The Portland daily press., 1896-07-17
The Bland-Bryan Combination.

Jefferson City, Mo-, July 16-Mr.
Bryan arrived at IL. 40 p. m. Richard P.
Bland joined the Bryan party at st.
Louis. The train stopped at Washington
where knot Of people had gathered to
see the nominee. Standing on the plat
form of the parlor car with Mr.. Bryan be-
side him, Mr.. Bland said to the crowd !:
l want to introduce to you the next
President Of the United States. served
four years with him In the House of
Representatives. l know he is as true o
friend Of free silver as l am, and ! want
TO sag that II had the selection of a
silver candidate for President of the
United States this gentleman would have
been my choice"
Mr.. Bryan showed some feeling as he
responded; IF this nomination had gone
by merit. 1t would have gone to the man
who, for twenty years, In the face OF
great opposition has kept alive the silver
cause and In the hour of victory he will
be more entltled to credit than any other
man In the natton.'
Mr.. Bryan told the audience that
circumstances, not merit had been the
cause of bis election, and he closed with
secured the nomination, he would have
had no more loyal supporter in the
United States than !.
This incident was repeated at Chamois,
where MIR. Bland presented Mr.. Bryan
to about a hundred people in the same
language he used at Washington. When
somebody proposed three cheers for MIR.
Hland, ME-. Bryan led the hurrah. waving
his white hat above his head. A rousing
reception was given Mr.. Bryan here by
more than q thousand people who were
assem- bled about the railroad station.
Gov. Stone end other prominent men
met Messrs. Bryan and Bland at the
train. Mr.. Bryan was presented to the
audience by MIR. Bland and Gov. Stone
as the next President of the United
States. MIR. Bland again took occasion
to express his satisfaction at the choice of
the Chicago convention and predicted
that Missouri would roll up for him a
majority of so, 600 in November
Mr.. Bryan made a neat little speech on
the line of those previously named. When
MH. Bryan had concluded, Gov. Stone
mistress of the White House, and the
Bryan party withdrew to the train,
which left Jefferson City at /. 10 p. m.
In his speech here, MIR. Bryan said: 81
have just been thinking where could /
lind in all the country a com animation of
circumstances, which would make speech
80 pleasant as In a city named after the
greatest Democrat that ever lived, in the
congressional district of one of the
greatest leaders the Democratic party
has every known, Richard P. Bland,
(cheers). presided over by one OF the
greatest fighters, Gov. Stone; and TO
leave nothing undone, they have just
elected as mayor of the town man
named Silver. daughter and cheers.
Thomas Jefferson, Dick Bland, Bill
Stone, and Mayor Silver: I'm at homo
here"
Referring to Mr.. Bland, Mr.. Bryan
said that the silver leader was needed in
Congress. eff it will not be his privilege
to sign bill giving silver place with
gold. it may be his honor TO introduce a
bill which will place gold and silver on
the samP footing at the legal ratio of IS
to l. If I can't say anything about the
ticket nominated at Chicago, I can say
the platform breathes the spirit of the
declaration Of independence" Bryan said
that Sewall said he W rs sorry he was not
on the train. Bland left the Bryan party
at Jefferson City.