The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-23

On organs Tour.
The recent stumping tour Of Indiana
by w. ]. Bryan. says the Indianap-
oils News, was marked by much wit
and humor on the part Of the elo-
quent campaigner. The following are
few Of the best specimens
Mr.. Bryan's car was attached to
the regular Monon train at French
Lick Springs at o'clock on Sunday
night, arriving at Orleans about 10
o'clock Several men and their wives
rode in the car with Mr.. Bryan as
far as that point, and he chatted with
them. One enthusiastic woman ex-
claimed
I'VE have been very anxious for you
to be President, Mr.. Bryan, and hop
ed you would be elected each time
you ran"
You mean, my dear. that you were
anxious to see him President. 1 am
opposed to him politically" said her
husband.
Il have noticed" smiled Mr.. Bryan,
that the political intelligence of a
family is very often in the wife's
name" This caused considerable
laughter, and Mr.. Bryan considered
with a chuckle that he had made q
pretty good point in his own favor.
At Orleans the car was coupled to
the Chicago train and was whirled to
Lafayette, arriving there almost two
hours late. Just before the switch en-
CINE coupled on the car two yardmen
were talking.
Isn't this Bryan's carr" asked
one, every word they said being plain
ly heard in Mr.. Bryan's stateroom.
Yes" responded the other, land
don't want you to bump my friend
Bill too hard
That's what" exclaimed the 9TH
er; "Bilrs had too many hard bumps
already"
The train waited five minutes at
Colfax for the Vandalia connection,
and a number of people crowded on
to see Mr.. Bryan. Miss Jessie Toon,
a very pretty little lass, who is the
city editor of the Colfax Standard,
was escorted through the jam to Mr..
Bryan.
II am awfully glad to see you, Mr..
Bryan" exclaimed Miss Toon.
And 1 am glad to meet you"
ooh! Mr.. Bryan, why don't you get
off here; there are lot of people just
dying to see YOU
Il was about to do so when I was
stopped by a very charming young
woman" replied Mr.. Bryan, lifting
his hat CALAMITY and smiling at the
bushes that suffused Miss Toon's
cheeks.
Mr.. Bryan was we'll pleased with the
greeting given him at Frankfort, and
the applause he received caused him
to smile continually. At one point
voice in the audience shouted, How
about free silver?"
MY friend, as far as / am concern
ed, l believe in it just as l have al
ways. (Applause.) Are you for free
silVer?"
81 was once
You were once, but are not now
then / am better than you. I have not
changed any daughter and applause),
and certainly, my friend, if you don't
now believe in free silver you can't
raise that objection to Judge Parker"
What about our foreign trader"
shouted the questioner.
"Well you are not the first man who
has tried to get far away when you
talk politics.
THAT is the trouble with Republi-
cans. Whenever you talk. on one
question-they want to get on another
| one daughter and applause), but L
you can't get far enough away from
any question to suit the Republican
| leaders" (Applause.)
At Lebanon a fat, motherly looking
woman, with a red shawl around her
| head, stood gazing at Mr.. Bryan.
! Turning to companion, she ex-
| claimed:
''Who is running against Mr.. Bryan
| this year?'
abraham Lincoln" answered cor
respondent who overheard the re-
| mark.
Mr.. Bryan was greeted by an i'm
| mense crowd at Greensburg. In the
| course of his speech he was inter-
rupted by some enthusiastic citizen
yelling for Roosevelt. Mr.. Bryan
| stopped short and remarked: well,
my friends, the next time they want
! some more soldiers to send to the
| Philippines, I wish you'd see that they
| get that fellow" which sally was re-
| ceived with roar of laughter by the