Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-10-17
BRYAN FAILS
In THE EAST.
Crowds Flock to Hear
Him, but Few Be
come Converts.
WIND OUT or HIS BOOM
New York Preparing For Two
Big Land and Water Repub-
lican Parades Hundreds
of Vessels In Line and
Over $50, 600 Paraders.
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lCNeClAi AyNfTeSIfObAtHfF,i
NEW YORK, Oct 7.--Mr. Bryan has left
the eastern and middle Atlantic states.
He came, he saw, but he did not conquer.
Thousands upon thousands flocked to see
him, but once their curiosity was gratifled,
their interest in the popocrat candidate
ceased None of the signs indicated that
he had made any converts in the throngs
that crowded to see him. He may have
strengthened the wavering silverites in
their faith, but he made no inroads upon
the hosts of Republicans and sound money
men,
Perhaps the effect Of his trip through
this section of the country may best be de-
scrihed in the words of Governor-elcct
Powers OF Maine, who was asked what
was the effect of Iryan's recent trip In
Maine He replied:
ssIt was absolutely without effect as far
as any conversions OF Republicans are con-
cerned. do not think be made solitary
convert in Maine. The people of that state
have already expressed their opinion of
Organism; but, like all other people, they
are curious, and this is the motive that led
them to attend the meetings Bryan adj
dressed. The mere fact that the people in
state which had voted against Organism
by the largest vote ever recorded in Maine
against any public policy flocked by thou
sands to see Bryan shows that it was SIM
ply a desire to see the man which ac-
counted for the crowds that Bryan attract
ed. Maine's vote against him and Sewall
will be just Us decisive in November as it
was in September"
The same testimony is offered with ref
erence to the net results Of Bryan's trip
through New York, New Jersey and other
states in the east In fact, IN some places,
notably ia New Jersey, his violent attacks
upon the established order Of things, and
his demagogical attempt to array the
''nasses against the classes" lost for him
many votes which might otherwise have
been cast for the Popocrat ticket.
While Ii is conceded that the bottom has
dropped out of the Bryan boom in the east,
there has been no relaxation in tho efforts
oil the Republican national committee TO
make the victory SO overwhelming that the
remains of the Pepocrat party Will hardly
be worth interment.
| The closing of the campaign here will
be made memorable by two of the most
| striking political demonstrations ever witt
messed in this or any other city. On Oct.
! "a the harbor of New York will BIO the
scene of marine pageant in honor OF Mo
Kinley, Hobart and sound money which
| promises to be the most brilliant marine
spectacle that the people OF this city have
seen since the famous naval parade before
the Worlds fair. The demonstration will
take the form Of huge marine parade
through the waters OF the bay, and the
| East and Hudson rirars, in which hun
dreds of vessels, buges, tugs and floats
will take part The demonstration will
take place at night, so as TO allow abun-
dant opportunities for illumination and
! pyrotechnic display an which at beast S10,-
GEO will be spent for fireworks alone. This
magnificent nautical spectacle is the tribute
which the shipping and narineinterests al
the metropolis Will pay To the cause Cd
sound money
| Larger in extent and equally impressive
IN its way will be the business mems pa
Tade, which is scheduled for Oct 81, the
Saturday before election New York has
had business mems paradcs that were stu
pendous in extent and significant in their
meaning, but none of them can stand com
! parison for a moment with the parade
! planned as closing of theGampaign in
this city Conservative estimates AN
nounee that there will be mo fewer than
| $50, 900 men in line. Enormous as this
| figure is, it is believed that the actual
number of paraders will beeven greater,
I and it will not be surprising If 100000
men join in this demonstration.
| General Horace Porter has been selected
as grand marshal, and SO many applica-
tions for places in the line have been re-
ceived that In all likelihood it will be nee
essary to start the paraders ut noon, so
that the parade may be over before Late
/ hour in tbe evening. The significant tea
ture of this parade will be tho large proper
ton of Democrats who viii he in line.
Mr.. Hobart, the vice presidential candi-
date, Will review the parade, and an effort
will be made to induce Major Mckinley TO
come on from Canton.