The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-11
INCIDENTS OF THE MORNING.
Bryan Fails to Speak in Indiana-Thc
Invasion OF Ohio.


BUCYRUS, Aug. 1e.-Hon. William Bryan.
| of Nebraska, to-day made a grand stride
out of the West whence he sprang toward
| the heart of the enemy's country, as he has
| seen fit to denominate New York. AS the
| Pennsylvania train on which he Travelled
pulled out of Chicago at a little before mid
night demonstrations were made at South
| Chicago and the other suburban stations,
large crowds surrounding the train at the
| stations and attesting their presence by the
use of fireworks and brass bands. The train
! had barely passed the city limits, however,
before Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan retired to their
room in the handsome compartment car.
Again did the Bryan party fail to catch up
| with Hon. and Mrs. r. p. Bland, who left
| Chicago on an earlier train, intending to
| join the Bryan party at Alliance.
Gilmore Johnson, Democratic national
| committeeman from Kansas. and likely TO
be a member of the executive committee;
], f. Malone, of Juneau. Wis. committee
! man from that State, and George ]. Sterns-
| dorff, of Chicago, an old friend of Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Bryan, whose child was, by resolu-
| ton of the Nebraska Legislature some four
| years ago. named after the then rising
| young Congressman from Nebraska, are
travelling with the Bryan party. Hon. John
| A Creighton, of Omaha, member of the
| notifcat ton committee, is also with it. Mr..
Bryan was feeling unusually good over the
| meeting at Chicago, with Hon. A. j. War
| ner, of the Binetallic League. and with
Hon. George w. Peck, of Wisconsin. Mr..
! Peck was. until recently. against him, but
/ he has become an ardent Bryan man, and
/ yesterday assured Mr.. Bryan that he will
carry Wisconsin. Governor Peck says con-
| ditions are more favorable than they were
IL a,
AT Valparaiso at lao a. m, crowd of
| people aggregating 1000 was in waiting,
about 100 of them carrying torches. There
was music and numerous banners. Cheer
| after cheer failed Andle semblance of
wakefuness in the Bryan stateroom, and
! the faithful party of noisy wakefuls failed
/ to greet their candidate.
Early dawn found the train at Columbia
! City, but 12a miles out of Chicago. 1t was
but 4:l5 a. M, but there were about fifty
| people at the depot and, much to their sat
isfacton Mr.. Bryan came out before the
train started and shook hands all around.
He had come out in such a hurry that he
had neglected to put on his collar.
CROWD AT FORT WAYNE.
When the train reached Fort Wayne at
| $40 a. m there were probably 2.5O0 people
| on the platform, and when Mr.. Bryan
| came out he was greeted cordially. 10
| request that he speak he replied,
| what hoarseiy, that they must not ex-
! pect a speech from him. None OF the
newspaper men were up yet, he said and
he had promised them that he would not
speak in their absence: besides. he ex-
pected to have quite large audience to
| talk 10 in New York, and said he wanted
| to save his voice for that occasion. As
the train drew away from the station some
| one shouted, Put old Allen county down
| for 5000 plurality for Bryan"
| At Monroeyille. the last town in Indiana
| there was an enthusiastic crowd of 250
| people
| pixen was the first town reached in Ma
! ior McKiniey's State. IL is but "a hamlet
| and there only about dozen and
! one woman at the station The woman
was bareheaded and in morning working
attire. but she insisted shaking hands
| with Mr.. Bryan.
! AT Convoy. there were 200 more In wait
ing. and when the train pulled into Van
| vert. the county seat Of fanwert county
| at 6:55 a. m. there were 2O00 peop.e as
| drowned the music OF the brass band.
| The first Of the crowd 10 greet Mr. BRYAN
| were four remarkably handsome and en-
| thusistic gir.s wearing silver caps with
| Bryan and Sewali' in silver letters around
| the black visor band. One man In Old SOL
| long enough TO promise him Ohio by 90
| 0G0 People climbed over and under the
cars with the utmost recklessness In tn eIr
| effort TO get near the platform. No one
| had taken the precaution TO see that
the Bryan car was not at the rear OF the
| train, In fact Ii was the first coach back
of the baggage car. with about five
coaches following II. and this fact inter-