Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-25
Experience of the Peoples
Candidate Who Sought Sc
clusion at Philadelphia.
THEY SOON LOCATED HIM.
Throng in the City That Held
the Republican National
Convention.
GOING INTO TRUST STATE.

Philadelphia, Oct. 25.-W. j. Bryan
arrived at the Pennsylvnia station
here from Wilmington, Del, at $50.
The crowd which greeted the can
didate was so large that his party
found it difficult to make way to the
street.
BRYAN was taken to hotel close to
the station, hoping to secure a couple
of hours rest before beginning his
tour of New Jersey. but the hotel was
SOON filed with men desirous of greet
ing Bryan, and he was forced to hold
an impromptu reception, which pre-
cluded all thought of rest.
Wilmington. Del, Oct. 2j.-William
]. Bryan made two speeches of some
length In this city last night. after hav-
ing made seventeen other actresses dur
ing the day. beginning at st. Michaels,
on the eastern shore of Maryland, he
spoke in succession at Easton, Preston,
HUIock, Vienna, Salisbury. Berlin
all of which places are in Maryland
and at Frankford. Georgetown, Mil
ford. Harrington, Dover. Clayton, Mid
dlctown, KirkwOOd and New Castle in
Delaware. The first OF Bryan'S night
meetings in this city was held in n big
tent, and while the meeting began
much oSrlier Bryan did not appear un-
til . o'clock. He had long and busy
day, and found it necessary TO take an
unusually prolonged rest after his ar
rival in this city. The tent was crowded
to SuffocatiOn. and there were far more
people on the outside of the tent and in
its Immediate vicinity than there We're
on the inside of the canvass.
The great crowd yelled itself hoarse
when Bryan entered, and some time
was required to secure quiet. After in
Producing his speech by expressing his
qualification of being present. Bryan
took up the issues of the campaign. He
took cOgniZance of series of ques-
tions propounded to him by John p
Nields. OF this city. These questions
were as follows:
Il. VIII he. if elected president. as
withdraw the army from the Philip
pines.
''2 How soon does he contemplate
that n stable form Of government can
be given to the Philippine islands?
80. How soon after a stable form OF
government is established does he pro-
pose that congress shall declare the in
dependence of these islands?
~. How soon after a stable form of
government Is establishd and indie
pendence Is declared does he propose
that the American protectOrate over
the Philippine islands shall continue?
-. Will he pay the obligations of
this government in silver or gold il
elected preSidcntE
Bryan read the questions and re-
piled. as he proceeded. tJ each Of the
inquiries. He said in effect that he
would get the army out of the Philip
pines as soon as possible. and with ref
crcnce to the payment of the national
debt that he would obey the law.
Between Berlin and Frankford Bryan
crossed the line from Maryland into
Delaware and began campaign Of
Ine latter state which extended into all
three of it's counties. He was accom-
panied by Il delegation of Democratic
leaders. including United States Sem
ator Kenncy. Governor Tunnel. Hon.
L. J. Ford democratic candidate for
governor). Hon. \. VI. DAILY Democrat
t. candidate for congress-. and Willard
salisbury chairman of the Democrat
&c state committee. Judge Springer
Joined Bryan at Georgetown. the coun-
~ seat OF Sussex, and continued with
him the remainder of the day speak
ing wherever il was necessary with
the national candidate.