Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-22
COLLEGE BOYS BRYAN YELL
The IndefatigabIe Campaigner
Up With the Lark.
STOLE A FEW HOURS SLEEP.
Switched Off on Jerk Water Line BY Stu
pId Blunder.
PEOPLE CHEATED ouF OF SIZING HIM
But His Recenss 0n at I6yes wes .sa,rAsh-
ing One Of H8s <sss-s essF.ss.e
Speeches 10 5000 ffssss trs--.fas-
ri5a az Wil,nsnstea,

Newark, Del, Sepf. Il. WiSa his plans
for good rest in Washington disar~
ranged by the action of the Delaware
escort committee, William ]. Bryan start
ed out from Baltimore this morning at
6:25 o'clock for Dover, Del, TO fill an en-
gagement to speak this afternoon. 1t
was a bad beginning of the weeks cam
paigning from physical standpoint. Mr.
Bryan could have remained overnight in
Washington and have taken a train from
there at ESQ a. m. That would have
brought him to Dover in plenty of time.
But the Delaware committee told him he
would be obliged to go to Baltimore last
night and take the 6:25 Pennsylvania rail-
road train to oblige the people at PorterS
Station, Del, place that would have
been omitted from the itinerary If he had
gone on the later train.
Mr.. Bryan was up al O'Clock after
few hours of sleep. He left the Carroll
ton hotel in Baltimore in company with
Joseph Daiels, the national committee
man from North Carolina, who will ac-
company him to New England, and John
F. Salisbury and Richard r. Kenney, the
Delaware escort committee and proceed
ed in a carriage to the union station and
boarded the Pennsylvania train, leaving
at 6:25. The first incident of the day was
at Havre de Grace, where score of peo-
pie boarded the day coach in which MI
Bryan was sitting and shook the candi-
dates sore and infiamed hands.
AT Perryville, just across the Susque-
hanna river and at Northeast people
greeted him In the cars. The first cheer
of the day was given at ElSton, reached
at S11, about fifty people being in the
crowd. AT nearly every station some
body explained to Mr. Bryan that his
early coming would disappoint many peo-
pie who were travelling on the advance
schedule, which Delaware had caused to
be changed.
At Newark, Del, candidate Bryan
changed to a little branch line that ear
ried him to Porters station, SIX miles
away Some Delaware college boys at
Newark gave him an ovation with the
Bryan yell, and Mr.. Bryan went out on
the platform and shook hands with them.
When Mr.. Bryan reached Porter's he
found not the hundreds of excursionists,
on whose accounts he had been per-
suaded to lose his nights rest, but the
members of the Dover reception commit
tee It was for their sake that Mr.. Bryan
had been routed out of bed and rushed to
an early train before his eyes were fairly
open in the belief that he would disap-
point great crowd If he did not make
the connection with Porter's.
The journey from Porter's to Dover
was made over the Delaware division of
the Pennsylvania road. He was accom-
panied by the reception committee and
delegation from the Young Mems Demo-
cratic club of Wilmington. Among those
in the Dover committee were Irving
Vandy, democratic candidate for con-
gress, Ex-Governor Robert j. Reynolds
and ex-Secretary of State John D. Haw-
kins.
Middletown had out a brass band and
about three hundred people. Mr.. Bryan
made his first little speech of the day
there. 1t had just a bit of irony in 1T.
He said that every community entered
was very solicitous about his voice and
anxious for him to speak there as much
as possible and keep it up all through the
campaign, and he wanted each of his
hearers to make a silver speech at the
polls on election day. The crowd cheered
as the train drew out
Ex-Governor Cochran joined Mr.. Bryaa
at Middetown. There was more cheers
at Clayton, but Mr.. Bryan did not make
a speech. Mr.. Bryan ascertained def
nitely today that he would make two ad-
dresses in Brooklyn instead of one and
the speech scheduled for Wednesday next
had not been postponed until September
20. The confusion about the matter was
caused by the arrangement for the sec
ond speech on the latter date after Mr..
Bryan.s return from Maine.
At Dover.
Dover, Del, Sept. 21-Mr. Bryan reach
ed Dover at 0:32 a. m. A big crowd at
the railway station gave him cheer and
then followed his carriage through the
streets TO tne-Gdpltdl nOIel, Wnefe snort
informal reception was held. When 1t
was over Mr. Bryan was spirited out a
side door down to the residence of Gen.
r.. r. Kenny where he Immediately
went to bed to make up some of the sleep
he had lost. He will speak at the fair
grounds here at 1.30 p. M
Governor Watson and a reception COM
mittee met Mr.. Bryan at Dover and ac-
companied him to the Capitol hotel.
Much refreshed by his nap Mr.. Bryan
I[oxaa. -fr flef,I n.t
tol hotel, where he had dinner, and then
proceeded to the state fair grounds,
where 5000 people, seated on the grand
stand and gathered on the track and en-
closure. received him with cheers. Among
those on the overcrowded speakers
stand. a temporary structure, were Gov
ernor Watson, Ex-Governor Reynolds.
Ebe w. Tunnel of Lewes, democratic
candidate for governor; John Hoffecker,
the Addicks candidate for governor; l..
Irving Handy, democratic candidate for
congress: Ex-Congressmen Causey and
PENNINGTON, and Judge d. T. Marvel of
the superior court. The state fa1r begins
tomorrow, and many of the SIDE show
people had put up their tents and were
giving performances. Pickpockets We're
also ON hand, and one of them was cap
tured.
Mr.. Bryan was introduced by Ex-Con-
gresham John A. Nicholson at O'Clock.
Just after he began to speak many of
those in the rear of the platform began
shouting for the candidate to turn in
their direction. The noise became so an
noying that Mr.. Bryan was obliged to
stop and appeal for quiet. This did not
have the desired effect and others of
prominence added their appeals to his.
Some semblance of quiet was finally Sc
cured and Mr.. Bryan proceeded without
further annoyance
His Dover Speech.
Mr.. Bryan said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Talking out
doors is so difficult that must beg you
to help me just as much as you can by