The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-10
BRYAN ARRIVES IN
CHICAGO; IS GIVEN
GREAT RECEPTION
He Is Greeted by the Vice
Presidential Nominee at
the Sherman House.
NET BY MAYOR HARRISON

Chicago Executive Heads tho Recep-
tion Committec- Program Arranged
For tho Notification at indianapolis.
National Chairman Jones VIII Pre-
side-Speecles Scheduled.
Bryan, Democratic candidate for the
presidency, arrived III Chicago on the
Burlington railroad at $50 o'clock this
morning. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Bryan, their son, Governor and Mrs
Thomas of Colorado, and Colonel John
1. Martin, scrgcant-at- arms of the Kan-
sas City convention. The party wGs met
at tho union depot by local comnEttee,
several clubs and large number of citi-
Iens, who gave them an enthusiastic
S-ccting. The party was driven imme-
dintcly To the Sherman House.
The first talk of the day was made by
Mr.. Bryan mt Aurora ut 500 o'clock.
He had just finished breakfast when he
was called to the rear platform by the
cries or 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 II speech, but none was
made: Instead, Mr.. Bryan took his po-
sition ON the steps of the rear platform
and shook hands with tho people. He
told thom that he desired to save his
voice for the "Wednesday ordeal and
must therefore decline to talk
II 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 gov
crnor OF your own living here, aud am
giad to see that you are about to rem
edy the defect"
And we," responded Mr.. Alschuler,
-'harc ccen wondering for several years
why we did not occasionally have q
president from Nebraska passing through
our town.
Mr.. AlschIlcr then introduced several
tnends end tae train moved on.
Cheers For the Next President.
As it started there was a 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 n
demonStrative crowd, as it was also at
He'd Oak. but at both places the nomi-
nee declined to speak
MIR. Bryan emerged from the train in |
Chicago looking cool and fresh, clean |
''Ao Va ASho, appearing well prepared Tor |
an arduous day. y committee of citi-
zens who greeted the party were headed |
by Mayor Carter II. Harrison, Robert f.
Burke and Frank Winter, the latter ap.
PearinS 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 rs the national leader came into |
sight
Among the clubs at the depot were |
one or two German American Organiza-
lions, the Thurman club and the Ne
braskn Bryan club of Chicago.
AT the Sherman House Mr.. BRYAN
was immediately ushcred i'll the parlor
on the ground floor, where he was soon
Joined by Hon. Adlai T.. Stevenson. The
candidates greeted each other cordially.
and standing side by side they shook
hands with number Of people. All the
visitors were most enthusiastic and most
or them vouchsafcd immense maiorities
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.