The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-13
GOING HOME.
Chicago Beginning to As
sumo Normal Shape.
Nominee Bryan Had a Good
Rest Sunday.
Will Probably Visit the East In
About a Month.


echoes OF the convention crowds were
heard about the corridors of the hotels
yesterday. The first state delegation to
leave was New York, which gave up its
headquarters at the Palmer House on
Friday night. and Pennsylvania fol-
lowed shortly afterward. All of the re-
naming delegations departed on Satur-
day evening, and with the exception OF
the national committee headquarters,
nothing was left yesterday to indicate
that there had been any convention.
Even the sign of the sergeant-at-arms
had been removed, although Colonel
Martin remained to finish up some mat
ters connected with the closing OF the
convention. The silver headquarters at
the Sherman House were deserted. The
bimetallic committee. their work being
accomplished, disbanded. and only those
who are members of the national com
mittee remained over Buck" Hinrich-
sen. with his cohorts. left on Saturday
evening, as did also the most of the Vir-
ginia and South Carolina delegates.
William f. Harrity, ex-chairman OF the
Democratic national committee, COM
pleted his labors in connection with the
apd left for Philadelphia.
The old subcommittee held n short
session at noon at the Palmer House and
arranged matters so that ex-Secretary
sherrin, Colonel Shirley, Colonel Martin
md Mr.. Conda, the architect, could set
tie bills and turn the books over to the
new national committee.
Colonel Martin said he regretted ex-
h. h.
avoided on the first day, when the doors
were not opened In time for the people
to go into the coliseum without waiting,
and for which the blame was all heaped
upon his shoulders. He was not to
blame. he said, and the subcommittee
exonerated him. A good deal of fun was
made over Martins medical staff, yet 1t
seems he had need for 1t. During the
convention, he said. go persons were
given treatment for one cause or an
other. A good many women tainted.
One man sustained broken nose; an
other got his ankle crushed. Several
Of the delegates were overcome from the
excitement, loss OF sleep, and long ses-
sions, without anything to eat, and were
treated by the physicians in charge.
Mr.. Sewall kept in his rooms at the
Palmer House and received many visit
ors. He will probably stay here for two
or three days.
Yesterday was the first opportunity
Mr.. Bryan has had to rest since he
started to Chicago, over week ago. to
attend the convention which was des-
tined to name him as its candidate for
president. He spent IT under the hos
pitable roof of the Trumbull homestead.
q III. lo-x
strength by speeping until toward noon.
After dinner he sat out upon the porch
and looked across the blue waters of the
lake. Some of the neighbors called and
chatted with Mr.. Bryan, and Senator
Jones, and the vice presidential nominee,
Mr.. Sewall, drove out and paid short
visit
After they returned, John Trumbull
took Mr.. Bryan in his carriage out to
Oakwoods cemetery, where the visit was
paid to the grave of Lyman Trumbull.
In the evening, Mr.. Bryan and his wife
and the members Of the Trumbull family
sat In the library chatting. Mr.. Bryan
and his wife will remain at the Trumbuli
residence until the departure of their
train for Salem, Ills.
Mr.. Bryans original intention was to
remain In Salem a week, and take the
rest ne so much needed. but he says:
II find that I will only have day or
two to spend at Salem, although would
like to stay much longer. From Salem.
/ will go direct to Lincoln, from there
will go to Omaha, and then to New York.
to receive the notification committee. do
not think the 2lst WI be the date fixed
for my meeting the committee in New
York. Probably a week or so later will
be the time fixed on"