People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-09-17
BRYAN and Watson,

luz OuIUOI udu Uue pleasure vi uedT-
ing Tom Watson speak at lola, Fri
day and Bryan at Kansas City on
Saturday. Watson is little scrawny
looking fellow, but he speaks clear
and distinct and fOrCible. There is a
magnetism and a charm about Bryan's
sentences that lead one to listen to
the close. He had an immense crowd
not more than half of them could
hear. The Kansas City papers place
it at $4,000. Down 10 the bottoms
near the depot where he made his
first speech-largely to men with tin
buckets on their way to work
occurred pathetic incident which
we did not see related in the papers.
An aged lady planted herself in
Bryan's pathway from the car to his
carriage, and there she stayed con-
trary to the wishes of the police and
everybody else, until Bryan reached
her. With tears in her eyes she grab.
bed his hand with both of hers and
pronounced blessing upon him.
Bryan shook hands with all who
could reach him. We were fortunate
enough to be standing by the car
riage which he entered and as he
grasped our hand ne smiled and said.
boys, please be easy on my hand"
and then he rubbed his hand and
fore arm as if in pain. The enthu-
Siasm with which he was received was
intense. Some shouted that he should
have Missouri by 100000. Others said
Kansas was his by $4,000
Watson feels Dad because the Kan
saS electors will not be for him unless
ne gets more than Sewall from other
states. He thinks there ought to be
another electoral ticket put up in
Kansas, leaving Sewell entirely out
Of the deal. This would have the ef-
feet Of slightly dividing the silver
strength, and because Of this we have
heard some charge him with being in
the employ of Mark Hanna. But it
is not so. Tom Watson is too brave
and true to be corrupted. He has
been misled by few misguided and
meddlesome Kansas Populists into the
belief that the Kansas Populist
masses are ANXIOUS for new electoral
ticket. He is deluded.
1t is proposed to put up new set of
electors by petition. If so they will
not carry LOGO votes in the state.
1t is more than likely that the whole
matter will be referred to the two
national committees Democratic and
POpulist.
The people care nothing about it.
They want Bryan and free silver and
will not be side tracked on any Cy
COrning-Rightmire scheme.
There has been whole lot of lying
done by the newspapers about Wat
sons trip through Kansas, and about
Briedenthal trying to keep him out of
the state. Brledenthal has in no way
lifted his hand to prevent Wa III
from coming here. On the contrary
he gave him the very best appoint
ments that could be made for him on
short notice. Erie and lola were
selected because county fairs were in
progress there and the notice OF bis
coming being very short these fairs
would help his crowd better than
poorly advertised independent meet
ings.
Kansas will be for Bryan and silver
regardless of who Is vice-president.
Chikaskia TOwnship.-The organ
izatiOn Of the Bryan silver club was
affected at the Hahn school hOnse on
Aug 10Th, 1896, with c. D. Newman as
president. o. P. Hubbard secretary,
Miss Mary Kelly treasurer and Louis |
Pierce as sergent-at,arms. Meetings |
every two weeks,
All are cordially invited to attend |
or meetings.-O. P. HUBBARD. secre.