The morning times., 1897-03-02
bRYAN'S LAST DAY HERE
He VIII Leave This Morning for
Dover, Del.
TO ADDRESS THE LEGISLATURE
His Future Itinerary Includes Pitts
burg, Chicago nd Nashville
Bryan and Their Daughter to
Accompany Him-His Visit to the
Press Gallery.


Bryan and Their Daughter to
Accompany Him-His Visit to the
Press Gallery.
Mr.. Bryan Will not witness the instaIIa-
ton Of the Republican administration. He
has daily engagements covering a dozen
or more States for the next two weeks,
and with Mrs Bryan and their little daugh-
ter, Grace, wilIleave Washington this morn
ing on the O'Clock train for Dover, Del.
From there they VIII go to Pittsburg,
Chicago, and aftcrward TO Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.. Bryan received a telegram from the
Delaware Legislature last night inviting
him TO address that body this afternoon.
1t was particular and an earnest re
quest, and lie has decided TO comply
with it before going West His address
Will be some what ill line with his recent
addresses to State legislatures.
There was continuous stream Of callers
at the residence of Mr.. C. T. Bride, ON
Capitol Hill, where Mr.. Bryan has been
staying during his visit TO Washington
Three or four hundred people shock hands
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan yesterday, and
others, in large numbers, who came after
he left for the Capitol at IL O'Clock,
went away disappointed.
Mr.. Bryan spent the early part of the
afternoon with Representative McMiIIin
OF Tenn nessee in the Ways and Means Com
Committee room, where lie also held an
impromptu reception with the people no
insisted in shaking hands with him.
Mrs. Bryan was the guest OF honor at
luncheon given by Mrs. Blair Lee Dur
ing the latter part Of the afternoon she
assisted Mr.. Bryan in receiving visitors
Miss Grace Bryan Will remember this
visit for long time. Col. John R. Nc
Lean has presented her with Il fire little
curly, whte-hared dog, about six inches
long. 1t is OF a rare breed and is a
beauty as little snub-nosed dogs go.
She held it in her arms for large
part of yesterday as She looked wonder
ingly at the throngs OF visitors to see her
father and mother. She calls him Mac,
after Col. Mclean.
One of the good Democratic visitors was
the Hon. L. c. Moore, a colored man, ex-
member of the Mississippi legislature He
even dropping into poetry of his own. MI
Bryan received him with his usual good
nature, accentuated by smile of more
than the stereotyped curve of the lips that
does for ordinary visitors. He told Mr.
Moore that he had found many good Dem
ocratic friends among the colored men,
and that there would be more before he
and Mr.. Moore got through with them.
gathered at the residence of Mr.. Bride
yesterday that they came on foot and in
carriages, ladies and gentlemen and chill
dren, OF all classes, and that they gripped
Mr.. Bryan's hand with the cordiality Of a
sincere liking and appreciation.
In ten minutes yesterday morning, dur
ing the short walk from Mr.. Brides house
to the Capitol fifty or more people inter
cepted Mr.. Bryan. Half dozen Of those
said in almost identical phrase: I'VE are
with you in 1900"
Mr.. John Boyle and Mr. William Hol-
mead, delegates to the Chicago convention,
who voted for Mr.. Bryan'S nomination, and
subsequently worked for his election, were
among the callers. Mr.. Boyle informed
Mr.. Bryan that the rank and file of Dis
trict Democrats were as true 60 the Chi
cago platform as ever, and that he was
still the idol of the silver Democrats in
Washington, who would prove their devO-
ton to the principle in 1900.
A Times reporter had a few minutes
conversation with Mr.. Bryan yesterday
Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof he remarked. Il am not yet
thinking of 1900. My plans are not
formed, and at present L am not making
any 1 am sincerely sorry that the Nc
Kinley prosperity has not yet come"
Mr.. Bryan said also that his book was
having a fine sale.
One of Mr.. Bryan's last enga gements in
Washington was his visit to the press gal
lery of the House yesterday afternoon If
there is any man at home among gather
ing of newspaper workers he is He had a
very pleasant half hour with the Cor
respondents and was cordially welcomed
by them.
Charlie Hamilton, Republican cores
coldent, was one of the first who con
graduated Mr.. Bryan on the great run he
made against Mckinley.
THAT reminds me of story said the
ex-candidate. "A party of hunters one
| day went out duck-shcoting. In the party
separated nom the others, and kept up o
| co1tinuousfirng at something. When asked
! what luck he had, the reply was: Il didn't
| get any ducks, but Kept 'em moving
| Among those who called on the BryanS
| yesterday were: Mr. Herbert ]. Browne. OF
| the New York Journal; the Rev. Eugene a.
! Hannah, of st. Paul's Church; Mr.. and Mrs.
| Blair Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. StiisOn HutchinS,
| the Rev Alexander Kent, of the People 5
| Church; Frank Hosford, NJ. c. r. Pey-
ton, Mr. Fletcher Dennis, and Miss Dennis,
| Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. owen, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. j. L. Mitchell, Miss Mary Jones,
| Mr. and Mrs. e. E. Meredith, Mrs. Stitt,
Mrs NJ. L. weltley, Mr. and Mrs. I. R.
Hill, Miss yining, MFR. a. E. Harvey,
/ of Nebraska; Mr.. Alexander B. Upshaw
Congressman Benton McMillin, and dele