The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-23
Makes Hurried Visits i'm Della.
ware and Pennsylvania.
Greeted by Large Crowds at the
Railway Stations.
WANTED MRS. BRYAN
Hailed as Next First Lady of
the Land"
Forced to Appear on Platform
of Car.

washington, Oct. 23.-A small
crowd was greatly disappointed at not
being abut to see William Jennings
Bryan who passed through here early
today en- route to New York. Mr..
Bryan came in from West Virginia
over the Chesapeake & Ohio and was
asleep during the entire time the train
stopped at the union depot and no
member OF the party put in appear
ance. The candidates train departed
al 1873 O'Clock for West Philadelphia.
Makes Short Address.
Wilmington, Della, Oct. 23.-A large
crowd gathered at the PENNSYLVANIA
railway station here today to see w
J. Bryan. His train was late and Mr..
Bryan had only time to make the fol-
/ lowing remarks:
| Gentlemen, I am watching the
/ newspapers very closely these days.
ana l noticed yesterday morning that
president Roosevelt had deposed Mr.
! GomperS as the labor leader and s11b-
slituted senator Knox. I was anxious
10 see the papers this morning to learn
II ne had deposed me as the Demo-
| cratic candidate for president and SUBJ
| stItuted some one else''
! Mr- Bryan is today enroute to New
Jersey, where he will deliver numerous
speeches. He did not awake until 10
O'Clock. Much fatigued as the result of
his labors in Ohio and West Virginia
he retired at 1920 o'clock last night
Immediately after speaking at Reconte
Va He had thus had more than II
hours sleep and was much refreshed in
| consequence. The itinerary today pro-
vides for stops at Trenton, Lambert
vile. Frepchtown, Milford. Philipps-
burg, Hampton Junction, White House.
Somerville. Bound Brook. Elizabeth
and winding up at Newark at $3.50
tonight.
Big Crowd at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Oct. 23.-A large crowd
including many railway employees
greeted William ]. Bryan at the West
Philadelphia station of the Pennsyl-
! vania railway today. The train was an
: hour late and during the wait the
crowd was entertained by a local
speaker. Mr.. Bryan was met here by
committee representing the Demo-
cratic state campaign committee of
New Jersey which will conduct Mr..
Bryan's tour in that state
. Mr. Bryan was greeted with much
enthusiasm and calls for a speech. He
was interrupted in the midst of his talk
by cries for Mrs. Bryan and when she
was escorted to the platform of the car
by the presidential candidate there
were cries of "hurrah for the next first
lady of the land"
Repeated cheers for Mrs. Bryan caus-
ed her to appear on the platform for
: / Tie SSCOIQ llIIl0. Bryan was mere
for about II minutes and in his speech
talked on the labor question. Much
| applause greeted his declaration: Il
can stand defeat much better than the
laboring man can afford to have Re-
publican success in this campaign"
1.-The action of President Roosevelt in
| attacking Mr.. Gompers who has had
the confidence of the laboring men for
: many years is to my mind an evidence
that the Republican managers have
lost all hope of holding or securing the
labor vote and that they are now try
} ing to secure the support of corporate
!, interest by denouncing the leaders of
: the labor organizations"
; The crowd demanded that Mr.. Bryan
talk some more.
1--WE know you are tired, but just give
US little more of that kind
NO" said Mr.. Bryan, '1 am not
tired. I am feeling better now than at
any time during the campaign. 1 will
keep it up until the night of election
He provoked wild applause when he
said he thought the reason his voice
held out better than the Republican
speakers is that 1 do not have to put
through my throat any ragged argu-
| ments that tear my throat, and 1 can
sleep well because I am not disturbed
at night worrying about what I said
: yesterday or will say tomorrow.
7 have to waste no time hunting ur
, amendments to my platform or apol-
= ogizing for my convictions, Tor my
l platform covers all that 1 want In 1t
: and there is nothing in it that I wani
: to take out. My platform differs from
Mr. Taft's in this: That I can use al
5 of mine everywhere and he has t'
) make selections from his according tt
the place at which he speaks"
Bryan in New Jersey.
Trenton. N. J., Oct. 23.-William ]
. Bryan had but 10 minutes time to NEE
1t 80 1T f,-c% r4 ~
4 New Jersey. The candidate was greet
1 ed by an immense crowd. He at ono
launched into an arraignment of Presi
, dent Roosevelt, for he said, buttlni
! into this campaign again.
n The candidate said:
This time he has come in to depos
the leader of the American Federation
of Labor and to substitute Senate
d Knox as the new labor leader of tn
. country 1 want to suggest to you tha
: the president may exercise the author
u ity to select the Philippine commission
r without consulting the F'ilipinos, bu
RI he can not select a labor K der with
out consulting the laborers of thi
country
was rather an unexpected introductio
; of Imperialism into the United States
Referring to a recent speech of MI
: Taft at Trenton. in which he said tn
> Republican candidate undertook to as
sail the Democratic plank on the sub
:. ject of guaranteeing bank deposits, Nj
Bryan remarked that when his oppon
ent was in Nebraska, he did not tai
on the guaranteeing of deposits.
/ HE did not discuss this subject
: the west" he declared, because tn
: people of the west are insisting tha
when they put money in bank the
want to have some assurance that the
can get it out again"
= Mr.. Bryan asserted that in fndin
IS fault with the Democratic platforl
Mr. Tof S11CraStad No nlan for f1