Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-16
Messrs. Bryan and Bland Meet
and Taffy Each Other to the
Queens Taste.
SMALL CROWDS TURN OUT
Republicans in the Majority at
the Silver Pnrty's Conyen-
tion In Topeka.
CAMPAIGN WORK PLANNED

Bryan arrived In this city, from Salem
Illinois, at 8:45 o'clock, this MOI ming
gia the Baltimore & Ohio. A sleep
looking crowd, among whom wer
Mr.. Bryan's sister and his Dieces, as
sembled at the Salem station, thre
hours previously, and saw the part.
off. At several stations en- route
Bryan stepped from the train ant
shook hands with early risers, who hat
assembled to greet him.
AT Carlyle, Ills, where the frs
stop was made, about fifty person.
grasped his hand. Mayor Webb
headed the contingent at Lebanon
Ills, and accompanied the party tt
St. Louis.
At East St. LOUIS, several hundred
people were assembled and gave
cheers to Mr.. Bryan, who stepped to
the platform and made brief speech
in which he said that he and Mr.
Sewall believed in the platform on
which they stood, and believed in
carrying out its provisions, to the very
letter. He concluded by quoting the
saying of Bismarck that farmers
should stand together and protect
themselves from the drones who pro.
duce nothing. He was given part
ing salute by locomotive whistles.
About 5000 people had assembled
at the depot in St. Louis when Bryan
appeared on the platform. He was
given three hearty cheers. In the
crowd he became separated from his
wife and children, and mounted a
chair. The crowd began clamorIng for
a speech. Bryan smilingly replied i:
81 am looking for that dearer to me
than all else-my wife and children. l
would be glad to make a speech, but,
like all other people, | must eat. Hay
ing but a few minutes in which to
satisfy ourselves, / hope you will kindly
excuse me If l do not make speech. :"
Breakfast was partaken of in the de-
pot dining room, and at 9 O'Clock,
Bryan and his family left ON the Mis-
souri Pacific for Kansas City.
JOINED BY BLAND.
Hon. Richard P. Bland reached st.
Louis from Lebanon, early this morn.
ing. He met Bryan just as the train
was pulling out. Their greeting was
cordial. Bland went with the Bryan
party as far as Jefferson City.
AT JEFFERSON CITY.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July 16 w.
J. Bryan arrived here at IL 40 o'clock,
pm. On the arrival of the train at a
little place called Washington, Mr..
Bland addressed the crowd, saying:
"f want to introduce to you the nexs
president of The United States. II
served four years with him in the house
of representatives. know he Is as
true friend to free silver as / anu. l
want to say that if had had the selec-
t,on 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: sIf this nomination had
gone by merit" he said, sit would
have gone to the man, who for twenty
years, in the facs Of great opposition,
kept alive the silver cause. In the
hour of victory, he will be more enti-
tied to credit than any o'her man in
the nation.''
A roasirg reception was given Bryan
here by crowd of over 1000 people.
He was presented to the audience BY
Mr.. Band and Governor Stone, as the
next president OF the United States.
Bland again took occasion to express
his satisfaction with the choice of the
Chicago convention, and he predicted
that Missouri would roll up for him a
mai iority of $4,000. Bryan made q
short speechs and Governor Stone pre-
scented Mrs. Bryan as the future mis-
tress OF the white house.
THE INCIDENT REPEATED.
This incident was repeated at Cham
ois, where Mr.. Bland presented Mr..
Bryan to about 100 people In the same
language he had used at Washington.
Bryan in turn SAID: s'lf my loyalty
to the canss OF the people is ever
questioned. there is no man on whose
certificate would sooner rely than up
ON the certificate of Richard Parks
Bland"
Mr.. Bland left the party at Jefferson
City, where he will make speech to-
night.
COMMITTEE RE-AssEMBLEs
CLEVELAND, July 16 The execu-
tive committee OF the republican ma.
tioual committee re-assembled in Mr..
Hanna's office. this morning, shortly
after 10 o o'clock. The details of the
campaign work are said to have been