The sun., 1896-08-18
BOY 0RATORY ON A BARREL
BRIAN IDDRESsES a TAsr THRoNe
OF 900 IN PoUaHKEEPsIE.

OF 400 IN NPoU9HKFEPsIE.
On the Best He Mssts sturdy YounE Ne
| Kiaieyits who Hssitatss 70 shake zasds
| he settles Dowu for . Week With the
| Postmaster sua etoreksspsr or Red Hook
BARRrrowN. Aug. INF and MIRA William
Jennings Bryan reached Upper Red Hook to-
day and have settled down for quiet week At
the home of Z. G. Perrins. Mrs. Perrine wac
once Mira Bryan's school teacher. Her husband
| Is the leading Republican OF the village Post
master, and storekeeper. He lives In an unpre-
tsntious but comfortable frame house adjoining
his store. The Popocratio candidate could
hardly have chosen . better place TO rest before
the campaign. The village 10 one Of bot few
| hundred Inhabitants and 10 six miles from the
! railroad station at Barrytown.
| During the evening Mr.. Bryan met the press
representatives. When asked whether he would
answer Bourko Cockran's speech tomorrow
| night he said:
| -" Mr.. Cochran and discussed the silver aues-
tion and the income tar question in Congress.
| II he advances any new arguments they can 90
| TO the country along with my speech Of lnst
week. shall not return TO New York until the
| latter part Of September. when expect TO speak
briefly In Brooklyn on my way to New England.
and In New York on my return from New Eng
| land"
Mr.. Bryan was questioned regarding Mr..
Thurston's demand that he reply to the charge
| made by . Chicago Newspaper that he had been
hired BY the silver mine-ovners to stump the
| country in their interest He said that this
| story had been denied several times, and that
denial would again be made at any early date.
Mr.. and Mir. Bryan left John Brisben
| walkers house at IrvinGton at o'clock. Mr..
| Sswall started for New York an hour earlier.
N-A
| Br, an took the 9:11 train from Irvington.
There was nobody except Mr.. Walker At the
train TO see them or They left the train at
Yopkers, where o crowd of about hfty mon
waited In the station to greet them. as soon a.
| the crowd caught sight Of the Boy Orator the
men ran for him and surrounded him. Then
began . scramble to shake his hand. Mr. Bryan
and his wife submitted with good grace. and
| shook hands with everybody that came their
way. Then some one asked them for their auto
graphs. and they were soon distributing them.
The crowd increased a. the candidate, his wife.
his secretary, Mr. Cutwrisht- and Mr.. Walker
began to make their way toward the steamboat
dock.
The Boy Orator. in his broad pearl-colored
nat his light sack coat and low-cut vest.
showing great ex panse OF linen. 10 an unusual
figure. Every one recognized him at once, and
by the time the dock was reached the crowd
had incrsas cd TO several hundred. Tho steam
boat Albany was late; In the intervening time
the Brysus distributed autographs. The crowd
cheered when they stepped over the Eangplank.
and few OF the passengers on the upper deck
| OF the Albany Joined In Il was evident how
ever. that the people had gathered more from
curiosity than from any enthusiasm for the
candidate
General Manager olcott OF the company met
th" Bryans and escorted them to the parior state
rooms that were set aside for them. Mr. Olcott
explained sh.: .hs cenpany had declined to
because Of the lack Of docking facilities and the
dang. 1r runnRs ina .n. "a sSHt ,s the
snggssted that Mr. Bryan hold . reception.
Who made the Is No! Sgs no
ps..en nasr: died By him and shook hand. With
opportunity to meet the Popoeratic csndidats.
Sue sI .sor .S '
about holding out his hand 70 Nr. BRYAN. no
Rinley button IN the Ia pei Of the boy % !. coat 4'
,ss, Il: RS; The boy sailors
"You see. Mr.. Bryan" he stAmmered. a lit
tie girl CAV" IL TO him and be has 70 wear it."
Then IN give you another and make you q
reached down into his pocket and drew forth
bryan button. which no fastened in the lAd's
The reception took about half an hour. and
then Mr., and Mira Bryan went TO the pilot
the river. There was not much PopocrAilo ssn-
timent on the boat. The people stared at tho
aim a 'fHtion Of the principles Tor Hhich @ he hs
stands The boy al the news stand reported
sin Single Bryan badge. Ths Boy orator and and his his
wife we're at dinner with Hugh J. Brady, Chair:
10 " hnr m nj hnA hau
bad s.'sn bL.d on The dock thers; They
S3s ZION & r., .dssf; ~ s ssa ss:y ssssa e sA.ss
chesrs and spranE from the IA BILE and ran up on
found the right man they gave aim few feeble
hurrahs. About 200 people were awaiting
tho dock at as O'clock. but that they were
drawn there largely by curiosity was evident
MOB mon ip Ms and Mrs srysn a. tnsy got
OF the boat, There was more hsndshAsing
and di,trsutioH ~ h Of naS aa;9sraDh. poIe.aa9
made way for them to the station. block dis
,a.s About 100 y men and Soy' toS~sd At
ing for the Boy orator. He forgo, all his solemn
while Ia this state at this time and leaving hls
wife In the waiting room, mounted barrel out
FELLOW CITizENs: am here Tor q rest and
did not eIpe' to make speech. but | probably
shall not see you again. and shall take this
opportunity 20 say few words TO you. ! am
very glad to see you all. From the tone OF tho
opposition press one would be led To suppose
that there Is no silver sentiment in this State.
] am glad to SEQ here q refutation Of this fall
lacy and to notice that even tho great New York
dAilies cannot Atire tho wishes nf tho people.
This is time when thinking people
are Ia outnumber the politicians and
the corporations. and when tho people
will act according to their own Judgment.
II Is to bo tho greateHt campaign that wa
younger men have ever seeu, aud belle o II Is
good sign when we Gan In this campaign fore
10 ndepeHdence. We are naturally an inas-
pendent people and this Is a time when inde-
p.ndenre viii bs assailed. Thi. il a campaign
when people are think NJ. and when the people !
think they decide, and when they decide they
act. This campaign is characterized by more
thinking than We younger men have ever seen.
The speaker paused a numcnt and mOpped
his brow. and the crowd yelled More"
How many Of you men are silver men7"
asked the hoy Orator.
:. A bout ne.ioprGh Of the crowd yelled "Herei
Here"