Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-17
MIR. BRYAN's TOUR.
The Candidate Leaves Tennessee md
Enters North Carolina.

The Candidate Leaves Tennessee md
Enters North Carolina.
The first stop of the party Of Mr.. Bryan,
the democratic presidential candidate. after
leaving Knoxville was at the little hamlet
of Messy Creek. where the usual hand
shaking process was gone through, with a
few hundred people gathered about the
place. Then, at 1O:45 o'clock. Morristown
was reached, and here Mr.. Bryan spoke a
few minutes to the fifteen hundred people
about the car.
A pleasant little incident in the trip was
a presentation of a handsomely polished
club. A large portrait of Mr.. Bryan was
conspicuously displayed on the platform,
frozen in a huge cake of ice. In his speech
Mr.. Bryan referred to 1t, saying he hoped
1t did not suggest a chilly reception in Ten
nessee. John T. Shields, who introduced
Mr.. Bryan to the audience. assured him
that II was given him because OF the cool
headedness which was one of his chief
characteristics. The nominee spoke briefly
and urged every one of his hearers TO
make free silver speech on election day
by putting cross In the right place on
the ballot.
Four hundred people were in the crowd
at Newport. the last stop of the special
train in Tennessee. To them Mr.. Bryan
made few remarks from a covered plat
form erected near the track
The trip from Knoxville to Asheville n
c., was one of the pleasantest Mr. Bryan
has had. The special car turned over to
the nominee was that of Assistant Cen
eral Superintendent Vaughan of the South
ern railway. and everything that could be
done for the party was done Mr.. Vaughan
was personally in charge. and, with his
assistant. J. F. Buyer. superintendent of
the fourth division, managed to keep the
party with the nominee well cared for.
The last stop before Asheville was
reached was at Hot Springs, where sew
eral hundred persons gazed at Mr.. Bryan
for two minutes, and, as the train pulled
out. cheered him loudly The train whiz-
zed by the little village of Marshall, and
the 200 people on the platform shouted as
they caught glimpse o. Mr.. Bryan. who
came to the back platform of the train.
By the track alongside the mountains
barefooted men grouped themselves In
knots and yelled excitedly when they saw
the banners displayed on the sides Of the
cars. which read: I'VE Carry the Next
President, William Jennings Bryan"
Bryan was given a most hearty welcome
at Asheville. 1t was the first time since
1914 that presidential nominee had
visited that section of the country and
the farmers for miles around gathered there
by the thousands to pay homage and cheer
the candidate
Mr.. Bryan was driven to the Battery
Park Hotel, where he and members of the
democratic organizations there were given
an elaborate dinner by f. p McKis.ick
the manager Of the famous resort. The
party was then driven TO a platform in a
valley between the great hills which have
helped to make this place SO beautiful
There Mr.. Bryan addressed very large
| crowd. Mr.. Bryan was introduced to the
| audience by Locke Craig in few appro.
pirate remarks.
The trip from Asheville to Hickory wa.
| but repetition of the day ride At nearly
| every station the train stopped a few min
| utes. and Mr. Bryan said he was glad to
| see the crowds. At Hickory the arrival OF
! the nominee was announced by the firing
| of guns and the loud hurrahs of the 4.Os
| people assembled to and hear a presi-
| Dental nominee. Mr.. Bryan made a shorr
| speech explaining the silver question along
| the general lines followed by him, but
! bringing out some new illustrations. After
the Hickory address the nominee went &c
| Charlotte. Shortly after leaving Hickor,
he retired. but was disturbed for some time
| by the shouts of the people assembled a
| the different stations along the line.