Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
Hosts of the Unterrified Welcome
Him to the States Cap
ital City.
ALL SILVER DEMOCRATS.
Gold Wing of the Party Will be Ami
hilated in the Coming State and Con-
greSsional Conventions Make
no Announcement of Candi-
dates-He Speaks Twice.

dates-He Speaks Twice.
Montpelier, Feb Even on the carly
trains This morning democrats from differ
cnt sections of the Stat" arrived in the
city to attend the adjourned meeting of
the State Democratic club the leading
feature of which was to be AN address
this evening by col w. j. Bryan. Eacn
Succeeding train during the day brought
more and more of The "unterrficd' and
in the evening they came in crowds 10y
special trains over the different roads Gu
terng thu city 4. j. Sibley Of this city.
q. w. Kelley of Burlington and r. " Mo-
i luney of Rutland lcft this morning for
Concord, y. H., where they accompanied
Col. Bryan to this city arriving at D. IN.
Col. Bryan was also accompanied hy col.
Henry @. Kent of Lancaster y. H.. col.
] A. G. DrinllNater and Col g. -. Lewis
chairman ana treasurer of the MassacEi-
.'ettS state democratic committee. and by
DR.. Joseph IL. Potts and james O'Sara of
/ ilolSoke, Mass and j. v. GYm Of
/ Springfield, Mass, the committee sent 10y
; the Bryan cub 20 escort cot Bryan to
/ llo.yokr. whore hc is to speak > Saturday.
\ fore" If seven metropolitan newspaper
men are also travelling along Nith Col.
Eryan
quite crowd went to thu junction to
'''tlN' MN ana Il larger Z lac received nm
at the station in this city. There was
much enthusiasm and Col. i}ryan smiling
y aCknowl 'ds"d th- cheers with which his
arrival was greeted.
He ana his party proceeded to the PA
wilton Hotel WEcr" hr Wa welcomed by
Mayer J. H. Scnter. Ate. shaking hands
with several prominent Il moCruts Col.
Bryan mt to his room and after being
shaNed proceeded to ArmurE hall. whore
the business meeting Of the D,mOC ratio
cluh was in progress.
4 on Col. Biyan's arrival at the motel he
was handed a telegram. lN Il newspaper
in:,n announcing Guehel's condition a. i'm
proving ma he expressed keen sttistac-
ton oV - tn news IL contained
After spending an hour receiving a num-
Der of the prominent democrats Of the
state in his rooms he went Tor "a walk
with Secretary G. a. q. Jackson during
which they visited Admiral DcWe&'s old
homestead.
Tho Meeting of the Democratic Cub ad-
iourncd without tranSacting any business
subject To the cali Of President G. y. Filz-
patrick of White River junction. Nothing
could BE- CLEANED from the democratic
leaders as the probable candidates who
are to be nominated for CONGRESSIONAL or
State officers at the coming State conNen-
ton of the party. They say it l. yet 700
early TO make any forecast on the matters
1t was announced 10y severa! to-day tnat
me SILVER mon OF Inc party III the Cld l'
had increased over the nLmhcr years 20
and that the gold mon viii have to step
down from the high places and that it Is
tolerably certain that Bryan decEati on
will be sent to the national conveo:iOn
Mr.. Bryan spoke inst this evening at : 30
in the armory, which Wa tl.od. and aho1t
! two hours later to ar overlooking meeting
held in the oucra house which Wa, also
crowded. Mr.. Bryan and party left ON tn"
midnight train for Hoyo.le. Mass.
BRYAN's SPEECHES.
At the armory AVID the blanchard opera
house wher" Bryan spoke this evening the
galleries wcrr crowded with ladies and
every nook ana corner of each building
was filled with great enthusiasm. The ar
= mory and opera house were decorated with
flags and bunting. Exercises at the ~
mory began At 1870 and AT tn" opera house
ats Bryan was greeted with tremendous
cheers in each place and followed by
thousands in the streets to the halls io-
hind a band
one feature at the armory meeting was
the presence Of thu Chict Justice of tn"
Supreme Court OF the State. Russell >.
. Taft and his six bench associates on the
platform Judge Taft fell headlong IN se,-
tng on the platform hut was not hurt. EN-
Gov. Dillingham; and Speaker HaSkins
were also present.
Mayoc Scntrr said that he might intro
duce Bryan as colonel, leader of the demo-
Gratis, or the next President. but his pruud
est tit.c is citizen. great cheers)
BIYau's speech was much the same as
in Other critics. He said he did not know
what they would say in Nebraska when
they read that it takes two halls to hold
a democratic meeting in Vermont. have
no apology for coming. Is bad as ,ha
republicans are, there is hope for the m
, Their sins may be as scarlet but they can
be made as white as protected wool. r. ey