Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-08-08
BRYAN ARRIVES IN
CHICAGO; is GIVEN
GREAT RECEPTION
He Is Greeted by the Vice
Presidential Nominee at
the Sherman House.
MET BY MAYOR HARRISON

Chicago Executive Heads the Recep-
ton Committee-Progra Arranged
For the Notification at Indianapolis.
National Chairman Jones Will Pre-
side-Speeches Scheduled.
CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Hon. William J..
Bryan, Democratic candidate for the
presidency, arrived in Chicago on the
Burlington railroad at 9:30 o'clock this
morning. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Bryan, their son, Governor and Mrs.
Thomas of Colorado, and Colonel John
I. Martin, sergeant-at-arms of the Kan
sas City convention. The party was met
at the union depot by a local committee,
several clubs and large number Of citi-
zens, who gave them an enthusiastic
greeting. The party was driven imme-
diately to the Sherman House.
The first talk of the day was made by
Mr.. Bryan at Aurora at 500 o'clock.
He had just finished breakfast when he
was called to the rear platform by the
cries of the large crowd. Hon. Samuel
Alschular, Democratic nominee for gov
ernor of Illinois, greeted Mr.. Bryan and
was invited into his car. There were
demands for a speech, but none was
made. Instead, Mr.. Bryan took his po-
sition on the steps of the rear platform
and shook hands with the people. He
told them that he desired to save his
voice for the Wednesday ordeal and
must therefore decline to talk.
81 have passed through Aurora many
times" he said, as he pulled Mr.. Ais
chuler up the steps, land l have often
wondered why you did not have a gov
ernor of your own living here, aud am
glad to see that you are about to REM
edy the defect.
"And we, responded Mr.. Alschu1er,
'have been wondering for several years
why we did not occasionally have a
president from Nebraska passing through
our town."
Mr.. Alschuler then introduced several
friends and the train moved on.
Cheers For the Next President.
AS it started there was cheer for
''the next president" from the crowd.
Mr. Bryan retired at IL o'clock last
night just after passing Creston, la.
At that place the train was met by q
demonstrative crowd, as it was also at
Red Oak, but at both places the nomi-
nee declined to speak.
Mr.. Bryan emerged from the train in
Chicago looking cool and fresh, clean
and bright, appearing well prepared for
an arduOus day. A committee of citi-
zens who greeted the party were headed
by Mayor Carter H. Harrison, Robert e.
Burke and Frank Winter, the latter APP
pearing as representative Of the German
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 into
sight
Among the clubs at the depot were
one or two German American organiza-
tions, the Thurman club and the Ne
braska Bryan club of Chicago.
At the Sherman House Mr.. Bryan
was Immediately ushered in the parlor
on the ground floor, where he was soon
joined by Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson. The
candidates greeted each other cordially,
and standing side by side they shook
hands with a number of people. All the
visitors were most enthusiastic and most
of them vouchsafed immense majorities
at the coming election. One gentleman
threw his arms around Mr.. Bryan s
neck and promised him 1000 votes as
the result of his own individual efforts.