The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-17
BRYAN'S TOUR.
Makes an Early Morning Speech
at Frankfort.

Versailles, KY. Oct 1.-THE Bryan
party left Louisville at 6 O'Clock this
morning and proceeded to Frankfort
where breakfast was had. A large
crowd greeted the arrival of the train.
Mr. Bryan spoke at the opera house,
making the following telegram the
basis of his remarks:
St Louis. Oct. 16.
Hon. VIM. J. Bryan, Louisville, Ky.
Jones. Stone. WhitmOre Careth, Cook
and many others congratulate you,
Goebel, Blackburn and Kentucky Dem
Ocrats on splendid reception in Ken
lucky. Success in Kentucky means sue
cess in the nation next year
J. G. JOHNSON
Mr. Bryan said he had seen it stated
that the election of Goebel would mean
a defeat to free silver. If he thought
so he would not be in Kantucky.
Mr.. Bryan told whom the people
mentioned in the telegram We're saying
Mr. Johnson was a free silver man who
assisted in securing the adoption of the
Chicago platform and that he had
worked day and night for the success
of free silver. Gov. Stone, Mr. Bryan
said, was one of the ablest and most
efficient members of the national Dem
ocratic committee, and Mr. Whitmore
rather than be a member of trust
against the manipulation of which he
is vigorously opposed.
AT VERSAILLES.
Versailles, Oct lit wasN raining
hard when the Bryan party reached
Versailles, the home of ex-senator Jos.
Blackburn, and the center of the blue
grass region, but large crowd was
congregated at the station. Ex-senator
Blackburn who met the party at
Frankfort escorted the visitors to the
court house and introduced Mr.. Bryan.
Mr. Blackburn's daughter was serious
ly i'll and he will not be able TO accom-
pany the touring party. Mr.. Bryan in
his address covered about the same
points treated heretofore.
AT LEXINGTON.
Lexington, Ky, Oct. 17.-Mr. Bryan
spoke before a large and enthusiastic
audience in Chautauqua hall at noon
today in which 'eX-Governor John
Young Brown was nominated as the
boiling candidate eor governor. He
was warmly received.
Judge Morton presided and intro
duced Mr. Bryan as the leader Of the
Democracy who had something to say
as to the correct principles of Democ-
racy.
Mr. Bryan said he had no authority to
advise any man as against his con-
science. He had nothing to urge
against the judgment of any man and
only spoke as a private citizen he
claimed he had personal opinions and
despite persons. he was here to support
the representatives OF the party. The
man was not the question. 1t was not
a question between Mr.. Goebel and Mr..
Brown but it was a question between
Mr.. Goebel and Mr.. Taylor, tFe one a
Democrat and other a Republican.
The opinion of the Democratic commit
tee is that if you elect .CfOebel the nation
will know what to depend upon in Ken
lucky next year. He believed Democrats
could afford to lay aside personalities
this year and stand for the Chicago plat
form, stand for silver as against gold, for
Mr. Goebel followed with an address
saying he had no apology to offer for
anything done at the Louisville conven-
tion, claiming the railroads had deter
mined to defeat him there.
He claimed he would thWart them as
a candidate for governor, as he had done
as a candidate for the gubernatorial nom
inatiOn.