The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-13
People from Three States Gather to Hear Demo-
 cratic Nominee
LABORING MEN LISTEN
 AND APPLAUD BRYAN
MT. Bryan Denies Report Sent Out By Hearst and Refuses to Discuss the Matter Further In a Per
 sona Connection.

Cumberland Md, September 12.-Farm- CTS and laborers from three states. Penn sylvania, West Virginia and Maryland. were addressed here today by William J. Bryan and tonight The first speech was in the afternoon to the farmers and the second principally to laboring men, largely miners.
 In both instances the democratic can didate reiterated his views concerning MT Taft and his attitude toward the re- publican platform. The tariff. trusts. publicity of campaign contributions, guar anty or bank deposits and the labor ques- ton were discussed at length. MT. Bryans remarks being substantially those delivered yesterday in his speech in Ohj5 and at Wheeling, W. Va.
 The afternoon speech was made under blazing sun, whose rays beat pitilessly down on the head of the sneaker and the great crowd which stood in the city nall piaza to hear him. A woman di- rectly In front of the platform was over- come by the heat. Mir. Bryan observinf, her illness, suspended his remarks and waited until she had been taken away before resuming.
 Arriving here at o'clock in tbe morn. ing in his special car, "olivette." MT Bryan was at once taken in hand h., Mayor Kean, John Heating, John Brophy and other prominent democrats of the state. A programme of entertainment had been provided and the demoeratje candidate, after breakfast was taken an long automobile ride over the city and surrounding country. Later he held q re- oeption at his hotel
 The largest gathering was tonisht ,rba, the democratic candidate, in talking to the laooring men, pointed out what the Denver convention had done for them in promising remedial legislation affectin.- tho iaboring mans status. His remarks were roundly cheered. Mr Bryan ac- companied by Democratic National Corn mitteeman John T. McGraw of wast virginia, Former Governor Jennings of Florida, Secretary Rose and the co,ra- spondents who have been acoonnan,,i,,, nm on his several journeys left hero q. s;fo o'clock tonight for Deer Park, Md. where they will be the guests until s,,n- oay night, of Mir. McGraw. There MT bryan Is expected to meet Henry Class. away Davis, former democratic candid. 70 Tor vice president, with whom. it Is nre. sumed, MT. Bryan will confer on nolitica, topics William J. Bryan will not permit him. self to be drawn into any personal dis cussion with William R. Hearst, in con nection with the latter's statement mada m III Atlanta last night and again todav tnat MT. Bryan had asked the support or MT Hearst in the present camnair, promising in return his support of Mr Hearst in 1912 -Ni' mere is nothing to say" said Mir bryan 10 the Associated Press representa- tive, except that the statement of Mr Hearst is absolutely false in every nartic- ular. l met him at his house and also at the home of pr. John w. Cox some time last fall or winter. but .t neither place, nor anywhere else was there anv conversation which by any possibility could be distorted into such a pronosi- tion."