The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-10
An Unfortunate MiscalculatiOn
Stops His Car.
Has to Leave 1t at Aberdeen,
North Dakota.
HE is TAKEN TO FARGO
Gets Up at 3 O'Clock A. NJ. and
Speaks,
Then Retires Again and Sleeps
Until s.

Fargo, N. D, Oct.1O-W. J. Bryan en-
countered a few Of the vicissitudes and
Inconvenience incident to the making
of a campaign in the northwest where
railroad facilities are not what they are
down east" He arrived in Aberdeen
late last night on his special car Idler
and left an hour later in the morning,
in a Wagner car for the every day or
every night sleeper which went over
the road was not conducive to comfort.
even to a candidate of Mr.. Bryan's
sleeping qualities.
There was a bad mix up at Aberdeen
owing to somebody's mismanagement-
The train was over two hours late
when it reached there and then it was
found that there were no switch tracks
allowing transfer of the special car
from the tracks of the Chicago and
Northwestern over Whcih the party ar
rived to those of the Great Northern
which road had to be taken in order to
allow the party to get to Fargo. There
was telegraphing and hurried consulta-
tons and the result Of it all was that at
3 o'clock the special train was taken
from Aberdeen to this city.
On the train We're Senator Roach and
members of the local Democratic COM
mittee to escort Mr.. Bryan here. The
candidate at 6 o'clock took the car OF
the Fargo committee, while his own
private coach went on to St Paul un-
der the charge Of John W TOmlinson
Of Alabama, Mr.. Bryan's protector from
was only O'Clock when Mr. Bryan was
up again to address a number OF early
rising enthusiasts in bearskin coats.
Then he went back to bed and slept un-
til o'clock when Fargo was reached.
Mr.Bryan had breakfast here with Sem
ator Roach and the reception commit
tee at the Hotel MetrOpole. At 1915 he
went to the baseball park and delivered
a speech half an hour long
At the base bah grounds q large
crowd had obtained admittance to the
grounds. On the platform placed in
a conspicuous place, was the somewhat
historic eagle belonging to the more
historic Bud Reeves. who it viii be re-
membered made q canvass for con-
gress mounted on q white horse. wrap
ped IN the American nag and with a
stuffed eagle perched on his shoulder
Mr.. Bryan was received with as much
enthusiasm as could be expected ON q
day so chilly. E1e was introduced by
H. #. Miller, president of the City bank
The nominee said in part.
Ladies and Gentlemen. I want to
talk TO you a little while about one
question which. in this campa ign, rises
above and OvershadOWs all other ques-
tions. Other questions can be settled
at another time. but when a great party
puts in its platform plank which de-
clares that a financial policy which the
American people do not like shall be
submitted to just as long as foreign
nations insist upon It, IS an issue which
must be settled. (Applause.) I call
your attention to the fact that the Re
publican platform. for the first time in
the history of that party or in the his
poses to surrender the right to deter
mine their financial policy and place
legislative control over it. in the hands
of the American people" (Applause)