Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-27
NO HOPEoDE JERSEY
Bryan's Trip THtSugh State a Cam
paiggG5 Bluff.
70 IMPRESS iHEsrERs VOTERS
His Audiences,9lHowever, Were
Respectful and Enthusiastic.
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RECEPTION AT PRINCETON
RECEPTION AT PRINCETON
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

| NEW 1OEth, oCtOOeT lSOU
Your correspondent has just returned from
tour through the state of New Jersey with
william Jennings Bryan. AS a result Of this
| tour the democratic party campaign mana
| gers in state and nation are disposed to
claim that New Jersey has been lifted out
of the republican column and placed in the
democratic column. few minutes study
should convince any man except the Bryan
lite enthusiast of the absurdity Of claims
of this character.
But in the whole history of political cam
paigning nothing prettier has ever occurred
than this dash into the enemies country
by the democratic candidate for President
of the United States. From the time that
Mr.. Bryan crossed the Delaware after one
of the most enthusiastic receptions ever
accorded any candidate right in rock-ribbed
republican Philadelphia, and addressed
crowds estimated all the way from 10000
to $4,000, to the hour of midnight, when he
wound up his Jersey campaign in a blaze of
glory at Newark, these two days have been
spectacular beyond anything ever seen be-
fore in this country outside of great cities
like New York and Chicago.
Conservatives must admit that the latest
movement of Bryan through New Jersey
has been magnificent. 1t may have been
good politics, but SO far results are con-
cerned. Bryan might just as well have re-
| manned at home and enjoyed the breezes of
autumn now blowing over his farm in the
suburbs of Lincoln.
Bryan's Style of Campaign.
AS an indication of how MIR. Bryan must
enjoy the campaign and the talking it Is
worth while to cite that almost always
| when his audiences show evidences of break
ing out into prolonged cheering, he will raise
! one Of his hands and motion for silence.
This is generally easily obtained, especial
ly with rural audiences TO
spect the wishes of the speaker and anx-
ious to hear every word. Mr.. Bryan having
secured silence will ask his admirers not to
cheer, for the reason that it takes I'D time;
that his time is limited and that he is anx-
ious to tell them all that he can during the
half hour allotted to him. This generally
has the effect of keeping the crowds fairly
quiet, for the reason that the enthusiastic
| ones most likely to heed the request,
while the republicans or lukewarm in the
crowds are not very likely to shout them
selves hoarse in any event But one would
think that Mr.. Bryan would be glad to take
advantage Of the cheering to rest his
throat. Perhaps nd other orator in the his
tory of the country has ever before been
| compelled to repeatedly resort to such tao
tics. On this very account 1t is at times
difficult to estimate the enthusiasm of the
crowds. One of his enthusiastic admirers
complained because Mr. Bryan would not
let the people cheer.
why, the republicans will send out &C
counts that they wouldn't cheer you" he
declared. And you stop this cheering
yourself. know why the papers repeatedly
announce that your meetings are lacking
in enthusiasm .You, don II give the neonle
a chance to cheer"
Mr. BRYAN only smiled Rut thera was
Undoubtedly considerable truth in the COM
plant. .re n
Pleasant Trip to Jersey.
T. - + , 1,..,. -
~" waits oih' q n'e'e iioie 'n"h
week 10 the closing OF the campaign ana
undoubtedly in after years Mr.. Bryan will
lool, hack upon the two DAVIS snent in New
Iersav az anone the nra+tiest and tho n,,st
PHEASANT VI LIE stormy uags oi MS CAM
paign. In the first place the weather was
perfect for campaigning. The crowds in
what had heretofore been regarded as re-
publican territory were large, respectful
and enthusiastic. Interruptions were few,
and when the voters seemed disposed to
ask the speaker questions the questions were
asked In spirit apparently not altogether
NJ, IaS:.v is o,.,r stat. T, Oh. o,do,,
DAYS II was disnosed TO lean toward the
democratic party. The northern half of the
state Is praclcaLy the saroen OF the me
1 I ~ - =: - ~ na; ~, ~ :"
commuter The suburhanite holds the hal
ance of power. The dozens of prosperous
cities and towns take their literature their
theatricals and to some extent the colorng
of their political views from great cities
like New York and Philadelphia. The great
daily papers of New York and Philadelphia
night and morning invade the most OBJ
scure hamlets Of the northern portions of
the state as regularly as they reach Ger
mantown or Chester or New Rochelle or
Mount Vernon.
In addition to being the garden of New
York. northern New Jersey is fast becom-
ing the workshop of the new world. The
factory system accounts for the marvellous
growth Of places like Jersey City and New
ark Travel over the Pennsylvania railroad
from New York to Philadelphia. as Bryan
travelled over it from Trenton to New York
last Thursday evening, and you are never
outside of the line Of fire. No sooner are
you whirled past one large factory than
the furnace fires of another big factory can
be seen glowing in the distance. The Penn
sylvania railroad all the way from New
York to Philadelphia is practically switch
ing yard Tor freight trains Mai's toa o one
eed oi dduots sor al nortions Of the
civilized and semi-civilized world
Futile Hone to Garry the state.
c,,an sta,a uhsre the great trunk lines
Given d slale "here 'i. rs naI,tios 81 To
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