Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-16
FAREWELL TO BRYAN
Ills Given by Salem, Illinois, IN q
Grand Demonstration.
nruocRAric NOMINEE STEAKS
-. wakes. indeed. Two AddTesses' i"
however. lie Eschcws
r.u,tcs. Except in the Most "ene-
raj May-His Plans

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o.,r,f ILL.,. July i5-salem said iare-
...y 20 william :. Bryan IN
5.monstration that exceeded by
+~ tbe pylotechuic reception given n'"
,l. arrival here Monday night ieS-
,., morn.ne the Preparations were
,.,o. and the result was the tran ioii'-
the Democratic candidate
.....,,,,e from an ordinary county
90 o. place OF variegatcd color anu
,....n decoration In front oi 'he o,D
l..-t-house. where Mr.. Bryan mace no
,t., speccf and where his iaihei pre-
.r.5 ass Circuit Judge for many years
,latform. with a foundation oil empty
ln.horr.,. had been erected. ana ''l7
...s covered with red-white-and blue Duh'-
,,r md other embellishments. In re-
.r,ree 10 proclamation from Mayor
r.aIn. nearly everywhere hoatea 'he
...,r,l standard or some other adorn-
.. and pictures Of Ar. Bryan, most OF
...r clipped from daily newspapers Were
,..ufrent in the windows OF shops anu
,r...t. residences.
-....irles was suspended and the whole
,.,r prepared itself for making the day
... Greatest little Salem had ever ex-
..ur.I Excursia,s were run by the
baltimore and Ohio southwestern anu
.. rf.aeo. paducah. and Memphis
,r and people from the neighbor-
Co.,. ,r.r.s and the surrounding country
.t vantage of the opportunity ar
f.r.... lv the cheap rates to hear and see
nfr I.r.4u.
rrom.se that Governor Altgeld would
. make am address was another at
traction.
ronr bands had been engaged for the
.e.on and the three which helped the
eI.m Orchestra 90 make music headed
ALLEGATIONS from nearby towns
a ROUGH RIDE.
fr- Bryan was late iu reaching Salem
f-0m Centrana last night He went to
Of1 ly train. and made the journey
from that junction 90 Salem, with a party
-f newspapcr-mcn, in stage drawn by
mules Two or three times the stage
was nearly overturned at bad places i'm
the roa6. and Mr Bryan was obliged 20
ilmn t0 save himself from being cast
into The mud. Mrs Bryan and several
!. lem people preceded Nr. Bryan in a
surrey
THE detailed programme Of Mr. Bryan's
rr.u to Lincoln was announced to-day.
Do. wU leave Salem by the Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern at 5.23 o'clock
Thursday morning viii get 10 ST. Louis
at s4 o'clock and after changing 10
tHe Missouri Pacific train. will renew
Che journey at 9 o'clock. He is sched-
u.el tO arrive in Kansas City tomorrow
evening end win probably make a speech
thcrc. The night will be spent I'm Kansas
CITY, ana in the morning al n O'Clock
''r Bryan. Mrs Bryan. and their three
D.Idreu viii start via the Burlington
I.re for Lincoln. where they are due that
evening at g o'clock. The trip through
Nebraska viii DE made I'm the daytime.
a.i Mr Bryan viii probably make seve-
rI Informal speeches en- route
With reference 10 published story
that dr Bryan had not been polite in
declining thc offer OF "a railroad COM
Iany to furnish him with a special car
gentleman here who was present at
tne interview says that Mr. Bryan was
not disclurieous 20 the railroad man. as
was said Tie simply thanked them for
their oItr to furnish him with the special
car and expressed a desire 10 travel as
900 ordinary passenger.
After The Bryan family dinner yes
to-day AR. Bryan saw a great many
visitors an old friends. had his picture
''." '" '"' f'ien ol 'ne mousse III Mhlch
A. was ooih. win MS three children
e..1l h.n' ana TOOK a walk about town.
During the afternoon he visited the Park
ll'.', ana h"' cHat win the newspaper
"1 ,n,i'.
.,,i sl. i,... i5 40 ne 'e e"eu'
,i,,,s 10, a,.'.'. 49, nan d uo4eh
,'i''.7 D" answer 10 questions from the
Questions wa. yrstsc. bo e ,son,a T '1eI chais
lenre Major Mckinley to Joint debate.
and the reply given was then returned.
EADQUAKTERs AT LINCOLN
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