Evening journal., 1908-09-18
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HARRINGTON, Del. Sept 1s.-
Colonel William Jennings Bryan came
here yesterday afternoon. made
speech to five thousand persons and
went away again. Mr.. Bryan slept all
the way here, but he was very much
awake when he addressed the big as
semblage from lower Delaware and
Maryland, and he slept all the way
back to Wilmington again. II is the
way he campaigns. II was a big day
for lower Delaware. and the biggest
day Harrington ever has had. The
Democratic faithful gathered from
miles around to cheer the great Com
moner and many Republicans were in
the assemblage to see and to hear
Bryan once more.
Former Governor William T. Wat
son, the Rev. DR.. Howard T. Quigg,
William T. Records, Hezedah Har-
rington, DIR. r. L. Lewis. j. M. G..
Moore, Thomas ]. Gray state Senator
Jester, Representative Harrington and
hosts of other prominent Democrats
Former Congressman Handy came
down from Wilmington.
Everything was in holiday attire
here and apparently everybody In the
heart of town had turned their houses
into restaurants to feed the hungry.
Horses and carriages blocked streets,
lots and alleys. 1t was a great Della
ware Maryland turnout.
The crowd was jolly and sang and
shouted alternately.
ess Club Sang
A glee club of forty Democratic stu
dents at the Wilmington Conference
Academy marched about town and
stood about the speakers stand sing
ing the two campaign songs: How'd
Ye Like TO Vote for Bryang" TO the
tune of Marching Thro' Georgia" and
Were Here Because He's Here" after
which they would stop and shout:
Who's Here? B--R-Y-A-N. The
Symphony Band OF Dover played a
pleasing program at its concert on the
triangle in front Of the Harrington
House and on the school campus.
Among the Dover Democratic lead
ers were John +. Salisbury, Former
Senator r. r. Kenney, Mark W. Cole,
William Salisbury. Reynolds Clough,
James L. Wolcott. r. e. Clements,
Frederic V. Shippers. John c. Gooden,
]. c. Hayes, A. A. Kingsbury, Herbert
Blackiston, Henry L. Smith, Fred Phil
lips, j. c. Wickes, Samuel II. Carson,
Stephen Slaughter. T. L. Collins, John
Barnette, w c. F. Waller. w. J. Mas
sey A. G. Massey, Samuel Downes
John M Richardson. William H. Reed
benjamin H. Moore. John B. Hutton,
William Pennewill and many others
From Georgetown and other Sussex
towns there were John P. Holland
Charles w. Cullen, Albert +. Polk
Robert A. White, Andrew j. Lynch
Isaac Conoway, John NJ. Richardson
Mark L. Davis. Elburd d. Hearne, q
r. Mears, Rev. L. e. Poole, Frank NJ.
Jones. C. W. Whitley, James NJ. Tun-
nell. Dr. Joseph b. NAPLES, r. d
! Lingo, Sr., c. L. McCabe, w. r. Nc
Cabe, j. A. Ellegood, James Jester
Samuel G.. Fisher. Andrew Marvel, p
u Tyndall. William w. Rawlins, VIII.
liam Z. Veasey, former Governor Eb'
w. Tunnel. Congressman Hiram r
Burton II. c. Stewart G. LaytoI
Grier, DR.. Frank l. Grier Joseph 70
Holland. Joseph B. Hearne.
Seventeen foaded cars came up from
1 Delmar, Laurel and Seaford on onl
section Of the special excursion train
containing all the Democrats Of an,
prominence in Western Sussex COUNTY
and many prominent Republicans. Th'
latter used the opportunity afforded b.
the enormous crowd for renewing ac'
quaintances and getting in entering
wedges.
The police force Of the Pennsylvania
railroad was on duty in full uniform
at the Harrington station. F. T
White, assistant trainmaster Of th
Delaware division. had charge OF tn
movement Of trains Fakirs and boy
selling badges had a redletter day
Nearly a thousand women, dressed il
their best wore IN Tho crowd.
Arrival of the Train
On Colonel Bryan's whirlwind spe
cial train that came down from VIII
mington in reeordbreaking time wer
Willard Salisbury. DIR. Rowland G
Paynter. nominee for governor. an
John G. Gray. who had come all tn
way through from New York; stat
Chairman Thomas F. Bayard AndreN
c. Gray, nominee for attorney general
Peter J. Ford and Jerome 3. Bell, VIII
boarded the train at Wilmington. Gov
ernor Jennings, Of Fliroda. a relative q
Colonel Bryan also was in the part,
Mr.. Bryan was not accessible to call
ers on the way down. He slept all tn
way to recuperate from his fatiguin
rush through New York yesterday "a
the way down the Delaware railroa
crowds were gathered at the differen
stations. but the only opportunity the
had to demonstrate their regard "a
Demooracy's candidate was 70 wav
handkerchiefs at the train whizzin
by 1t made no stops from Whining