The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-24
BRYAN IN MISSOURI.
THE NOMINEE SPEEDING
TOWARD HOME.
Greeted by Thousands Of People-Irief
Speeches nj East IT Louis and Elsewhere
incidents ut ~. Iouis-Mr. bland IL
Trgvcling with Him.

NlTN, MO, July IL
Early this morning William J. Bryan,
~Aemocratic presidential nominee, nc.
companied by his wife and three chill.
drep, left Salem, H.. for Lincoln,
Neb., his present home. Less than a
score of people were at the depot to
bid the party goodby.
At each of the stations where the
train stopped on its way here. Mr..
Bryan got off and shook hands with
The citizens who had gathered, but
made no speeches. The number OF
people at the stations varied from a
half dozen to three score, and at sew
eral places flags were brought out
and waved in his honor. At East st.
Louis about 200 railway employees were
on the platform, and all shouted and
scrambled to get near him. Then
there were cries for a speech. In re-
sponse, he SAID: "Peoplc have II Curl
osity to see the nominee for the prcsi-
dency and shake him by the hand. l
have been there myself and crowded
around q train to shake hands with a
presidential nominee, eve IL ! did not
vote for him. ! don't know whether
II Is all curiosity or not. You can't
tell much about n man by looking at
him. think it Is far better to take
the platform and study it and decide
whether you like it, and | can say to
you that Mr.. Sewall and myself stand
on the platform and, il we are elected.
we will carry IL out &c the letter. IL
presents policies which are important
and will be good for the masses of the
people. We believe, when properly
brought to the producing masses Of
this country it will find its way to the
other classes. There is no legislation
which is good IL 1t does not reach the
masses. Prince bismarck, in a speech
made to the farmers a little over a
year ago, said that the farmers must
stand together to protect themselves
from the drones Of society. who pro.
duce nothing but laws. The producers
o. the country are just as much en-
titled to the fruits of industry and to
consideration Us those who consume
the things produced"
INCIDENTS AT ST. LOUIS.
There was no organized demonstra-
ton when Mr.. Bryan arrived at the
Union station at ST. Louis, for his ar
rival had not been announced till this
morning. There was n large crowd,
however, and when the train backed
In and he appeared in the doorway Of
. car the crowd sent w q great shout.
He wore a lavender colored soft felt
hat and n tan colored light overcoat.
Mrs. Bryan followed close behind her
husband. She was plainly dressed In
Q black skirt, IA velvet cape and n hat
which had been worn before. The
three children, william j., Ruth and
Grace, chung to their mother.
The Bryan family became separated
and lost in the surging crowd AS soou
- they alighted. Mrs. George w.
Allen met Mrs. Bryan and gave her a
bunch OF sweet pea blossoms, and
then undertook to pilot her TO the
dining room. Nick Bell, the eY.com
missioner OF ST. Louis, and q police
man undertook to do the same for Mr..
Bryan, but the crowd pushed and
pulled and jostled and shouted for a
Speech.
Finally Mr.. Bryan stopped in front
OF the dining room door, the police
man cleared q little space around him
And he said he would say q fow word.
while waiting for his wife. Some on,
placed u cane seated chair for him anC
be climbed on IL and with his fee
balanced o n the edge took of his ha,
AID said: "Ladies and gentlemen,
am not here to make q speech. In
afraid that some Of you have formed
the idea that don't do anything bu'
talk. But ! occasionally eat. II yo,
can keep up this enthusiasm till cleo
tion day there IS no doubt Of the re,
sult"
Just then Mrs. Bryan entered ant
the three children arrived through tn,
crowd. The boy al up, caught holt
OF his fathers trousers leg and LOOKED
frightened At the crowd. Mr.. Brval
stopped and touched the boys han,
csressinRly and said to the crowd
"As much as think Of you here ar,
these to whom I am more attached
and we aye hungry and are going I
eat, and SO Goodbye"
AZ A. sroRIEs DENIED.
The crowd cheered and a man wit
fog horn voice put his hands to hi
mouth and shouted: mo crown o
ttorns, nc cross Of gold"
WEIe the Bryan family were ca,
ing the crowd blocked tho doorwa
and surged after them when the
came Out to take the train.
Soon after the train had left st
Louis o reporter asked Mr.. Bryan
he would set At rest once and for a
the rumors that he was an A. p. A. O
the Junior Order Of American NJ,
chsnica
Mr.. Bryan looked out Of the ca
window . moment and replied: -
Sm not = member OF the A. r. A., nc
fever was . member. You can sa
that positively"
Are you q member OF the JUNO
order2"
II Am not nor never was. ! am M
. member OF any organization {
society that links religion with pol
tics in any way"
RKT By RICHARD p. BLAND.
After the train had pulled out fro
tho depot at st. Louis Richard Parl
Bland came from a forward car in
the char car where Mr.. Bryan wi
standing talking to some St Lou
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