The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-22
BRYAN NOT ON BOARD
oXLY THE NEWSPAPER MEN ocCU-
PIED HIS can.
MANY WERE DISAPPOINTED.
SERIES OF MIsHAPs MADE HIN
MISS CONNECTION.

People Gathered in Crowds in All
the West virginia Towns 10 Greet
utm-Great disappointment az OF
city where AN Immense bouquet
Had Been Prepared for Him-iie
MAY Reach Huntington I'm Time 60
Speak To-day.
Huntington. W. Va. oct 2i.-The pri-
va,e car Rambler" in which william J.
BRYAN. the Democratic vice presidential
candidate Is making his tour Of the coun-
fry arrived here about O'Clock tonight.
bis Air Bryan was not a passenger. II
brought only the newspaper correspond
ents who usually accompany Mr.. Bryan.
Taey had been separated from him al
Buna.o and had not been able 60 connect
with him after leaving that city.
Mr Bryan's failure 10 reach here at
the time expected was due TO series
of unscheduied occurrences In order 20
make connections st was necessary for
tho car 20 l-ave Buffalo al II o clock last
night Mr. Brynu's meeting Ia that city
kept him 90 late that II was impossible
for him 10 leave with It. and he directed
that 1t should proceed without him. intend
ing 20 follow on a later train. and be-
ueving that he could overtake the cur
az Pittsburg this morning
when the car with its load OF CORE
spondents reached Pittshurg they discov-
cred that Mr. Bryan had not arrived. and
that he could not reach that city in time
T. allow the car 70 be attached 10 the
regular train on tho Ohio River Railroad.
which was the only train Of the day that
would reach Huntington in time TO allow
Mr.. Bryan 20 make a speech there to-
MORROW morning They. therefore. pro-
ceeded on their way to Huntington. aud
az Wheeling learned that Mr.. Bryan had
concluded 20 attempt 10 come TO Hunt
ington by way Of Columbus. o.. expect
ing 20 reach this city early tomorrow
morning
Wet the Correspondents.
a, Wheeling the newspaper correspond
ents were met by a committee Of distln-
rulshei West Virginia Democrats headed
by Col John r McGraw. national com
u.tteeman froa thnt state and John r..
Hoi. pemocrauc candidate for Governor.
Iais committee will accompany Mr. Bry-
an throughout his West Virginia tour.
Tie fnct that Mr. Bryan was expected
D. cross tho state to-day, though without
ans intention Of making speeches. had
aprdfeutiE become generally known. fog
the railroad stations were filed with pcl-
pie who had come out to greet him. There
were large crowds az Wheeling. Sisters
wife, ST. Mary'e Parkersbufr and az an
other points n.ong the line of travel
TnDre was q general expression Of disap-
poiutma ant over Mr.. Bryan's non-appear-
Hu#t
The train reached oil city at 4 O'Clock
tais morning. and despite tho early hour.
there wor, several hundred people gath
c-ed at the railroad station 10 welcome
him. The newspaper men were reused
from their siumhcrs by loud calls FOR Bry-
aH aud by vigorous knocking on the car
windows. Those Of the correspondents
Who raised their sashes and spoke 10 the
crowd 20 hrst Were not very pleasantly
eeyed. The people had gathered there
with the idea of getting Mr.. Bryan out
g present him an immense bouquet.
whlch they had brought 10 the train. Ev-
% utly some OF them believed that the
rt1temcnt that he was not aboard was a
mere suh,crfuFe TO relieve him from go
ing out 70 meet them. The occupants OF
t1e car promised. however. to see that
Mr Bryan received the flowers.
When the train moved ogt the crowd
cheerei for Bryan. apparently disposed
soon 10 forget their disappointment