Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-11
THEY HOWL FOR SPEECHES
From the Lips of Americas
Foremost Statesman.
BIG CROWDS everywhere
Push and Struggle TO Shake Hands With the
Next President.
THEY pull HIM OFF HIS CAR
And Are Not Satisfied Until He Speaks.
Thousands Upon Thousands scram-
BILE to Only Geta Sight of the
Mighty Bryan.
THEY pull HIM OFF HIS CAR

Chicago, Aug 10.-william ]. Bryan left
Chicago for Pittsburg by the Pennsylva-
MIA road at IL 80 o'clock last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan departed from the
Clifton a few minutes after IL o'clock af-
ter shaking hands with a large number of
people gathered there to say goodbye,
and were driven to the union station, ac-
compamed by the members of the Chi
cago reception committee. They had Sc
cured berths in the regular sleeper, and
retired as soon as the train drew out of
the station.
Hon. Richard P. Bland, who will ac-
company Mr.. Bryan to New York, left
Chicago yesterday afternoon and will
Join the nominee at Alliance.
Yesterday was really day of rest for
Mr.. Bryan, one of the few he has sue
ceeded in passing since his nomination
here nearly month ago. Mr.. Bryan is a
good sleeper and despite the intense neat
of Saturday night rested well and did not
leave his bed until nearly 10 o'clock. Af-
Ter breakfast ne and Mrs. Bryan took
carriage at the Clifton house, where they
were stopping, and drove to the Engle-
wood Presbyterian church, beautlfui
structure at Sixty-fourth street and yale
avenue, where they attended divine SER
vice.
They selected that house of worship be-
cause the temporary minister Rev Jonn
Clark Hill of Austin, ILL.,, is to be the
pastor of their church at Lincoln, ana
they wanted to meet him. Mr. Hill re-
Gently received a call to the First Pres.
byterian church at Lincoln, and they VIII
go there in few weeks.
After the service they returned to the
Clifton and had dinner. Then poth LOOK
q nap until $50.
At 6 o'clock Mrs. Bryan went to the
main parlor of the hotel and received a
large number of people who were walt
ing to see her husband. Mr.. Bryan re-
ceiyed in his room. Many of his local
supporters called One of his visitors was
General Wariier of Ohio president of the
National Bimetallic league, the father or
the new silver party.
On the Way.
Van Vert, O., Aug. 10.-William Jen-
nings Bryan was at it early this morning.
In fact he hardly left off handshaking
hfter leaving Chicago before he began II
again. He did not get much sleep last
night The people were waiting for him
between daylight and dawn, and al
though he went to his berth shortly after
midnight he was routed out between 1
and 2 o'clock to see crowd at Valpa-
raso, Ind.
Through the foresight of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad drawing room car had
been attached to Bryan's train and the
candidate and his wife were enabled to
have greater privacy and comfort than
Is afforded by an ordinary sleeper. The
train reached South Chicago at 1910 this
morning and Bryan found a big crowd
waiting for him. The cheering was very
enthusiastic and the candidate was
hauled down to the station platform by
q lusty rolling mill man and made to
shake hands with the people.
The lateness of the hour did not keep
big crowd from gathering at One Hum
dredth street. They had brass band
and were prepared to give the heartiest
sort of reception to the nominee, but
the train moved off just as he appeared
on the platform.
Valparaiso. Ind, was reached at 1:s5
a. m. Mr. Bryan had gone to bed, but
he heard a great shout that went up from
several hundred throats He was lying
in his berth just half asleep when Hon. J.
c. Kearn, member of the Indiana legisla-
ture, routed him out. Mr.. Bryan made
hasty toilet and went to the platform,
where he was again cheered. The crowd
wanted a speech, but Mr.. Bryan told
them that he could not talk at that hour
OF the morning. There were more cheers
as the train moved off.
Columbia was reached at 4:30 and an
other crowd was present with the regu-
lation brass band. There was no lack of
enthusiasm because of the early hour.
Received Ovations.
Lima, O., Aug 10.-More than 1000 peo-
pie were waiting for the Bryan train
when IT rolled into the station at Fort
Wayne at 5:35 O'Clock. The gathering
was bent on a speech, but did not get
any words from the young orator, ex-
cept the remark that he had promised
not to speak that early In the morning.
The people rushed forward to shake
hands, and during the seventeen min
utes stop both arms Of the nominee
worked incessantly.
f..k2 .Aa 10. knfrx fkurrx t.t
day. He has decided to make no more
speeches until he reaches Pittsburg. His
voice Is husky from two hard days in
Iowa and Illinois, and he wants to keep
In good condition for his New York
speech.
MonroevIlle, Ind. turned out a good
gized crowd, who cheered vigorously, and
then the train crossed over into Ohio.
The first stop made by Mr.. Bryan In Ma
jor McKiDley's state was at Dixon, which
was reached at 6:20 A few people gath
cred there and cheered when the nomi-
nee showed himself.
People were lined by the hundreds
along the streets of Van Vert when the
Bryan train reached that big town at SAG
O'Clock. An audience of fully 1000 was
there to see Bryan Cries of Speech
went up after the cheer which marked the
appearance of the candidate had died
away, but Mr.. Bryan shook his head and
said he really could not
Some girls in siiversd caps with Bryan
end Sewall ribbons attached pressed well
to the icre 10 gel handshake, and that
agon'zins procsss began at a rate that
Threatened 10 disiocate the nominees
right aful
At Middle Point . knot Of people cheer
cd Bryan. but most Of them appeared too
bashful to shake hands.
sertous panic was narrowly averted
AT Deiphos. When the train reached there
at 7:l8 tbs crowd was large, ana Bryan
had stepped to the platform of his car
mako . speech was tast finished when the
rorch 5f = etore dHectly- IN front. OF the
Rfain ana about 20 feet distant from
where ma WAS standing Rnve way with
crash, carrying with Il mn-e than 100 peo-