The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-08
BRYAN AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Journey of Democratic Candidates
Was q Series of OvatIons.

as ~ SCNACS OA
CHICAGO Aug 7.-Hon. William J.
Bryan, Democratic candidate for the pres
iGency, arrived in Chicago, on the Bur-
! lington railroad at $3.50 a. M today He
was accompanied by Mrs. Bryan, their son,
Gov. and Mrs. Thomas, of Colorado, and
Col John I. Martin, sergeant -at-arms of
| the Kansas City convention. The party
was met at the Union depot by local
committee, several clubs and large num-
Der of citizens, who gave them an enthu-
siastic greeting. The party was driven
Immediately TO the Sherman house
The first public appearance of the day
vas made by Mr.. Bryan at Aurora at
500 a. m
JOKED WITH ALSCHULER
81 have passed through Aurora many
times" he said, as he pulled Hon. Sam.
uel Alschuler up the steps, and I have
Otter. wondered why you did not have
governor of your own living here, and
am glad to see that You are about to
remedy the defect"
'And We" responded Mr.. Alschuler,
have been wondering for several years
why we did not occasionally have pres
! town.
When Mr. Bryan emerged from the
train in Chicago he looked cool and fresh,
clean and bright, appearing well prepar-
ed for an arduous day. Clad in light
summer clothing, he was evidently pre-
pared to go through the day with as much
comfort as possible for presidential can
didate entering upon the first work of
campaign.
A committee of citizens, who met the
incoming party, was headed by Mayor
Carter Harrison and Committeeman Ga
han, Robert E. Burke and Frank Winter,
the latter appearing as representative of
the German-American clubs of the city.
These, with other leaders, were admitted
inside the station gates.
After a few hearty handshakes, Mr..
Bryan and his party were escorted to
waiting carriages and driven to the Sher-
man house.
The party made it's way through the
throng at the depot with some difficulty,
and Mr.. Bryan was frequently compelled,
during the short walk, to. stop and shake
hands with an especially insistent ad-
mirer.
Among the clubs at the depot were one
or two German-American organizations,
the Thurman club and the Nebraska .Bry-
an club of Chicago.
At the Sherman house Mr. Bryan was
Immediately ushered into q parlor on the
ground floor, where he was soon Joined
by Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson. The candi-
dates greeted each other cordially, and,
standing side by side, they shook hands
with a great number of people. All the
visitors were more or less enthusiastic
and most of them Vouchsafed immense
majorities as the result of the coming
election. One gentleman threw his arms
around Mr.. Bryan's neck, and promised
him a thousand votes as the result of his
own individual efforts
START FOR INDIANAPOLIS.
Shortly before o'clock the parade was
formed to escort Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Stevenson and other members of the par
! ty to the special train which was to
convey them to Indianapolis. A few min
utes later the party left the Sherman
house and, entering carriages in waiting,
took their places in the line of march to
the Illinois Central station at the foot
of Randolph, where the special Big Four
train had been backed for the convent
ence of the party. Preceding Messrs.
Bryan and Stevenson and party was the
Cook county Democracy band, and fol-
lowing the carriages of the distinguish
! ed Democratic leaders were the members
of the Cook county Democracy to the
NUMBER OIL O0U, ana dDOuI a OIu0r
local Democratic politicians, who were to
accompany the party to indianapolis.
Mr.. Bryan was received with cheers dur
ing the short drive from the hotel to the
Randolph street station. Arriving at the
station, the party at once boarded the
train, and at 1:SO p m. the start for In
dianapolis was made amid prolonged
cheering from crowd which gathered
to witness the departure.
| PEOTONE, ILL.,, Aug. THE first stop
made by the special train carrying the
Bryan party from Chicago to Indianapolis
was made at this point. Here the train
was met by an enthusiastic lot of par
tisans who made calls for Mr.. Bryan, and
who would not be satisfied until the
Democratic leader made his appearance.
HIS DESTINATION REACHED.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug THE special
| train on the Big Four road bringing Will
liam ]. Bryan and Adlai E. Stevenson to
this city, where they are tomorrow to be
officially notified Of their respective nom
nations by the Democratic party for the
presidency and vice presidency, reached
Indianapolis tonight.
The train was in charge of the county
! Democracy of Chicago, and it was COM
| posed of II coaches, all of them filled to
| the brim with Democratic. workers. The
first ten cars were occupied by the mem
bers of the Chicago organization. The
next coach was given over to the repre-
sentatives of the press. Messrs Bryan
and Stevenson and their friends and chief
/ supporters occupied the rear coach of the
train. 1t was completely filled by distin-
guished people, including not only the
two candidates, but their wives and 9TH
er members of their families. Chairman
| Jones, of the national committee, and
/ his wife, were in attendance, as were
Governor and Mrs. Thomas, Secretary
/ Walsh and Sergeant-at-Arms Martin, of
the national committee. and many of the
| leading members of that organization.
Samuel Alshuler, Democratic candidate
for governor of Illinois, Mayor Harrison,
of Chicago, and Webster Davis, late as
sistant secretary of the interior under
the present administration were among
the distinguished guests of the occasion.
THE. LEADERS CONFERRED.
The afternoon was devoted largely to
| conferences between leaders of the party,
who were brought together fer the first
time since the, Kansas City convention.
The tone of these conferences was gen
orally very hopeful. Senator Jones ex-
pressed himself as especially pleased
with the outlook in New York Mr.. Da-
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