The herald., 1896-09-14
|BRYAN'S SPEECH
At washington
To Be Made at the Capitol
Building
REED and STEVENSON CONSENT
As the custodians Of ) ths
Grounds
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Will Be There
Saturday ID the One Hundrsdth Anniversary
Of the Delivery Of Washlngton's Fsrss I,
well Address-Ths Event VIII 49,
Be Fifty Celebrated
Associated Press Special wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-Mr. Bryau
will make his Washington speech from
the east front Of the capitol, If the pres
ent program is adhered to. He Is to be
in the city next Saturday. the 18th inst.s
which is the one-hundredth anniver-
sary of Washington's farewell address.
The local committee having charge Of
the reception conceived the idea Of maxi
ing the occasion a celebration Of the
anniversary, and concluded that in do
ing so no more appropriate place could
be selected than the capitol grounds.
The accordingly made application to
Vice President Stevenson and Speaker
Reed, in whom the law vests the con-
troll of the capitol grounds. kilograms
asking permission to hold the meeting
there were sent out yesterday. The
vice president responded promptly, CIV
ing his sanction, but Mr.. Reeds reply
was not received until some time later,
though he was also willing. The use
Of the capitol grounds is very rarely
granted for any public demonstration.
The effort Of Gen. J. 8. Coxey to secure
the privilege is the last case in point.
It is now the intention Of the committee
to erect a platform on the east front
Of the capitol, where the inaugural adj
dresses Of the presidents are made. The
grounds in front of the stand afford
standing room to 10000 or $4,000 people.
Gen. Black. chairman of the National
Association Of Democratic clubs, has
issued an address, asking clubs through
out the country to celebrate the ami.
versary by meeting and reading the
farewell address. He says in his letter
that the request is made at the sugges-
ton Of Mr.. Bryan. I
BRYAN AT CHURCH
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1S.-When William
J. Bryan came out of the Presbyterian
church, which he attended today, he
was greeted by a crowd Of people who
cheered him and shouted as loudly as
did the throngs that heard him speak
last nigt. By invitation he attended
the church, of which the Rev. G. F. Cam
non Is pastor, and as he entered the
house of worship fully 1000 people were
vainly seeking admission. But the edi-
flee was packed to its fullest capacity
and hundreds were turned away. Moth
ing remarkable occurred during the
services, but once the benediction was
pronounced there was a crush around
the pew occupied by the candidate. All
seemed determined to grasp him by the
hand. The jam became so violent in
short time that Mr.. Bryan was almost
crushed to the floor. A sergeant of po-
liceNwas called and he, aided by Col. J.
I. Martin, whose pew he occupied, sue
oeeded in conducting Mr.. Bryan safely
out of the church.
For blocks about the church was q
great multitude of several thousand,
who cheered him Justify as he had been
cheered the night before. The police
pulled him through the crowd from tho
church door to his carriage at the curb.
but men held the horses and for several
minutes he sat in the carriage shaking
hands with men and women. Col. Mar
tin finally reached the carriage and got
into 1t, and the horses dashed away
amid the cheers of enthusiastic church,
goers.
Mr.. Bryan took dinner with relatives
and spent the afternoon with them. At
8 o'clock this evening he went to this
private car provided him by the ma
tional committee and went to bed. To-
morrow at 6 o'clock in the morning he
will start on his tour through the south.