The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-22
TOURS OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
THE NUMBER OF SPEGCHIIS AND
MILES TRAVELLED.
w. j. Bryan Breaks all Records
James q. Blaine stood at the Head
OF Die hist UNtil Brynn Came.


MIR. Bryan has broken all records
for spccchmaking and travelling ever
made by candidates for the presidency
OF she United States, having already
delivered moro than 300 orations and
addresses and travelled over $1,000
miles. Some campaigns Of the past
have been marked by great activity Of
the candidates, while in others very
few speeches were made by them. Tho
following summary Of speeches de-
livercd and miles travelled, beginning
with LincOln,s first speech, Is interest
ing:
LINCOLNS CAMPAIGN.
During his first candidacy for the
presidency, in lS6C, Lincoln did not
stir out OF his state: made no campaign
tours only one short speech to the
Committee OF Notification, and gave
only one brief interview to reporter.
Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln's op-
pOnCnt, made G3 speeches and two
campaign tours: the first through
| PENNSYLVANIA, New Jersey, and Con
nccticut, and the second through Now
York, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, and
| North Carolina, travelling :, $50 miles
| Lincoln's second campaign for pre-
sidcnt began Juno 8, 1864, at Balti-
| more. He made one campaign speech
in New York, June 10, and during
| August, September. and October spoke
very briefly TO six visiting delegations
at the White House; two of these
speeches were non-political. His re-
cord Of travel was $50 miles and eight
speeches in the whole campaign.
General Mcclellan, his opponent.
$ not nominated until Nua -. He re-
spondcd 10 the Notification commit ~
at Orange, n. j.. his home, sept. :,
and Que other speech in Orange, Sept.
-. Made five trips to New York city,
but no other speeches.
GRANTS CAMPAIGNS.
In 1865 General Grant made only
two speeches, one OF 80 words at ST.
Joseph, Mo-, and an other at Galcna, Ill.,,
which filled 10 lines in a newspaper.
His record for the campai en- was an
army tour Of BOO miles and three
speeches of less than 200 words in all.
Horatio Seymour, nominated at
Tammany hal: July 3, was notified the
next day, and replied briefly. In
October he made tour OF New York
and Pennsylvania, travelling altogeth.
cr ! 100 miles, and making only eight
speeches.
General Grant, rcn0minatcd at Phila-
dclphia June &, 1872 his letter Of ac-
ceptanco contained 2I6 words this time;
he made no campaign tour and no
speeches.
Horace Greeley was nominated May
3, and his famous tour began not until
Sept. II. He reviewed parades and
held receptions all along the line.
His record for the campaign was 70
reported speeches and he Travelled p
23I miles.
HAYES AND TILDEN.
Governor IiHyCs Of Onio, nominated
at Cincinnati iunc IT, and on Oct. rs,
1876, ohio day at the Centennial OK
hiblticn at Philadelphia, he spoke
III times to audiences aggrcgating
1000 people. His record for the
& mpaign WAS 100 miles Travelled ana
:. :: speeches.
Samuel j. Tildcn, nominated in St.
Louis June IS, made q speech to
scrcnadcrs in Albany on the same
night: replied to the Notification COM
mittcd in New York July II. His re-
cord for the campaign, no travels and
two speeches.
GARTIEI.D'S LONG TOUR.
IN 1880 GarllGId made an itinerary
through New York and New Jersey,
and later spoke IN Ohio. He spoke
briefly to delegations at his home,
Mentor, o., in October. His record for
the campaign is 1900 miles Travelled,
and - speeches.
General Hancock, nominated June
p, replied to the Notification com
mittcc At Governors Island, New York
harDOr, July 80, with Il speech OF
10 lines. iiis letter OF acceptance,
given outJuly 81, completed his record
for Ihc campaign; he made no tour,
"nd here is Il record OF only two short
, > .cChcs.
| General Weaver Of Ohio, tho Green
back labor nominee in the same year,
mace &" campaign ;",.ra Of the South
| and Wcst travelling in al 800 miles,
! but u.adr only six speeches.
CLENELAND'S FIRST CAMPAIGN.
In 1854 Grover Cleveland was nomi-
mated at Chicago; addressed Il mass
tuccting IN Ncw York city Oct. Is !;
made 4 speech at Jersey City; ad-
dressed one mass meeting at Newark,
N. j. His record for the campaign