Evening journal., 1897-03-03

TER GOVERNMENT - AFTER
THE ADDRESS MR.. AND MRS.
BRYAN HELD AN INFORMAL RE
CEPTION AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
DOVER, March S.-Hon. William
Jennings Bryan, CT Nebraska, has a
warm spot in his heart for the people
Of Delaware, and the more he visits
them the better they like him. There
were no party lines drawn at the dem
onstration in his honor yesterday. Re
publicans and Democrats joined to give
him as hearty a reception as the town
and surrounding country could afford
upon such brief notice. Representatives
of the two great parties were on the
stage and off the stage in the Opera
House, and they all commented most
favorably upon the speech which he
made. He handled his subject with
such a master hand that even the most
uncompromising Republican could not
take offense at what he said. and most
of them expressed their approval of all
the lines that he laid down as safe
guards to legislation.
RECEIVED AT THE STATION.
Mr. Bryan only made one speech on
his way down the Delaware road. That
was at Clayton, where he spoke for
about ten minutes. His train reached
Dover at 1920. The legislative and
citizens committees were there to meet
him. He was accompanied by his wife
and little daughter, Grace, and Con-
gresham Handy and John S. Crosby.
the Single Tax orator, who expected
to hear Mr.. Bryan indulge in some
Single Tax talk, and had hired a ste
nographer to take it for use in the
Single Tax organ, but he was griev-
ously disappointed.
After the small crowd had engaged
in brief, but hearty demonstration in
|, honor Of the distinguished son Of Ne
! braska, Mr.. Bryan shook hands with
the committeeman and placed himself
and his wife and daughter and little
white poodle in their hands. There
were two or three carriages awaiting
At first the entire party got in the pri-
yate carriage of Senator Kenney, which
was driven by Robert America. the SEN
atOr's handsome cOlOred coachman.
Mrs. Kenney had come down to meet
the distinguished visitors, and was in
readiness to drive off with them to her
home, on North State street. when the
committee insisted that Mr. Bryan
must be the guest of the General AS
? sembly and go to the Capitol Hotel and
hold a reception and eat dinner. He
acted very gracicusly and left the Ken
ney private carriage which drove of
with Mrs. Bryan and Grace, who took
< dinner at the handsome home Of the
junior senator from Delaware.
: Mr.. Bryan got in the carriage Of Col
al onel George A. Millington, to which
T was attached a pair of handsome sor-
/ rels probably the finest private team in
T Kent county. Frank NJ. Hancock
L trainer for Mr.. Millington, had the
y lines. Senator Fenimcre occupied ?
e place On the front seat, and Mr.. Bryan
f and Senator Pyle were on the back seat
. They were driven to the Capitol Hotel
where Mr.. Bryan entered the parlOr and
d received his friends for about twenty
. minutes. At l o'clock he and Senator
e Pyle, eX-Secretary of State John T.
r Salisbury and eX-Representative Clar-
2 ence ID. Sypherd entered the dining.
: room and took seats at a table reserved
y for them. There was a clapping o.
: hands when the party entered Mr.
y Bryan ate a hearty dinner, and at il.
T
d ception lasting until it was time foi
y him to go over TO the Opera House
where he was to speak to the members
Of the General Assembly on the subjec
3 Of finance and taxation.
= Meanwhile the doors of the Oper
|, House had been thrown open. and tn
!. people gradually drifted in. Long be
or fore Mr.. Bryan arrived, every seat wa
~ taken and the standing room was beinl
- taken. The stage was filled with chair
=, for the use of the members of the Gen
J. raj Assembly Constitutional COnven
y tiOn, and for the state and county off
a. GERS and other invited guests. notice
able among whom was Major Pryor, @
Petersburg. Va. who stumped Della
r ware last Fall. and who is an arden
is admirer Of the Nebraskan.
er At 1.50 those members Of the tw
bodies who had not previously come il
marched in. proceeded along the aisl
n in single file, and took the seats re
at served for them on the stage. At 90
lis Mr. Bryan came in at the stage er
trance. He was accompanied by men
bers of the legislative and citizens
- committees. AS soon as the audienC
saw his face there was a yell and lou
p applause, which was renewed at intel
=. walls, until Hon. John B. Pennington b'
90. gan his speech Of introduction.
iS MR.. BRYAN INTRODUCED.
Gentlemen of the General Assembl,
se- Members of the Constitutional ConveI
tion and Fellow Citizens: / have bee
requested by the General Assembly
- this state to introduce to you gentl'
man whom they have invited here
speak to-day upon such questions as
thinks affect the interest and welfare
the people of Delaware and the peop
Of the United States said Mr.. Peninl
ton. "It is always a great pleasure an
. at all times profitable to listen to gel
tlemen who are familiar with the SUI
jects of which they talk, but when ol
- comes versed in the history and pol
tics OF your country, and speaking
you, knowing that he is speaking to Il
people Of the United States at the san
time, 1t is a double pleasure, and '
! should maturely and deliberately CO
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