St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-05-01

Not since Benjamin H. Bristow visited
St. Johnsbury in the early seventies, has
St. Johnsbury welcomed presidential
candidate, and the reception to Col.
William J. Bryan Wednesday, was hearty
and thoroughly appreciated by the
Nebraskan and his party. AS the day
began when the party entered Vermont
at White River Junction in the early
afternoon, our story will also begin
there.
Col. Bryan's New England tour was
arranged by the New England Demo-
cratic Progressive League of which Col.
Alexander Troup of the New Haven
Register, is president, and Hon. George
Fred Williams of Boston, chairman of
the executive committee. Both of these
gentlemen accompanied Col. Bryan on
his New England tour, though Mr.. Will
Hams only spoke here during the trip.
When the party arrived at the Junction
they were met by the reception
committees of White River Junction and
St, Johnsbury. In the former group
we're NJ. ], Walsh, Raymond Trainor.
both of White River Junction, and
Frank Collins of West Lebanon. The
st. Johnsbury League were represented
by Arthur H. Gleason, the Vermont
member of the executive committee of the
New England League, Elisha May, Fred
e. Bundy, George Asselin, and Harland
B. Howe. Others in the party included
Charles Fassett, DIR. R. M. Insolvency.,
Frank W. Hastings, Charles T. Walter,
Arthur F, Stone, of St, Johnsbury; Alex
ander Cochrane of Wells River; George
Cochrane OF Ryegate; A. B. Pratt of Lyn-
don; W. S. letters of Lyndonville.
The Bryan party were taken at once
to the Junction House where dinner
was served to 16, including the recep-
ton committees from the two towns the
editors of the st. Johnsbury papers and
TWO citizens of Enfield, N. H., Rev. FIR. H.
h. Leonard and William E. Larkin.
Col. Bryan was introduced at the
oates Opera House by Frank Collins and
spoke for an hour and one-half upon the
theme, THE Average Man." this being
the address he has given throughout his
New England tour.
AT 4 o'clock E. L. Wells of Lyndon
VILE representing the passenger depart
ilent OF the Boston & Maine, had the
Pullman car MAUD" attached to the
airernoon train and the party were
brought into Wells River on time, though
starting from the Junction Is minutes
Dehind time. Col. Bryan was so pleased
with this part of the trip that he went
az once to the engineer and thanked him
l1r MS efficient work. The man behind
Tue throttle was Leroy S. Howe Of
~ 1ty.nuSo.nville, the veteran engineer on
.nls division who has rounded out 45
yearS OF railroad service. Coming up
Lne line Col. Bryan was in the best o.
0 nulilor' telling good stories to the crowd
e oa1 maple sugar with great delight
t +ha expressing great pleasure at seeing
MSS ME- snow-capped SUBMITS of the White
n mountaln range, At Fairlee the crowc
were down to the station and gave hin
s+o regular college yell, and at anothel
pr ".ton the admiring crowd mistook Mr.
and and. OF Lyndon for the great oratol
1 Pro41 waved enthusiastically when Mr.
rTatt lifted his hat.
RJJerome Hale cordially welcomed Col
n onyt to Hale's Tavern and he was a
lam ,s made member of the New Eng
beaa rat Mems Club. He tipped tn
at taln at 227 and said he would try tt
c C..snd the midsummer meeting at Con
b utt After Mr.. Hale had attached tn
had d'I y to his coat, Col. Bryan asked if h
tbs o o oeen elected, and when informed il
' ''nrmative he said it was the frs