The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-27
FROM UTICA TO ERIE
Scenes and Incidents of the Day Along thu
Bryan Limo of March.


Syracuse, N. Y, Aug 26.-William J.
Bryan took to campaigning today al
most before the sun was up. After a
few hours rest from the UTICA meeting.
which did not end until half an hour
beyond midnight, and after a hurried
breakfast, he and Mrs. Bryan boarded
the local passenger train which left
Utica at Ills. There was no parlor car
on the train and they took seats in the
common coaches where the passengers
crowded about them for handshaking
and autographs. Mr.. Bryan had little
to say about the dinner with Senator
Hill, which was undoubtedly one of the
most important events of his New York
tour
1T was purely a social affair."" he
said TO the representative of the Asso-
ciated Press.
Although the absence of Senator Hill
from the political meeting which fol-
lowed the dinner was commented upon,
the remark made by the candidate in
his Albany speech, when fresh from
Wolfert's Roost. that the support of
those Democrats who did not endorse
every plank of the platform was ex-
pected, was commented upon as signii-
can't. There is a general impression
among those with the candidate that
he received assurances that Senator
Hill will declare for the ticket
MAKES ROME HOWL.
Two or three cross roads stations
were passed without any demonstra-
ton at the early hour, but at Rome
were 900 people,. to whom the candidate
spoke.
In Hanover Square, Syracuse. 5000
people gathered to hear Mr. Bryan.
Mrs. Bryan, exhausted by the exciting
journey of the previous day, remained
in her room at the Yates almost all the
time, trying to hear, from there, her
husbands remarks. Mr.. Bryan spoke
TO the SyracuSans at considerable
length
Rochester. n. Y, Aug. 26.-The Bryan
party left Syracuse at 1890 and reached
Rochester at 2:15, the only stop being
at Lyons, where a crowd of $50. reinforc
ed by a band. demanded a brief speech
and Mr.. Bryan responded.
The greatest crowd of the trip in New
York surrounded the Rochester depot
and followed to Brown Square. The
platform, fiag-draped, stood in a pic
turesque spot under the trees. Several
thousand people were gathered in the
bright-colored dresses and parasols Civ
ing color to the scene. In the streets
and on four sides of the square were
solid lines of carts and carriages crowd
ed with people. The area of human
s.y stretched back of the platform so
far that more than half of the would be
listeners secured only a view OF the
speech in pantomime. and on the out
skirts hundreds were coming and GO
ing. so that probably 10000 had a sight
Of the man of the day, though not more
than a fourth Of them could hear him
Mr. Bryan was presented by Ex-Sec-
rotary OF Stae Frederick Cook.
The party mad only an hour in Roch-
ester and ii was race against time to
ca tch the New York Central train for
/ Buffalo, where the party was to be
taken by a special train TO the meet
ing OF the Democratic clubs at Erie
| Penn
Erie. Pa. Aug 2s.-The special train
on which Mr.. Bryan proceeded from
| Buffalo TO Erie was in charge of com
mittee OF five Erie Democrats VINO had
come to Buffalo 10 meet the candidate
/ Half a dozen stops were made on the
| journey and Mr.. Bryan delivered sew
/ erai speeches.
! Dunkirk, " Y, where a stop of ter