Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-08-11
EARLY In THE DAY.
rr.,usi,stic Admirers OF the Next fresi-
dent Get Ont Before Daylight 10 s'e wv
Train GO Ey.

Enthusiastic Admirers ~ 80 -,
, dent Get Ont Before Daylight to see '"'
Train GO by.
Nonroevrlle. Ind. August 1O.-Hon'
william Jennings Bryan, Of Nebraska
today made a grand stride out OF the
West whence he sprarg toward the
heart Of the enemy's country, as ne mas
seen fir TO denominate New York. AS
the train on the Pennsylvania Ceh'rai
upon which he travelled pulled out OF
Chicago at a little before midnight
demonstrations were made at South Chi
c9go and the other suburban stations.
,arge crowds surrounding the train at
the stations. and attes,ing their pres
ence bv the use of fireworks and brass
bands. The train had barely passed
the city limits. however. before Mr.. ana
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, intend
ing to join The Bryan party at Alliance,
O. !. Gilmore Johnson, Democratic
National Committeeman for Kansas,
and likely to be a member Of the Exec
utive Committee; J. Z. Malone, Of
Juneau. Wis committeeman from that
State. and George J. Sternsdorff, e.
Chicago, an old friend Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bran. and whose child was by reso-
luton of the Nebraska Legislature some
four years ago named after the then
rising young Congressman from Ne
braska. are travelling with the Bryan
party. Hon. John a. Creighton, Of
Omaha. a member Of the Notification
Committee. is also with it.
Mr.. Bryan was feeling unusually good
over meeting al Chicago with Hon. A.
J. Warner, of the Bimetallic League.
and with Hon. George w. Peck, of Wis
copsin. Gov Peek was until recently
against him, but he has become an ar
don't Bryan man, and yesterday assured
Mr.. Bryan that he will carry Wiscon-
sin. Gov. Peck says conditions are
more favorable than they were in 1890,
when he was elected Governor.
At Valparaiso at 40 a. m. n crowd ag-
gregating 1000 was in waiting. about 100
Of them carried torches There was music
and numerous banners. Cheer after cheer
failed to kindlea semblancc of wax efulness
in the Bryan state room and the faithful
party of noisy wakcfuls failed to greet
their candidate. Early dawn found the
train at Columbia City. but l29 miles south
of Chicago 1t was but AS a. m. but
there We're about fifty people at the depot
and much to their qualification. Mr.. Bry-
an came out before the train started. and
shook hands all around. lie had come
q, etrcb n hurry that Ia had paotactaJ
to put on his collar. When the train
reached Fort Wayne at $40 a. m. there
were probably $500 on the platform and
when Mr.. Bryan came out he was greeted
cordially. To a request that he speak. he
replied somewhat hoarsely that they must
not expect 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
expected to have quite large audience
to talk to in New York, and he wanted to
save some of his voice for that meeting.
Then the crowd filed past him in usual
good order. and all who cared to secure
a grasp of his hand. want to shake, said
one man in a loud vo.eesFTAYell, said
Mr. Bryan, as he reached for lhm' DON'T
shake me on election day.
Hurrah for the next President Of the
United States, came voice from the
crowd.
THAT Is sufficiently indefinite" added
Mr. Bryan, to permit all to join in three
cheers were given. As the train drew
away from the station, someone shouted
Put Old Allen County down for 5000 plu-
roiity for Bryan.
Stops and short addresses We're made by
Mr. Bryan at Washington. Dixon Mon
roeville Conway Vanwert, Middleport
Delphos. Lima, Lafayette, Ada Crestline
and OrrVille.