Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-08

| LINCOLN, Neb., July 7.Montana
was the. first State delegation to greet
William Jennings Bryan. At 1:30
o'clock this morning Lincolnites were
awakened from their slumbers by the
cheers and music of the adherents of
Senator Clark. The delegation was
taken to Bryan's home in trolley
car. Col. Bryan arose and dressed,
came down to the front porch and made
his first speech since the Kansas City
convention. He apologized for not
meeting the delegation at the train,
but said that he had lost SO much sleep
that he was compelled to go to bed.
You'll not have to lose any sleep
over Montana, responded Clark's dele
cation.
Il got so per cent Of the votes III
Montana in 1885," said Mr.. Bryan, and
there is more reason this year for the
States going Democratic. / don't be-
lieye the Republican party will carry
single State. | shall not concede
them State this year, not even YER
mont. 1t is only question which
State in the Union will give the largest
Democratic majority. The Republican
party is the party of the wealthy class,
so why should not Democracy win?
We will have such a majority that no
party will ever again trample on the
Declaration of Independence.
Bryan endorsed the selection OF
Ii ,;y,er RI
Young Clark spoke, pledging Bryan
greater strength in Montana in this
year than he had in 1896.
Then Bryan said: 'If you fight as
hard as | do, Montana and the Demo-
Gratis of the country will have repre-
sentative in the White House,
The Montana delegations train left
Lincoln at o'clock. Senator Clark
went home from Kansas City by an
other route.
Later in the morning the Jacksonian
Club, of Omaha, made stop and called
on the Presidential candidate
Following the Montana delegation,
which formed the advance guard of
those returning from the Kansas City
convention, there was a steady pro
cession to the home of w. J. Bryan
during the day.
The greatest demonstration of the
day occurred this afternoon when the
Nebraska Travelling Mems Bryan Club,
which had just returned from Kansas
City, called on the candidate
The question whether w J. Bryan is
to have one or two running mates is
expected to be settled at a conference
that will be held at his home to-mor-
row with Charles A. Towne and other
Democratic and Populist leaders. Mr..
Towne was expected to reach Lincoln
this evening, but up to late hour
he had not arrived. With him are
George Fred Williams, Of Massachu-
sets, and Willis j. Abbott 1t is thought
Mr. Towne will remain until Tuesday
when vice presidential candidate Stew
enson and Chairman Jones are to be
here.
Senator Blackburn is also expected
that day to take part in the Democratic
ratification. The day following the three
fusion parties in Nebraska hold their
State nominating conventions and the
Democratic leaders will be urged to
remain and address the delegates
Mr.. Bryan was very much provoked
to read to-day fictitious interview
with his 15-year-old daughter Ruth,
who was attending the convention at
Kansas ity. The purported interview
is a lengthy one and covers personal
and public questions. Mr.. Bryan said
that occasionally he was misrepresent-
ed himself, as other public men are,
but he thought the children ought to
be spared. The interview, Mr.. Bryan
said, was entirely without foundation.
Congressman Sulzer was one of to-
nights arrivals from Kansas ity. He
called on Mr. Bryan.