The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-10

Chicago, August Hon. William j.
Bryan, democratic candidate for the
presidency, arrived in Chicago on the
Burlington railroad at $3.50 o'clock a
m. to-day. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Bryan, their son. Governor and
Mrs. Thomas, of Colorado. and Colo
mel John 1. Martin, sergeant alarms
of the Kansas City convention. The
party was met at the Union depot by
a local committee, several clubs and
| large number of citizens who gave
them an enthusiastic greeting. The
| party was driven Immediately to the
| Sherman house
The first public appearance of the
| day was made by Mr.. Bryan at Auro-
| ia, Ills, at $50 o'clock a. m. He had
| just finished breakfast when he was
| called to the rear platform by the cries
of a large crowd. There We're demands
| for speech, but none was made In
stead, Mr.. Bryan took his position on
| the steps of the rear platform and
| shook hands with the people as they
crowded around. He told them that
he desired to save his voice for the
| "Wednesday ordeal and must therefore
| decline to talk.
| 81 have passed through Aurora many
| times he said, as he pulled Mr.. Ais
| chuler up the steps, and / have often
| wondered why you didn't have a gov
| ernor of your own living here and
| am glad to see that you are about to
4 remedy the defect
| "And we,' responded Mr. Alschuler,
! "have been wondering for several
years why we did not occasionally
have president from Nebraska pass
ing through our town.
Mr.. Alschuler then introduced a
number of friends and the train moved
out. AS it started there was a cheer
| for "the next president from the
crowd.
| Mr.. Bryan retired at IL clock last
| night just after passing Creston, Iowa.
| AT that place the train was met by a
| demonstrative crowd as it was also at
Red Oak, but at such places the nomi-
! nee declined to speak.
When Mr.. Bryan emerged from the
| train in Chicago he looked cool,
| fresh, clean and bright, appearing we'll
pFepared for an arduous day. Wearing
light summer clothes. he was evident
| 1y prepared to go Though the day
| with as much comfort as possible for a
presidential candidate entering upon
the first work of the campaign.
A committee of citizens which met
the incoming party, was headed by
Mayor Carter Harrison. National
and Frank Wenter the latter appear
| ing as representative of the German
| American clubs of the city. These
with other leaders We're admitted in
| side the station gates. Their followers
sent up lusty cheer as the national
leaders came in sight, but, notwith-
standing the presence of probably 100C
people at the station. there was scant
ceremony at that point. After a few
hearty handshakes, Mr.. Bryan and his
party were escorted to waiting car.
riages and driven to the Sherman
house.
Among the clubs at the depot were
one or two German-American organi.
cations, the Thurman club and the Ne
braska Bryan club of Chicago.
At the Sherman house Mr. Bryan
was Immediately ushered into a par
lor on the ground floor. where he wa.
soon joined by Hon. Adlai E. Steven
| son.
| The candidates greeted each othe
cordially and standing side by side
they shook hands with a great mum
ber of people. All the visitors wer
more or less enthusiastic and most 0
them vouching immense majorities a
the result of the coming election. On
old gentleman threw his arms arount
Mr.. Bryan's neck and promised him
thousand votes as the result of his in
| dividual efforts.
Shortly before l o'clock the parad
was formed and escorted the Bryal
and Stevenson party to the specia
train which was to convey them t
Indianapolis.
A cheering crowd lined the streets
The party at once boarded the trail
and at 1:30 p. m. O'Clock the start fo
Indianapolis was made amid prolong
ed cheering from a crowd Of severa
thousand which had gathered to wit
. ness the departure
indianapolis, August 7.-Whliam
Bryan, OF Nebraska. and Adlai E. Ste
venSon, Of Illinois, reached this city a
, O'Clock this evening. They came o
| special train of twelve coaches, a
! filled with enthusiastic democrat:
Stops Of some length Were made a
} Kankakee, Ills, and Lafayette, Int
E Large crowds gathered at every sta
} ton and cheered Justify when the trai
/ passed
2 Ten cars of the train were occupie
by members of the Cook county dem
ocracy. The eleventh was for use G
press representatives In the last coac
. | VIZ EneSSIS Bryan dnQ stevenson
, | their families and friends Chairma
. Jones, Of the national committee, an
wife; Governor and Mrs Thomas 9
Colorado; Secretary Walsh and Ser
> geant-at-arms Martin. Of the nations
: committee, and many Of the leadin
, members Of that organization Hor
? Samuel Alschuler, democratic candi
! date for governor of Illinois; Mayo
: Harrison, Of Chicago, and Webster Da
/ NJ y-.% a v-y~
] interior, were also among the guest.
Conferences between the leaders {
the party who were brought togethe
= for the first time since the Kansa
g City convention filled the Afternoon
s The tone Of the conferences were ger