The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-22
BRYAN FAILED !.
TO CONNECT FOR
WEST ! S, VIRGINIA. la.
Private Car Passes Down the Ohio
River Railroad With Escort
Party and Correspondents
THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Left in Buffalo and Takes the Ohio
Route-crowds Out to See the Ne
braskan-An Immense Bouquet.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, Oct. 21.-The
private car Rambler, In which W. ].
Bryan, the Democratic presidential can
didate, is making his tour OF the coun-
try, arrived here aboutfS o'clock to-
night. But Mr.. Bryan was not pas
sengcr. It brought only the newsra-
per correspondents who usually accom-
pany Mr.. Bryan. They had been sepa-
rated from him at Buffalo and had not
been able to connect with him after
leaving that city. His failure to reach
here at the time expected was due to a
series Of unscheduled occurrences. III
order to make connections It was neces-
sary for the car to leave Buffalo at II
o'clock last night. Mr.. Bryan's meet
ing in that city kept him so late that Il
was impossible for him to leave with It
and he directed that It should proceed
without him, intending to follow on a
later train and believing that he could
overtake the car at Pittsburgh. this
morning. rs
Bryan Had Not Arrived.
When the car. with Its load of cor
respondents reached Pittsburgh they
discovered that Mr.. Bryan had not ar
rived, and that he could not reach that
city In time to allow the car to be at
tached to the regular train on the Ohio
River railroad, which was the only
train of the Cay that would reach
Huntington in time to allow Mr.. Bryan
to make speech there tomorrow
morning. They, therefore, proceeded on
their way 10 Huntington, and at
Wheeling learned that Mr.. Bryan had
concluded to attempt to come to Hun
.tington by way OF Columbus. Ohio, ex-
pecting to reach this city early to-
morrow morning.
At Wheeling the newspaper cores
pondents were met by committee Of
distinguished West Virginia Demo-
Gratis, headed by Col. ]. 7. McGraw. ma
tional committeeman from that state,
and John H. Holt, Democratic candi-
date for governor. This committee Will
accompany Mr.. Bryan throughout his
West Virginia tour. r
Stations Filled With People.
The fact that Mr.. Bryan was expected
to cross the state to-day, though with
out any intention Of making speeches,
had apparently become generally
known, for the railroad stations We're
filled with people, who had come out to
greet him. There were large crowds at
Wheeling, Sistersville. St Mary's, Par
kersburg, and at all other points along
the line OF travel. There was general
expression Of disappointment over Mr..
Bryan's non-apDearance.
The train reached OIL City at o'clock
this morning and despite the early hour
there were several hundred people gath
cred at the railroad station to welcome
him. The newspaper men were reused
from their slumbers by loud calls for
Bryan, and by vigorous knocking on the
car windows. Those of the correspon-
dents who raised their sashes and spoke
to the crowd were at first not very
pleasantly received.
Had an Immense Bouquet.
The people had gathered there with
the idea Of getting Mr.. Bryan out to
present him with an immense bouquet
which they had brought to the train.
Evidently some of them believed that
/ the statement that he was not aboard
was q mere subterfuge to relieve him
from going out to meet them. The oc-
cupants Of the car promised, however,
to see that Mr.. Bryan received the flow-
crs.
When the train moved out the crowd
cheered for Bryan. apparently disposed
to soon forget their disappointment.