Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
BRYAN IN THE TOLLS.
Continued From First Page.)

OF the machine and father of the reckless
| young person who was at the wheel. CAV,
his name and license number, and tn,
| party was permitted to proceed with
| solemn warning. A bit later the othe1
| two machines carrying tie members Of
| the official party-that's us-were held up
| and the owners will BE reques, ed to come
across when the cases come up Monday.
! hall dozen other machines. loaded te
/ me sparkling plugs with national commit
/ teemen. assorted mayors and local dig.
nitaries, got wind OF the holdup and
! scooted into town through side streets
| mus avoiding arrest. for the time being
at least. But the vtgilant police say they
! know the numbers of these machines and
tnat they Will have the owners up In
court In due season. incidentally another
! car containing Mayor Martin OF New
raven, State Senator Kennedy of I.hcde
Island and Charles Gay, a citizen OF this
froviuence town. shot around corner
| IN an EFFORT to avoid arrest and smashed
mo street car. wrecking the automo-
| bile and putting the fender and dash
OF the vee-hikle of the common peonle
out or business. Altogether Ii was siren
uous and exciting-easily holding the rec
ora IN the direction so far as Bryan's
l9oo tour OF the effete east is concerned.
One Incident Of a Busy Day.
But this pinching party, after all, was
only one rather interesting item in this
ousy' pusy day. Fact is, this was Bryan
day In Rhode Island. and little Rhody
democrats seem to be the most strenuous
OF the whole tribe of jefferson, That is
my conclusion after a few frenzied hours
IN their whirline midst
why, the excitement started early this
NOR when the P. L. and his party
left at o'clock over the New yorL WaU
Haven and Hartford electrified railroad
with the overworked Olivette so cluttered
up with important personages as to be
hardly navfgable. Half of the people who
crowded into the car couldn't get near
enough 10 Bryan to clutch his hand and
Whisper sweet words of announcement
into his willing ear, and those of us with
afternoon newspapers who had to pound
unwilling typeWrfters while whirling north
Waro nad hard time of 1t. I Just man
aged TO clutch the brogan Of one local
enthusiast as it was about to descend on
the keys of my machine. and he did a
orodie into the middle of the aisle that
knocked the political enthusiasm out of
MIN Tor as much as minute.
Brief Stay at New Haven.
In New Haven. the happy hunting
ground of assorted classmen and college
WIDOWS. there was bit Of revelation.
MI. bryan. at his own special request.
went alone to call on the widow of Col
alexander Troup. for many years editor
VI the New Haven Register and an init
mare friend of the democratic candidate.
rom the house Mr.. Bryan went to the
ter Of his favorite flower the iiIv Of The
' ahey, on the new-made grave of his |
friend VI HIS
Although Mr.. Bryan shook hands with
s S,ia ADMIRERS at New Haven and made a |
brief rear-platform speech at New Ton-
don. the first real stop of the dav was
az Apponaug station, where quite a |
crowd had gathered
MI Bryan didn't stay here. however. |
save 10 smile and bow and have his pic
lime, but hoped into one of the waitine
the one that later got |
nm INTO trouble-and set off for the home /
u r Coz: r. Quinn. four miles away.
IL. ms oriet Journey proved to be highly
distressing for New England, in common |
Win other sections Of the east, is in the
srlp OF a long continued drouth, and a
oowdery white dust lay inches deep in
ne smooth and splendid roads,
A Reconstructed Democrat.
Coz. Quinn greeted Mr. Bryan with
;ommendable warmth. He is in the
same boat with National Committeeman
acGraw OF West Virginia, who, as I
nentloned some days ago, bitterly op-
'osed Mr.. Bryan at the Denver conyen-
Ion. being lined up with the forces of
me Guney OF Pennsylvania Col Quinn
NOT national committeeman, but he
vas delegate to the Denver convention,
no IL IS reported in these parts that he
you'd nave voted for Dorsey Foultz in
reference to Mr.. Bryan at one time in
ne not far distant past But he is a good
ndlan now, with an abiding love for the
reservation, and today he greeted the
eerless like a long-lost brother
It was from the porch of Col Ouinn's
ONE that Mr.. Bryan spoke to a couple of {
m1llhands who took that OPP !
ortunlty OF enjoying their Saturday half
oliday. They seemed enthusiastic. too. {
nd many of them crowded around Mr. S
ryan after he had finished his speech
nd told him they would vote the demo-
ratio national ticket this year for the
rst time.
But the biggest fish In the way of con- I
erts who forsook the ranks of the I'M
odly and loped for the mourners' bench
this session was John w Mills of
lis previously mentioned Quidnissett q
rand whoop. Mr. Bryan was talking !
bout the publicity of campaign con-
buttons at the time.
why is it?' he cried. cracking his
aims together. that the republican party
sclines to make public the name of con-
ibutors to its campaign fund? Why is
Won Over by Bryan.
This was the signal for John W.
NduSe tHey re SReereQ 10, he yelled
Id the next minute he had run amuck
trough the crowd and was climbing ,
pom the porch to shake hands with Mr. j
ryan and tell him that, although a re- y
lblican Of many years partisanship, he +
Guild cast his ballot this year for the =
'mocratic national ticket 1t was lust c
&c a campmeeting when the spirit gets II
moving good and sinful folk to for u
Ike their foolish ways u
BY way of parenthesis, don't forget II
Vas John w. Mills automobile that a II
W minutes later caused Mr.. Bryan's :;
rest-for the first time in his life, he r
VS.. N
lust after the Mills conversion Walter VI
Stiffness. republican leader in the state y
nate came chufflng up in an automobile -
"a after listening for few minutes o.
lille Mr.. Bryan behaved with consider ri
lie brutality toward the criminal rich p
uned off again, looking as if he had "a
ten an unripe dill pickle. -
lust at this point Mr.. Bryan left on his ST.
teful ride into the arms of the Provi- Vi
nee police force. To be frank, / have
en- told by an authentic sort of person
10 had his eyes on the speed register of
:. Bryans car just how fast that
ichine went. But / don't intend to Gil
ention II. If l did there are a lot of th
ial democrats who would write to the nc
reau of public safety and complain 70
Speech at Providence. m
dr Bryan's speech at Clinton Oval Cc