, so that with the 800 or more
people who had been waiting outside
fG the two most interesting persons in
Jacksonville to appear, State-street
Presbyterian Church was surrounded
by quite a large assemblage as the cam
didate and his wife hurriedly made
their way to a waiting carriage and
were driven back to the residence Of
their host Mr.. Bryan slept part Of
the day and the rest of his spare time
received old friends.
When he went out at dusk, accom-
panied by Mrs. Bryan to tea with f.
Duntap, a Jacksonville banker, with
whom he had been associated in local
politics while a resident here, DR.. Jones
house was the center of interest for
several hundred people, many of them
in carriages, who had waited patiently
for long time to see the Democratic
r'minee. r.
Tomorrow Mr.. Bryan will visit the
State College, and probably talk to the
students there about the time when
he was an undergraduates In the after
noon he Will make a speech in the pub
lie incloSure known as the Square"
and at , o'clock will leave on his spe-
cial train for Alton. Many farmers
Grove into town tonight, and the
chances are that with the expected ex-
curslonists to augment the Jacksonville
people who want to hear Mr. Bryan
one of the biggest crowds that ever
gathered in this town Of colleges will
attend the political meeting in honor
OF the Democratic candidate.