The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-22
THEY LOST BRYAN.
Correspondents With His Special Car
Journeved on Without Him.

Huntington, W. Va, Oct 22.-The pr1-
vate car Rambler, in which W. J. Bryan,
the national Democratic candidate, Is
making his tour of the country, arrived
here about 8 o'clock last night. but Mr.
Bryan himself was not a passenger on the
car. 1t brought only the newspaper cor
respondents who usually accompany Mr..
Bryan They had been separated from
connect with him after leaving thaI elIy,
Mr. Bryan's failure to reach here az the
time expected was due to a series OF un-
scheduled occurrences.
In order to make connections, it was
necessary for the Rambler to leave Buff
falo at IL o'clock Saturday night. Mr..
Bryan's meeting in that city kept him 50
leave at that hour, and he desired that
the car should proceed without him, in
belief that he could overtake the car at
Pittsburg during the forenoon Sunday.
nen the eli VIII - AoeL ~ S9 5s5
ents reached P1ttsburg they d1scoNereQ
that Mr.. Bryan had not arrived and that
he could not reach that city IN time TO
allow the car to be attached to the regu-
lar train the Ohio River railroad,
which was the only train of the day that
would reach huntington IN time 70 arrow
Mr.. Bryan to make a. speech there this
morning. They, therefore, proceeded on
their way to Huntington, and at WheeI-
ing learned that Mr.. Bryan had concluded
to attempt to come to Huntington by way
of Columbus, o., with the expectation of
reaching this city early this morning.
At Wheeling the newspaper correspond
ents were met by a committee of distin-
guished West Virginia Democrats, headed
by Colonel John n McGraw national
committeeman from that state and John
H. Holt, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor. This committee occupied a parlOr
car of their own. and they will accom-
pany Mr.. Bryan throughout his West Vir-
The fact that Mr.. Bryan was expected
to cross the state Sunday, though without
any intention of making speeches, had ap-
parently become generally known, for the
people in their Sunday clothes who had
come out to greet him There was a large
crowd at Wheeling, SiSterVille, St Mary's,
Parkersburgs and indeed, at all the otner
points along the line of travel At many
places where the train did not stop, in
Guiding farmhouses and churches, the peo-
pie were gathered in numbers, and waved
their greetings to the train as it passed
At many of the stopping points the peo-
sence OF MI. Bryan, and some OF them in
sisted on going through his car and max
ing search for him. There was a gen
eral expression of disappointment over
his non-appearance-
Oil City. Pa, probably experienced as
great disappointment over Mr.. Bryan's
failure to come on the tram announced as
any other. The train reached that city
at 4 O. clock Sunday morning, and, despite
the early hour, there were several hun
dred people gathered at the railroad sta
ton to welcome him there. The neWspa-
per correspondents were aroused from
their slumber by loud calls for Bryan and
by vigorous knocking on the car windows
Those of the correspondents who raised
the sasheS and spoke to the crowd were
at first not pleasantly received. SYhe peo-
pie had gathered there with the idea of
getting Mr.. Bryan out in order that they
might present him with an immense b. u
quet, which they had brought to the
train Evidently some of them believed
the statement that he was not on board
was a subterfuge to relieve him from go
ing out to them. When one of the CORE
spondents said, I'VE will see that he gets
the flowers a big man in the crowd re-
sponded with one of Mr.. Bryan's pet in
terrogadons, who's we?''
When the train moved out the crowd
cheered for Bryan, apparently disposed
soon to forget their disappointment.
Pirtsburg, Pa, Oct. 22.-William Jen-
nfngs Bryan arrived in this city unan>
nounced over the Pittsburg & Lake Erie
road and left for Huntington, W. Va, at
the failure to connect at this point with
his special car, which had been sent from
Buffalo ahead of him, Mr.. Bryan was
compelled to take a Panhandle train for
Columbus.
Mr.. Bryan's short stay here was not
marked by any special ceremony, owing
to the fact that his coming was not
known. His presence soon became known,
however, and he was called upon at the
MonOngahela house by a number of local
Democratic leaders for a social chat. The
trip from the hotel to the station was
made by street car and upon arrival quite
a crowd had gathered and insisted on a
handshake all round.
Leaving Pittsburg, Mr.. Bryan immedi-
ately sought his berth in the drawing
room of the sleeper where he rested dur
ing the afternoon At the various towns
through which the train passed crowds
had gathered at the depots, but the can
ar ont f,ad