The Portland daily press., 1900-11-05
His Remarkable Tour
Completed.
Tour
More Interest Manifested In
Cities Than Towns.

Lincoln, Neb., November 4.-Colonel W.
J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan arrived at
their. home in this city at six O'Clock this
evening, coming direct from Chicago.
They were driven to their residence on
ID street where MIR. Bryan Will remain
until tomorrow morning when he viii
start upon a flying "trip through Ne
braska, devoting the last day of the cam
paign to his own state. The trip from
Chicago was comparatively quiet. Mr..
Bryan withheld from the press the an
nouncement Of the road over which he
would travel until the last moment be-
cause he desired no demonstrations along
the line on Sunday. There was, there
fore, no general information OF the route
but despite this feet crowds gathered Mt
many OF the railroad stations through
which the Presidential candidate passed.
AT stations where stops were made, Mr..
Bryan refused to speak but shook hands
with many. During the day MIR. Bryan
was asked for a statement as to the prob
able outcome OF the election. In reply he
said
'sThe fight has been made and won.
Money and coercion robbed us of a vic
tory in 1895, but / believe they will be
poweriess to change the result this time.
4Ht ptOHtt hIG III cuIubbb anu very kCW
can De bought, Our organization Ia much
better than 1t was in 1895 and therefore
there Is less danger of frauds. So far,
intimidattons have Teen rnre this year,
where they We're very common In 1895
and even when. attempted 1t has angsred
he employees rather than ooeroed Them
Mr.. Bryan attention was called to
the address by Charles Il. Flint and
others who claim TO be Democrats but
who urge democrats to vote the Republi-
can ticket. Mir. Bryan said he was very
glad to find that MIR. Flint was supporting
Mckinley and added.
mir. Flint is the leading member of
the Rubber Goods Manufacturing Co.,
and is also connected with the starch
trust, He has been the most conspicuous
defender OF the trust principle In the
United States having made a speeoh at
Boston in May, 1886, and another at
Chicago recently on that subject. / am
glad to have all trust magnates sup port
the Republican ticket for IL am elected
they will not be visiting the White houss
and asking favors in return for campaign
support.
When Mr.. Bryan reached Lincoln to-
night, he had been absent from his home
about five weeks and half. having left
this city on the 9th of last September.
Since the campaign began he has trav-
elled 1900 miles and delivered 600
speeches.
The greater part of the tour just con-
cluded was made on the special car
Rambler" which for the most part was
attached to spscial trains. During the
tour speeches have been made In success
sion In Nebraska South Dakota, North
Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, New York,
West Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware,
New Jersey.
Incidental visits were also made to the
states of Kentucky, Virginia, Pennsyl-
van1a and Connecticut.
In point of time, New York and I'LL
nois have received more attention from
the national candidate than any other
two states. The campaign has been con-
fined almost exclusively to the country
east of Lincoln and north OF Mason and
Dixon line There have been several
speeches in Kansas and Nebraska but up
to this date only the eastern part of
those two states has received attention
Connecticut Is the only New England
state which has been Visited and only
upon the occasion OF the visit TO Louis
vile did Mr.. Bryan go south of the Ohio
river. OF the territoryacoverei Iowa Is
the only state In which no speeches have
been made.