The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-17
BRYAN IS NOW In
NORTH CAROLINA
Popocratlc Candidate Reaches Asheville
in a Palatial Special Train.
HE MADE FEW SPEECHES EN ROUTE
Trying to Save His Voice from Com
piete Paralysis. He, However, Ad.
dressed Thirty Thousand People at
AshcvilIe in the AternOOn..Fen.
lures of His Invasion of the south.


Morristown. Tenn, Sept. 16.-The
train on which Mr.. Bryan left Knox
vile for Ashcville was special en-
gagged by the Knoxville company. and
the candidate was provided with every
comfort en- route. w. w. Bowen, as
sstant general superintendent of the
Southern railway, accompanied the
party, attached his private car to the
train for the use of Mr.. Bryan. The
first stop was at Messy Creek, where
several hundred people cheered Mr..
Bryan. 1t was announced in behalf of
the candidate that he would speak as
little as possible today.
The Bryan party arrived at Norris
town at 1O.45 Il. m. Mr.. Bryan mount
cd the platform erected beside the
track and was introduced to an au-
dience of 1000 people by Hon. John
Il. Shields. of Morristown. Mr.. Bryan
spoke very briefly, urging all to make
n silver speech on election day by
putting cross in the right place. ON
the platform was large lithograph
of Mr.. Bryan, frozen into cake OF
Ice Mr.. Bryan said he hoped 1t did
rot indicate he would receive a chilly
reception in Tennessee. Mr.. Shields
replied that it only signihed that the
Democratic candidate this year was
cool-headed. The train stopped at
Morristown five minutes.
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Hot Springs, n. c., Sept. 16.-Candi-
date Bryan reached here at 1.20 p. m.
1t was his first stop in North Carolina,
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ception committee, headed by John y.
Jordan, who had come down on a
special car. Mr.. Bryan made q speech
to big crowd at Newport, the last
place where the train stopped in Ten
Eessee.
Reaching Asheville at o'clock. ac-
companied by a delegation from Knox
vile, by reception committee from
Asheville and by Il number of promin-
ent North Carolinians he was met by
a great calvacade. men and women.
mounted on all kinds of horse flesh,
from spirited thoroughbreds to hard
worked mules. Mr.. Bryan was con-
veyed to the Battery Park hotel in
gaily decorated carriage drawn by four
horses, and with him and the men,
bers of the party, galloped the mount
of it were all dressed in the best fit
ting riding habits and formed an
agreeable feature of the procession.
a PICTURESQUE SCENE.
Mr.. Bryans carriage was driven
rapidly and the horsemen rode fur
iously along the dusty streets, many
of them shouting as they went and
waving their hats In excess of enthus-
iasm. 1t was a wildly hilarious sight,
exceedingly picturesque and the tired
candidate enjoyed 1t highly Luncheon
was served at the Battery Park hotel
to Mr.. Bryan and the more promin-
ent members of the Tennessee and
North Carolina contingents.
Cutting short the luncheon the party
proceeded again under escort of the
horsemen and horsewOmen, estimated
to number more than thousand, to a
natural amphitheatre near the South
ern railway depot, where the candi-
date addressed an immense audience.
People from Buncombe county, and in
fact from many points in the state,
swelled the Asheville contingent to a
large figure. Hundreds had come in
from the mountains on horseback and
in wagons. The sides of the hill on
which the concourse was gathered
were solid mass of humanity, num-
bering, perhaps 10000. Mr. Bryan was
introduced by Hon. Locke Craig. The
enthusiasm shown was Of the heart
lest kind. When he had finished
speaking, Mr.. Bryan was taken to the
Southern depot and left at o'clock
eastern time for Charlotte on a spe-
cial train furnished by the North Car
olina State Democratic committee.
Knoxville, Tenn. Sept. 16.-Yester-
day was what William ]. Bryan called
an easy day. What he will call to-
day is yet to be seen. He was up at
q. m., after retiring at midnight, TO
address several hundred people who
had remained awake to see him at
Somerset, KY, when his train reached
there.
Mr.. Bryan was arising at o'clock
when q reception committee of twenty
five Knoxville Democrats boarded the
train at oliver Springs On his arrival
here he was taken to the stand on
Court square, where crowd estima:-
ed at 10000 people greeted him. MI.
Bryan was loudly cheered when he
appeared to speak, and his speech was
frequently applauded. In the course
Of his speech he said:
Against the maintenance of a gold stand
ard for one year, or forever. the Demo-
cratic party has arrayed itself. We are
opposed to a gold standard. We have de-
ciared an honorable opposition to it. We
have commenced n war of determination
against 1t, a war that will not cease while
there is any party or any considerable
number of men who are attempting to
fasten this foreign yoke upon an independ-
ent people. (Applause.) / seek no votes
,rIa fa1c Mt fn
vote for me under misunderstanding. II
there is any one who believes that the gold
standard is good thing or that 1t should
be maintained, warn him not to cast his
vote for me. because ] promise him that
II will not be maintained in this country
longer than I am able to get rid of It."
Cheers and applause)
Mr.. Bryan then left for Asheville.
N. c.
SLAP AT CARLISLE.