The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-11
is TOO HOARSE.
Bryan Unable to Address the
Crowds Today.
Saving His Voice For the Meet
ing at New York.
BLAND is SPEAKING.
But the People Interrupt Him
With Cries For Bryan.
Mrs. Bryan Loses Her Engage
ment Ring at Pittsburg.

| Pittsburg Pa, Aug. 11.-Hon. VIM.
| Jennings Bryan and party left Pitts
burg at 7:3O o'clock this morning on the
! day express over the main line of the
Pennsylvania road and continued their
! journey eastward 1t was an early hour
to start. after having retired SO late last
night and another hard days work was
| begun by the Democratic presidential
candidate.
The Pittsburg reception committee,
| headed by Chairman Howley, called at
! the hotel at o'clock and five minutes
later, the procession started for the
union station. There was no brass band
| to speed the parting guests, but a good
| sized crowd had gathered in front of
| the hotel to catch a glimpse of the boy
] orator"
When he made his appearance a
lusty cheer went up. He looked tired
and sleepy and it is little wonder after
the ordeal he has experienced since last
| Friday. All along the route to the sta
| ton the party was greeted with cheers.
| Quite a crowd had gathered at the de-
| pot and as the distinguished party h1Ir-
| riedly embarked on the waiting train
| the members were given a hearty send
| off The day express is a fast train ana
| will make but a. few stops on the east
ward journey. Between Pittsburg and
| Altoona the only points are GreenSburg
and JohnstOWn. The Pennsylvania rail-
road over which the party Travelled
! from Chicago to PittSburg furnished
/ SD6cldi DaTIOE ana sleeping COdC4l6S 1O4
the party and did all that was possible
to make every one feel safe and com
| Portable.
The run was made through a portion
| of four states without accident or de-
| lay and while stops were frequently
| made the train arrived at Pittsburg but
| a few minutes behind time. Though
| all were glad to leave the train on ac-
/ count of the heat all were satisfied that
| the railroad company had more than
| performed its duty as common car
| rier of passengers and felt accordingly
grateful to the officers OF that corpora
1 ton. The neWSpaper men aboard the
! train were afforded every facility by
| the company for fling and forwarding
1 their patches.
Greensburg. Pa, Aug. 11.-About 500
| people gathered at Irwin station, but
| the train went through without stop
| ping. The train arrived at GreenSbIrg g
| at S:31 a. m, only stopped for two
minutes. About 1000 people were at
the station. Mr.. Bryan appeared ON
the rear platform and was greeted by
a hearty cheer. He refused TO speakN
however, and bowed his acknowledge
ments. Mrs. Bryan also came out on
the platform and shook hands with a
number of those present. During the
stops several crooks piled thriving
business and relieved a number of cit
liens of their valuables
1t was understood that Mr.. Bryan
will do little if any speaking on the
route to New York; in fact, Mr. Bryan
has done what he was frequently eau
that is he would talk himself hOarSe
before he reached New York, and this
morning he is practically forced to re-
strain his inclination toward Volubility
and enter upon a system of vocal cul-
ture. He is quite hoarse and if he does
not mend his voice before Wednesday
night it will materially AFFECT the force
of his anticipated speech at Madison
Square Garden.
Mrs. Bryan also shows evidence of
over exertiOn of the voice and is quite
Ia11f I4TI7a a worried her this
morning was that during her stay in
Pittsburg she lost the engagement ring
given her by Mr.. Bryan when he won
her in 1884
Latrobe, Pa, Aug. 11-When the
Bryan train reached this point about
200 people greeted the candidate with
a shake of the hand. It is understood
that if any talking be found necessary
today it will fall to Mr.. Bland to do 1t.
Pittsburg, Aug. 11.-Hon. James
Kerr ex-member of congress from
Pennsylvania and ex-clerk Of the
House of Representatives at Washing
ton, chartered a special Pullman car
and invited Mr.. and Hrs. Bryan, Mr..
and Mrs Bland, the newspaper rep
resentatives and some personal friends
to be his guests on the trip from Pitts
burg to New York. 1t was a kind and
happy thought on the part of Mr.. Kerr
and was much appreciated by his
guests.
ing JohRstown, Mr. Bryan and Mr..
Bland were escorted to the rear plat
form bv the committee in charge for
the purpose of permitting Mr.. Bland to
Introduce Mr.. Bryan to the large
crowd of people who were assembled
to greet him. Mr.. Bland attempted to
make a little speech
He said: Fellow Citizens-I am
glad to see that even in staid Pennsyl-
Vania large crowds can be assem- bled-
Last night at Pittsburg fully $4,000 peo-
pie were in the streets at the opera
Mr.. Bland succeeded in getting no
wanted to see Mr.. Bryan and not to
listen to any talk. Their shouts and
cries drowned the speech making and
Mr. Bland desisted from his effort
simply introducing Mr.. Bryan to the
people The demonstration was en-
thusiastic as usual and during the five
minutes stop Misunderstanding and fra
ternaI greetings and congratulations
were INDUCED in.
The train moved off amidst the shouts
of enthusiasm.
Cressen. Pa, Aug. 1.-THE train
bearing the Bryan party passed this
point at 1920 with all of the party ex-
cept RIr.and Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Bland
occupying the open observation car
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Bland
remained in the coach and escaped
the friendly salutes proffer generous
" by the people living all along the
route. Several hundred people visited
the train at this point and shook hands
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
Altoona, Pa, Aug. 11.-ThiS indus
trial city was stirred up somewhat
over the passage of Mr.. Bryan through
the city and several thousand people
were at the station to give him a cor
dial welcome. The railroad enclosure
was filed with jubilant and clamorous