New-York tribune., 1896-10-31
BRYAN IN THE ,THROES.
4 "HURRYn CALI TO NEBRASKA
FORCED TO ABANDON Ills PROGRAMME
BY DANGER AT HOME

COMMENTS OF CHICAGO NEWSPAPERS on THE
SPECTACULAR VISIT OF THE boy ORATOR"
BETTING ODDS ON MKINLEY STILL
GROWING AND BRyAN's hackers
HApD TO FIND.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.1
Chicago Oct 3O-"Boy orator Bryan's de-
cison. suddenly reached last night to cut short
his "spellbinding' tour through Iowa and Wis
consln and to hurry home to Nebraska quickly
as possible can he construed only tact, but
none the less forcble, Acknowledgment OF the fu
tility of further campaigning in what has now
become ndsputably "the enemys country" In
seeking to alter his itinerary at the eleventh hour
so as to gain an additional halliday for mending
his sadly broken fences in Nebraska the Boy
candidate indirectly emphasizes the blunder into
which his managers weakly allowed him to be
led-that of devoting three whole days at this
critical stage OF the Presidential contest. To pull
ing Mr. Atged's personal chestnuts out of the
fire by his recent recordbreaking ward-to-ward
and ear-to-ear canvass OF Chicago 1t may be
that the glamour of leading spectacular for
lorn hope in this stronghold of sound money
sentiment the excitement of monopoliZng FOR
three days the fierce lime-lights which beat upon
the focus OF a metropolitan stage like Chcago's
and water-tanks in the provinces" appealed
with overpowerlng force to the purely Thesplan
instincts of the Boy Orator"
CHAIRMAN JONES CHAGRINED.
1t may be that the stronger will OF Governor
Altgeld compelled the execution of a contract for
a three-days' continuous performance in this
city which the Democratic managers at the Ma
tonal Headquarters were unequal to cancellinG.
Yet II Is evident that Chairman Jones. for one,
las been exceedingly chagrinod at what he con-
siders a papable waste Of strength on Mr.. Bry-
ans part in allotting 50 large a share OF his time
To a safely Republican State like Illinois. while
neglecting far more promising fields FOR proseyt
ing effort-like Indiana. Kansas. Michigan, Mis-
souri, Minnesota and Nebraska. From all these
States especially from Kansas. Missouri, Ne
braska and Minnesota urgent appeals have come
for encouragement ard assistance, coupled with
complaints that the Popocratc Presidential can
didatc seemed Disposed to grind the Of per-
sonal friends unduy In his "pay-as- -you-go'
campaign. In fact. II Chairman Jones mad had
his way the three DAYS missionary tour among
the "unwashed" OF Chicago would have been
abandoned altogether. and the Boy Orator
would have been sent on final swing around
the circle" through Indiana. Michigan. Mime
sofa Missouri and Kansas with red fire climax
the day before election In Nebraska.
Mr. Bryan. though till last night quite deaf
TO all suggestions from National Headquarters.
has now yielded to Chairman Joness arguments
so far as TO admit the necessity o. reaching
Nebraska I'm time TO 30 something to stem the
tide which for three weeks past has been set
ting steadily there toward Republican vic
tory Tn. Boy Orator" hnd Intended 10 go TO
Iowa to-day and return to Wisconsin to-mor-
row. spending Sunday In Madison. and reaching
Omaha mex, Monday morning. Instead. he hur-
red through Wisconsin to-day and will trail
across Iowa tomorrow probably reaching omaha
Saturday to fire the local Popocratic heart
with the now rather stale and frazzled throes
OF his familiar eloquence. The guarantee funds
advance agent. who parcelle9 out the boy
Orators" time at many dollars a minute
among the faithful In the East. Will probably
lose his fob when the tragedan Of the Platte
crosses the Missouri River and finds himself
once more among his own kind OF horny handed
business men" and patriots
GAINED NO VOTES IN CHICAGO.
Now that Bryan is gone. most of the Chicago
papers find time to discuss the probable effect
OF his visit, That 1t disappointed the hopes OF
those who planned 1t seems pretty certain
Converts IL assuredly did make. Ii served
but one purpose, that Of stirring the passions
OF the skulking mob. The petty riots in differ
ent parts OF the city in the last three days
show this plainly enough. Under the circum-
stances ii is perhaps. too much to expect or
the local press that 1t should speak OF the visit
as likely to be treasured by the city as
among It's pleasantest memories. As matter
OF fact, most of the papers do not mnce words,
but speak to the point and without reserve.
"The Evening Post" for instance. says:
Bryan bade farewell to chlcago last night in
voice as h9ar.e as mat o ,s rhVe ,hah erodkea
be had done his best to stir the clements OF discomfort
on the fury that moved the mobs that preceded the
Haymarket massacre But ne spread himself OUT OUT
colossal conceli OF the man, wishing TO exhibit him,
sef mul,iiudes prevents that concentration % OF
Wild Ia yslessnc.s And now that Bryan has gone how
man TSe eve Of the curiosity hunter has been
satisfied and the dellrIum OF the seeker after vain
make shdder win any anticipation OF the calan. m I'M
y t might befa IN rIe him IN ns Wbo ar TO and .nf
have bid him farewell without regret; II & gyer h ne
dr@ws cray ,ao 9efI a n'tS ia Se play Of that
for which ne is better endowed by nature than tnc
,,h snntmeuts like unto those recently uttered by
Mr. Bryan.
QUESTIONS LEFT UNANSWERED.
..r,e Tribune" is less vigorous. but quite as
coo,iya Discussing Mr.. Bryan's visit from
ono,hcr point Of view than THE Post II seems
n think # reasonable 10 assume that in his last
onnearance on a metropolitan stage. and In his
last appeals to great aggregations OF voters. he
could clear up all doubtful points regarding his
nosition and would answer fully. or attempt to
do so. all the objections which have been raised
regarding his financial pollcJ. Says THE Trip-
une":
Brysn had the large audiences he cancuated ,,nnas,
on cn,l'" H ZOOS crowded his meetings, and
listened inieny wha, he had tho to say IN ns
W. vas 5ot Disappointing. Bryan was lie failed Ut
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