The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-17
AT JEFFERSON CITY.
A Reception That Was CERTIFYING to a



MCPHERSON CITY, Mo, July 16.-
Governor Stone and Mayor Silver met
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and Richard P.
Bland at the station at Jefferson City.
There was an immense crowd around
the depot and when the nominee alight-
ed he was enthusiastically applauded.
The party was taken to a point near
the depot in Governor Stones carriage.
Mr.. Bland introduced Mr.. Bryan. In
introducing him, Mr.. Bland said:
Ladies and gentlemen and fellow
cltizens-I have the pleasure to intro
duce TO You the next president Of the
United States. (Applause.)
Il served with Mr.. Bryan four years
ago in the House of Representatives.
know him thoroughly. l know his heart
is with the people in this fight, and as
l have said on other occasions today, 1
repeat now, that if I had been the one
to select the leader in this great con-
test 1 would have selected my friend,
the Hon. William J. Bryan. (Applause.)
Missouri will roll UP for him $4,000 ma
jority in the next November election,
and we will elect him president of the
United States. l hope, my friends, you
VIII give all your attention to my good
friend, William j. Bryan"
THERE WAS A MIGHTY CHEER
when the speech introducing Mr.. Bry-
an was finished, and it was some min
utes before the nominee could proceed,
when he said:
Ladies and gentlemen: I have just
been thinking where could L find, in all
this country, a combination of circum-
stances which would make a speech so
pleasant. Here in the city named after
the great Democrat who ever lived
Thomas jefferson. the greatest con-
structive statesman whom the world
has ever seen, and in the congressional
district Of one OF the most gallant lead
ers the Democracy has ever known,
Richard P. Bland tapplause), and in
state presided over by one Of the most
courag eous fighters that any state ever
had for the interest of the common peo-
pie, William J. Stone (applause), and
to leave nothing unsaid, they have
elected as a mayor of your city q man
by the name Of Silver (Applause).
Now, can you think of any combina-
ton that beats that, my friends?
Gaughter). Thomas Jefferson, Dick
Bland, Bill Stone and Mayor Silver.
daughter and applause(. 1 am at
home here, my friends. I am glad to
learn that there is no objection in this
nomination of Mr. Bland for congress.
We need him there, my friends. We
need him there. and if it is not to be his
privilege to sign
A BILL WHICH WILL RESTORE
SILVER
to its ancient place by the side of gold,
it may be his high honor to introduce
and give his name to a bill that will
open the minis of the country to free
and unlimited coinage of gold and sill
yer at the present legal ratio of 16 to l.
without waiting for the aid or consent
of any other nation on earth. My
friends, I am glad to meet these peo-
pie under these circumstances, and that
if I cannot say anything about the
ticket that has been nominated, l can
say the platform adopted at the Chi
cago convention contains the spirit OF
THE DECLARATION OF INDIE
PENDENCE,
and is the platform upon which the
common people of this country would
be glad to stand. I only wish we
could have here with US the candidate
Of the Democratic party for the vice
presidency, so you might have been
permitted to look upon the face of Mr.
Sewall, who, away down on the eastern
borders surrounded by what has been
considered a hostile constituency, has,
during his whole life, held aloft the
banner of bimetallism and deserves as
much praise for his heroism, for his
battle for free silver there, as we who
have fought the battle out here. Gap
plause). 1 bring greeting from him,
and 1 trust you will be all better ac-
quainted with him in this campaign
because know the more you know him
the more your confidence in this ticket
will be strengthened I thank you"
Cloud and continued applause).
Then the crowd gave Mr.. Bryan
three hearty cheers and Governor
Stone introduced Mrs. Bryan to the as
semblage as the
FUTURE MISTRESS OF THE
WHITE HOUSE.
Again cheers went up, and when they
had partially subsidized, there were cries
for stone" The governor, however,
said he was going to ratify 9th the
Democracy and would not therefore.
talk at this time. At the conclusion
Of the speech, Mr.. and Mrs. BRYAN
held an informal reception in the parJor
car, where they met several hundred
citizens. many Of them laborers ana
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