The Greenville times., 1900-08-11
BRYAN At CHICAGO.
The Democratic Candidate TOR tne
Presidency In Chicago En-
Route to indianapolis.
GIVEN AN ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING
A Brief stop Made at Aurora, when
Col. Bryan Met the Democr"ie
Candidate for Governor OF iih-
nois and Swapped Friendly b"u-
image.

| Chicago, Aug. Z. .-HOn' Nlh' - J
an, democratic candidate for the pres
idency, arrived in Chicago at $3.50 a. III
He was accompanied by Mrs Bryan,
their son, Gov. and Mrs. Thomas OF
Colorado, and Col. John l. Martin
sergeant-at-arms of the Kansas Clly
convention. The party was met al the
Union depot by local committee sew
cral clubs and large number OF citl'
zens, who gave them an enthusiastic
greeting. The party was driven imme-
diately to the Sherman house.
Brief Stop nt Aurora
The first public appearance OF the
day was made by Mr. Bryan at Aurora
at e:2O a. m. He had just finished
breakfast when he was called to the
rear platform by the cries OF a large
crowd. Hon. Samuel Alschuler, demo-
cratic nominee for governor OF iii"
nois, greeted Mr.. Bryan and was IN
vited into his car. There were de-
mands for a speech, but none was
made. Instead, Mr. Bryan took his po-
sition on the steps of the rear plat
form and shook hands with the people
crowded about. He told them that he
desired to save his voice for the
Nedncsd ordeal, and must, there
fore, decline to talk.
A Little Friendly Bndinage.
81 have passed through Aurora
many times" he said, as he pulled Mr.,
Alschuler up the steps, land 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,
shave been wondering for several
years why we did not occasionally
have president from Nebraska pass
ing through our town"
Mr.. Alschuler then introduced a
numebr of friends ard the train soon
moved out.
Cheers for "The Next President"
AS it started there was cheer for
'the next president" from the crowd
Mr.. Bryan retired at II o'clock Mon
day night, just after passing Creston,
la. AT that place the train was met
by a demonstrative crowd, as it was,
also, at Red Oak, but at both places
the nominee declined to speak.
Well GrOOmed for the Ordeal.
When Mr.. Bryan emerged from the
train in Chicago he looked cool and
fresh, clean and bright, appearing well
prepared for an arduous day. Clad in
light summer clothing, he was evil
IDENTIFY prepared to go through the
day with as much comfort as possible
for presidential candidate entering
upon tbs first work of a campaign. A
committee of citizens who met the in
coming party was headed by Mayor
Carter Harrison, and Committeeman
Gahan, Robert +. Burke and Frank
Winter, the latter appearing as rep
resentatives of the German-American
clubs of the city.
Admitted Inside the Gates.
These, with other leaders, were ad-
mitted inside the station gates. Their
followers sent up lusty cheer as the
national leader came into sight, but
Notwithstanding the presence of prob
ably a thousand people at the station,
there was scant ceremoney at that
point. After few hearty handshakes,
Mr.. Bryan and his party were escorted
to waiting carriages and driven to the
Sherman house.
A Difficult Task.
The party made it's way through the
throng at the depot with some diff
Guilty, and Mr.. Bryan was frequently
compelled, during the short walk, to
stop and shake hands with an espe-
cially insistent admirer.
Among the clubs at the depot were
one or two German-American organi- |
cations, the Thurman club, and the
Nebraska Bryan club of Chicago.
Bryan and Stevenson Meet.
At the Sherman house, Mr.. Bryan
was Immediately ushered into parlor
on the ground floor, where he was
Joined by Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson.
The candidates greeted each other
and, standing side by side,
they shook hands with great num-
ber of people.
Enthusiastic Visitors.
All the visitors were more or less
enthusiastic, and many of them vouch-
safed immense majorities as result
of the coming election. One gentle
man threw his arms around Mr.. Brv-
ans neck, and promised him a thou
sand votes as the result of him own in
dividual efforts.
A special train carrying the entire
party departed for Indianapolis over
The Big Four at 1:3o p.sn,. Every inch
of available space was occupied and
many disappointed democrats were
eft behind because they could not
even find standing room.
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