The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-08-10
BRYAN SHAKES HANDS
WITH MANY PEOPLE,
The CROWD hBOUr HIM AT EVERY
STATION on THE ROUTE

Warm Greeting In Ch'"a@o--Holds Rcccp.
uon at Sherman Houss with Steven
aon by His Side. rrcmisod Big
MaJor!tle-.
Chlcago, Aug. 7--Hon. Wm. j.
Bryan, Democratic candidate for tho
presidency, arrived N Chicago on
tho Burlington railroad ut 0:3O this
morning. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Bryan, their sou, Gov. and Mrs.
Thomas Of Colorado, aud Col. John
l. Martin, sergeant at arms Of the
Kansas City convection. Tho party
was mot at the union depot by Il local
committee, several rIubs and II largo
number of citizens WHO gavo au en-
thuiastic greeting. Tho party was
driven Immediately to tho Sherman
House.
The first public appearance of tho
day was made by Mr.. Bryan at
. Aurora, ILL.,, at S:2O a. M. IIo had
just finished breakfu:,S when he was
called to tho rear platform by the
cries Of large crowl Hon. Samuel
Alschuler, Democratic nominee for
(, governor Of lllino;sr, grcctod Mr..
: bryan and was invi',d into his car.
# Mere were demands for Il speech
sCrtfAnone was made. Instead Mr..
y lHy tanEtook his posit:,y on tho steps
! sE5f theSrear platform and shook hands
with the people as thay crowcd about
him, He told thcio chat be desired
@ toisaye his voice for tho Wednesday
j ordeal and muns therefore decline to
56talk.
Sss 5ss II have passed through Aurora
], many tines" he sail rs ho pulled
~ hi. Al lschnler up the steps, "and l
a have often wondered why you did
h not have a governor Of your own
living here and L am glad to see
that you arc about to remedy the
defect"
+ "And We" responded Mr.. Alschu-
ler, "have been wondering for several
years why We did not occasionally
have president from Nebraska pass.
ing through our town." Mr.. AL
schuler then introdr aed number of
friends and the train moved ont. As
it started there WAS n, cheor for the
next president from tho crowd.
Mr. Bryan retired ut II o'clock
last night just after passing Creston,
la. AT that place the train was met
by domonstrative crowd as it was
also at Red Oak, bnt at such places
the nominee declined to sheak.
When Mr.. Bryan emerged from
the train in Chicago he looked cool
and fresh, clean aud bright, appear
ing we'll prepared for an arduous
day. Wearing ligh! summer clothes,
he was evidently prepared to 90
through the day with rs much com.
fort rs possible for presidential can
didate entering upon tho first work
vi Iilo cdlll pa'Sll.
A committee Of citizens which met
the incoming party WAS headed by
Mayor Carter HHrrison, National
Committeeman Gahan, Robert T.
Burke and Frank " rntor, tho latter
appearing .as representative Of the
German. American clubs Of tho city
These, with other leaders, wero ad.
mitted inside the station gates
Their followers sent up n lusty cheer
rs the national loader came into
sight, but Notwithstanding the pres
enee Of probably thousand people
at the station there was scant core
mony at that point. After q fcw
hearty handshakes; Mr.. Bryan and
his party were escorted to wait.
ing carriages and driven to: :he Sher-
man house.
The party found its way through
tho throng at tho depot with somo
difficulty, and Mr. Sryan, was fro
quently compelled during the abort
walk to stop and shake hands with
an especially insisteut admirer.
Among the clubs ut the depot
were one or \two German-Amori
organizations, tho Thurman club
and tho Nebraska Bryan club Of
q Chicago.
At the Sherman house Mr.. Bryan
& was Immediately ush cred into par
@$ lor on the ground floor, whore he was