The evening times., 1897-03-02
BRYAN SAYS FAREWELL
The Free Silver Champion Leaves
for Little Delaware.
HIS FAMILY WENT WITH HIM
The Last Day OF His Stay in the
City Spent in Driving About and
Receiving Callers-Quite Re-
ception Held at the Railroad Sta
ton This Morning.

William Jennings Bryan, the champion
OF free silver, left Washington at o o'clock
this morning, and when his political adj
versary in the late campaign is sworn into
office next Thursday, he viii be at his
old home, in Salem, Neb. The coming
and going OF Bryan at this time has in 1t
the irony OF fate, and distinctively shows
the equality of citizens in a land of free
dom. IL is not known that he expressed
any sentiments when he rode up and down
the Avenue during his brief stay. Pos
sibly, the leading thought that might have
come TO his mind, and the minds OF those
with him, was that the same splendor
may be prepared for himself four years
hence.
Mr.. Bryan spent his last evenngin Wash
ington before the change OF administration
at the home Of his old friend, Mr.. c. I.
Bride, on Capitol Hill. His visit TO the Cap
itol, his enthusiastic reception there, how
visitors called to the number Of hundreds 10
shake his hand during the day, the lunch
con rendered himself and Mrs. Bryan by
Mr. and Mrs. Blair Lee, were all fully de-
scribed In The Morning Times. He dinedin
the evening with his host, Mr.. Bride.
A short drive was taken about the city
by Mr. Bride and Nj Bryan, and when
they returned the number OF callers was
merely increased by the length of time
that had elapsed. The welcome haTdshake
and the pleasant smile We're given 10
every visitor. CuTiCusly enough, many OF
the callers were strangers in the city, who
are not here In official life, but who had
come TO witness the Inauguration OF the
opponent of Air. Bryan They had read in
the papers that he was in the city, and
doubtless the dual reasons Of curiosity and
admiration led them 10 want TO see the
great leader.
AT the conclusion of busy evening the
Bryans retired a. 1880 O'Clock. Even then
the callers did no. cease, however, and the
butler was required to tell half score or
more that Mr.. Bryan had retired.
All hands were up bright aud early this
morning, and breakfast was had at Z
O'Clock. There was no one present but Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan and their daughter Grace
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bride and their children.
The repast was necessarily a hasty one in
order that the train might be caught Be
fore the party started for the station Rep
resentative William Sulzer, of New York,
called at the house, prepared To accompany
them. Owing to the early hour Of departure
there were no callers this morning, and the
leave-taking was quiet one at the house.
1t was otherwise though at the station
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and their daughter
left over the Baltimore q Ohio railroad
for Dover, Del. and fully leo people who
had remembered the louT set for their
departure saw them away. There was
mild cheering on their arrival at the New
Jersey avenue station, and While the COM
pany paused for few moments in the
waiting room Of the depot MIR. Bryan was
again compelled To hold an impromptu re-
cept!on. Many members OF Congress were
in the number who went forward to shake
his hand.
The visitors boarded parlor car and
were soon speeding away to ward the Peach
State AS the train drew out OF the long
shed little Miss Grace pressed the nose OF
Mac" the dininutive pug presented to
her by Col. Mclean, against the pane OF
the window and gave the canine a fare
well look at the surroundings he was
leaving.
Mr. Bryan has consented to address the
Delaware legislature this afternoon. He
will leave Dover this evening for Chicago,
where he expects to make one or two
addresses, and will then go to his home
in Salem to remain a few days He will
probably go from there to Nashville, Tenn,
and this trip may be followed by a lectur-
ing tour of the South.