New-York tribune., 1908-07-25
BRYAN MOUNTS TRUCK
Makes Speech at Omaha on Way to
Chicago.

omaha, July a-w. J. Bryan to-day left Lincoln
for Chicago. He was accompanied by Ex-Governor
John Osborne of Wyoming and a corps OF news
paper correspondents. He greeted by ad-
mirers in Omaha and induced to mount a
| baggage truck at the station and address the
crowd during the fifteen minutes the train re-
n1ained here. He was introduced by Congressman
John Sharp Williams Mr.. Bryan said:
If all the states. would do well as Mississippi
private life after being President for four years.
RED every preenet and the returns rs now indicate
that may reasonably expect the electoral vote
/ am in rather an embarrassing position. I have
not been notified OF my nomination as yet. and it
eassons Of politics. Until the PLATFORM formally
that / have been nominated 1t would not be
sv for or To to make ss e sd Yet
our platform T is ia good platform and the Surprise
might be- might 60 even further m and say = that +
there is anything bad in that platform 1 have not
discovered it yet .<.
out If da be roas a @ tst eas Sc
prepared to accept the nomination without any
I will from lime to time get reports from vari-
ncae ha e eem
this year is more united than 1T has been since
majority of the votes in the United States if not
party is divided than il. has been in the last
There sse are
| ing. in our favor than we have known before.
than it has had to carry before 1t has Tor in
stance enormous appropriations to carry; it has a
on 10 Ths ha party 1t
to shoulder the responsibility. -snd it is going to
to suffer from the arguments that it has been in
events to the Democrats when they in power,
and it will take II than four months to undo
Gratis.
To-day's mail brought, among other communica-
tions letters from Governor Chamberlain of Oregon
| and Lieutenant Governor Chanler and Repre-
sentative Bourke Cochran, of New York, pledgins
active support for Mr.. Bryan
Mr.. Bryan will not divulge the names of the new
chairman other officers of the Democratic
National Committee. While the subcommittee on
selection of officers will the actual choosing. Mr.
Bryan's personal wishes have been considered
Creston, Iowa, July N.-The progress of William
J. Bryan tonight was marked by a number of
demonstrations in his honor. Pacific Junction,
Glenwood, Malvern Hastings, Red COAX. Wisea,
| Corning and Creston Iowa. turned out large
crowds, who cheered- for Our next President -
MIR. Bryan, far he could do so in the lin
| tied time. shook hands with all in reach
At Red Oak a shouted "Hurrah for Bili''
| Mr.. Bryan set the crowd laughing when he re-
sponded that "Hurrahing for Bill is non artisan
! yell this year" He made a few remarks in which
! he said that until he officially informed of
! his nomination he could not make any political
speeches. but that after August II he would com
| mence to talk
At Corning apparently the whole population was
out,% Mr.. Bryan's entry into the city trium-
phant. Immense bonfires burned along the track a
brass band played popular airs and the crowd
cheered Justify. Just Nfr Bryan began to speak
| the train pulled out. Mr. Bryan retired early The
| train is due in Chicago at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning.