The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-08
THE BRYAY PARTY AT CHICAGO.
An Old Man Hugs the Nebraskan. Cheers For
Our Next President"
(By the Associated Press. J


Chicago, August Hon. William J.
Bryan, Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, arrived in Chicago on the
Burlington railroad at 9:30 a. m. today.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Bryan, their
son, Governor and Mrs. Thomas of Colo
RADIO, and Colonel John l. Martin, Ser
geant-at- Arms of the Kansas City con-
vention. The party was met at the
Union depot by a local committee, sew
eral clubs and a large number of citi
zens who gave them an enthusiastic
greeting. The party was driven imme
diately to the Sherman House.
The first public appearance of the day
was made by Mr.. Bryan at Aurora, Ills.
at 500 a m. He had just finished break
fast when ne was called to the rear plat
form by the cries of large crowd. Hon
Samuel Alschuler, Democratic nominee
for Governor of Illinois, greeted Mr.. Bry-
an and was invited into his car. There
were demands for a speech, but none
was made. Instead Mr.. Bryan took his
position on the steps of the rear platform
and shook hands with the people as they
crowded forward. He told them that
he desired to save his voice for the Wed
nesday ordeal and must therefore de-
cline to talk. Il have passed through
Aurora many times" he said as he pulled
Mr. Alschuler up the steps, "and l have
often wondered why you did not have
a Governor of your own living here, and
am glad to see that you are about to
remedy the defect"
"And We" responded Mr.. Alschuler,
''have been wondering for several years
why we did not occasionally have a Presi-
dent from Nebraska passing through our
town"
Mr.. Alschuler then introduced a num-
Der of friends and the train moved on.
AS 1t started there was a cheer for "the
next President" from the crowd. Mr..
Bryan retired at II, o'clock last night just
after passing Creston, Iowa. At that
place the train was met by a demonstra-
tive crowd as it was also at Red Oak,
but the nominee declined to speak.
When Mr.. Bryan emerged from the
train in Chicago he looked cool and fresh.
clean and bright, appearing we'll pre-
pared for an arduous day. Wearing light
summer Clothes he was evidently pre-
pared to go through the day with as
much comfort as possible for a political
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 Committeeman
Gahan, Robert E. Burke and Frank Went
er, the latter appearing as representa-
tive of the German American clubs of the
city. These with other leaders were
admitted inside the station gates. Their
followers sent up a lusty cheer as the
national leader came in sight, but not
withstanding the presence of probably
thousand 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.
The party made it's way through the
throng at the depot with some diff
Guilty, and Mr.. Bryan was frequently com
PEELED, during the short walk, to stop and
shake hands with an especially insistent
admirer.
Among the clubs at the depot were one
or two German-American organizations.
the Thurman Club and the Nebraska
Bryan Club of Chicago.
At the Sherman House Mr.. BRYAN was
Immediately ushered into a parlor on the
ground floor, where he was soon Joined
by Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson. The can
didates greeted each other cordially, and
standing side by side they shook hands
with a great number of people. All the
visitors were more or less enthusiastic
and most of them predicted immense
majorities as the result of the coming
election. One old gentleman threw his
arms around Mr., Bryan's neck and prom