Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
STOP AT WILMINGTON, DEL.
Large Crowd Also Greets Him at
Philadelphia Station.
HIS EYE ON THE NEWSPAPERS
Tells Crowd He's Anxious to Know
if President Has Deposed Him
as Candidate

WILMINGTON. Del, October 23-A
large crowd gathered at the Pennsylvania
railroad station here today to see William
j. Bryan. His train was late and Mr.
Bryan had only time to make the fol-
lowing remarks:
"Gentlemen: l am watching the news
papers very closely these days. and
noticed yesterday morning that President
Roosevelt had deposed Mr.. Gompers as
the labor leader and substituted Senator
Knox. I was anxious to see the papers
this morning to learn If he had deposed
ME as the democratic candidate for Presi.
dent and substituted some one else
Mr.. Bryan today Is en- route to New
Jersey. where he will deliver numerous
speeches. He did not awake until 1C
o'clock. Much fatigued as the result OF
his labcrs in Ohio and West Virginia. he
retired at 1920 o'clock last night imme.
diately after speaking at Ronceverte, w
Va. He thus had more than eleven hours
sleep and was much refreshed in conse-
Quence.
The itinerary for today provides for
stops at Trenton, Lambertville, French
town. Milford. Phillipsburg. Hampton
Junction. White House. Somerville. Bound
Brook. Elizabethport. Perth Amboy. New
Brunswick. winding up at Newark al
$50 tonight.
Big Crowd at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, October 23.-A large
crowd. including many railroad employees
greeted Mr.. Bryan at the West Philadel-
| phia station of the Pennsylvania railroad
today The train was an hour late, and
| during the wait the crowd was enter.
| tanned by a local speaker. Mr.. Bryan
was met here by committee represent.
| ing the democratic state campaign com.
mittee of New Jersey. which will conduct
his tour In that state. Mr.. Bryan wa!
| greeted with much enthusiasm and call.
for speech. He was interrupted IN tn,
| midst of his talk by cries for Mrs. Bryan
and when she was escorted to the plat
! form of the car by the presidential candi
| f"te there were cries Of "Hurrah for tn
| At first lady of the land" Repeate,
cheers for Mrs. Bryan caused her to ap
pear on the platform for the second time
| Mr.. Bryan was here for about twelv,
| minutes. and in his speech talked on th'
his declaration: IT can stand defea
| much better than the laboring men cal
| afford to have republican success in thi!
| campaign
Refers to Roosevelt Letter.
THE letter Of President Roosevelt II
attacking Mr.. Gompers. who has had tn,
confidence Of laboring men for years. 1!
to my mind an evidence that the republi
can managers have lost all hope of hold
ing or securing the labor vote. and thai
| they are now trying to secure the suppor
of corporate interests by denouncing tht
| leaders Of the labor organization"
The crowd demanded that Mr.. Bryar
talk some more. We know you're tired
but just give us q little more Of thai
| kind
No. said Mr. Bryan, II am not tired
1 am feeling better now than at any
time during the campaign. I will keeI
! it up until the night of election
Why His Voice Holds Out.
He provoked wild applause when he sait
| that he thought the reason his voice helt
| out better than the voice of the republican
| speakers lis that l do not have to pu
| through my throat any ragged argument:
| that tear my throat. and l can sleep wei
| because 1 am not disturbed at night wor
| rying about what l said yesterday or will
say tomorrow. l have to waste no tim,
| hunting up amendment to my platform
or apologizing for my convictions, for m,
platform covers all that 1 want in it ant
there is nothing in it that / want to take
out. My platform differs from Mr. Taft:
| in this: That / can use all of mine every
where and he has to make selections from
his according to the place at which hi
speaks
Mr.. Bryan left for Trenton. N. J., a,