The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-03
ON THE TRAIN.
Plenty Of En.nusiasm When
the Delegates Reached
Indiana.

T1E1RE HAUTE, Ind, JULY 3, l900.-The
New Jersey Democratic delegation, hot,
tired, unshayen and dusty, but full of.
enthusiasm, reached Terre Haute with
flying colors. The handsome sterling sill
yer badges worn by the delegates dazzled
the Hoosiers. AS the train sped across
Ohio and Indiana the members of the dele
cation felt very much at home, for the
yellow sand drifted in at the windows
and filled every nook and Granny of the
cars, closing the skin pores making
husky voices and creating yearning de-
sires for .slemonades." Fortunately, Com
missariat Sullivan. who is as big and
as brawny as the famous John L., was
well stocked with dust-chasers, and the
Jerseymen were not permitted to suffer.
The way the apollinaris bottles were
dropped along the route promised pros
perity for the glass industry. Delegate
at-Large tom Ferrell of Glassboro.
said it did his heart good to see such
destruction.
Never was a quieter political delega-
ton in the ring. When the train was
whizzing through Ohio there was an out
break for Bryan. led by Congressman
DAILY. It was just spontaneous outpour-
ing of pent-up enthusiasm, and Mr.. Days
L voice was Only straw 10 snow WHICH
way the wind was blowing.
Senator Johnston Cornish, delegate
from the Fourth District, who was in
Congress with the Nebraskan, and who
is one of his warmest personal friends,
declares that there is no doubt what
ever of his winning New Jersey back to
the Democratic column in November, no
matter what the platform may turn out
: to be
Mr.. Cornish employs about four hum
dred men at Washington, and has ex-
ceptional opportunities for observing the
situation and prophesying as to the out
lock. He has noticed that scores of
men who, four years ago, were earnest
Mckinley supporters. are this year ar
IDENTIFY advocating the nomination and
election of Bryan.
There never was such a situation pre-
sented to the American people, said
Senator Cornish, '.as is now before them.
Here is defeated candidate for the
Presidency keeping himself to the front
for four years, and sweeping things be-
fore him like an Iowa harvester
You can't tell me that this enthusi-
asm comes from the people, and as sure
as the sun rises in November, so sure
Will Bryan De President.
1T is in the air. The people want it
that way, and when the people want
anything good and hard they usually get
it."
The Jersey delegation has, as yet, made
no decision as to a choice for the Vice
Presidency.
When the train left Jersey City last
night there was flood of tri-colored
badges bearing the inscription in large
letters of gold:-.Bryan. Sulzer and VIC
tory. Before the borders of Pennsyl-
vania We're crossed the badges, which
had occupied conspicuous places on the
fronts of coats, peeped out from the
waistcoats, and disappeared entirely. BY
the time the first of the oil derricks of
Ohio were passed some irreverent trav-
eler was unkind enough to suggest that
the Inscription ought to read Rye and
Seltzer or Vichy.'
Inc Sulzer boom met;an unhappy pune
ture In the New Jersey delegation and
none other appeared to take its place.
For David 3. Hill there were no words
of commendation, and whether morning
papers were scanned at Pittsburg and
Till was declared to be entirely out of
the race, the Jersey men seemed very
happy. They would like to see some
New York man as Bryan's running mate.
and as soon as they reach Kansas City
State Chairman Gourley and Congress-
man DAILY will go out as enissaries on
voyage of discovery They will see
what New York desires or proposes to
do and train with that delegation.
Congressman McClellan's boom gives
evidence of real life. and If New York
shows any disposition to give him support
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