The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
BAD0MEN FOR BRYAN
The Anarchist Candidates
Aunt Badly Hurt at
Salem.
PROGRAMME OF HIS JOURNEY HOME
Women Visit the Sound Money
Champion, Muzzled at
Canton.
PROGRAMME OF HIS JOURNEY HOME
NEW YORK GOLD CONFERENCE
Hill and Whitney Reticent-
Growth of the Revolt
Against Reputation.

SALEM. July Is. 1Ss6-salem paid her
farewell today to William J. Bryan in
a grand demonstration that exceeded by
far the pyrotechnic reception given him
en- his arrival here Monday night. Yes
rerday morning the preparations We're
begun, and the result is the transforma-
ton of the Democratic candidates birth
place from an ordinary country seat TO
place of variegated color and lavish dec
Grafton. In front of the old court house
where Mr. Bryan made his maiden speech,
and where his father presided as Circuit
Judge for many years, platform with
Foundation of empty oil barrels had
been erected, and this was covered with
red. white and blue bunting and other
embellishments. In response to pro-
clamation of Mayor LalSin, nearly every
house doated the National standard or
some other adornment and pictures of
Mr. Bryan most Of them clipped from
daily papers, were prominent in the win
dows of shops and private residences.
Business was suspended and the whole
town prepared itself for making the
day the greatest little Salem had ever
experienced. Excursions We're run by the
3. and o., Southwestern and the Chicago,
Paducah and Memphis roads, and people
from nearly all the neighboring villages
and the surrounding eountry took advan-
tage of the opportunity afforded by the
cheap rates TO hear and see Mr.. Bryan.
A promise that Governor Altgeld would
also make an address was another attrac-
tion. Four bands had been engaged for
the occasion, and the three who helped the
Salem orchestra TO make music headed
ffS2l<. atin1S from r1aa r-aV fnTvns
Mr.. Bryan was late in reaching Salem
from Centralia last night. He went to
from that junction to Salem with a
party of newspaper men IN a stage
drawn by mules. Two or three times
the stage was nearly overturned at bad
obfiged~ 10 jump 10 save himself from
beng cast into the mud Mrs. Bryan
and several Salem peop.e preceded Mr.
The detailed programme OF Mr. Bryan's
trip TO Lincoln was announced today.
He will leave Salem by the b. & o. South
western a 5.23 o'clock Thursday morn
ing. viii get TO st. Louis at $50 and after
changing to the Missouri Pacific train
will renew the journey at nine O'Clock.
City that evening and win probably make
speech there The night will be spent
at Kansas City and In the morning at
eleven o'clock Mr: Bryan, Mrs. Bryan
and their three children will start via
the Burlington line for Lincoln, where
they are due that evening at six O'clock
The trip through Nebraska will be made
in the day time, and Mr.. Bryan will
probably make several informal speeches
en- route.
With reference to published story that
MT Bryan had not been polite in declin-
ing the offer of a railroad company to
furnish him with a special car a gentle
man here who was present al the inter-
view, says that Mr.. Bryan was not dis
courteous to the railroad managers. He
simply thanked them for their offer to
furnish him with the special car and ex-
pressed desire TO travel as an ordinary
After the family dinner yesterday Mr.
sBryan saw great many visitors, all old
friends; had his picture taken on the
porch of the house in which he was born
with his three children about him, and
took a walk about the town. During the
afternoon he visited the Park Hotel and
had chat with the newspaper men there.
I am not being interviewed" said Mr..
Bryan smilingay half a dozen times in
answer to questions from the Journalistic
contingent One Of these questions was
whether he would challenge Major Nc
Kinley TO a joint debate and the reply
given was returned
A despatch from Lincoln. Neb., saying
that the people of Lincoln were losing
enthusiasm over the statement that the
Democratic nominee would not make his
headquarters there. was shown to Mr..
Bryan by the United Press cor
answered. that my personal head
quarters and residence will be at
Lincoln during the campaign. / will
reach Lincoln Friday evening at six
O'clock and will probably go to Omaha
Saturday evening. On Monday ] win re-
ceive the delegates from Colorado. Utah
and Wyoming en- route to the National
Silver Convention. Further than that
have no plans"
MIR. Bryan added that he would make no
political speeches until he was notified of
his nomination.
Among the kilograms received by Mr.
Bryan yesterday was one from the ST
Louis Merchants Exchange asking him
to address that body in his passing
through st. Louis Thursday This he
has been obliged to decline as he viii
remain there long enough only to change
cars The jefferson Club OF st. Louis
also sent a request asking Mr. Bryan 10
fix an early date for a speech in the
Auditorium there and promising a big
demonstration.
Mrs. B. T. Marshall Mr. Bryan's aunt.
a whose house the Jennings and Bryan
family gathering was held YESTERDAY.
met with a serious accident this morn
ing. A porch pillar against which she
was leaning gave way throwing her 10
the ground five feet below. Mrs Marshall
landed on her head and shoulders In a
pile of rocks and received a severe cash
In the head. She is suffering from the
shock Despite her sixty years II is be-
lseved she win recover. but she is by no
means out Of danger