El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
WORSHIPPED AS GODS
Bryan's Followers Touch His
Clothes As If They Be-
Iieved Him To Be
Superhuman.

INDIANAPOLIS, 1QH., aug O' -
liam Jennings Bryan and Adlal +
Stevenson arrived in.this city this
morning at 6 O'Clock over the Monon
on q special train from Chicago, to
receive the official notification OF their
nomination for president and
vice-president respectively. They
we're at once driven to the Grand
hotel on Illinois street where they will
make their headquarters while in the
city.
The head quarters of the two lea1ers
are handsomely decorated. Among
those who accompanied Bryan and
Stevenson to Indianapolis On their spe-
cial train from Chicago were the Cook
County Marching club, the Cook coun-
~ democracy, headed by Mayor Carter
Harrison, of Chicago, and the Illinois
democratic state committee in body.
Every member of the notification COM
mittee had arrived last night.
Democrats tof national prominence
from all parts of the union are in the
city and crowd the corridors of all the
hotels and the rame OF Bryan is on
l.
of Brysn's person al conduct is his de-
termination to be seen and talked to by
every one desiring to see'him and talk
to him.
He gets right out among the people
and mingles with them in ease and
harmony. He ignores all efforts of the
police to.keep the crowds back as the
m sss of humanity surges to and fro.
This action has scored hit with the
public
Bryan is actually worshiped by a
la-ge element of democracy. Men walk
up to him and touch his clothes as
though he were supernatural being.
Greater emotion is displayed by his
many admirers than in previous years.
Webster Davis o'Missouri, ex-repu5l-
icau, former assistant secretary of the
interior, says that this is the most
wonderful campaign. he.has ever witnes-
sed.
Bryan and Stevenson break kfssted at
and there was q crush OF humanity
watching every'movement as the party
walked TO the tables. From 10 to IL |
there was q reception held at the homo |
of Mrs Frank Maus-Fauvre, on Meri- |
dian street, in honor of Mrs Bryan,
Mrs Stevenson, Miss Stevenson, Mrs
Cove rnor Thomas of Colorado and Mrs
James K Jones. Distinguished
local society leaders assisted.
just before Bryan left the hotel to
meet the notification committee, te
spoke of Towne's letter of withdrawal
written yesterday as follows:
"It WAS a.manly and patriotic state
ment, just the thing one would expect
from Towne by those who knew him"
The parade to Military park where
the exercises were held left the City
Hall, corner OF Market and Delaware
streets, and went west on Market to
thence south to Wash
InRtoa and west to Capitol avenue.
lhencs west again to West street where
hey entered the park. The parade
was headed by a band OF sixty pieces
Ind troop A, Indiana national guard.
Ictsd as the body guard. The Indiana
POLLS Light Artillery was also In the
parade.
Military park covers Is acres and
9 directly west of the state house.
At half past two Mayor Tssgart
made the opening speech to the multi {
ude. Then Chairman Jones appeared
md introduced Congressman Richard
on of Tennessee. who made glowing
peech, after which Bryan was intro
iuced.
The cheers Tor the two candidates
Vere deafeuing when they'made their
appearance on the stand, and both I
1r. Bryan and Mr.. Stevenson were +
orced many times to bow ackuowl- G
dgment of their kindly greeting be- '
pre- the cheering ceased. &
Mr.. Bryan's response to the noti6ca- 2
lon dealt in the greater part with '
imperialism:'' trusts and the ! y